Effect of land cover on water quality of creek and seepage in mountainous watershed in Bangladesh

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-254

  Haque, S M Sirajul ^a   Karmakar, Shyamal ^a   Hossain, M Mozaffar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Chittagong Hill Tracts; Flowing water; Plantation; Shifting cultivation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; DISSOLVED LOAD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PH; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEEPAGE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WELL WATER;

BANGLADESH; CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS; CHITTAGONG [BANGLADESH];

GMELINA ARBOREA; TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 77954000097     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-010-0041-z     Document Type: Article

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