Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0561858

Funded Activity Summary

Nutrient generation from rural land and delivery to streams in the Sydney Drinking Water Catchments. The Sydney Catchment Authority must manage pollution arising from land within its catchments. There have been few local studies of nutrient losses from rural land, the major land use, and the understanding of some important processes involved in nutrient generation and delivery is weak. Therefore model predictions are uncertain. This project will quantify nutrient losses from key land uses, evaluate alternative loss pathways, and provide insight into the effects of scale, providing a foundation for improved modelling of nutrient sources and transport. The outcome will be the capacity to prioritise land uses and parts catchments for remedial action, whilst providing a modelling approach relevant to the SCA and other catchment managers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2006

End Date: 30-09-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $145,444.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Fertilisers And Agrochemicals (Application Etc.) | Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Surfacewater Hydrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Livestock | Pasture, browse and fodder crops | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |

Other Keywords

Fertilisers And Agrochemicals (Application Etc.) | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Livestock | Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Pasture, browse and fodder crops | Surfacewater Hydrology

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