Land-use change is the key to protecting biodiversity in salinising landscapes

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 627-635

  Cocks, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DRYLAND FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; RUNOFF; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1642484910     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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