Marra Creek Waterponding Program: Rehabilitating scalded rangelands
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Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
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A four-year program to restore scalded and bare soils in western NSW, Australia, during the 1980s has left a remarkable legacy that has since rehabilitated 30,000 hectares of severely degraded land for environmental and production outcomes. In the Marra Creek District (western NSW) around 100,000 hectares had become bare and scalded due to grazing pressure, drought, wind and water erosion. About 30,000 hectares have been rehabilitated through waterponding. ...
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Cite this paper:
Thompson, R. (2010). Marra Creek Waterponding Program: Rehabilitating scalded rangelands. In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Thompson, R. (2010). Marra Creek Waterponding Program: Rehabilitating scalded rangelands. In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Conference Name
16th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke, New South Wales
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Keywords
rehabilitation
scalded
waterponding
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