Linking land use and landscape process modelling: A case study for the Álora region (South Spain)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 281-292

  Schoorl, J M ^a   Veldkamp, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Land use change; Re sedimentation; Run off; Soil erosion; Southern Spain

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

SPAIN;

EID: 0035009511     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00194-3     Document Type: Article

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