Carbon dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture and land use alternatives of the humid forest zone in Cameroon

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-256

  Kotto Same, Jean ^b   Woomer, Paul L ^a,d   Appolinaire, Moukam ^b   Louis, Zapfack ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's Nairobi   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Carbon dynamics; Carbon sequestration; Forest margins; Land use alternatives; Slash and burn agriculture

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLING; LAND USE CHANGE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0030656249     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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