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  2. Salinity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Salinity is classified as a dissolved salt content of a substance like soil or water. Salinity can prevent crops and other vegetation from growing leaving land empty. Salinity damage in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia near Babakin. Irrigation is also a contributor to salinity. Firstly, the addition of irrigation acts to simulate ...

  3. Dryland salinity - Wikipedia

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    Primary salinity (natural salinity) and secondary salinity (induced salinity). (Nrm.qld.gov.au, 2013) Primary salinity naturally occurs in arid and saline environments such as salt lakes, marshes, pans and salt flats. Natural accumulation of salt in soils is an outcome from previous cycles of drainage, desiccation and sea winds.

  4. List of bodies of water by salinity - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of bodies of water by salinity that is limited to natural bodies of water that have a stable salinity above 0.05%, at or below which water is considered fresh. Water salinity often varies by location and season, particularly with hypersaline lakes in arid areas, so the salinity figures in the table below should be interpreted as ...

  5. Land clearing in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Dryland salinity is the movement of salt to the land surface via groundwater. In Australia, there are vast amounts of salt stored beneath the land surface. Much of Australian native vegetation has adapted to low rainfall conditions, and use deep root systems to take advantage of any available water beneath the surface. These help to store salt ...

  6. Dumbleyung Lake - Wikipedia

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    Dumbleyung Lake, also widely known as Lake Dumbleyung, is a salt lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The lake has a length of 13 kilometres (8 mi) and a width of 6.5 kilometres (4 mi); it covers a total area of 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi).

  7. Environmental issues in Australia - Wikipedia

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    These are a major concern to the landcare movement in Australia. Soil salinity affects 50,000 km 2 of Australia and is predominantly due to land clearance. The clearing of native vegetation is controlled by Federal laws (indirectly), State law and local planning instruments.

  8. Soil salinity control - Wikipedia

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    Soil salinity control refers to controlling the process and progress of soil salinity to prevent soil ... Australia: 84.7 Africa: 69.5 Latin America: 59.4 Near and ...

  9. Climate of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia has a wide variety of climates due to its large geographical size. The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately fertile soil. The northern part of the country has a tropical climate, varying between grasslands and desert. Australia holds many ...