Land systems of Western Australia

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Land systems of Western Australia are systematic land resource concepts where the tying in of geographical, geological, and ecological data is processed to provide land planning and land management systems with sets of information that can process large areas of land in terms of agricultural and other usages.

At times land systems are not referred to directly, but used within terms of land resources and landform resources analysis and appraisal. [1] The government departments from which reports and papers emanate include the Agricultural and Mining departments, as well as Land administration bodies.

In other states and territories of Australia, surveys of the systems have covered a range of subjects related to the issue of management. [5] [6] [7]

Selected land systems

The reports and research use catchment systems, regions and other land management areas as a baseline.

In some cases, land system surveys are captured in map form.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Department of Agriculture and Food - Land Resources Series". Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Western Australia; Mitchell, A; Payne, A; Holman, W (1982), An inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the Ashburton River catchment, Western Australia, Dept. of Agriculture, retrieved 19 January 2013
  3. ↑ Hall, G. J; Marnham, J. R; Geological Survey of Western Australia (2002), Regolith-landform resources of the Karridale-Tooker and Leeuwin 1:50 000 sheets, Geological Survey of Western Australia, ISBN   978-0-7307-5723-8
  4. ↑ Mabbutt, J. A. (Jack Alan); CSIRO. Division of Land Research and Regional Survey (1963), Land systems of the Wiluna-Meekatharra area, Western Australia, Division of Land Research and Regional Survey, CSIRO, retrieved 19 January 2013
  5. ↑ Day, K. J; Sivertsen, D. P. (Dominic Paul), (author.); Torlach, D. A, (author.); Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, (issuing body.) (1985), Land resources of the Sturt Plateau, Northern Territory : a reconnaissance land system survey, Conservation Commission of the NT, retrieved 28 August 2021{{citation}}: |author2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Scott, R. M. (Ralph Myles); Speight, J. G. (Johan Garry) (1966), McArthur River land system survey, CSIRO, Division of Land Research, retrieved 28 August 2021
  7. ↑ Neagle, Nick; Armstrong D. M. (David M); South Australia. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources. Science Resource Centre; Santos Limited (2010), A biological survey of the Marqualpie Land System, South Australia, 2008, Science Resource Centre, Client Services Directorate, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, ISBN   978-1-921800-10-8
  8. ↑ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1981), Land systems of the Ashburton catchment [Western Australia], Department of Lands and Surveys, retrieved 28 August 2021
  9. ↑ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys; Payne, A. L; Curry, Peter J; Spencer, G. F. (Geoffrey Frank), 1948-; O'Brien, W. J; Western Australia. Department of Agriculture (1980), Land systems of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, Surveyor Generals Division, Dept. of Lands and Surveys, retrieved 28 August 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Payne, A. L; Western Australia. Agriculture Western Australia (1997), An inventory and condition survey of the Sandstone-Yalgoo-Paynes Find area, Western Australia, Dept. of Agriculture, ISBN   978-0-7307-0008-1
  11. ↑ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1981), Land systems of the Ashburton catchment, Western Australia. SG 50-4 Zone 2., Collier, Dept. of Lands and Surveys, retrieved 28 August 2021
  12. ↑ Western Australia. Department of Land Administration; Van Vreeswyk, A. M. E. (Alexandra Margaretha Elizabeth), 1963-; Gilligan, S. A. (Stephen Ambrose), 1952-; Pringle, H. J. Inventory and condition survey of rangelands in the north-eastern goldfields, Western Australia; Pringle, H. J. Pastoral resources and their management in the north-eastern goldfields, Western Australia; Western Australia. Department of Agriculture (1994), "Land systems of the north eastern goldfields rangeland survey : [Western Australia]", Miscellaneous Publication, DOLA, ISSN   0725-847X {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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