Channel characteristics and planform dynamics in the Indian Terai, Sharda River

Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 120-134

  Midha, Neha ^a   Mathur, Pradeep K ^b  

^a WWF India ^*  (India)

^b Wildlife Institute of India   (India)

Author keywords

Channel changes; Dudhwa Tiger Reserve; Flooding; GIS; Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary; River dynamics

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS; DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; KISHANPUR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; RIVER DYNAMICS; WILDLIFE HABITATS;

ANIMALS; CATCHMENTS; DEFORESTATION; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL CHANGE; FLOODING; GIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER FLOW; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DEFORESTATION; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HABITAT; INDIAN; RISK REDUCTION; RIVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODING; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SATELLITES;

DUDHWA NATIONAL PARK; INDIA; TARAI; UTTAR PRADESH;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDIA; RIVERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84891883368     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0196-4     Document Type: Article

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