Identifying dam-induced wetland changes using an inundation frequency approach: The case of the Atreyee River basin of Indo-Bangladesh

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 66-81

  Pal, Swades ^a   Saha, Tamal Kanti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOUR BANGA   (India)

Author keywords

Discharge regulation; NDWI mapping; Water presence frequency; Wetlands conversion and fragmentation; Wetlands delineation; Wetlands inventory

Indexed keywords

DAM; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODPLAIN; MAPPING; MONSOON; SUSTAINABILITY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ATRAI RIVER; BANGLADESH; INDIA;

EID: 85034631980     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: 20803397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2017.11.001     Document Type: Article

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