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deprecated concept > dryland salinity

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dryland salinity  

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Definition

  • [Daniella Csaky] Dryland salinity is a key environmental issue in Australia. Over the last 30 years, numerous studies have been undertaken in an attempt to increase our understanding and to try to remedy this growing problem. However, the extent of primary, secondary and urban salinity continues to expand. Various salinity hazard mapping methodologies have been tried, and published hazards maps and &#39 , "[Naeem U Khan] Dryland salinity is an insidious problem which progressively degrades arable or marginally productive farming land often to the point that such land becomes incapable of sustaining agriculture in the long term. In Australia, this problem has been exacerbated by the removal of millions of trees to make way for cultivation...

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Entry terms

  • dryland saline
  • dryland salinization

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  • MS Academic Keywords

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0338

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