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Modelling CO2 and N2O emissions from soils in silvopastoral systems of the West African Sahelian band
Yélognissè Agbohessou
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Département de Biologie Végétale, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Dakar, Senegal
LMI IESOL, Centre IRD-ISRA de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
Eco&Sols, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
Claire Delon
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Manuela Grippa
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Eric Mougin
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Daouda Ngom
Département de Biologie Végétale, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
Espoir Koudjo Gaglo
Département de Biologie Végétale, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
LMI IESOL, Centre IRD-ISRA de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
Ousmane Ndiaye
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Dakar, Senegal
Centre de Recherches Zootechniques de Dahra, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Dahra, Senegal
Paulo Salgado
CIRAD, UMR SELMET, 34090 Montpellier, France
UMR SELMET, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, 34090 Montpellier, France
Olivier Roupsard
LMI IESOL, Centre IRD-ISRA de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, Dakar, Senegal
Eco&Sols, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Emissions of greenhouse gases in the Sahel are not well represented because they are considered weak compared to the rest of the world. However, natural areas in the Sahel emit carbon dioxide and nitrous oxides, which need to be assessed because of extended surfaces. We propose an assessment of such emissions in Sahelian silvopastoral systems and of how they are influenced by environmental characteristics. These results are essential to inform climate change strategies in the region.
Emissions of greenhouse gases in the Sahel are not well represented because they are considered...
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