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Carlton Plains Soil Survey In The Shire Of Wyndham, East Kimberley, T C. Stoneman Sep 1988

Carlton Plains Soil Survey In The Shire Of Wyndham, East Kimberley, T C. Stoneman

Resource management technical reports

The Carlton Plains covers approximately 11,750 ha midway between Wyndham and Kununurra on the northern bank of the Ord River in the Shire of East Kimberley. The survey area is divided into two geomorphic units, the clay plains and the levee areas. Soils of the former generally belong to the Cununurra family of cracking clays while those of the levees are generally more variable and of medium texture.Samples of the major soils were collected for mechanical analysis and basic chemical analysis.Sodium chloride percentages and exchangeable sodium percentages are both high on the clay soils of the western plain. The suitability …


Production From The Management Of Burr Medic Pastures, C W. Thorn Jan 1988

Production From The Management Of Burr Medic Pastures, C W. Thorn

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

No abstract provided.


Plant Regeneration And The Control Of Dust On The South Common, Carnarvon, I W. Watson Jan 1988

Plant Regeneration And The Control Of Dust On The South Common, Carnarvon, I W. Watson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

No abstract provided.


The Concept Of Prime Agricultural Land : A Western Australian Perspective, Vivian T. Read Jan 1988

The Concept Of Prime Agricultural Land : A Western Australian Perspective, Vivian T. Read

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


A Method Of Assessing Water Erosion Risk In Land Capability Studies : Swan Coastal Plain And Darling Range, M R. Wells Jan 1988

A Method Of Assessing Water Erosion Risk In Land Capability Studies : Swan Coastal Plain And Darling Range, M R. Wells

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Code Lists For Computerized Soil And Land Resource Data Recording, Peter D. King, M R. Wells Jan 1988

Code Lists For Computerized Soil And Land Resource Data Recording, Peter D. King, M R. Wells

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Groundwater And Salinity Investigations In The Eastern Wheatbelt 2. Merredin Catchment, Richard J. George Dr, P W C Frantom Jan 1988

Preliminary Groundwater And Salinity Investigations In The Eastern Wheatbelt 2. Merredin Catchment, Richard J. George Dr, P W C Frantom

Resource management technical reports

Saline groundwater occurs within twelve metres of the surface throughout the valley of the Merredin catchment. Saline groundwater occurs within deep sediments deposited in the valley and deeply-weathered bedrock materials. Rapid groundwater recharge appears to be taking place in sandy-textured soils high in the landscape and directly into the Cainozoic sediments in the valley floor. Water-tables are rising at approximately ten centimetres each year in the upper catchment area.


An Inventory And Condition Survey Of Rangelands In The Ashburton River Catchment, Western Australia, A A. Mitchell, A L. Payne, W F. Holman Jan 1988

An Inventory And Condition Survey Of Rangelands In The Ashburton River Catchment, Western Australia, A A. Mitchell, A L. Payne, W F. Holman

Technical Bulletins

The inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Ashburton River catchment, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 1976 and 1978, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. The area surveyed …


Climatic Change In Western Australia, M A. Frahmand, R A. Nulsen Jan 1988

Climatic Change In Western Australia, M A. Frahmand, R A. Nulsen

Books & book chapters

The greenhouse effect is now an established scientific fact. Evidence published in the US and Australia in 1987 leaves little room for doubt. Carbon dioxide sent into the air whenever fossil fuels are burnt traps reflected heat from the Earth's surface - just as a greenhouse traps heat on a summer's day.

The uncertainties currently present in any prediction of future regional climate are very large. This paper presents a synopsis of current literature related to the future climate of Western Australia.


The Use Of Permeability, Conductivity, Conductance And Resistance In The Description Of Water Movement In Soils And Plants, H Borg Jan 1988

The Use Of Permeability, Conductivity, Conductance And Resistance In The Description Of Water Movement In Soils And Plants, H Borg

Resource management technical reports

Permeability, conductivity, conductance and resistance are important parameters in the description of water movement in soils and plants. These terms are related, but not synonymous. Permeability is only a function of the flow pathgeometry of the medium, while conductivity also depends on the fluid involved. Conductance, in addition, takes the size of the medium into account. Resistance is simply the inverse ofconductance. By applying the definition of resistance, it isshown that Darcy's law and Ohm's law are equivalent. Conductance and resistance relate volume flow rate to a potential difference, but to relate volume flux (volume flowrate per unit area) to …


Soil Conservation And Management Strategies For The Toolibin Catchment, S J. Hearn Jan 1988

Soil Conservation And Management Strategies For The Toolibin Catchment, S J. Hearn

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Prime Agricultural Land In The Shire Of Manjimup, V T. Read Jan 1988

Evaluating Prime Agricultural Land In The Shire Of Manjimup, V T. Read

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.