Can agricultural management emulate natural ecosystems in recharge control in south eastern Australia?

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 343-364

  Dunin, F X ^a   Williams, J ^a   Verburg, K ^a   Keating, B A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual crops; Drainage; Evapotranspiration; Lucerne; Uptake; Water balance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; RECHARGE; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032738751     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006271805222     Document Type: Article

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