A Contextual Analysis of Land-Use and Vegetation Changes in Two Wooded Pastures in the Swiss Jura Mountains

This study examines the effects of land-use policies and natural events on the evolution of two wooded pastures in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland between 1934 and 2000. The socioeconomic context and the local conditions were seen as major driving forces influencing land management practices which...

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Main Authors: Joël Chételat, Michael Kalbermatten, Kathryn S.M. Lannas, Thomas Spiegelberger, Jean-Bruno Wettstein, François Gillet, Alexander Peringer, Alexandre Buttler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2013-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss1/art39/