G-ENV · Former PhD student
Thesis: An ecosystem approach to the greenhouse-gas balance of a Sahelian silvopastoral territory: the contribution of livestock
Defended on 24 October 2016
Doctoral research
Impact of livestock herds on the greenhouse-gas balance of silvopastoral ecosystems: the case of Ferlo, Senegal.
Host laboratories
UMR SELMET, CIRAD
Supervision
Martial Bernoux (IRD, UMR Eco&Sols) and Jonathan Vayssières (CIRAD)
Doctoral school
AgroParisTech SIBAGHE Doctoral School (ED47)
Keywords
Greenhouse-gas balance; ecosystem functioning; animal–soil–plant interactions; territory; Senegal.
Summary
The thesis evaluates the contribution of livestock to greenhouse-gas emissions and balances in extensive Sahelian pastoral systems, taking into account spatial heterogeneity, ecosystem functioning and livestock mobility.