Desertification in Pakistan: Causes, impacts and management

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1203-1208

  Anjum, Shakeel A ^a   Wang, Long Chang ^a   Xue, Lan Lan ^a   Saleem, Muhammad F ^b   Wang, Guo Xin ^a   Zou, Cong Ming ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Deforestation; Desertification; Land degradation; Salinity; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON STORAGE; CROPLAND; DEFORESTATION; DESERTIFICATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; EXOTIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GRASS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MICROCLIMATE; PAKISTAN; PRODUCTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; SALINITY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE; TREE;

POACEAE;

EID: 77952820418     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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