| Main Title |
Land degradation : development and breakdown of terrestrial environments / |
| Author |
Barrow, Christopher J.
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| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
| Year Published |
1991 |
| OCLC Number |
22241195 |
| ISBN |
0521353335 (hardback); 9780521353335 (hardback) |
| Subjects |
Nature--Effect of human beings on ;
Land degradation ;
Pollution--Environmental aspects ;
Soil conservation ;
Bodemgesteldheid ;
Bodemverontreiniging ;
Bodenzersteorung ;
Bodenabbau ;
Boden ;
Umweltschaden ;
Landschaftsschaden ;
Degradation ;
Sols--Conservation ;
Sols--Degradation ;
Sols--Erosion ;
Ecotoxicologie ;
Nature--Effets de l'homme ;
Soil degradation ;
Man--Influence on nature
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
S623.B326 1990 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
11/01/1991 |
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| Collation |
xvii, 295 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-285) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Land degradation: an overview -- Why is land degradation occurring? -- Land degradation through global pollution: the 'greenhouse effect' -- Land degradation through global pollution -- Degradation of tropical rainforests, tropical/subtropical seasonally dry and tropical/subtropical upland forests, woodlands and scrublands -- Degradation of seasonally dry tropical/subtropical and Mediterranean woodlands and scrublands, temperate and high-latitude forests -- The degradation of wetlands, tundra, uplands and islands -- Land degradation in drylands -- Non-erosive soil degradation -- Erosive soil degradation -- Land degradation through warfare, mineral extraction, industrial and urban development and increased movement of organisms -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
| Place Published |
Cambridge England ; New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1991 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
90002534 |
| Merged OCLC records |
22242754; 889246440 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20121226152130 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03895cam 2200901 a 45020 |
