Interrelationships of Land Use/Cover Change and Topography with Soil Acidity and Salinity as Indicators of Land Degradation
As soil is the basis of all terrestrial ecosystems, degraded soil means lower fertility, reduced biodiversity and reduced human welfare. Therefore the focus of this paper is on elucidating the influence of land use and land cover (LULC) change on two important soil quality indicators that are fundam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-03-01
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Series: | Land |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/3/1/282 |