Agricultural land use reduces plant biodiversity and carbon storage in tropical West African savanna ecosystems: Implications for sustainability

Savanna ecosystems in tropical West Africa undergo severe land use pressure, resulting in ecosystem degradation and biogenic carbon emissions. In such context, highlighting the key ecological attributes of land degradation and the underlying processes are essential within the national adaptation and...

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Main Authors: Larba Hubert Balima, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Philippe Bayen, François N’Guessan Kouamé, Adjima Thiombiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419306924