Ecohydrological feedbacks and linkages associated with land degradation: A case study from Mexico

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3395-3411

  Huber Sannwald, Elisabeth ^a   Maestre, Fernando T ^b,c   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^d   Reynolds, James F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

ARIDnet case study; Coupled human environment system; Dahlem Desertification Paradigm; Ecohydrological indices; Mexican drylands

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY;

ARIDNET CASE STUDY; COUPED HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM; DAHLEM DESERTIFICATION PARADIGM; ECOHYDROLOGICAL INDICES; MEXICAN DRYLANDS;

WEATHERING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; WEATHERING;

DESERTIFICATION; ECOHYDROLOGY; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND DEGRADATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750213957     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6337     Document Type: Article

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