What is it about?
This is about forest island creation in the savanna regions of West Africa. The forest islands refer to patches of forest in savanna ecology often associated with local settlement.
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Why is it important?
This phenomenon or practice is important as it represents the socioeconomic way by which local communities enrich their local environment, thereby turning less productive infertile soils to highly productive soils
Perspectives
The article dispels earlier assumptions that the forest islands are relics of previous land degradation. The article clearly shows that the forest islands are product of positive human interactions with the savanna
Dr Samuel Ayodele Mesele
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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This page is a summary of: Soil mineralogical and nutrient characteristics of forest islands and surrounding ecosystem types in West Africa suggest anthropogenic soil improvement, Plant and Soil, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-06042-2.
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