Environmental Science
7 years ago

Ousteri Wetland Shrinks as Human Activity Leads to Land Use Change.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Examining the Land Use Change of the Ousteri Wetland using the Land Use Dynamic Degree Model
Zareena Begum Irfan, L. Venkatachalam, S. Jayakumar, Satarupa Rakshit

Paper Summary

The study looked at how the Ousteri wetland changed from 2005 to 2014. They used data on the environment and water to see how the land was used. They found that the wetland got smaller because of natural things and people. This made the wetland turn into regular land instead.

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