Combining Rainwater Harvesting and Grass Reseeding to Revegetate Denuded African Semi-arid Landscapes

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作者：
Kevin Z. Mganga
Luwieke Bosma
Kevin O. Amollo
Theophilus Kioko
Nancy Kadenyi
Aphaxard J. N. Ndathi
Stephen M. Wambua
Eric M. Kaindi
Gilbert K. Musyoki
Nashon K. R. Musimba
Frank van Steenbergen
机构：
[1] South Eastern Kenya University,Department of Agricultural Sciences
[2] University of Helsinki,Department of Agricultural Sciences
[3] MetaMeta Research,undefined
来源：
Anthropocene Science | 2022年 / 1卷 / 1期
关键词：
Biomass; Drylands; Grasses; Perennials; Rangeland; Runoff; Reseeding; Soil moisture; Sustainability;
D O I：
10.1007/s44177-021-00007-9
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页数：10
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