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The Effects of Trees on Their Physical, Chemical and Biological Environments in a Semi-Arid Savanna in Kenya
Journal of Applied Ecology · 1989 · Vol. 26(3) · pp. 1005–1005
Abstract
To investigate the effects of trees on their environment in a semi-arid tropical savanna, we studied herbaceous-layer composition and productivity, site microclimate, soil fertility and water content, and soil microbial biomass under and beyond the canopies of two tree species, Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa (Leguminosae) (acacia, umbrella thorn) and Adansonia digitata (Bombacaceae) (baobab), in an open grassland savanna in southern Kenya
African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgriculture and Rural Development ResearchRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyAridAgroforestryGeographyEcologyEnvironmental scienceBiology
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Government of the Republic of Kenya
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