Use and constraints on the use of inland valley ecosystems in central Benin: Results from an inland valley survey

Erdkunde

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-253

  Giertz, Simone ^a   Steup, Gero ^a   Schönbrodt, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural use; Bas fonds; Benin; Inland valleys; Use constraints; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRONOMY; CROP; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; GPS; MAPPING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOIL QUALITY; SURFACE AREA; VALLEY; WETLAND;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 84867501403     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2012.03.04     Document Type: Article

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