Managing irrigation for better river ecosystems - A case study of the Middle Rio Grande

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 579-586

  Oad, Ramchand ^a   Kullman, Rachel ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b Aqua Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Case reports; Decision support systems; Ecology; Irrigation; River systems; Water management

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

CASE REPORTS; RIVER ECOSYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; IRRIGATION; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLOODPLAIN; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; RIO GRANDE VALLEY;

EID: 33751090061     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2006)132:6(579)     Document Type: Article

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