Trends in productivity of crops, fallow and rangelands in Southwest Niger: Impact of land use, management and variable rainfall

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Journal of Hydrology

• Publication date

  2009-08-30

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JHYDROL.2009.01.032
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