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Birds and Environmental Management in Australia 1901–2001 1901-2001年澳大利亚鸟类与环境管理

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2001-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2001.10648519

L. Robin

引用次数: 6

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2001-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2001.10648535

J. Handmer, Jann A. Williams

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引用次数: 3

Towards Sustainable Pastoralism in Australia's Rangelands 澳大利亚牧场的可持续畜牧业

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648501

D. M. Stafford, S. Morton, A. Ash

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引用次数: 34

Does MODSS Offer an Alternative to Traditional Approaches to Natural Resource Management Decision-making? MODSS是否为自然资源管理决策提供了一种替代方法?

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648498

J. Robinson

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引用次数: 13

Economic Assessment of Remnant Native Vegetation Conservation 残存原生植被保护的经济评价

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648505

M. Lockwood, S. Walpole

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引用次数: 8

On the Adoption of Research and Development Outcomes in Integrated Catchment Management 研究及发展成果在集水区综合管理中的应用

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648496

R. Grayson, S. Ewing, R. Argent, B. Finlayson, T. McMahon

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引用次数: 8

External Verification of the Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environment Management: A Case Study 澳大利亚矿业环境管理规范的外部验证:一个案例研究

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648489

F. Solomon

引用次数: 0

Science, Communication and Stakeholder Participation for Integrated Natural Resource Management 自然资源综合管理的科学、传播和利益相关者参与

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648488

A. Johnson, D. Walker

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引用次数: 27

“The Answer My Friend is Blowin' in the Wind”…Or is It? Successful Local Opposition to a Proposed Windfarm Development in Regional Victoria “我的朋友，答案就在风中飘荡”……真的是这样吗?当地对维多利亚州地区风电场发展计划的成功反对

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648490

L. Hislop, D. Mercer, G. Wescott

引用次数: 3

Australian Journal of Environmental Management Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2000.10648487

T. Sladden, K. Luckie, J. Simpson

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引用次数: 2