Heterogeneous spatial distribution of traditional livestock settlements and their effects on vegetation cover in arid groundwater coupled ecosystems in the Monte Desert (Argentina)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 87, Issue , 2012, Pages 188-197

  Goiran S B ^a,b   Aranibar, J N ^a,b   Gomez, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Livestock settlements; Prosopis flexuosa woodlands; Remote sensing; Spatial analysis; Vegetation reduction

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURAL RESOURCE; OCCUPATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT;

PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS FLEXUOSA;

EID: 84865791472     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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