Development of Vegetative and Structural Management Strategies for Eastern Himalayan Hilly Watersheds using Field Measurements and a Physically Based Model

Abstract

Severe soil erosion due to traditional system of cultivation in high rainfall and steep slope conditions of eastern Himalayan region of India calls for appropriate management practices. The reported study was aimed at developing vegetative and structural management strategies using field-measured data and the physically based distributed parameter Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model.