Eva Nora Mueller,
John Wainwright,
Anthony J. Parsons,
Laura Turnbull
e.a.
Springer Netherlands
2014e druk, 2013
9789400757264
Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands
Understanding Self-Organised Ecogeomorphic Systems
Specificaties
Gebonden, 389 blz.
|
Engels
Springer Netherlands |
2014e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9789400757264
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Samenvatting
This book explores the theory of ecogeomorphic pattern-process linkages, using case studies from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Sets forth a research agenda for the emerging field of ecogeomorphology in drylands land-degradation studies.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9789400757264
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:389
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:2014
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Preface</p><p>1. Land Degradation in Drylands: An Ecogeomorphological Approach<br></p><p>2. The Study of Land Degradation in Drylands: State of the Art<br><br>3. Resilience, Self-organization, Complexity and Pattern Formation<br><br>4. Short-range Ecogeomorphic Processes in Dryland Systems<br><br>5. Long-range Ecogeomorphic Processes<br><br>6. Integrating Short- and Long-range Processes into Models: the Emergence of Pattern<br><br>7. Approaches to Modelling Ecogeomorphic Systems<br><br>8. Characterizing Patterns<br><br>9. Assessment of Patterns in Ecogeomorphic Systems<br><br>10. Uncertainty assessment<br><br>11. Vegetation Change in the Southwestern USA: Patterns and Processes<br><br>12. Vegetation Mosaics of Arid Western New South Wales, Australia: Considerations of Their Origin and Persistence<br><br>13. Case Study of Self-organized Vegetation Patterning in Dryland Regions of Central Africa<br><br>14. Abandonment of Agricultural Land, Agricultural Policy and Land Degradation in Mediterranean Europe<br><br>15. Land Degradation in Drylands: Reёvaluating Pattern-process Interrelationships and the Role of Ecogeomorphology<br><br>Index</p>