Land use in the dry subtropics: Vegetation composition and production across contrasting human contexts

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-127

  Baldi, G ^a   Jobbagy E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biogeography; Dry subtropics; Ecosystem structure; Food production; Society; Water balance

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVATION; DATABASE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOOD PRODUCTION; LAND COVER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; RECIPROCITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER BUDGET;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 80054037866     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.08.016     Document Type: Article

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