Lowland bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) deforestation and subsequent cultivation effects on soil physico-chemical properties in northwestern Ethiopia

Lowland bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) deforestation and subsequent cultivation effects on soil physico-chemical properties in northwestern Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, bamboo thickets and woodlands play an important role in soil-water conservation and climate change mitigation in arid and semi-arid regions. However, bamboo mass flowering, rapid demographic changes and expansion of agricultural investments into bamboo dominated areas have led to defore...

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Main Authors: Zebene Tadesse, Melkamu Abere, Belayneh Azene, Pan Kaiwen, Yigardu Mulatu, Meta Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Advances in Bamboo Science
Subjects:
Land use change
Degradation index
Soil quality
Soil properties
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773139123000241

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