A range inventory and condition survey of part of the Western Australian Nullarbor Plain

Authors

R B. HackerFollow
R C. McCarthy
A A. Mitchell

Publication Date

1988

DPIRD Collections

Natural resources

Series Number

47

Abstract

The area surveyed covers approximately 47 400 square kilometres. The area is described in terms of climate, geomorphology, soils, vegetation, land zones and land systems. Condition statements are presented for each land zone, each land system and each station property within the survey area. Nineteen thousand square kilometres of the survey area is in poor condition. Areas in fair, good and excellent condition comprise 10 per cent, 11 per cent and 39 per cent respectively of the survey area.

Number of Pages

121

Keywords

Soil surveys, Western Australia, Rangelands, Nullarbor Plain (WA), Vegetation

Disciplines

Biodiversity | Botany | Desert Ecology

Comments

Second edition 1988 - Replaced by Technical Bulletin 97

Recommended Citation

Hacker, R B, McCarthy, R C, and Mitchell, A A. (1988), A range inventory and condition survey of part of the Western Australian Nullarbor Plain. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Technical Bulletin 47.