The challenge of rangeland degradation in a temperate semiarid region of Argentina: The Caldenal

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-440

  Fernandez O A ^a   Gil, M E ^a   Distel, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Caldenal; Desertification; Rangeland degradation; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CALDENAL; DESERTIFICATION; RANGELAND DEGRADATION; VEGETATION CHANGE;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; DEGRADATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

VEGETATION;

DESERTIFICATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GRASS; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARGENTINA; CALDENAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHUQUIRAGA ERINACEA; CONDALIA MICROPHYLLA; DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); DIGITARIA CALIFORNICA; ELYONURUS; LARREA; LARREA DIVARICATA; LYCIUM; LYCIUM CHILENSE; PIPTOCHAETIUM NAPOSTAENSE; POA; POA LIGULARIS; POACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS ALPATACO; STIPA CLARAZII; STIPA GYNERIOIDES;

EID: 68749095959     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.851     Document Type: Article

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