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Research article
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22 Apr 2015
Research article |
| 22 Apr 2015
Why is the Arkavathy River drying? A multiple-hypothesis approach in a data-scarce region
V. Srinivasan
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Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
S. Thompson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
K. Madhyastha
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
G. Penny
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
K. Jeremiah
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
S. Lele
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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The paper asks why the Arkavathy River in southern India is drying. The study results indicate that anthropogenic drivers like groundwater pumping, eucalyptus plantations and channel fragmentation are much more likely to have caused the decline than changing climate. The multiple-hypothesis approach presents a systematic way of quantifying the relative contributions of different drivers, contributing to the policy debate and prioritizing new scientific research.
The paper asks why the Arkavathy River in southern India is drying. The study results indicate...
