Land degradation: A global perspective

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-94

  Conacher, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Land use practices; Management; Population growth; Salinity; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149125216     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2009.01151.x     Document Type: Note

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