Abstract:African dry forests and Acacia savanna woodlands have tended to disappear due to severe environmental conditions and anthropogenic impacts such as human population increase and increased land demand for crops, which have resulted in deforested areas and poor and unfertile soils. On the other hand, relative aridity, precipitation and water availability in the soil are among the most important environmental factors influencing vegetation in arid and semiarid lands of Africa and fostering degradation processes. S… Show more
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