Natural resource use and management in the Australian sugar industry: Current practice and opportunities for improved policy, planning and management

Australian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-108

  Johnson, Andrew K L ^a   McDonald, Geoffrey T ^b   Shrubsole, Dan A ^c   Walker, Daniel H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0002576972     PISSN: 13221698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.1998.10648405     Document Type: Article

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