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Waterspreading to restore native grasslands
Author
Mitchell, K.
Tighe, M.
Thompson, R.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
Body

Waterspreading is a land rehabilitation technique that targets the variability of rainfall and runoff in semi-arid systems to initiate long term changes in ground cover. This study outlines the effect of waterspreading at ‘Florida’ in western NSW, which has been steadily implementing waterspreading systems for the last 30 years. By combining recent pasture measurements, on-farm observations, and soil surface carbon and nitrogen measurements, this study outlines thedramatic changes in pasture condition and diversity, and long term changes in surface soil properties, that occur following waterspreading. ...

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
Cite this paper:
Mitchell, K., Tighe, M. and Thompson, R. (2010) Waterspreading to restore native grasslands.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
Collection
Australian Rangelands
Keywords
Environmental
Invasive native scrub
Waterspreading
Western NSW