Land-use effects on water quality in an intensively managed catchment in the Australian humid tropics

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 931-940

  Bramley, Rob G V ^a   Roth, C H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural run off; Forestry; Freshwater; Grazing; Riverine; Sediment load; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HUMID TROPICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS TAURUS; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0036032530     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF01242     Document Type: Article

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