Understanding global desertification: Biophysical and socioeconomic dimensions of hydrology

Dryland Ecohydrology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 315-332

  Maestre, Fernando T ^a,b   Reynolds, James F ^a   Huber Sannwald, Elisabeth ^c   Herrick, Jeff ^d   Stafford Smith, Mark ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

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

^d USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range MSC 3JER   (United States)

^e Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

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EID: 34248553537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4260-4_18     Document Type: Chapter

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