Effects of land use changes and soil conservation intervention on soil properties as indicators for land degradation under a Mediterranean climate

Solid Earth

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 857-868

  Mohawesh, Y ^a   Taimeh, A ^b   Ziadat, F ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; RAIN; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; CONSERVATION MEASURES; LAND USE AND MANAGEMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAM; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84937772856     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-6-857-2015     Document Type: Article

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