Processes of wetland loss in India

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-54

  Lee Foote, A ^a,b   Pandey, Sanjeeva ^a   Krogman, Naomi T ^c  

^a US National Biological Sen ice   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Causes; Habitat Degradation; India; Sustainability; Wetland

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; FOREST; INDIA; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84984578743     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0376892900038248     Document Type: Review

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