Desertification of high latitude ecosystems: conceptual models, time-series analyses and experiments
Ecosystem degradation in Iceland has been severe since man arrived 1100 years ago. Birch woodlands cover has declined from 25% of the land area, to only 1%. The deforestation is considered to be the initial stage in the land degradation process, followed by surface destabilization, and later erosion...
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3243 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3243 |