Performance of exclosure in restoring soil fertility: A case of Gubalafto district in North Wello Zone, northern highlands of Ethiopia

Catena

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-142

  Damene, Shimeles ^a   Tamene, Lulseged ^b   Vlek, Paul L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Exclosure; Gubalafto; Land degradation; Northern Ethiopia; Soil fertility restoration

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGROECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; INVESTMENT; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MICROCLIMATE; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

ETHIOPIA; GUBA LAFTO;

EID: 84868548446     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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