The importance of forests in a sustainable supply of drinking water: Istanbul example

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1794-1801

  Bekiroǧlu, Sultan ^a   Eker, Omer ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Forestry; Istanbul; Traditional use; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956315087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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