Land use change and its impact on hydro-ecological linkages in Himalayan watersheds

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-161

  Sharma, E ^a   Bhuchar, S ^a   Xing, Ma ^b   Kothyari, B P ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Forests; Micro watersheds; Overland flow; Precipitation partitioning; Rainfed agriculture; Runoff; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE CHANGE; WATERSHED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 53849140833     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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