The abandonment of agricultural land: A case study of strelníky, (The pol'ana biosphere reserve - Slovakia)

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 17-24

  Masný, Matej ^a   Zaušková, L'ubica ^a  

^a Department of Mathematics   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Agricultural abandonment; Change detection; GIS; Reforestation; The Pol'ana biosphere reserve; UNESCO

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTIVATION; GIS; LAND DEGRADATION; MEADOW; PASTURE; PROTECTED AREA; REFORESTATION; UNESCO;

BANSKOBYSTRICKY; POLANA BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 84901760326     PISSN: 18424090     EISSN: 1844489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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