Rangeland dynamics of southern Ethiopia: (2). Assessment of woody vegetation structure in relation to land use and distance from water in semi-arid Borana rangelands

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 443-452

  Tefera, Solomon ^a   Snyman, H A ^a   Smit, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Borana; Density; Rangeland; Tree equivalent; Woody encroachment

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GRAZING; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDIA; ETHIOPIA; FORAGE QUALITY; GRAZING; GREWIA; HIBISCUS; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PALATABILITY; POISON IVY; RANGELAND; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER SUPPLY; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; BORANA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA BREVISPICA; ACACIA DREPANOLOBIUM; CADABA; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA; CORDIA; GREWIA; HIBISCUS; LANNEA; ORMOCARPUM TRICHOCARPUM; RHUS NATALENSIS;

EID: 34547936919     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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