Effects of changing water availability on land use in irrigated mountain oases of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, northern Oman

In Oman, during the last three decades, agricultural water use and groundwater extraction has dramatically increased to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and major changes in lifestyle. This has triggered agricultural land-use changes which have been poorly investigated. In view of this...

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Main Authors: Al-Rawahi, Mohamed Nasser, Brinkmann, Katja, Schlecht, Eva, Buerkert, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 2014-12-01
Series:DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin
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Online Access:http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/125/80