Establishment and management of woody seedlings in gullies in a semi-arid environment (Tigray, Ethiopia)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-156

  Reubens, Bert ^a   Poesen, Jean ^a   Nyssen, Jan ^b   Leduc, Yves ^a   Abraha, Amanuel Z ^c   Tewoldeberhan, Sarah ^c   Bauer, Hans ^a   Gebrehiwot, Kindeya ^c   Deckers, Jozef ^a   Muys, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Autecology; Growth regulation; Gully; Plant establishment

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; BIOMASS; EROSION CONTROL; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATOR; GULLY EROSION; LAND DEGRADATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PEST RESISTANCE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHY; TREE PLANTING; UPLAND REGION; WOODY PLANT;

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

ACACIA; ACACIA ETBAICA; DODONAEA; DODONAEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 70350580323     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0097-8     Document Type: Article

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