Spatiotemporal analysis of the effects of forest covers on stream water quality in Western Ghats of peninsular India

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 214-224

  Singh, Sunita ^a   Mishra, Arabinda ^a  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disturbed forests; Old forests; Stream water quality; Tradeoffs; Tropics

Indexed keywords

DISTURBED FORESTS; FOREST COVER; OLD FORESTS; PENINSULAR INDIA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAM WATER QUALITY; TRADEOFFS; WESTERN GHATS;

TROPICS;

AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM; FOREST COVER; HARDNESS; SECONDARY FOREST; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 84905491118     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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