Evaluation and Selection of Indicators for Land Degradation and Desertification Monitoring: Methodological Approach

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 951-970

  Kosmas, C ^a   Kairis, Or ^a   Karavitis, Ch ^a   Ritsema, C ^p   Salvati, L ^q   Acikalin, S ^l   Alcala M ^b   Alfama, P ^c   Atlhopheng, J ^d   Barrera, J ^e   Belgacem, A ^f   Sole Benet A ^g   Brito, J ^c   Chaker, M ^h   Chanda, R ^d   Coelho, C ⁱ   Darkoh, M ^d   Diamantis, I ^j   Ermolaeva, O ^k   Fassouli, V ^a   Fei, W ^m   Feng, J ^m   Fernandez, F ^e   Ferreira, A ⁿ   Gokceoglu, C ^l   Gonzalez, D ^b   Gungor, H ^l   Hessel, R ^p   Juying, J ^m   Khatteli, H ^f   Khitrov, N ^k   Kounalaki, A ^a   Laouina, A ^h   Lollino, P ^o   Lopes, M ⁿ   Magole, L ^d   Medina, L ^b   Mendoza, M ^b   Morais, P ⁿ   Mulale, K ^d   Ocakoglu, F ^l   Ouessar, M ^f   Ovalle, C ^e   Perez, C ^e   Perkins, J ^d   Pliakas, F ^j   Polemio, M ^o   Pozo, A ^e   Prat, C ^b   Qinke, Y ^m   Ramos, A ^b   Ramos, J ^b   Riquelme, J ^e   Romanenkov, V ^k   Rui, L ^m   Santaloia, F ^o   Sebego, R ^d   Sghaier, M ^f   Silva, N ^c   Sizemskaya, M ^k   Soares, J ⁱ   Sonmez, H ^l   Taamallah, H ^f   Tezcan, L ^l   Torri, D ^o   Ungaro, F ^o   Valente, S ⁱ   de Vente, J ^g   Zagal, E ^e   Zeiliguer, A ^k   Zhonging, W ^m   Ziogas, A ^j   more..

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c National Institute for Agriculture Research and Development   (Cape Verde)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^f INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^g DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^h MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^j DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^k MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^l ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^m INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

ⁿ INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^o Research Institute for Hydrogeological Protection   (Italy)

^p WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^q Italian Council for Research in Agriculture   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Desertification risk; Indicators; Land degradation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; DESERTIFICATION MONITORING; DESERTIFICATION RISK; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; WATER; SOIL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND DEGRADATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY MAKING; RISK FACTOR; SEASONALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOIL EROSION;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CLIMATE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESERTIFICATION; EASTERN EUROPE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE; FOREST; LAND USE; PASTURE; RANGELAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TOURISM; VEGETATION; WATER STRESS; CHEMISTRY; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TRENDS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EASTERN EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

AFRICA; ASIA; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; EUROPE, EASTERN; LATIN AMERICA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOIL;

EID: 84893720871     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0109-6     Document Type: Article

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