Measurable biophysical indicators for impact assessment: changes in water availability and quality.

Sahrawat, K L and Padmaja, K V and Pathak, P and Wani, S P (2005) Measurable biophysical indicators for impact assessment: changes in water availability and quality. In: Natural resource management in agriculture: methods for assessing economic and environmental impacts. CAB International Publishing, Wallingford Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 75-96. ISBN 0-85199-828-3

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Abstract

The impact of agricultural and natural resource management (NRM) practices on water quantity and quality are examined. The various biophysical indicators proposed to assess surface and groundwater quantity and quality impacts of agricultural and NRM interventions are discussed with examples drawn from recent literature and case studies from watersheds in the semiarid tropics. Future research needs for developing more effective and measurable indicators of water quantity and quality for the purpose of monitoring the biophysical impacts of technological and resource management interventions are highlighted.

Item Type:	Book Section
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CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	Others > Watershed Management Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User:	Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2011 03:48
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2011 03:48
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2369
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