Carbon dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture and land use alternatives of the humid forest zone in Cameroon

One of the environmental consequences of slash-and-burn farming is the loss of forest system carbon which in turn contributes to atmospheric change and impacts upon global climates. Before alternative land use systems can be evaluated in terms of carbon sequestration, baseline measurements of carbon dynamics resulting from current practices are required. We have characterized the carbon stocks in six slash-and-burn chronosequences in the humid forest zone of Cameroon. During the course of this study, three alternatives to slash-and-burn were identified: commercial cassava cultivation, improved forest conversion, and stratified agroforestry

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Main Authors:	83792 Kotto-Same, J., 132145 Woomer, P.L., 43280 Appolinaire, M., 87755 Louis, Z. autores/as
Format:	biblioteca
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Published:	Berlín (Alemania): ELSEVIER, 1997
Subjects:	CARBONO, UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA, ORDENACION FORESTAL, DEFORESTACION, CULTIVO MIGRATORIO, CAMERUN,
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00060-1
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