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Preface; Contents; Editors Biographies; Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Sustainable Intensification for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change and Advancement of Food Security in Afr...; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Population and Food Imbalance; 1.3 Soil, Water and Biotic Resources; 1.4 Predominant Cropping/Farming Systems; 1.5 Impacts of Climate Change on Agronomic Yield in Africa; 1.6 Strategies for Sustainable Soil Managers in Sub-Sahara Africa; 1.7 Technological Options for Sustainable Intensification; 1.8 Gaseous Emissions and Soil Carbon Sequestration; 1.9 Conclusions
2.6.2 Trends and Implications in Land Use and Coverage Change2.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Land Degradation and Soil Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses and Their Implication for Food Security in Southern Et...; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Land Degradation in Ethiopia; 3.3 Loss of Biodiversity; 3.4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Turnover in Agricultural and Forest Soils; 3.5 Factors Controlling the Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter; 3.6 Soil Organic Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses in the Gambo District, Southern Ethiopia
3.6.1 Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Stock Under AF and F Land Uses of Chronosequences3.6.2 SOC, N Stocks and C Pool Under Short Rotation Plantations; 3.6.3 Rates of SOC and N Losses in Soils Under the Chronosequences of AF and F Land Uses; 3.6.4 Litter Fall and Annual Production in Short Rotation Plantations; 3.6.5 Litter Decomposition; 3.6.6 Soil Quality; 3.7 Conclusions, Recommendations and Research Perspectives; References; Chapter 4: Land Use Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Storage in a Typical Dry Land District in Tigray, Norther...; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Materials and Methods4.2.1 Soil Sampling and Analysis; 4.2.2 Statistical Analysis; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Effects of Land Use on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Concentrations; 4.3.2 Amount and Rates of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Accumulation Under Different Land Uses; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Case Study Countries; 5.2.1 Current National, Regional, and International Efforts to Address the Negative Effects of Climate Change and Variability
2.6.2 Trends and Implications in Land Use and Coverage Change2.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Land Degradation and Soil Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses and Their Implication for Food Security in Southern Et...; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Land Degradation in Ethiopia; 3.3 Loss of Biodiversity; 3.4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Turnover in Agricultural and Forest Soils; 3.5 Factors Controlling the Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter; 3.6 Soil Organic Carbon Pool in Different Land Uses in the Gambo District, Southern Ethiopia
3.6.1 Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Stock Under AF and F Land Uses of Chronosequences3.6.2 SOC, N Stocks and C Pool Under Short Rotation Plantations; 3.6.3 Rates of SOC and N Losses in Soils Under the Chronosequences of AF and F Land Uses; 3.6.4 Litter Fall and Annual Production in Short Rotation Plantations; 3.6.5 Litter Decomposition; 3.6.6 Soil Quality; 3.7 Conclusions, Recommendations and Research Perspectives; References; Chapter 4: Land Use Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Storage in a Typical Dry Land District in Tigray, Norther...; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Materials and Methods4.2.1 Soil Sampling and Analysis; 4.2.2 Statistical Analysis; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Effects of Land Use on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Concentrations; 4.3.2 Amount and Rates of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Accumulation Under Different Land Uses; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Case Study Countries; 5.2.1 Current National, Regional, and International Efforts to Address the Negative Effects of Climate Change and Variability