Land degradation assessment through an ecosystem services lens: Integrating knowledge and methods in pastoral semi-arid systems

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 205-213

  Tarrason D ^a   Ravera, F ^a,b   Reed, M S ^c   Dougill, A J ^d   Gonzalez, L ^e  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e CII ASDENIC (Centro de Investigacion e Innovacion Asociacion de Desarrollo Social de Nicaragua)   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Ecological changes; Ecosystem services; Land degradation; Nicaragua; Participatory assessment; State and transition model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INVENTORY; LAND DEGRADATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PASTORALISM; SEED BANK; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROPERTY;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 84941047630     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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