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A Global Perspective on Phosphorus Management Decision Support in Agriculture: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

The evolution of phosphorus (P) management decision support tools and systems has been most strongly affected in developed regions by national strategies (i) to optimize…
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The Sustainable Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples: Another Missed Opportunity?

Indicators have emerged as a powerful communication tool for complex phenomena in the shift towards quantitative measurement. Using a framework informed by the United Nations…
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Assessing the Yield and Load of Contaminants with Stream Order: Would Policy Requiring Livestock to Be Fenced Out of High-Order Streams Decrease Catchment Contaminant Loads?

This paper won the JEQ Best Paper Award 2019. Concentration and flow data for 1998 to 2009 were used to calculate catchment load and yields…
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Quantifying Actual Denitrification in Groundwater Systems

This poster provides a one-page summary of research to quantify actual denitrification in groundwater systems. Measurement of neon, argon and N2(g) identifies: 1. Excess N2(g)…
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Evidence for the leaching of dissolved organic phosphorus to depth

Phosphorus (P) can leach from topsoil in inorganic and organic forms. While some evidence has shown inorganic P (orthophosphate) can leach to depth in some…
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A pathway to Multilateral Data Sharing: Understanding and overcoming barriers to MLDS in New Zealand’s primary industries

Drawing from lessons of past attempts at data sharing, international experiences, multilateral trade agreements, game theory, and considerations of Te Mana Raraunga Principles of Māori…
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Predicting improved optical water quality in rivers resulting from soil conservation actions on land

Soil conservation not only conserves soil but it improves the water clarity of water in rivers. This improvement may be estimated by the methods shown…
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Demonstrating efficacy of on-land management actions to improve water quality: How can we quantify what actions have been done?

We reviewed 91 global publications and proceedings between 1989 and 2019 which assessed the complexities related to recording and reporting sustainable land use actions with…
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Revitalising Te Taiao: How to co-design a place-based approach to support purposeful change and resilience

Aotearoa-New Zealand and international examples were reviewed by the project team with a range of criteria detailed to allow for an analysis of what were…
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