Strategies for an integrated approach to ecologically sustainable land management

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 66-76

  Thackway, Richard ^a   Davey, Stuart ^a   Hoare, James ^b   Cresswell, Ian D ^b  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^b Fisheries and Forestry ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 84893124693     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2005.10648636     Document Type: Article

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