Grassland productivity and water quality: A 21st Century issue

Grassland: A Global Resource

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 239-250

  Nash, D M ^a   Haygarth, P M ^b  

^a Department of Primary Industries Ellinbank Centre ^*  (Australia)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Pathogens; Phosphorus; Salinisation; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845360485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-551-2     Document Type: Chapter

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