Human interaction with caribbean karst landscapes: Past, present and future;Vpliv človeka na kraško pokrajino na karibih: Preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-146

  Day, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Climate change; Hazards; History; Karst; Management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLOODING; KARST; KARST HYDROLOGY; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; URBANIZATION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 77954179286     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3986/ac.v39i1.119     Document Type: Article

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