Runoff agroforestry - A technique to secure the livelihood of pastoralists in the Middle East

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 571-577

  Droppelmann, Klaus ^a   Berliner, Pedro ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Biomass productivity; Tree crop management; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ARID REGION; PASTORALISM; PRODUCTIVITY; RUNOFF;

(NORTH); AFRICA; MIDDLE EAST;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; ANIMALIA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0037609716     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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