The effect of clipping on growth and nutrient uptake of Sahelian annual rangelands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 387-399

  Hiernaux, Pierre ^a   Turner, Matthew D ^a,b  

^a ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual plants; Arid rangelands; Defoliation; Grazing; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RANGELAND;

AFRICA, SAHEL; MALI;

EID: 0030471689     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404760     Document Type: Article

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