A framework for determining recommended environmental flows for balancing agricultural and ecosystem water demands;Cadre de détermination des débits environnementaux recommandé conciliant les demandes en eau agricoles et les écosystèmes

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 890-903

  Pang, Aiping ^a   Sun, Tao ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

agricultural water shortage; environmental flows; water use conflict analysis framework; Yellow River Estuary

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LOSSES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL WATER; CONFLICT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YELLOW RIVER ESTUARY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER ESTUARY;

EID: 84901690799     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.816425     Document Type: Article

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