SWEEL Lab

Profile

Research Projects

2023-

Analyzing effects on land resources and ecosystem services change under scenarios towards carbon neutrality target-An example of the Zhuoshui River basin

SWEEL Group

Co-PI

2021-

The social, environmental and ecological strategies for tea production in hillside fields in Taiwan

SWEEL Group

2021-2022

Construction of an evaluation model of the dust suppression system in the Zhuoshui river basin

SWEEL Group

2020-2023

Land use and ecosystem services governance based on sustainability development goals：Zhuoshuixi river basin -integrated application of watershed land degradation and ecosystem services assessing tools

SWEEL Group

2020

Construction of watershed and wind erosion models by integrating land data assimilation system information

SWEEL Group

2018-2020

Research on the environmental cropping suitability and environmental footprint of food crops

SWEEL Group

2018

Dynamic assessment of soil erosion in watersheds

SWEEL Group

2017

Flume Experiments of Soil Erosion in the Riparian Zone with Emerged Plants

SWEEL Group

2016-2018

Risk management model for slopeland hazard in a catchment-construction of a processed-based physical model for soil erosion on slopeland(Ⅰ)(Ⅱ)

SWEEL Group

2016

Mechanical research of soil erosion on slopeland-analysis of rill erosion

SWEEL Group

2015-2016

Study of geostatistical properties, erosion and transportation characteristics, and relative hydraulic conditions for reservoir bed sediments

Publications

1 .	Wang, Y. C., Lu, Y. H., Chiang, L. C.*, & Hsu, C. C. (2023). Assessing crop suitability of rice, wheat, and maize on agricultural lands in Taiwan. Natural Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-023-10162-y
2 .	Wang, Y. C.* & Hung, R. Y. (2023). Sediment properties and their influences on the erosion resistance of cohesive deposits. Catena, 223, 106950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.106950
3 .	Rehman, K., Wang, Y. C., Waseem, M., Hong, S. H.* (2022). Tree-based Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Bed Elevation around Bridge Piers. Physics of Fluids, 34, 085105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098394
4 .	Chiang, L. C., Wang, Y. C.*, Chen, Y. K., & Liao, C. J. (2021). Quantification of land use/land cover impacts on stream water quality across Taiwan. Journal of Cleaner Production, 318, 128443.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128443
5 .	Chiang, L. C., Liao, C. J., Lu, C. M., & Wang, Y. C.* (2021). Applicability of modified SWAT model (SWAT-Twn) on simulation of watershed sediment yields under different land use/cover scenarios in Taiwan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193(8), 1-23.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09283-9
6 .	Hsieh, P. C., Lin, Y. C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2021). Comparison of empirical and analytical solutions for open-channel flow velocity with common grass species in Taiwan. Water, 13(13), 1839.https://doi.org/10.3390/w13131839
7 .	Lai, C. H., Liao, P. C., Chen, S. H., Wang, Y. C., Cheng, C., & Wu, C. F.*(2021). Risk perception and adaptation of climate change: an assessment of community resilience in rural Taiwan. Sustainability, 13(7), 3651.https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073651
8 .	Lin, Y. P., Schmeller, D. S., Ding, T. S.*, Wang, Y. C., Lien, W. Y., Henle, K., & Klenke, R. A. (2020). A GIS-based policy support tool to determine national responsibilities and priorities for biodiversity conservation. PloS one, 15(12), e0243135.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243135
9 .	Hsieh, P. C., Tong, W. A., & Wang, Y. C.*(2019). A hybrid approach of artificial neural network and multiple regression to forecast typhoon rainfall and groundwater-level change. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 64(14), 1793-1802.https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2019.1677905
10 .	Chiang, L. C., Wang, Y. C.*, & Liao, C. J. (2019). Spatiotemporal variation of sediment export from multiple Taiwan watersheds. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(9), 1610.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091610
11 .	Wang, Y. C.*, & Lai, C. C. (2018). Evaluating the erosion process from a single-stripe laser-scanned topography: a laboratory case study. Water, 10(7), 956.https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070956
12 .	Lin, Y. P.*, Lin, W. C., Li, H. Y., Wang, Y. C., Hsu, C. C., Lien, W. Y., Anthony, J. & Petway, J. R. (2017). Integrating social values and ecosystem services in systematic conservation planning: a case study in Datuan watershed. Sustainability, 9(5), 718.https://doi.org/10.3390/su9050718
13 .	Lin, Y. P., Lin, W. C., Wang, Y. C., Lien, W. Y*., Huang, T., Hsu, C. C., Schmeller, D. S., & Crossman, N. D. (2017). Systematically designating conservation areas for protecting habitat quality and multiple ecosystem services. Environmental Modelling & Software, 90, 126-146.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.01.003
14 .	Lin, Y. P., Lin, W. C., Wang, Y. C., Lien, W. Y*., Huang, T., Hsu, C. C., Schmeller, D. S., & Crossman, N. D. (2017). Systematically designating conservation areas for protecting habitat quality and multiple ecosystem services. Environmental Modelling & Software, 90, 126-146.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.01.003
15 .	Wang, Y. C., & Terry W. S.* (2016). Effects of soil physical properties on erosional and yield strengths of fine-grained sediments. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 10, 1061/(ASCE) HY.1943-7900.0001193 , 04016049.
16 .	Lin, W. C., Lin, Y. P.*, & Wang, Y. C. (2016). A decision-making approach for delineating sites which are potentially contaminated by heavy metals via joint simulation. Environmental Pollution, 211, 98-110.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.030
17 .	Lin, W. C., Lin, Y. P., Lien, W. Y.*, Wang, Y. C., Lin, C. T., Chiou, C. R., Anthony, J., & Crossman, N. D. (2014). Expansion of protected areas under climate change: an example of mountainous tree species in taiwan. Forests, 5(11), 2882-2904.https://doi.org/10.3390/f5112882
18 .	Lin, Y. P., Huang, C. W.*, Ding, T. S., Wang, Y. C., Hsiao, W. T., Crossman, N. D., Lengyel, S., Lin, W. C., & Schmeller, D. S. (2014). Conservation planning to zone protected areas under optimal landscape management for bird conservation. Environmental Modelling & Software, 60, 121-133.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.06.009
19 .	Lin, Y. P.*, Lin, W. C., Li, M. Y., Chen, Y. Y., Chiang, L. C., & Wang, Y. C. (2014). Identification of spatial distributions and uncertainties of multiple heavy metal concentrations by using spatial conditioned latin hypercube sampling. Geoderma, 230, 9-21.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.03.015
20 .	Huang, C. W.*, Lin, Y. P., Chiang, L. C., & Wang, Y. C. (2014). Using CV-GLUE procedure in analysis of wetland model predictive uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Management, 140, 83-92.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.03.005
21 .	Lin, W. C., Lin, Y. P.*, Wang, Y. C., Chang, T. K., & Chiang, L. C. (2014). Assessing and mapping spatial associations among oral cancer mortality rates, concentrations of heavy metals in soil, and land use types based on multiple scale data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(2), 2148-2168.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110202148
22 .	Wang, Y. C., Lin, Y. P.*, Huang, C. W., Chiang, L. C., Chu, H. J., & Ou, W. S. (2012). A system dynamic model and sensitivity analysis for simulating domestic pollution removal in a free-water surface constructed wetland. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223(5), 2719-2742.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-1062-8
23 .	Lin, Y. P.*, Wang, C. L., Yu, H. H., Huang, C. W., Wang, Y. C., Chen, Y. W., & Wu, W. Y. (2011). Monitoring and estimating the flow conditions and fish presence probability under various flow conditions at reach scale using genetic algorithms and kriging methods. Ecological Modelling, 222(3), 762-775.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.11.019
24 .	Chu, H. J*., Chang, L. C., Lin, Y. P., Wang, Y. C., & Chen, Y. W. (2010). Application of system dynamics on shallow multipurpose artificial lakes: a case study of detention pond at Tainan, Taiwan. Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 15(3), 211-221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-009-9196-4
25 .	Chu, H. J., Lin, Y. P.*, Huang, Y. L., & Wang, Y. C. (2009). Detecting the land-cover changes induced by large-physical disturbances using landscape metrics, spatial sampling, simulation and spatial analysis. Sensors, 9(9), 6670-6700. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90906670
26 .	Lin, Y. P.*, Chu, H. J., Wang, C. L., Yu, H. H., & Wang, Y. C. (2009). Remote sensing data with the conditional latin hypercube sampling and geostatistical approach to delineate landscape changes induced by large chronological physical disturbances. Sensors, 9(1), 148-174.https://doi.org/10.3390/s90100148
27 .	Lin, Y. P.*, Yeh, M. S., Deng, D. P., & Wang, Y. C. (2008). Geostatistical approaches and optimal additional sampling schemes for spatial patterns and future sampling of bird diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17(2), 175-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2007.00352.x

1 .	Wang, Y. C.*, Cheng, Y. H., & Hsu, C. C. (2023). Analysis of Aeolian Dust Incidence using Bayesian Belief Network Models. Journal of Chinese Soil and Water Conservation, 54 (3), 207-215. DOI: 10.29417/JCSWC.202309_54(3).0003
2 .	Wang, Y. C.*, Chen, D. Y., & Hsu, C. C. (2019). Effects of emergent vegetation root development on soil erosion in riparian regions.Journal of Chinese Soil and Water Conservation , 50(2), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.29417/JCSWC.201906_50(2).0001
3 .	Wang, Y. C.*, & Su, J. Y. (2018). Cohesive effects on erosion characteristics of fine grained sediments. Taiwan Water Conservancy,66(3), 35-46.
4 .	Huang, C. W.*, Lin, Y. P., Ding, T. S., & Wang, Y. C.(2014).Multi-objective analysis of ecological landscape planning for agricultural environments-a case study for conserving birds in a highland farm. Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Engineering, 60(3), 30-41.https://doi.org/10.29974/JTAE.201409_60(3).0002

1 .	Chuang, C. J., Chang, K. H., & Wang,Y. C.*. (2022). Applying a 2D shallow water model in overland flow simulation. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 52(2), 3009-3028.
2 .	Li, Y. Y. & Wang, Y. C.*. (2022). Correction of Interpreted Collapse Area Using Satellite Image with a Shadow-Effect-Eliminating Model. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 52(2), 2959-2972.
3 .	Hung, R. Y., & Wang, Y. C.*. (2020). Assessment of erosion threshold of deposited sediments in river channels-An example of loamy sand.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,50 (3), 2461–2472.
4 .	Chou, P. Y., & Wang, Y. C.*.(2020). Effects of rainfall-runoff and slope gradient on surface erosion and rill development.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,50 (4), 2595–2610.
5 .	Chen, Y. L., & Wang, Y. C.*.(2020). Design and calibration of a laboratory-scale rainfall simulator.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,50 (4), 2561–2574.
6 .	Liu, M. C., & Wang, Y. C.*. (2018). An experimental study on erosion rate and critical shear stress of mudstone sediments.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,50 (2), 2373–2386.
7 .	Lai, C. C. & Wang, Y. C.*. (2018). Erosion simulation of a small-scale rainfall simulator experiment- application of Hairsine-Rose model.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,50(1),2339-2349.
8 .	Chen, D. Y., & Wang, Y. C.*.(2018). Experimental study on soil erosion effects of natural emergent plants and artificial material plants.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 50(1),2350-2361.
9 .	Wang, Y. C., & Chen, C. M.* (2017). The mechanism of overland flow erosion and rill formation in fine sediment.Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,49(2),2065-2082.

1 .	Wang, Y. C.(2018). Construction of a Process-Based Physical Model for Soil Erosion on Slopeland, including follow up project funded by Soil and Water Conservation Bureau. Impact, 2018(8), 72-74.

1 .	Yu, Z. R.,Chiang, L. C. & Wang, Y. C.* (2023).Effects of climate change on the ecosystem services in the Zhuoshui River Basin. Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2023 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
2 .	Wang, J. T.,Zhang, K. H. & Wang, Y. C.* (2023). Numerical simulations of overland flow and water erosion using a process-based physical model . Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2023 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
3 .	Yeh, T. T.& Wang, Y. C.* (2023).Analysis of water and carbon footprints of tea plantations in central Taiwan. Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2023 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
4 .	Chao, Y. C.,Lu, Y. H. & Wang, Y. C.* (2023).Assessment of land degradation sensitivity in the Jhuo-shui River Basin. Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2023 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
5 .	Li, R. Y.* & Wang, Y. C.(2022).Establishing a climate risk model of tea plantation using Bayesian network.Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2022 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
6 .	Bai, X. Y.* & Wang, Y. C.(2022).Investigating the influences of torrent remediation engi-neering projects on habitats using landscape ecology.Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2022 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
7 .	Hsu, T. Y.* & Wang, Y. C.(2022).River Dust Simulation Using a Dynamic Bayesian Network Model.Chinese Soil And Water Conservation Society 2022 Meeting,Taichung, Taiwan.
8 .	Wang, Y.C. (2022). Simulation of rainfall infiltration and surface soil erosion of shrink-swell soils.2022 Soil Hydrology and Water Resources Management Modeling Summit. March 19-20, 2022, Taichung, Taiwan.
9 .	Wang, Y.C. (2023). Suitability analysis of food crops cultivation on agricultural lands in Taiwan. 2023 10th GEAR UP Forum - Water, Energy & Food Security, 6 Nov 2023, Taichung City, Taiwan.
10 .	Chiang, L. C., Wang, Y. C., Lu, C. M., & Liao, C. J.(2019). Evaluation of impacts of land use and land cover change on watershed response and crop yield.Asia oceania geosciences society AOGS 16th annual meeting 28 Jul to 02 Aug 2019, Suntec Singapore convention & exhibition centre.
11 .	Wang, Y. C., & Lu, Y. H.(2019). Land suitability analysis using spatial multi-criteria evaluation and AHP methods for paddy rice field allocation planning in Taiwan. 4th Open science meeting of the global land programme April 24-26, 2019, Bern, Switzerland. (107-2313-B-005 -005 -MY2)
12 .	Wang, Y. C., & Lu, Y. H.(2018). Assessing cropping suitability of farmland in Taiwan using multi-criteria evaluation method– a case study of Oryza sativa.Global land programme Asia conference 2018 3rd ~ 5th September, Taipei, Taiwan. (107-2313-B-005 -005 -MY2)
13 .	Wang, Y.C., & Liu, M. C.(2018). Evaluation of bed shear stress for cohesive sediments erosion- comparison between the reach-averaged method and the “law of the wall” method.Japan geoscience union meeting 2018 20th~24th May, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
14 .	Wang, Y.C., & Chen, D. Y.(2018). Erosion characteristics in a shallow water area covered with rigid emergent macrophytes.Japan geoscience union meeting 2018 20th~24th May, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
15 .	Su, J. Y., Wang, Y. C., & Chen, C. M.(2016). Investigation of geotechnical properties and erosion characteristic of reservoir bed sediments.Japan geoscience union meeting 2016 22th~26th May, Makuhari Messe, Japan.
16 .	Lin, Y. P., Chu, H. J., Hong, N. M., & Wang, Y.C. (2010). Forecasting land use change, climate change and the impacts to water resources in the watershed scale.The 5th International conference on environmental science and technology (ICEST2010, July 12-16, 2010), Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
17 .	Lin, Y. P., Tan, C. H., Chu, H. J., & Wang, Y.C.(2010). Finite mixture distribution models with landscape metrics to delineate landslide spatial patterns.The 5th International conference on environmental science and technology (ICEST2010, July 12-16, 2010), Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
18 .	Wang, Y.C., Lin, Y. P., Huang, C. W., & Chu, H. J.(2010). A generalized likelihood sensitivity analysis for simulating the water quality of constructed wetlands.The 5th International conference on environmental science and technology (ICEST2010, July 12-16, 2010), Houston, Texas, USA (Student paper Award).
19 .	Lin, Y. P., Wang, C. L., Yu, H. H., & Wang, Y. C. (2010, March). Estimating and classifying spatial and temporal distributions of flow conditions for fish habitats by using geostatistical approaches with measured flow and fish data. In International conference on computational science and its applications (pp. 224-237).Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12156-2_17
20 .	Wang, Y. C., Lin, Y. P., Cho, T. H., & Wang, C. L.( 2008). Estimating scale-dependent hierarchical variations and longitudinal distribution of stream fish abundance--Datun stream, Taiwan.International statistical ecology conference 2008, Scotland, U.K.
21 .	Lin, Y. P., Wang, Y. C., & Ou, W. S.(2007).Stimulating performances of constructed free water surface wetlands under various operation scenarios by using system dynamics models, American Ecological Engineering Society Annual Conference, U.S.A.

Academic Services

1 .	Secretary General, Chinese Soil and Water Conservation Society (2022-)
2 .	Deputy Secretary, Chinese Soil and Water Conservation Society (2015-2018)
3 .	Allined teacher of Climate Change Education, Taiwan(2017-)

1 .	Taiwan Water Conservancy
2 .	Journal of Chinese Soil and Water Conservation
3 .	Soil and Water Conservation Journal

1 .	Sustainability, Special Issue "Land Degradation Evaluation, Alleviation, and Restoration in Watersheds" (From October 2021 to October 2022)
2 .	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Special Issue "Land management accounting inter-correlations among soil erosion risk, cropping suitability and environmental footprint" (From May 2018 to February 2019)

1 .	2023 10th GEAR UP Forum - Water, Energy & Food Security ,Session2 "Food Security",6th-Novmenber 2023, Taichung, Taiwa
2 .	2022 Soil Hydrology and Water Resources Management Modeling Summit, invited speaker, speech topic "Simulation of rainfall infiltration and soil erosion in shrinking and swelling soils", 19th-20th March 2022, Taichung, Taiwan.
3 .	INTERPRAEVENT 2023 International Symposium “Natural Disasters Occurrence, Reduction, and Restoration in Mountain Regions” 17th – 21st April 2023, Taichung, Taiwan, Executive Secretary.
4 .	GLP 2018 Asia Conference “Transitioning to sustainable development of land systems through teleconnections and telecouplings”, Session 6 “Land management accounting inter-correlations among soil erosion risk, cropping suitability and environmental footprint” and Session 22 “Land and Resources”, 3rd – 5th September 2018, Taipei, Taiwan.

International journals

1 .	Catena
2 .	Ecological Engineering
3 .	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
4 .	Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
5 .	Hydrology: Current Research
6 .	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
7 .	Journal for Nature Conservation
8 .	Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change
9 .	Journal of Soils and Sediments
10 .	Paddy and Water Environment
11 .	Resources, Conservation and Recycling
12 .	Water
13 .	Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Engineering
14 .	Taiwan Water Conservancy
15 .	Journal of Chinese Soil and Water Conservation

Local journals

1 .	Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
2 .	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
3 .	Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
4 .	Sino-Geotechins
5 .	Journal of Meiho University

Research Team

Zi-Rong Yu

Research assistant(2024~)

Zi-Rong Yu

Research assistant(2024~)

Yun-Che Hsieh

Master student, Fall 2023

Effects on forest carbon sink and ecosystem services under scenarios towards carbon neutrality target

Yun-Che Hsieh

Master student, Fall 2023

Effects on forest carbon sink and ecosystem services under scenarios towards carbon neutrality target

Cheng-Tse Wu

Master student, Fall 2023

Effects on soil carbon sink and land resources under scenarios towards carbon neutrality target

Cheng-Tse Wu

Master student, Fall 2023

Effects on soil carbon sink and land resources under scenarios towards carbon neutrality target

Chia-Ling Yuan

Master student, Fall 2023

Climate risk analysis of hillslope tea plantations in Central Taiwan

Chia-Ling Yuan

Master student, Fall 2023

Climate risk analysis of hillslope tea plantations in Central Taiwan

Jia-Tsung Wang

Master student, Fall 2022

Numerical Simulation of Overland Flow and Soil Erosion on Hillslopes

Jia-Tsung Wang

Master student, Fall 2022

Numerical Simulation of Overland Flow and Soil Erosion on Hillslopes

Yi-Chen Chao

Master student, Fall 2020

Land Degradation Assessment in Watersheds

Yi-Chen Chao

Master student, Fall 2020

Land Degradation Assessment in Watersheds

Ting-Shuo Lu

Master student, Fall 2019

SWAT Model Simulation and Landslide Impacts on Sediment Transport

Ting-Shuo Lu

Master student, Fall 2019

SWAT Model Simulation and Landslide Impacts on Sediment Transport

Chun-Ting Chen

In-service master’s program, Fall 2019

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Chun-Ting Chen

In-service master’s program, Fall 2019

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Chao-Min Cho

In-service master’s program, Fall 2019

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Chao-Min Cho

In-service master’s program, Fall 2019

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Shu-Hung Chen

In-service master’s program, Fall 2019

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Shu-Hung Chen

In-service master’s program, Fall 2019

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Kuan-Chung Hsu

In-service master’s program, Fall 2018

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Kuan-Chung Hsu

In-service master’s program, Fall 2018

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Ying-Ying Chen

In-service master’s program, Fall 2017

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In-service master’s program, Fall 2017

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Zi-Rong Yu

M.S., Department of Soil and Water Conservation,National Chung Hsing University, 2023

Analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of hydrological ecosystem services in the Zhuoshui River Basin and the impact of climate change

Zi-Rong Yu

M.S., Department of Soil and Water Conservation,National Chung Hsing University, 2023

Analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of hydrological ecosystem services in the Zhuoshui River Basin and the impact of climate change

Tsung-Tang Yeh

M.S., Department of Soil and Water Conservation,National Chung Hsing University, 2023

Evaluating the environmental impact of hillslope tea plantations in central Taiwan using carbon and water footprint assessments

Tsung-Tang Yeh

M.S., Department of Soil and Water Conservation,National Chung Hsing University, 2023

Evaluating the environmental impact of hillslope tea plantations in central Taiwan using carbon and water footprint assessments