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As commonly used, the word desertification means an environmental crisis which produces desert-like conditions in any ecosystem.
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Mainguet, M. (1991). What is Desertification?: Definitions and Evolution of the Concept. In: Desertification. Springer Series in Physical Environment, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97253-9_1
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