Rangeland dynamics in southern Ethiopia: (1) Botanical composition of grasses and soil characteristics in relation to land-use and distance from water in semi-arid Borana rangelands

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-442

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Grass; Land use systems; Rangeland; Soil

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; VEGETATION;

BOTANICAL COMPOSITION; DISTANCE GRADIENTS; ETHIOPIA; GRASS; LAND-USE SYSTEMS; RANGELAND; SEMI ARID; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; STUDY SITES; WATER SOURCE;

SOILS;

CATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RAIN;

GRASS; GRAZING; LAND USE; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; CENCHRUS; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ETHIOPIA; GRASS; GRAZING; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; RANGELAND; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

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

CENCHRUS CILIARIS; CHRYSOPOGON AUCHERI; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS PYRAMIDALIS;

EID: 34547961525     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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