Stream ecosystem health outcomes of providing information to farmers and adoption of best management practices

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1106-1115

  Rhodes, Heather M ^a   Closs, Gerard P ^a   Townsend, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agricultural impacts; Environmental information; New Zealand; Riparian; Stream and river health; Stream restoration; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GRAZING; INVERTEBRATE; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CERVIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 35648983034     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01397.x     Document Type: Article

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