Publication Date
1-4-2001
Series Number
196
Abstract
The overall program objectives were: rehabilitation of degraded areas on the Esperance Downs Research Station to be demonstrated to restore agricultural productivity. Specific degradation issues addressed were salinity, waterlogging and wind erosion. The second objective was the demonstration of sustainable agricultural systems at a farm scale which either slow, halt or reverse land degradation while being profitable. Specific strategies adopted to reclaim land included surface drainage, tree planting,
Keywords
Pastures, Drainage, Reclamation, Revegetation, Salinity, Rehabilitation, Groundwater, Esperance region (WA), Farm planning, Western Australia, Hydrology, Waterlogging, Economic analysis, Perennial habit, Esperance Downs Research Station, Wind erosion
Disciplines
Agriculture | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Water Resource Management
Recommended Citation
Jones, H L.
(2001), Esperance Downs Research Station : rehabilitation report. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report 196.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/rmtr/183
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