Nature grows in straight lines - Or does she? What are the consequences of the mismatch between human-imposed linear boundaries and ecosystem boundaries? An Australian example

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 61, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 71-82

  Saunders, Denis A ^a   Briggs, Sue V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Landscape planning; Native vegetation; Perennial trees

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SOILS;

WATER TABLES;

URBAN PLANNING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BOUNDARY DELIMITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE PLANTING;

AUSTRALIA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0037110863     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(02)00103-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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