Agricultural land management strategies to reduce phosphorus loads in the Gippsland Lakes, Australia

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-22

  Roberts, Anna M ^a   Pannell, David J ^b   Doole, Graeme ^c   Vigiak, Olga ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benefit:Cost analysis; Dairy; Diffuse source; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAKE WATER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE-OFF; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND LAKES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 82155186827     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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