期刊名称：Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse
印刷版ISSN：1147-7806
电子版ISSN：1777-5922
出版年度：2007
卷号：18
期号：4
页码：342-347
DOI：10.1684/sec.2007.0103
出版社：John Libbey Eurotext
摘要：Figures See all figures Authors Joh Henschel , Patrik Klintenberg , Carole Roberts , Mary Seely Gobabeb Training and Research Centre, Po Box 953, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, PO Box 202 32, Windhoek, Namibia Key words: arid zone, climate, drought, environmental monitoring, indicators, Namibia DOI : 10.1684/sec.2007.0103 Page(s) : 342-7 Published in: 2007 Long-term ecological research (LTER) is invaluable for understanding environmental processes, particularly variability and drought, in arid countries and as support for effective natural resource management in the drylands. The Gobabeb Training and Research Centre undertakes various long-term monitoring focused on, inter alia, climate and the biophysical environment. Examples are given of the results of this LTER and how they could be used to serve social and environmental functions in the drylands.
