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EROSION IN PASTORAL REGIONS OF AUSTRALIA
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Author
B. R. Roberts
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2014
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Explorers records of inland Australia indicate that much of today's pastoral zone was subject to wind and water erosion before the lend was subjected to domestic stock. Australia's contribution to the United Nations (1977) survey of arid land degradation indicates that Australia now has serious man -made problems of desertification and contributes substantially to the 5.2 million /ha which is . . . . .

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
arid land degradation
Australia
erosion
pastoral regions