An exploratory analysis of land abandonment drivers in areas prone to desertification

Catena

Volumn 128, Issue , 2015, Pages 252-261

  Kosmas, C ^a   Kairis, O ^a   Karavitis, C ^a   Acikalin, S ^j   Alcala M ^b   Alfama, P ^c   Atlhopheng, J ^d   Barrera, J ^e   Belgacem, A ^f   Sole Benet A ^g   Brito, J ^c   Chaker, M ^h   Chanda, R ^d   Darkoh, M ^d   Ermolaeva, O ⁱ   Fassouli, V ^a   Fernandez, F ^e   Gokceoglu, C ^j   Gonzalez, D ^b   Gungor, H ^j   Hessel, R ^k   Khatteli, H ^f   Khitrov, N ⁱ   Kounalaki, A ^a   Laouina, A ^h   Magole, L ^d   Medina, L ^b   Mendoza, M ^b   Mulale, K ^d   Ocakoglu, F ^j   Ouessar, M ^f   Ovalle, C ^e   Perez, C ^e   Perkins, J ^d   Pozo, A ^e   Prat, C ^b   Ramos, A ^b   Ramos, J ^b   Riquelme, J ^e   Ritsema, C ^k   Romanenkov, V ⁱ   Sebego, R ^d   Sghaier, M ^f   Silva, N ^c   Sizemskaya, M ⁱ   Sonmez, H ^j   Taamallah, H ^f   Tezcan, L ^j   de Vente, J ^g   Zagal, E ^e   Zeiliguer, A ⁱ   Salvati, L ^l   more..

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c National Institute for Agriculture Research and Development   (Cape Verde)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^f INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^g DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^h MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

ⁱ MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^j ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^l ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Environmental drivers; Indicators; Land degradation; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; DATA SET; DESERTIFICATION; EXPLORATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 85028173651     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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