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The Distribution and Canopy Cover of Woody Species

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Woody Plants in Agro-Ecosystems of Semi-Arid Regions

Part of the book series: Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences ((AGRICULTURAL,volume 23))

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This chapter analyses the distribution and importance of woody plants in the Sahel and Sudan zones in West Africa (SSWA), according to climatic zones (Sect. 2.1.2), landscape and geomorphological units (Sect. 2.1.3) and land-use types (Sect. 2.1.4). Canopy cover is utilised as the parameter indicating woody species’ importance (Sect. 2.1.5).

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  1. Research Institute for Agrobiology and Soil Fertility, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, P.O. Box 14, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Dr. Henk Breman & Ir. Jan-Joost Kessler

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Breman, H., Kessler, JJ. (1995). The Distribution and Canopy Cover of Woody Species. In: Woody Plants in Agro-Ecosystems of Semi-Arid Regions. Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79207-6_2

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