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The consequences of land use change on nutrient exports: a regional scale assessment in south-west Victoria, Australia

Ierodiaconou, D, Laurenson, L, Leblanc, M, Stagnitti, F, Duff, G, Salzman, S and Versace, V (2005). The consequences of land use change on nutrient exports: a regional scale assessment in south-west Victoria, Australia. Journal of Environmental Management,74(4):305-316.

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Title The consequences of land use change on nutrient exports: a regional scale assessment in south-west Victoria, Australia
Author Ierodiaconou, D
Laurenson, L
Leblanc, M
Stagnitti, F
Duff, G
Salzman, S
Versace, V
Journal Name Journal of Environmental Management
Publication Date 2005
Volume Number 74
Issue Number 4
ISSN 0301-4797   (check CDU catalogue open catalogue search in new window)
Scopus ID 2-s2.0-14544291457
Start Page 305
End Page 316
Total Pages 12
Place of Publication Oxford
Publisher Elsevier
HERDC Category C1 - Journal Article (DEST)
Abstract Estimation of nutrient load production based on multi-temporal remotely sensed land use data for the Glenelg-Hopkins region in southwest Victoria, Australia, is discussed. Changes in land use were mapped using archived Landsat data and computerised classification techniques. Land use change has been rapid in recent history with 16% of the region transformed in the last 22 years. Total nitrogen and phosphorus loads were estimated using an export coefficient model. The analysis demonstrates an increase in modelled nitrogen and phosphorus loadings from 1980 to 2002. Whilst such increases were suspected from past anecdotal and ad-hoc evidence, our modelling estimated the magnitude of such increases and thus demonstrated the enormous potential of using remote sensing and GIS for monitoring regional scale environmental processes. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords remote sensing
land use mapping
gis
pollutant load modelling
water-quality
coefficient
impact
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.09.010   (check subscription with CDU E-Gateway service for CDU Staff and Students  check subscription with CDU E-Gateway in new window)
 
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