Desertification

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 479-494

  Reynolds, James F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Desert; Desertification; Dryland syndrome; Drylands; Drylands development paradigm; Index of aridity; Land degradation; Sustainable land management; United Nations convention to combat desertification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961410084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00289-6     Document Type: Chapter

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