Decline of traditional landscape in a protected area of the southwestern Alps: The fate of enclosed pasture patches in the land mosaic shift

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 544-554

  Garbarino, Matteo ^a   Sibona, Emanuele ^b   Lingua, Emanuele ^c   Motta, Renzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Historical ecology; Landscape structure; Pesio valley; Secondary succession; Traditional land use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901798732     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2666-9     Document Type: Article

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