'Tolerable' hillslope soil erosion rates in Australia: Linking science and policy

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-149

  Bui, Elisabeth N ^a   Hancock, Gary J ^a   Wilkinson, Scott N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Decision making; Environmental management; Integration research; Sediment delivery rate; Transdisciplinarity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BASELINE CONDITIONS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROWTH RATE; HILLSLOPE; LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL EROSION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80052837518     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.07.022     Document Type: Review

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