Natural and human impact on land use change of the Sikkimese-Bhutanese Himalayan piedmont, India

• Autorzy: Prokop P. , Sarkar S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Słowa kluczowe

EN

natural impact; human impact; land use change; Himalayan piedmont; India; fluvial activity; deforestation; tea garden; paddy field; tropical area; land use transformation; river; general tendency; land use; land cover

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Quaestiones Geographicae
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 31
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.63-75,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Prokop P.

• Department of Geoenvironmental Research, Institute of Geography, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jana 22, 31-018 Krakow, Poland

autor

Sarkar S.

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