Estimating soil degradation in montane grasslands of North-eastern Italian Alps (Italy)
Grasslands cover a large portion of the terrestrial ecosystems, and are vital for biodiversity conservation, environmental protection and livestock husbandry. However, grasslands are degraded due to unreasonable management worldwide, i.e., soil erosion indirectly due to the damage of overgrazing on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018332596 |