Beyond livestock carrying capacity in the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa

Autor: Jaber Rahimi, Edwin Haas, Rüdiger Grote, David Kraus, Andrew Smerald, Patrick Laux, John Goopy, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01706-4
Popis: Abstract We applied the process-based model, LandscapeDNDC, to estimate feed availability in the Sahelian and Sudanian agro-ecological zones of West Africa as a basis for calculating the regional Livestock Carrying Capacity (LCC). Comparison of the energy supply (S) from feed resources, including natural pasture, browse, and crop residues, with energy demand (D) of the livestock population for the period 1981–2020 allowed us to assess regional surpluses (S > D) or deficits (S
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