Dryland salinity on the Dundas Tableland : a historical appraisal
Arid area ; Australia ; Historical geography ; Human impact ; Land use ; Model ; Nineteenth Century ; Phreatic ground water ; Salinity ; Victoria ; Water balance
Two historical premises of the hydro-equilibrium model as applied to the Dundas Tableland are challenged : firstly, that dryland salinity is secondary, or induced by European settlement; and, secondly, that reasons for significant evapotranspirative
Dryland salinity on the Dundas Tableland : a historical appraisal
Arid area ; Australia ; Drought ; Ecosystem ; Environmental management ; Historical geography ; Human impact ; Hydrogeology ; Land use ; Model ; Salinity ; Vegetation dynamics ; Victoria
The groundwater recharge-discharge model, or hydro-equilibrium model, has driven Victoria dryland salinity research for the last 30 years. This paper challenges its application to the Dundas Tableland, south-western Victoria, on historical grounds
of dryland salinity, and, by implication, to inform other environmental debates.