Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 399

Full Length Research Paper

Fragmentation rate and landscape structure of the Tillabéry landscape (Sahel region) with reference to desertification

Mahamane Mansour
  • Mahamane Mansour
  • University of Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
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Volker Hochschild
  • Volker Hochschild
  • Geography Department, University of Tubingen, Germany
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Alfred Schultz
  • Alfred Schultz
  • Information Technology, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany.
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Jude NkuoKuma
  • Jude NkuoKuma
  • University of Giessen, Germany
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  •  Received: 17 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 February 2016
  •  Published: 31 May 2016

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