Density and distribution of citemene fields in a miombo woodland environment in Zambia

Environmental Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-280

  Sprague, D S ^a,b   Oyama, S ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Citemene; GIS; Miombo; Shifting agriculture; Sustainability; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

CITEMENE; WOODLAND ENVIRONMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; WOODLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; DENSITY; FOREST; MAIZE; ZAMBIA;

ZAMBIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033181046     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900232     Document Type: Article

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