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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Enhancing ethno-pedology: Integrated approaches to Kanuri and Shuwa Arab definitions in the Kala-Balge region, northeast Nigeria
Catena, Volume 58, No. 1, Year 2004
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Ethno-pedology, the systematic definition and classification of indigenous technical knowledge of soil attributes, has often ignored scientific knowledge of soil properties. This paper considers one ethno-pedological class, cesa-goz soils, managed by Kanuri and Shuwa Arab peoples in the Kala-Balge region, northeast Nigeria. Soil micromorphology demonstrates that these soils have been managed in different ways over extended periods, defined by optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating. This has resulted in discrete soil types, indicating that ethno-pedological soil classification can be enhanced by integrating it with scientifically defined soil properties and chronologies. These observations carry major implications for the application of ethno-pedology approaches to land management development and the understanding of landscape history. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adderley, W. Paul
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Simpson, Ian A.
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Kirscht, Holger
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Adam, Mohammed
Nigeria, Maiduguri
University of Maiduguri
Spencer, Joel Q.
United Kingdom, East Kilbride
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Sanderson, David C.W.
United Kingdom, East Kilbride
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.catena.2003.12.003
ISSN:
03418162
Study Locations
Nigeria