Grass production and decomposition in Southern Guinea savanna, Nigeria

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1979 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Oecologia, volume 40, pages 155-165 (issn: 0029-8549, eissn: 1432-1939,

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Authors: C E, Ohiagu; T G, Wood;

doi: 10.1007/bf00347933

pmid: 28309514

Grass production and decomposition in Southern Guinea savanna, Nigeria

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Annual grass production in ungrazed plots was 2,731 kg ha-1, litter production was 1,619 kg ha-1 and decomposition was 1,789 kg ha-1. In grazed plots the corresponding figures were 3,157 kg ha-1, 1,440 kg ha-1, and 1,475 kg ha-1 respectively; cattle consumed 1,405 kg ha-1. Litter disappearance was greatest in the dry season: 1,226 kg ha-1 (69% of the annual total) disappearing in the 4 months of December to March in the ungrazed plots, largely due to consumption (790 kg ha-1 in December to March) by fungus-growing termites (Macrotermitinae). A positive linear relationship was found between maximum grass biomass and annual rainfall in West Africa.

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