Where, and how, do monitoring and sustainability indicators fit into environmental management systems?

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-323

  Carruthers, G ^a   Tinning, G ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038066847     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA00177     Document Type: Article

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