Impact of cattle treading on hill land: 2. Soil physical properties and contaminant runoff

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-290

  Nguyen, M L ^a   Sheath, G W ^b   Smith, C M ^a   Cooper, A B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing management; Hill land; Sediment; Treading; Water quality; Water runoff

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPACTION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT; RUNOFF; SOIL;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031857641     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513312     Document Type: Article

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