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Land Degradation
An overview of the Geospatial Methodologies used in order to assess the Soil Erosion Risk by water. 1.2 The damages on Land are traduced in " Soil Erosion " , " Soil Degradation " and/or " Ecosystem Decline " .. Introduction The Soils constitute one of the most important of the world's natural resources. Life on earth is totally dependent on well management of soils (Agurgo, 1996). Into of the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2237977