Rangeland Ecology & Management

Get reliable science

RUNOFF AND THE AMELIORATING EFFECT OF PLANT COVER
File Upload
Author
A. J. Pressland
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2014
Body

Surface runoff was recorded from small plots situated in the mulga rangelands of Queensland. Even small falls of rain ( <15 mm) produced runoff equivalent to over 50% of the rain. Plant tussocks were instrumental in decreasing the number of rainfall events which generated . . . . .

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
1981 Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference
Keywords
Amelorating effect
Australia
plant cover
Queensland
rainfall
runoff