Water Quality Restoration Using Landscape Metrics Analysis: A Case Study in the Golestan Province of Iran

Abstract The results of an integrated study aimed at restoring water quality in a large watershed including seven catchments in north east Iran are presented in this paper. This case study demonstrates how landscape metrics reflect direct or surrogate causes of the land use practices that are the de...

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Main Authors: Keith Clarke, Abdolrassoul Salmanmahiny, Ali Najafinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2014-01-01
Series:Environmental Resources Research
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Online Access:https://ijerr.gau.ac.ir/article_1696_d39aa8386780b45a21c0059d9afa020f.pdf