The EU-funded medcoastland thematic network and its findings in combating land degradation in the Mediterranean region

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn , Issue 9783540724377, 2007, Pages 421-435

  Zdruli, Pandi ^a   Lacirignola, Cosimo ^b   Lamaddalena, Nicola ^a   Liuzzi, Giuliana Trisorio ^c  

^a ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^b Institute of Bari   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOILS; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77958106706     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-72438-4_23     Document Type: Article

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