Degradation of sandy arid shrubland environments: Observations, process modelling, and management implications

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-144

  Okin, Gregory S ^a   Murray, Bruce ^a   Schlesinger, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Desertification; Mojave Desert; Paleolakes; Shrublands; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EOLIAN PROCESS; LAND DEGRADATION; REMOTE SENSING; SHRUBLAND; WIND EROSION;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034930341     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0711     Document Type: Article

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