Water resource management in a middle mountain watershed: A case study in Xizhuang, Yunnan, China

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 286-291

  Xing, Ma ^a   Xu, Jianchu C ^a   Jie, Qian ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Integrated water resource management; Middle mountains; Salween River; Water issues; Xizhuang watershed; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

HYDROMETEOROLOGY; IRRIGATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAKEHOLDER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SALWEEN RIVER; YUNNAN;

EID: 58149512805     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.0796     Document Type: Article

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