Reversing scattered tree decline on farms: Implications of landholder perceptions and practice in the Lachlan catchment, New South Wales

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-107

  Schirmer, J ^a   Clayton, H ^a   Sherren, K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clumps patches; Landholder behaviour; Paddock trees; Trees in; Trees in long strips

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATCHMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84863456259     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2012.678574     Document Type: Article

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