Moving up - moving down : agro-pastoral land-use patterns in the Ecuadorian paramos

Auteur :
HESS, C. G.

Description :
In the Highlands of Ecuador, the vertical limits of agriculture and intensification of livestock production have been expanded upward to the low paramos. These trends, which result from population pressure and agrarian reform, place environmental stress on this zone (3 200 m-3 600 m above sea level). - (DWG)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Mountain research and development, issn : 0276-4741, 1990, vol. 10, n°. 4, p. 333-342, Références bibliographiques : 35 réf.

Date :
1990

Editeur :
Pays édition : Japon, Tokyo, United Nations University