The Grazing Land Ecosystems of the African Sahel

The Grazing Land Ecosystems of the African Sahel
Author: Henry N. Le Houerou
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642744575

7. 2 The Pilot Zone of the FerIo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 7. 2. 1 Geographical Zoning and Administrative Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 7. 2. 2 Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 7. 2. 3 The Substratum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 7. 2. 4 Surface Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 7. 2. 5 Vegetation and Rangelands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 7. 2. 6 Wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 7. 2. 7 Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 7. 2. 8 Evolution of Land Use and History of Development . . . . . . . . 170 7. 3 Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 7. 3. 1 Principles, Problems and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 7. 3. 2 Evaluation of Green Herbaceous Biomass by Orbital Remote Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 7. 3. 3 Evaluation of Range Production from Ground Sampling . . . . 207 7. 3. 4 Low Altitude Systematic Reconnaissance Flights (SRF) . . . . . . 211 7. 3. 5 Practical Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 7. 4 Conclusions on Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 8 General Conclusions: Towards an Ecological Management of the Sahelian Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 of Scientific Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 . . . . . . . . . . . . Index Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 VII Abbreviations and Acronyms AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer CILSS Comite Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Secheresse au Sahel CIPEA Centre International pour l'Elevage en Afrique CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CP Crude Protein (N x 6.

Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Author: Rabindra Nath Pati
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Biodiversity conservation
ISBN: 9788176259941

Papers presented at the First Global Summit on Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, held at Raipur during 7-9 February 2009.

Modern Methods in Food Mycology

Modern Methods in Food Mycology
Author: R.A. Samson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1992-10-20
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Standardization of Methods for the Mycological Examination of Foods, held at Baarn, The Netherlands, August, 1990. Nine collaborative studies and forty articles focus mainly on the development of better methods for the detection and enumeration of fungi in foods. Includes: sections on xerophilic, heat resistant and mycotoxigenic fungi, and immunological and alternative techniques for detection of fungi; a summary of recommendations for methods to be adopted that were prepared and agreed upon at the workshop; a review of mycological methods and media currently considered to be the most satisfactory available. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Tropical Hydrology

Tropical Hydrology
Author: World Meteorological Organization
Publisher: Secretariat to World Meteorological Organization
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1987
Genre: Hydrology
ISBN:

Building Safer Cities

Building Safer Cities
Author: Alcira Kreimer
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

In developing countries, disasters can cause major setbacks to economic and social development, inflict massive casualties, and cause the diversion of funds from development to emergency relief and recovery.

Climate Change and Food Security

Climate Change and Food Security
Author: M. Datta
Publisher: Nipa
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-05-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9788119072408

The book has a comprehensive account of the climate change with possible projections on food security in India. Global scenario of extreme climatic events and the corresponding probable climatic parameters in the years to come are discussed elaborately. The effect of climatic variability on the productivity of crops particularly cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits and flowers etc and incidences of plant diseases are highlighted. Moreover, the environmental effect on edible mushroom and rubber cultivation is also brought under the discussion in the book. Besides crop productivity, the information on the impact of climatic variability on the productivity/survival of livestock and freshwater fisheries is also made available. To avert weather vagaries, agro-advisory services on national perspectives are rendered with due importance. Finally, a focus on district level agro-advisory followed by a proper crop planning is also bestowed.

Dynamic Analysis of Weather and Climate

Dynamic Analysis of Weather and Climate
Author: Marcel Leroux
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783642262128

The English language second edition of Dynamic Analysis of Weather and Climate is based on the updated French second edition text and illustrations of La Dynamique du Temps et du Climat (2000). The text is expanded through the incorporation of some material from Marcel Leroux’s Global Warming: Myth Or Reality (2005) together with new material covering recent events, including the UK inundations 2007, the German inundations 2008, illustrations and bibliographical important updates – such as IPCC AR4 2007 and references up to 2008. This second edition will therefore be the most up to date, complete synthesis of the late author’s research and understanding of weather and climate, as explained to a graduate student or engineer school level audience. The organization of the book makes it clear and logical to follow. New illustrations and satellite images provide the reader with a better understanding of the concepts. The new material demonstrates the relevance of the author’s research in relation with new reports and meteorological events which now appear to be the best validation of the late author’s thesis.