Publication Date

2009

Series Number

Land Resources Series 21

Publisher

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

City

Perth

ISBN

978-0-98063 15-1-7

ISSN

1033-1670

Abstract

AGDEX 526

Land Resources Series No. 21

This report presents results from soil-landscape mapping at a scale of 1: 100,000 in the Tambellup- Borden area of Western Australia. It is accompanied by a soil-landscape map covering almost 511,000 hectares.

Most of the survey occurs within the upper Frankland-Gordon, Kent, North Stirlings Basin and upper reaches of the Pallinup and Kalgan River catchments. The survey falls within the Katanning and Albany Department of Agriculture and Food advisory districts.

Seventeen soil-landscape systems have been identified and are represented on the map on the accompanying CD-ROM. These systems have been further divided into subsystems. The main soils, landforms, geology, land use and native vegetation in each system are described. Within each subsystem, the main WA Soil groups are indicated.

A summary is provided of the main soils and the major land degradation hazards identified during the survey. This is designed to give a broad overview of the limitations and opportunities of the soils. Information on the land use history, geology and physiology, climate, native vegetation and previous soil surveys are also included in the report.

This land resource information has been collected for the survey to help improve the decisions made by planners, researchers and land managers. The information can be used at the regional scale, catchment scale and farm level. By improving knowledge of our land resources, more sustainable land uses can be developed within the region.

Number of Pages

127

Keywords

Land use surveys, Soil surveys, Landcare, Agriculture, Tambellup, Borden, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agriculture | Botany | Climate | Fresh Water Studies | Geographic Information Sciences | Hydrology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Sciences | Soil Science | Water Resource Management

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