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example 5 Udox
landscape
southwestern Nigeria
This is an example of shifting cultivation
practices commonly used in the rainforest of
southwestern Nigeria. The land in the foreground
has been cleared, burned, and planted with corn.
The land will be used for rotating crops
throughout the next 4-5 years, after which it
will be allowed to revert to forest for 5-10
years before being cleared again. In tropical
soils, the majority of nutrients are contained in
the biomass. By burning the vegetation and
leaving the ashes on the soil, those nutrients
are released back to the soil for use by the
cultivated crop.
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