Soil degradation and desertification induced by vegetation removal in a semiarid environment

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Albaladejo, J ^a   Martinez Mena, M ^a   Roldan, A ^a   Castillo, V ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desertification; Semiarid zones; Soil degradation; Spain

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; BULK DENSITY; DEGRADATION; DESERTIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT; SEMIARID ENVIRONMENT; SOIL; VEGETATION CHANGE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0031935460     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1998.tb00602.x     Document Type: Article

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