The economy of Australian rangelands - Myth or mystery?

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-156

  Fargher, J D ^a   Howard, B M ^a   Burnside, D G ^a   Andrew, M H ^a  

^a URS Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; GRAZING; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1442289540     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ03012     Document Type: Article

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