Ecological implications of fulbe pastoralism in southwestern Nigeria

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 445-457

  Omotayo, Akin M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fulani; GIS; Land use; Land cover change; Nigeria; Pastoralism; Population; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; FARMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARABLE CROPS;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LAND COVER; LAND USE; PASTORALISM;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0142249423     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.565     Document Type: Article

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