Changing vegetation and landscape patterns in semi-arid Spain

Advances in Ecological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue , 2001, Pages 377-385

  Bonet, A ^a   Pena J ^a   Bellot, J ^a   Cremades, M ^a   Sanchez J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ARID REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND RECLAMATION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RAIN; REFORESTATION; SLOPE PROTECTION; VEGETATION;

GRASSLANDS; LANDSCAPE PATTERNS; PLANTATIONS; SPAIN;

LAND USE;

EID: 1242276685     PISSN: 13698273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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