Landscape variables affecting livestock impacts on water quality in the humid temperate zone

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-190

  Clark, E Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Pasture fertility; Riparian ecosystem; Soil and water conservation

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031852892     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P97-140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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