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DOI	10.2166/wcc.2018.148
	Mapping sensitivity to desertification in Crete (Greece); the risk for agricultural areas
	Morianou G.G.; Kourgialas N.N.; Psarras G.; Koubouris G.C.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	20402244
起始页码	691
结束页码	702
卷号	9 期号:4
英文摘要	The objective of this work was to classify and map the areas environmentally sensitive to desertification in the Mediterranean island of Crete. Sensitivity to desertification was estimated with a modification of the MEDALUS Environmentally Sensitive Area Index (ESAI) approach, using 15 quantitative parameters divided into four main quality indices: climate, vegetation, soils and management quality. The ESAI methodology was modified to include two additional parameters related to soil quality (water erosion and soil organic matter). According to the results, 37% of the island’s area is characterized as critically sensitive to desertification. This percentage varies significantly across the island, with the western part having the least critically sensitive areas, and the eastern part the most critically sensitive. The results of this study also indicate that critically sensitive areas are found in the eastern side of the island mainly due to human-related factors and climatic conditions. It was concluded that the proposed methodology is a valuable tool for regional-scale assessment of areas environmentally sensitive to desertification in Mediterranean environments. © IWA Publishing 2018.
英文关键词	Crete; Desertification; ESAI; GIS; Land degradation; Mediterranean
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Geographic information systems; Landforms; Soils; Crete; Desertification; ESAI; Land degradation; Mediterranean; Climatology; agricultural land; desertification; GIS; land degradation; mapping method; Mediterranean environment; sensitivity analysis; Aegean Islands; Crete [Greece]; Greece
来源期刊	Journal of Water and Climate Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148022
作者单位	NAGREF – Hellenic Agricultural Organization (HAO DEMETER), Institute for Olive Tree Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Water Resources-Irrigation & Env. Geoinformatics Laboratory, Chania, Greece; NAGREF – Hellenic Agricultural Organization (HAO DEMETER), Institute for Olive Tree Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Physiology & Plant Mineral Nutrition Laboratory, Chania, Greece; NAGREF – Hellenic Agricultural Organization (HAO DEMETER), Institute for Olive Tree Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, Olive Cultivation Laboratory, Chania, Greece
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Morianou G.G.,Kourgialas N.N.,Psarras G.,et al. Mapping sensitivity to desertification in Crete (Greece); the risk for agricultural areas[J],2018,9(4).
APA	Morianou G.G.,Kourgialas N.N.,Psarras G.,&Koubouris G.C..(2018).Mapping sensitivity to desertification in Crete (Greece); the risk for agricultural areas.Journal of Water and Climate Change,9(4).
MLA	Morianou G.G.,et al."Mapping sensitivity to desertification in Crete (Greece); the risk for agricultural areas".Journal of Water and Climate Change 9.4(2018).