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The Positive Feedback Loop between the Impacts of Climate Change and Agricultural Expansion and Relocation

Bajželj, Bojana; Richards, Keith S. - In: Land 3 (2014) 3, pp. 898-916

Climate change and agriculture influence each other. The effects of climate change on agriculture seem to be predominantly negative, although studies show a large variation in impacts between crops and regions. To compensate for these effects, agriculture can either intensify or expand in area;...

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Estimation of Aboveground Biomass Using Manual Stereo Viewing of Digital Aerial Photographs in Tropical Seasonal Forest

Shimizu, Katsuto; Ota, Tetsuji; Kajisa, Tsuyoshi; … - In: Land 3 (2014) 4, pp. 1270-1283

The objectives of this study are to: (1) evaluate accuracy of tree height measurements of manual stereo viewing on a computer display using digital aerial photographs compared with airborne LiDAR height measurements; and (2) develop an empirical model to estimate stand-level aboveground biomass...

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Climate–Human–Land Interactions: A Review of Major Modelling Approaches

Michetti, Melania; Zampieri, Matteo - In: Land 3 (2014) 3, pp. 793-833

International agreements on climate change have highlighted the role of land in climate and human dynamics, making it an issue of global importance. The modelling of land-related processes, sectors, and activities has recently become a central topic in economic and policy theory, as well as...

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Multivariate Analysis of Rangeland Vegetation and Soil Organic Carbon Describes Degradation, Informs Restoration and Conservation

McGranahan, Devan Allen; Engle, David M.; Fuhlendorf, … - In: Land 2 (2013) 3, pp. 328-350

conservation biologists. …

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The Effectiveness of Conservation Reserves: Land Tenure Impacts upon Biodiversity across Extensive Natural Landscapes in the Tropical Savannahs of the Northern Territory, Australia

Woinarski, John C.Z.; Green, Jon; Fisher, Alaric; … - In: Land 2 (2013) 1, pp. 20-36

of conservation reserves in the extensive and largely natural landscape of northern Australia. Species richness and … quadrats, located either in pastoral lands, Indigenous lands or conservation reserves, with all sampled quadrats within a … species) values were highest for conservation reserves. This “biodiversity dividend” associated with conservation reserves is …

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Historical Landscape Perspectives on Grasslands in Sweden and the Baltic Region

Eriksson, Ove; Cousins, Sara A. O. - In: Land 3 (2014) 1, pp. 300-321

A landscape perspective is generally recognized as essential for conservation biology. The main underlying reason is … how we perceive “natural” vs. “cultural” landscapes, and thus how conservation actions are motivated and valuated …-natural grasslands are today a high concern for conservation. Historical effects are ubiquitous on species distributions and patterns of …

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Beyond Awareness and Self-Governance: Approaching Kavango Timber Users’ Real-Life Choices

Pröpper, Michael; Vollan, Bjørn - In: Land 2 (2013) 3, pp. 392-418

Targeted illegal harvesting of hardwood in the woodland of Namibia’s Kavango region threatens forest stands. In a transforming setting, where wood is increasingly traded through value chains on a globalized market, local harvesters have complex incentives but also a crucially important...

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The Linkages between Real Estate Tourism and Urban Sprawl in Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)

Hof, Angela; Blázquez-Salom, Macià - In: Land 2 (2013) 2, pp. 252-277

Financial capitalism has driven profound changes in urban land use patterns in Majorca, at the Balearic Islands (Spain). This archipelago is a major tourist destination located in the Mediterranean basin, with 4,492 km2 of surface area, 1,113,114 inhabitants and 12,316,399 tourists (2011), of...

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Analyzing Vegetation Change in an Elephant-Impacted Landscape Using the Moving Standard Deviation Index

Fullman, Timothy J.; Bunting, Erin L. - In: Land 3 (2014) 1, pp. 74-104

Northern Botswana is influenced by various socio-ecological drivers of landscape change. The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is one of the leading sources of landscape shifts in this region. Developing the ability to assess elephant impacts on savanna vegetation is important to promote...

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Estimation of Soil Erosion Rates and Eroded Sediment in a Degraded Catchment of the Siwalik Hills, Nepal

Ghimire, Sohan Kumar; Higaki, Daisuke; Bhattarai, Tara … - In: Land 2 (2013) 3, pp. 370-391

The Siwalik Hills is one of the most fragile and vulnerable ecosystems in the Nepalese Himalaya where soil erosion and land degradation issues are fundamental. There is very limited knowledge on soil erosion processes and rates in this region in comparison to other regions of the Himalaya. The...

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