## Abstract Western Hainan Island is the only tropic region in China that is experiencing desertification. In this paper, we hope to reconstruct the evolution of desertification from 1959 to 2003 and identify the driving force during this process. Using remote sensing, mapping, GIS analysis and sta
Landscape and land use in southern Hainan Island, China
โ Scribed by Yongzhan Zhang; Martini I. Peter; Chendong Ge; Dakui Zhu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1001-6538
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