Integrated research methods in watershed science

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1159-1168

  Cheng, Guo Dong ^a   Li, Xin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Darwinian theory; Earth system science; human nature system co evolution; land surface system science; macro science; meta synthesis; scale; self organized complex system; watershed science

Indexed keywords

ICE CONTROL; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

CO-EVOLUTION; DARWINIAN THEORY; EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE; LAND SURFACE; META-SYNTHESIS; SCALE;

WATERSHEDS;

HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PLANNING METHOD; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 84933679461     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-015-5074-x     Document Type: Article

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