A ‘debt’ based approach to land degradation as an indicator of global change
David Wuepper, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, T. Bruce Lauber, Thomas W. Crowther, Amy Thomas, David A. Robinson
Abstract
We propose a way to synthesize different approaches to globally map land degradation by combining vegetation and soil indicators into a consistent framework for assessing land degradation as an environmental 'debt'. our combined approach reveals a broader lens for land degradation through global change, in particular, identifying hot-spots for the different kinds of land degradation.
Topics & Concepts
Land degradationDegradation (telecommunications)Environmental scienceVegetation (pathology)Environmental degradationEnvironmental resource managementLand use, land-use change and forestryLand useGlobal changeClimate changeSoil sciencePhysical geographyComputer scienceGeographyEcologyGeologyOceanographyMedicineTelecommunicationsPathologyBiologyConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology