Modification of a coastal environment: Vedaranniyam wetland, southeast coast of India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 538-541

  Selvaraj, K ^a,b   Mohan, V Ram ^a   Jonathan, M P ^c   Srinivasalu, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^d ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal landforms; Fluvial processes; Human activity; Remote sensing; Tamil Nadu; Vedaranniyam wetland

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; WETLAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; VEDARANNIYAM;

EID: 30444443428     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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