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Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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The Ord River Regeneration Project. 2. Dealing With The Problem, K Fitzgerald
The Ord River Regeneration Project. 2. Dealing With The Problem, K Fitzgerald
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE PROGRAMME of protective and remedial work being undertaken in the Ord River catchment area had as its major objective the re-establishment of perennial vegetation, as a means of controlling erosion and reducing the silt load of the rivers. It is now in its seventh year of operation.
The Ord River Regeneration Project. 3. Eight Years Of Progress, K Fitzgerald
The Ord River Regeneration Project. 3. Eight Years Of Progress, K Fitzgerald
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
REGENERATION of degraded areas in regions of marginal rainfall is a slow process under the best of conditions, but on the Ord River Catchment, where much top-soil had been removed, the problem was unusually severe.
In many areas top-soil will have to be rebuilt before vegetation can be re-established.
This will be a long, slow process and regeneration will proceed through gradual plant succession from the "pioneer" annual species through to the permanent and more productive perennial species needed for a stable catchment area.