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Research Article

Land Suitability Analysis for Afforestation in Semi-arid Watershed of Western Ghat, India: A Groundwater Recharge Perspective

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Pages 136-148 | Received 30 Mar 2020, Accepted 04 Oct 2020, Published online: 26 Oct 2020

Figures & data

Figure 1. The study area: Shivgangabasin watershed

Figure 1. The study area: Shivgangabasin watershed

Table 1. Soil properties with the experimental methods of analysis

Figure 2. Methodology flow chart

Figure 2. Methodology flow chart

Table 2. Soil chemical analysis

Table 3. Normalised matrix

Figure 3. Land use and land cover

Figure 3. Land use and land cover

Figure 4. Slope

Figure 4. Slope

Figure 5. Soil depth

Figure 5. Soil depth

Figure 6. Soil type

Figure 6. Soil type

Figure 7. Soil pH

Figure 7. Soil pH

Figure 8. Soil calcium

Figure 8. Soil calcium

Figure 9. Soil magnesium

Figure 9. Soil magnesium

Figure 10. Soil sodium

Figure 10. Soil sodium

Figure 11. Soil bulk density

Figure 11. Soil bulk density

Figure 12. Soil organic matter

Figure 12. Soil organic matter

Figure 13. Soil boron

Figure 13. Soil boron

Figure 14. Soil Run-off

Figure 14. Soil Run-off

Table 4. Criteria, sub-criteria, MCDM for land suitability analysis. Zolekar and Bhagat, 2015

Table 5. Land suitability classes: Afforestation

Figure 15. Land suitability map: Afforestation

Figure 15. Land suitability map: Afforestation