Deforestation and land-use effects on soil degradation and rehabilitation in western Nigeria. I. Soil physical and hydrological properties

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-45

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Alley cropping no till; Available water capacity; Grazing; Land degradation; Ley farming; Particle size distribution; Soil compaction; Soil physical quality; Sub Saharan Africa; Water infiltration

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY; DEFORESTATION; LAND DEGRADATION; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL COMPACTION; WATER INFILTRATION;

AFRICA, (SAHARA);

EID: 0030513443     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-145x(199603)7:1<19::aid-ldr212>3.0.co;2-m     Document Type: Article

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