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The seasonality of phosphorus transfers from land to water: implications for trophic impacts and policy evaluation
Jordan, P., Melland, A. R., Mellander, P. -E., Shortle, G. and Wall, D.. 2012. "The seasonality of phosphorus transfers from land to water: implications for trophic impacts and policy evaluation ." Science of the Total Environment. 434, pp. 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.070

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Forecasting the decline of excess soil phosphorus in agricultural catchments
Wall, D. P., Jordan, P., Melland, A. R., Mellander, P. -E., Mechan, S. and Shortle, G.. 2013. "Forecasting the decline of excess soil phosphorus in agricultural catchments." Soil Use and Management. 29 (S1), pp. 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00413.x

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Quantification of phosphorus transport from a karstic agricultural watershed to emerging spring water
Mellander, Per-Erik, Jordan, Philip, Melland, Alice R., Murphy, Paul N. C., Wall, David P., Mechan, Sarah, Meehan, Robert, Kelly, Coran, Shine, Oliver and Shortle, Ger. 2013. "Quantification of phosphorus transport from a karstic agricultural watershed to emerging spring water." Environmental Science and Technology. 47 (12), pp. 6111-6119. https://doi.org/10.1021/es304909y

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Evaluation of a surface hydrological connectivity index in agricultural catchments
Shore, M., Murphy, P. N. C., Jordan, P., Mellander, P. -E., Kelly-Quinn, M., Cushen, M., Mechan, S., Shine, O. and Melland, A. R.. 2013. "Evaluation of a surface hydrological connectivity index in agricultural catchments." Environmental Modelling and Software. 47, pp. 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.04.003

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Dairy farm impacts of fencing riparian land: pasture production and farm productivity
Aarons, Sharon R., Melland, Alice R. and Dorling, Lianne. 2013. "Dairy farm impacts of fencing riparian land: pasture production and farm productivity." Journal of Environmental Management. 130, pp. 255-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.08.060

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Rapid assessment of gully sidewall erosion rates in data-poor catchments: a case study in Australia
Whitford, J. A., Newham, L. T. H., Vigiak, O., Melland, A. R. and Roberts, A. M.. 2010. "Rapid assessment of gully sidewall erosion rates in data-poor catchments: a case study in Australia ." Geomorphology. 118 (3/4), pp. 330-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.01.013

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Comparison of landscape approaches to define spatial patterns of hillslope-scale sediment delivery ratio
Vigiak, O., Newham, L. T. H., Whitford, J., Melland, A. and Borselli, L.. 2009. "Comparison of landscape approaches to define spatial patterns of hillslope-scale sediment delivery ratio." Braddock, Roger (ed.) 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Cairns, Australia 13 - 17 Jul 2009 Cairns, Australia. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand .

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Trialling a web-based spatial information management tool with land managers in Victoria, Australia
Roberts, Anna M., Park, Geoff, Melland, Alice R. and Miller, Ian. 2009. "Trialling a web-based spatial information management tool with land managers in Victoria, Australia." Journal of Environmental Management. 91 (2), pp. 523-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.021

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Evaluation of a static water balance model in cropped and grazed systems of temperate Australia
Melland, Alice R., Vigiak, Olga, Roberts, Anna M., Rattray, Dan and Whitford, Jane. 2010. "Evaluation of a static water balance model in cropped and grazed systems of temperate Australia." Environmental Modelling and Software. 25 (12), pp. 1682-1691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.05.006

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A numerical solution based on the Fokker-Planck equation for dilute polymer solutions using high order RBF methods
Nguyen, H. Q., Tran, C.-D., Pham-Sy, N. and Tran-Cong, T.. 2014. "A numerical solution based on the Fokker-Planck equation for dilute polymer solutions using high order RBF methods." Applied Mechanics and Materials. 553, pp. 187-192. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.187

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The effects of tyre size on soil deformation and soil bulk density changes
Antille, D. L., Ansorge, D., Dresser, M. L. and Godwin, R. J.. 2008. "The effects of tyre size on soil deformation and soil bulk density changes." 2008 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2008). Providence, United States 29 Jun - 02 Jul 2008 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.25127

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Organomineral fertilisers: nitrogen dynamics and evaluation of agronomic characteristics
Antille, D. L., Sakrabani, R. and Godwin, R. J.. 2008. "Organomineral fertilisers: nitrogen dynamics and evaluation of agronomic characteristics ." 2008 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2008). Providence, United States 29 Jun - 02 Jul 2008 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.25085

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Organomineral fertilisers: nutrient dynamics and evaluation of agronomic characteristics
Antille, D. L., Sakrabani, R. and Godwin, R. J.. 2009. "Organomineral fertilisers: nutrient dynamics and evaluation of agronomic characteristics ." 2009 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2009). Reno, United States 21 - 24 Jun 2009 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.27018

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The effect of soil moisture deficit on the susceptibility of soil to compaction as a result of vehicle traffic
Vero, S. E., Antille, D. L., Lalor, S. T. J. and Holden, N. M.. 2012. "The effect of soil moisture deficit on the susceptibility of soil to compaction as a result of vehicle traffic ." 2012 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2012). Dallas, United States 29 Jul - 01 Aug 2012 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.42046

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Development of organomineral fertilisers derived from nutrient-enriched biosolids granules: product specification
Antille, D. L., Sakrabani, R., Tyrrel, S. F., Le, M. S. and Godwin, R. J.. 2013. "Development of organomineral fertilisers derived from nutrient-enriched biosolids granules: product specification." 2013 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2013). Kansas City, United States 21 - 24 Jul 2013 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.20131620153

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Field studies on the value of organomineral fertilisers as amendments for perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L)
Antille, D. L., Sakrabani, R. and Godwin, R. J.. 2013. "Field studies on the value of organomineral fertilisers as amendments for perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L) ." 2013 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2013). Kansas City, United States 21 - 24 Jul 2013 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.20131620220

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Nitrogen and phosphorus availability following topsoil application of mineral and organomineral fertilisers (OMF)
Antille, D. L., Sakrabani, R. and Godwin, R. J.. 2012. "Nitrogen and phosphorus availability following topsoil application of mineral and organomineral fertilisers (OMF)." 2012 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2012). Dallas, United States 29 Jul - 01 Aug 2012 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.41937

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Evaluation of calcium ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertilisers applied to grassland in Ireland
Antille, D. L., Hoekstra, N. J., Ernfors, M., Richards, K. and Lalor, S. T. J.. 2013. "Evaluation of calcium ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertilisers applied to grassland in Ireland ." 2013 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2013). Kansas City, United States 21 - 24 Jul 2013 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.20131620284

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Determining the particle size range of organomineral fertilisers based on the spreading characteristics of the material
Antille, D. L., Gallar-Redondo, L. and Godwin, R. J.. 2013. "Determining the particle size range of organomineral fertilisers based on the spreading characteristics of the material ." 2013 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting (ASABE 2013). Kansas City, United States 21 - 24 Jul 2013 St. Joseph, MI. United States. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.20131620197

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Effects of biosolids-derived organomineral fertilizers, urea, and biosolids granules on crop and soil established with ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
Antille, Diogenes L., Sakrabani, Ruben and Godwin, Richard J.. 2014. "Effects of biosolids-derived organomineral fertilizers, urea, and biosolids granules on crop and soil established with ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) ." Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 45 (12), pp. 1605-1621. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2013.875205

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Field evaluation of soil moisture deficit thresholds for limits to trafficability with slurry spreading equipment on grassland
Vero, S. E., Antille, D. L., Lalor, S. T. J. and Holden, N. M.. 2014. "Field evaluation of soil moisture deficit thresholds for limits to trafficability with slurry spreading equipment on grassland ." Soil Use and Management. 30 (1), pp. 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12093

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Technological and integrated approaches for practical and rapid assessment of compaction in agricultural soils: a review.
Bennett, J. McL., Antille, D. L. and Raine, S. R.. 2013. Technological and integrated approaches for practical and rapid assessment of compaction in agricultural soils: a review. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Discussion paper

Evaluating the critical source area concept of phosphorus loss from soils to water-bodies in agricultural catchments
Shore, M., Jordan, P., Mellander, P. -E., Kelly-Quinn, M., Wall, D. P., Murphy, P. N. C. and Melland, A. R.. 2014. "Evaluating the critical source area concept of phosphorus loss from soils to water-bodies in agricultural catchments ." Science of the Total Environment. 490, pp. 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.122

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Evaluation of stereovision for extracting plant features
Mohammed Amean, Z., Low, T., McCarthy, C. and Hancock, N.. 2013. "Evaluation of stereovision for extracting plant features." SEAg 2013: Innovative Agricultural Technologies for a Sustainable Future. Barton, Australia 22 - 25 Sep 2013 Canberra, Australia.

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Advances in intelligent and autonomous systems to improve irrigation and fertiliser efficiency
Raine, Steven R. and McCarthy, Alison C.. 2014. "Advances in intelligent and autonomous systems to improve irrigation and fertiliser efficiency." Currie, L. D. and Christensen, C. L. (ed.) Nutrient management for the farm, catchment and community. Palmerston North, New Zealand 18 - 20 Feb 2014 Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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Field-scale evaluation of biosolids-derived organomineral fertilisers applied to ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in England
Antille, Diogenes L., Sakrabani, Ruben and Godwin, Richard J.. 2013. "Field-scale evaluation of biosolids-derived organomineral fertilisers applied to ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in England." Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2013, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/960629

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Characterisation of organomineral fertilisers derived from nutrient-enriched biosolids granules
Antille, Diogenes L., Sakrabani, Ruben, Tyrrel, Sean F., Le, Minh S. and Godwin, Richard J.. 2013. "Characterisation of organomineral fertilisers derived from nutrient-enriched biosolids granules." Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2013, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/694597

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Soil displacement and soil bulk density changes as affected by tire size
Antille, D. L., Ansorge, D., Dresser, M. L. and Godwin, R. J.. 2013. "Soil displacement and soil bulk density changes as affected by tire size." Transactions of the ASABE. 56 (5), pp. 1683-1693. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.56.988

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A preliminary evaluation of vision and laser sensing for tree trunk detection and orchard mapping
Shalal, Nagham, Low, Tobias, McCarthy, Cheryl and Hancock, Nigel. 2013. "A preliminary evaluation of vision and laser sensing for tree trunk detection and orchard mapping." Katupitiya, Jayantha, Guivant, Jose and Eaton, Ray (ed.) Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2013). Sydney, Australia 02 - 04 Dec 2013 Australia.

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Automatic plant branch segmentation and classification using vesselness measure
Mohammed Amean, Z., Low, T., McCarthy, C. and Hancock, N.. 2013. "Automatic plant branch segmentation and classification using vesselness measure." Katupitiya, Jayantha, Guivant, Jose and Eaton, Ray (ed.) Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2013). Sydney, Australia 02 - 04 Dec 2013 Australia.

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Assessing a new approach to covered anaerobic pond design in the treatment of abattoir wastewater
McCabe, B. K., Harris, P., Baillie, C., Pittaway, P. and Yusaf, T.. 2013. "Assessing a new approach to covered anaerobic pond design in the treatment of abattoir wastewater." Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering. 10 (1), pp. 81-93. https://doi.org/10.7158/N12-AE07.2013.10.1.

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Real-time, web-enabled adaptive control and monitoring of surface and overhead irrigation systems
McCarthy, Alison, Gillies, Malcolm and Smith, Rod. 2013. "Real-time, web-enabled adaptive control and monitoring of surface and overhead irrigation systems." Lamb, David (ed.) 1st Digital Rural Futures Conference: Smart Farms - Smart Regions (DRF 2013). Armidale, Australia 26 - 28 Jun 2013 Armidale, Australia.

Presentation

VARIwise simulation of variable-rate irrigation of cotton via adaptive control: first results
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven. 2010. "VARIwise simulation of variable-rate irrigation of cotton via adaptive control: first results." 15th Australian Cotton Conference 2010: Fashioning the Future. Gold Coast, Australia 10 - 12 Aug 2010 Gold Coast, Australia.

Poster

Development of a sensing system for automated cotton fruit load and vegetation estimation
McCarthy, Alison and Hancock, Nigel. 2013. "Development of a sensing system for automated cotton fruit load and vegetation estimation." Whitehouse, Mary (ed.) Inaugural Australian Cotton Research Conference 2013: Stimulating Science in Cotton. Narrabri, Australia 08 - 11 Sep 2013

Presentation

A case study for biogas generation from covered anaerobic ponds treating abattoir wastewater: investigation of pond performance and potential biogas production
McCabe, Bernadette K., Hamawand, Ihsan, Harris, Peter, Baillie, Craig and Yusaf, Talal. 2014. "A case study for biogas generation from covered anaerobic ponds treating abattoir wastewater: investigation of pond performance and potential biogas production." Applied Energy. 114, pp. 798-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.020

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Development and application of biofilter systems for intensive livestock operations to minimise odour emissions and nuisance potential
Dunlop, Mark, Hudson, Neale, Sohn, Jae Ho, Yoo, Yong Hee and Schmidt, Erik. 2005. Development and application of biofilter systems for intensive livestock operations to minimise odour emissions and nuisance potential. Brisbane, Australia. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.

Project report

Improving irrigation efficiency through precision irrigation in South East Queensland
Eberhard, J., McHugh, A., Scobie, M., Schmidt, E., McCarthy, A., Uddin, Md J., McKeering, L. and Poulter, R.. 2013. Improving irrigation efficiency through precision irrigation in South East Queensland. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Other

Evaporation and sapflow dynamics during sprinkler irrigation of cotton
Uddin, J., Smith, R. J., Hancock, N. H. and Foley, J. P.. 2013. "Evaporation and sapflow dynamics during sprinkler irrigation of cotton." Agricultural Water Management. 125, pp. 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.04.001

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South-east Queensland irrigation futures research and development support: progress report
McHugh, A. D. and Eberhard, J.. 2011. South-east Queensland irrigation futures research and development support: progress report. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report

Commercialisation of precision agriculture technologies in the macadamia industry
Rees, Steven, Dunn, Mark, Werkman, Peter and McCarthy, Cheryl. 2009. Commercialisation of precision agriculture technologies in the macadamia industry. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report