Degradation of agro-pastoral village land in semi-arid southeastern Cuba

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 299-311

  Wezel, A ^a   Bender, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coastal Cuba; Grazing; Livestock; Protected area; Semi desert

Indexed keywords

GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NATURE RESERVE; SEMIARID REGION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 3242691530     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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