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Research article2011Peer reviewedOpen access

Dominant species' resprout biomass dynamics after cutting in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa: long term effects of annual early fire and grazing

Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril; Savadogo, Patrice; Sawadogo, L.; Zida, D.; Tiveau, D.; Oden, Per Christer

Abstract

Moderate livestock grazing could be integrated in the forest management prescriptions in Burkina Faso for the sake of multi-purpose uses, while more attention should be paid to burning practices to lower fire severity, as complete fire exclusion is utopian in this savanna ecosystem.

Keywords

Disturbance; Forest regeneration; Sustainable forest management; Tropical ecosystems

Published in

Annals of Forest Science
2011, Volume: 68, number: 3, pages: 555-564
Publisher: SPRINGER FRANCE

      SLU Authors

      • Sustainable Development Goals

        Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

        UKÄ Subject classification

        Forest Science

        Publication identifier

        DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-011-0055-5

        Permanent link to this page (URI)

        https://res.slu.se/id/publ/46585