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Patterns of Landscape Modification in Relation to Agricultural Practice in Central Chile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Eduardo R. Fuentes
Affiliation:
Professor of Biological Sciences
Ernst R. Hajek
Affiliation:
Professor of Biological Sciences, Institute de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, Chile.

Extract

On the basis of published information and the Authors' own experience in the field, a schema of land deterioration in 5 major sub-areas of Central Chile is proposed. The 5 sub-areas are: 1. Coastal Marine terraces; 2. Coastal ranges; 3. Andean foothills; 4. Central valley and river valleys; and 5. Norte Chico.

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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1979

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