Impact of deforestation and subsequent land-use change on soil quality

Impact of deforestation and subsequent land-use change on soil quality

Deforestation for conventional farming has affected soil quality (SQ) worldwide. The goal of our study was to evaluate the impact of land use change, from forest to subsistence farming, on SQ in Benin. Composite soils from forest, horticultural, agricultural, fallow, and degraded lands were collecte...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Amoakwah, Mohammad A. Rahman, Kwabena A. Nketia, Rousseau Djouaka, Nataliia Oleksandrivna Didenko, Khandakar R. Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federation of Eurasian Soil Science Societies 2021-04-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Soil Science
Subjects:
soil degradation
slush-burn agriculture
carbon protection capacity
minimum dataset
soil quality
Online Access:http://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/ejss.843861

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