By Jean-Marc d’Herbès, Christian Valentin (auth.), David J. Tongway, Christian Valentin, Josiane Seghieri (eds.)
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Aerial images has printed the awesome, common phenomenon of repeating styles of crops in additional arid parts of the area. interdependent stages, bands of dense and sparse crops, trade within the panorama. This quantity synthesizes part a centurys accrued wisdom of either theoretical and utilized panorama services from various those areas. It covers constitution, dynamics, and techniques of research, in addition to disturbances to those landscapes and correct administration matters. Chapters are integrated to debate the function of modeling in answering questions on the origins and intricate strategies of banded landscapes. reviews of banded landscapes have yielded invaluable classes for figuring out different semi-arid landscapes besides, resulting in a data base facilitating sustainable use and rehabilitation.
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Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments: Ecological Processes and Consequences for Management by Jean-Marc d’Herbès, Christian Valentin (auth.), David J. Tongway, Christian Valentin, Josiane Seghieri (eds.)
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