TY - JOUR
T1 - Implications of land use change for the production of plant biomass in densely populated Sahelo-Sudanian shrub-grasslands in north-east Nigeria.
AU - Harris, Frances
AU - Mortimore, Michael
AU - Turner, Beryl
N1 - Michael Mortimore, Frances M. A. Harris, and Beryl Turner, 'Implications of land use change for the production of plant biomass in densely populated Sahelo-Sudanian shrub-grasslands in north-east Nigeria', Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 8 (3-4): 243-256, May 1999, doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00138.x.
PY - 1999/5
Y1 - 1999/5
N2 - The production of plant biomass on small farms and in woodland in densely populated locations in the Nigerian Sahelo-Sudan is estimated in order to test the hypothesis that conversion of land from natural vegetation to cultivation entails a loss in plant productivity. Estimates are given for reserved forest, woodland, shrubland and farmland at two sites varying in mean annual rainfall and population density. The results fail to support the hypothesis. The role of farmers in causing degradation through loss of plant productivity, and appropriate conservation strategies, may require re-evaluation.
AB - The production of plant biomass on small farms and in woodland in densely populated locations in the Nigerian Sahelo-Sudan is estimated in order to test the hypothesis that conversion of land from natural vegetation to cultivation entails a loss in plant productivity. Estimates are given for reserved forest, woodland, shrubland and farmland at two sites varying in mean annual rainfall and population density. The results fail to support the hypothesis. The role of farmers in causing degradation through loss of plant productivity, and appropriate conservation strategies, may require re-evaluation.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00138.x/full
U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00138.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00138.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1466-8238
VL - 8
SP - 243
EP - 256
JO - Global Ecology and Biogeography
JF - Global Ecology and Biogeography
IS - 3-4
ER -