Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6303500 | Journal of Arid Environments | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The paper integrates a range of simple and accessible methods to achieve a multidisciplinary analysis including remote sensing, use of national research archives, interviews with decision-makers and direct surveys of cultivators. Revised assessments of the extent and ecological processes of salinization emerge from the analysis. As irrigated areas expand globally, the new conceptual and methodological techniques in dryland development science have the potential to enable scientists in affected areas to contribute to global efforts to monitor degradation effects caused by desiccation, salinity and human responses.
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Authors
Caroline King, David S.G. Thomas,