Exploring land quality effects on world food supply

Geoderma

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 43-59

  Bouma, J ^a   Batjes, N H ^b   Groot, J J R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Population growth; Simulation modelling; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND USE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SOIL;

EID: 0031751083     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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