Impacts of dairy farming on water quality and biological communities of streams in Tararua District, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University

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Impacts of dairy farming on water quality and biological communities of streams in Tararua District, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University

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Water quality in dairy farming areas has increasingly been the focus of attention in New Zealand as more land is converted to dairying and the intensity of operations increases. Regional councils and the dairy industry have encouraged removal of existing treated dairy shed effluent discharges from waterways and the minimisation of diffuse sources of contaminants such as nutrients and bacteria. There has been limited scientific data collected on the impacts of dairy shed effluent discharges on...

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Thesis

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Masters

Date created

2003

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http://hdl.handle.net/10179/10229

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New Zealand / Water quality / Otamaraho Stream / MangaAtua Stream / Periphyton / Aquatic invertebrates / Freshwater ecology -- Tararua District / Dairying / Environmental aspects / Dairy farms

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