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The land resources of Brunette Downs Station

Details:

Title

The land resources of Brunette Downs Station,

Other title

by Christine Edgoose and Alison Kennedy.,

Creator

Edgoose, Christine J, Kennedy, Alison, Northern Territory. Department Of Lands, Planning And Environment. Natural Resources Division,

Collection

E-Publications, PublicationNT, E-Books, Technical memorandum 96/01,

Date

2001-08,

Location

Brunette Downs Station.,

Description

This report documents the land resources of Brunette Downs Station (PPL 925), occupying an area of 12 254 km2 on the central Barkly Tableland. Brunette Downs is notable for its sizeit is the largest pastoral property in the NT, and is approximately three times the size of the average Barkly Tableland lease. This work aims to assist with land management decision-making on the property. Fifty one types of country (land units) have been identified and mapped, each described in terms of landform features, soil type and vegetation. The land management issues, specifically for pastoral use and soil management, are described for each land type., Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,

Notes

"January 1996" --title page.,

Language

English,

Subject

Geology -- Northern Territory -- Barkly Tableland, Land use -- Northern Territory -- Barkly Region, Soils -- Northern Territory -- Barkly Region,

Publisher name

Department of Lands Planning and Environment. Natural Resources Devision,

Place of publication

Alice Springs (N.T.),

Series

Technical memorandum 96/01,

Format

iii, 82 pages : colour illustrations and map ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf.,

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.,

Related links

http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=html&metadata_id=2DBCB771206306B6E040CD9B0F274EFE, http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=html&metadata_id=2DBCB771206306B6E040CD9B0F274EFE [NTLIS Metadata Tool : Land resources of Brunette Downs Station, Northern Territory],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/238248,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/633589