Hydro-ecological analysis of a sacred lake watershed system in relation to land-use/cover change from Sikkim Himalaya

Catena

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-278

  Jain, Alka ^a   Rai, S C ^a   Sharma, E ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Discharge; Land use cover; Nutrients; Overland flow; Peat bog; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

BOG; CATCHMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; HYDROLOGY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE;

INDIA;

EID: 0034131209     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(00)00086-2     Document Type: Article

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