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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Understanding the drivers of agricultural land use change in south-central Senegal
Journal of Arid Environments, Volume 59, No. 3, Year 2004
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Description
Described is (1) the land use and land cover changes that have taken place in the Department of Velingara, an area of tropical dry woodland in south-central Senegal, (2) the biophysical and socio-economic drivers of those changes with an emphasis on transition to agricultural use, and (3) an assessment of the likelihood of intensification of agriculture in the Department. Results indicate that land devoted to agriculture, either in active cultivation or short-term fallow, is increasing. There is little evidence of agricultural intensification in most of Velingara, with extensification coming largely at the cost of reduction in both upland woodlands and riparian forest. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wood, Eric C.
United States, San Diego
Saic
Tappan, Gray G.
United States, San Diego
Saic
Hadj, A.
Senegal, Dakar
Ctr. Intl. D'echanges Pour D.
Statistics
Citations: 119
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.03.022
ISSN:
01401963
Study Locations
Senegal