Hill-slope agro-ecosystems and their implications on environmental systems in rural southwestern Nigeria

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 97-102

  Ekanade, Olusegun ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystems; Continuous cultivation; Environment; Forest degradation; Headwaters; Hill slope; Peasant farmers; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST DEGRADATION; HILL FARMING; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SOIL DEGRADATION; UPLAND AGRICULTURE; VEGETATION COVER;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0030618020     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01109-7     Document Type: Article

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