Land use dynamics and soil quality in agro-forest systems: a country-scale assessment in Italy

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 175-188

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Colantoni, Andrea ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ecosystem stability; Italy; landscape transformations; Soil Quality Index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ITALY;

EID: 84912045260     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849235     Document Type: Article

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