Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-245

  Hiernaux, Pierre ^a   Bielders, Charles L ^b   Valentin, Christian ^d   Bationo, André ^c   Fernández Rivera, Salvador ^a  

^a Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

^b ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^c Intl Crops Res Inst Semi Arid T   (Niger)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Livestock trampling; Nutrient cycling; Sahel; Soil crusting; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RANGELAND; SANDY SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL CRUST;

NIGER; SADORE;

EID: 0032985689     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0475     Document Type: Article

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