Desertification risk fuels spatial polarization in ‘affected’ and ‘unaffected’ landscapes in Italy

Abstract Southern Europe is a hotspot for desertification risk because of the intimate impact of soil deterioration, landscape transformations, rising human pressure, and climate change. In this context, large-scale empirical analyses linking landscape fragmentation with desertification risk assume...

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Main Authors: Samaneh Sadat Nickayin, Rosa Coluzzi, Alvaro Marucci, Leonardo Bianchini, Luca Salvati, Pavel Cudlin, Vito Imbrenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04638-1