The potential contribution of forage shrubs to economic returns and environmental management in Australian dryland agricultural systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 187-197

  Monjardino, Marta ^a   Revell, Dean ^b,d   Pannell, David J ^c,d  

^a SMC Systems Modelling Consulting   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d School of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal health; Carbon emissions; Economics; Erosion; MIDAS; Perennial species; Sequestration; Whole farm modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRYLAND FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EROSION RATE; FORAGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SHRUB; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77649341397     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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