Implications of decadal changes in precipitation and land use policy to soil erosion in Basilicata, Italy

Catena

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-151

  Piccarreta, M ^a   Capolongo, D ^a   Boenzi, F ^a   Bentivenga, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Land degradation; Land use change; Mediterranean; Rainfall pattern; Soil erosion risk; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DECADAL VARIATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL EROSION;

BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 33644627488     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2005.11.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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