10th Anniversary Review: Addressing land degradation and climate change in dryland agroecosystems through sustainable land management

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 595-603

  Thomas, Richard James ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; INSURANCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TILLAGE; WEATHER;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 43149104597     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b801649f     Document Type: Review

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