Land-use dynamics of alpine-cold desertified area in the Qinhai-Tibetan Plateau in the last 30 years: A case study in Guinan County, Qinghai Province, China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-365

  Feng, Yiming ^a   Lu, Qi ^a   Wu, Bo ^a   Liu, Hongxia ^b   Wang, Xuequang ^a   Che, Tengteng ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

alpine cold desert; GIS; human activities; land use; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DESERT; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GIS; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; PATCHINESS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79960515135     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.562004     Document Type: Article

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