Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Regional Glacier recession: An indicator of global warming, a study of Kolahoi Glacier (Liddar Valley), Western Himalayas

A. A. Shah
  • A. A. Shah
  • Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
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T. A. Kanth
  • T. A. Kanth
  • Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
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H. Zahoor-Ul*
  • H. Zahoor-Ul*
  • Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
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  •  Received: 09 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 05 February 2016
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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