Analysis of the wetland degradation around the vicinity of Dhaka city in Bangladesh

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 19-26

  Amin, A K M Khusrul ^a   Haque, M Aminul ^a   Alamgir, Mohammad ^a  

^a Water Resources Planning Organization   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Degradation; Drainage; Images; Wetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921346206     PISSN: 09729860     EISSN: 18758568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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