Land-use changes in a small watershed in the Mediterranean landscape (SE Spain): Environmental implications of a shift towards subtropical crops

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-58

  Durán Zuazo, Víctor Hugo ^a   Rodríguez Pleguezuelo, Carmen Rocío ^a   Francia Martínez, José Ramón ^a   Martín Peinado, Francisco José ^b  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

land use change; land use type; subtropical crops; terraces

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP; LAND USE CHANGE; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SHRUBLAND; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TERRACE; VINEYARD; WATERSHED;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84874497143     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2011.620992     Document Type: Article

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