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DOI10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00505
Land degradation continues despite greening in the Nigeria-Niger border region
Ibrahim, Yahaya Z.1,3; Balzter, Heiko1,2; Kaduk, Jorg1
通讯作者Ibrahim, Yahaya Z.
来源期刊GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
ISSN2351-9894
出版年2018
卷号16
英文摘要

Recent satellite observations of the West African Sahel have shown an increase in vegetation greenness. However, many of these studies have little or no field validation to ascertain the actual environmental conditions on the ground. Here, we assess the condition of woody vegetation species in relation to land degradation processes and examine the conditions and patterns of their changes in the Nigeria-Niger border region in West Africa. Indigenous knowledge, a botanical survey, field observations and trend analyses were used to evaluate ecological changes in the area. A survey of 70 respondents which were selected using purposive sampling is presented i.e. 10 respondents each from seven villages, and focus group interviews were conducted to ascertain the condition of woody vegetation changes. The results show that despite the overall increase of vegetation greeness observed from remote sensing, the diversity and density of indigenous woody vegetation species is declining throughout the area. Nearly 80% of all the indigenous plant species of the region such as Borassus aethiopum, Ficus thonningii and Ficus thonningii have either completely disappeared or migrated southward where climatic conditions are more favourable. Therefore, the evidence suggests that land degradation is ongoing in the region and that local knowledge should be integrated in ecological resource management, especially at the local level, where locals rely on woody trees for food, income and fuelwood, so that plant species at risk of extinction can be preserved and where possible regenerated for conservation and sustainable use of the woody plant species in the region. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.


英文关键词Land degradation Desertification Greening Woody species Nigeria-Niger West African sahel
类型Article
语种英语
国家England ; Nigeria
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000454994500061
WOS关键词AFRICAN SAHEL ; WOODY VEGETATION ; WEST-AFRICA ; TRENDS ; DESERTIFICATION ; DYNAMICS ; MALI ; SAVANNA ; DROUGHT ; NDVI
WOS类目Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology
WOS研究方向Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/209766
作者单位1.Univ Leicester, Ctr Landscape & Climate Res, Dept Geog, Univ Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England;
2.Univ Leicester, Natl Ctr Earth Observat, Univ Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England;
3.Umaru Musa Yaradua Univ, Dept Geog, Katsina PMB 2218, Katsina, Nigeria
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Ibrahim, Yahaya Z.,Balzter, Heiko,Kaduk, Jorg. Land degradation continues despite greening in the Nigeria-Niger border region[J],2018,16.
APA Ibrahim, Yahaya Z.,Balzter, Heiko,&Kaduk, Jorg.(2018).Land degradation continues despite greening in the Nigeria-Niger border region.GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION,16.
MLA Ibrahim, Yahaya Z.,et al."Land degradation continues despite greening in the Nigeria-Niger border region".GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 16(2018).
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