Contour furrows act to impound rainfall runoff and create favourable situations for plant growth. In the Western Catchment (NSW), furrowing and other mechanical treatments have been used since the mid-20thC. In 2009 prior furrowing works were reviewed, using published studies, residents’ observations, and geomorphic investigation of field sites. Geomorphic processes were a focus because they are fundamental to ecological permanence and (unlike vegetation surveys) independent of recent local weather. Treatments deemed successful were >10 years old, showed self-sustaining geomorphic processes and increased vegetation. ...
Wakelin-King, G. and Green, G. (2010). Contour Furrowing: Local Landscape Processes Determine Results. In: Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
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