Land-Use Change Related to Topography and Societal Drivers in High-Mountains – A Case Study in the Upper Watershed of the Tergi (Kazbegi Region), Greater Caucasus
High mountain ecosystems, with strong topographic and climatic gradients, are fragile and particularly sensitive to changes in land use. The abandonment of historic cultural landscapes has often led to changes in the pattern of land cover and thus, to a shift in the functions of high mountain landsc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2019-09-01
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| Series: | European Countryside |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0020 |