The possibilities of bush fallows with changing roles of agriculture-An analysis combining remote sensing and interview data from Sudanese drylands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 329-343

  Elmqvist, B ^a,b   Khatir, A R ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CORPORATION   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Corona; Fallow; IKONOS; Land use change; Sahel; Sudan

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; BUSHLAND; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA; FALLOW; IKONOS; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL;

EID: 34147133712     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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