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Assessing the Vulnerability to Land Degradation of (Not Only) Rural Landscapes Using the ESAI Index Cover

Assessing the Vulnerability to Land Degradation of (Not Only) Rural Landscapes Using the ESAI Index

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|Jan 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2021-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 128 - 144
Submitted on: Dec 16, 2021
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Accepted on: Dec 29, 2021
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Published on: Jan 18, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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