Dairy farm impacts of fencing riparian land: An analysis of farmers' perceptions of the costs and benefits

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Aarons, Sharon R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; RIPARIAN ZONE;

EID: 84861053802     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.66.5.140A     Document Type: Conference Paper

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