title: Food security and environmental degradation in northern Nigeria: demographic perspectives.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D001519:Behavior; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D007246:Infertility; D009549:Nigeria; D009679:Nuclear Family; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012098:Reproduction; D012424:Rural Population; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Birth Intervals; Carrying Capacity; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Environment; Environmental Degradation; Environmental Pollution; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning Policy; Family Relationships; Fertility; Fertility Determinants; Fertility Measurements; Geographic Factors; Infertility; Malthusianism; Natural Resources; Nigeria; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Pressure; Population Theory; Reproduction; Rural Population; Social Adjustment; Social Behavior; Social Policy; Social Sciences; Sons; Spatial Distribution; Western Africa