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Stabilisation of Dunes by Sandhill Canegrass
Author
P. L. Milthorpe
R. J. Stanley
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2014
Body

Changes in cover afforded by sandhill canegrass (Zygochloaparadoxa) have been studied on a low dune near Menindee in Western New South Wales for 23 years. Areal cover of live and dead culms has varied in accordance with rainfall conditions, from 5.0 to 19.9% during the study period. Despite the low cover and an extended 4 -year drought, the dune has not been changed significantly in profile by . . . . . 

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
1977 Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference
Keywords
Australia
Dunes
Sandhill Canegrass
western New South Wales