The environmental effects of salinity load in Great Menderes Basin irrigation schemes

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 479-489

  Koç, Cengiz ^a  

^a GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF STATE HYDRAULIC WORKS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drainage; Environment; Great Menderes River; Irrigation; Salinity; Turkey; Water table

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; PLANNING; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENT; GREAT MENDERES RIVER; SALINITY; TURKEY; WATER TABLE;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

RIVER WATER;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; INFLOW; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; OUTFLOW; RIVER BASIN; SALINITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PLANT GROWTH; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALINITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; RIVERS; SALINITY; TURKEY;

AYDIN; EURASIA; MENDERES BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 53649104770     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0478-0     Document Type: Article

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