Using economic, social and ecological spatial patterns to guide policy development in the Pilbara and Southern Rangelands of Western Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-239

  Safstrom, Rodney D ^a   Waddell, Peter Jon ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

degradation; planning; rangelands; restoration; spatial patterns; stewardship; sustainable usage.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879923044     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ13032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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