Beyond livestock carrying capacity in the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa
Abstract We applied the process-based model, LandscapeDNDC, to estimate feed availability in the Sahelian and Sudanian agro-ecological zones of West Africa as a basis for calculating the regional Livestock Carrying Capacity (LCC). Comparison of the energy supply (S) from feed resources, including na...
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Main Authors: | Jaber Rahimi, Edwin Haas, Rüdiger Grote, David Kraus, Andrew Smerald, Patrick Laux, John Goopy, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a2207dd4bd464bde8d1311dee608c39c |
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