Hydrological recovery of rangeland following cattle exclusion

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 325, 2008, Pages 532-539

  Hawdon, A A ^a   Keen, R J ^a   Post, D A ^a   Wilkinson, S N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing; Great barrier reef world heritage area; Hillslope; Recoery; Runoff; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREAS; CATTLE PRODUCTIONS; FIRST YEARS; GRAZING; GRAZING LANDS; GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE AREA; HILLSLOPE; HILLSLOPES; PASTURE MANAGEMENTS; QUALITY OF WATERS; RECOERY; RIVER BANK EROSIONS; RIVER CATCHMENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TIME PERIODS;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; DYNAMICS; EROSION; LAND USE; REEFS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

RIVERS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GULLY EROSION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; RANGELAND; RIVER BANK; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BURDEKIN RIVER; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

BOS;

EID: 62749126715     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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