Assessing desertification risk using system stability condition analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-190

  Ibáñez, Javier ^a   Valderrama, Jaime Martínez ^b   Puigdefábregas, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative long term states; Desertification risk; System Dynamics

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELS; EROSION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ANALYSIS; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE LONG-TERM STATES; DESERTIFICATION RISKS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

DESERTIFICATION; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; MODELING; PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 40849133974     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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