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Monitor and record salinity and the impacts of management

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Type NameDateSummary
Salinity, Chapter 8 in the Farm Monitoring Handbook (Hunt, N. and Gilkes, B.)1992Comprehensive information on why and how salinity occurs, susceptible soils and sites, monitoring, management, and equipment.
A simple way to monitor your saltland (Negus, T.)1991Farmers with salt affected land are often more concerned with stopping further spread of the problem than curing the existing problem. In many cases, there is little hard evidence that the area of saltland is increasing and in fact the situation may be stable. In these stable situations, the landowner may worry needlessly - the problem is unlikely to worsen.
Monitoring groundwater levels (Crossing, L. and Simons, J.)2000The spread of salinity is a major land degradation issue throughout the agricultural region of Western Australia and is a direct result of rising watertables. Collecting data on the depth to groundwater over a period of time is the only process available to determine whether the watertable is rising or falling.
Water Monitoring Tools (Department of Primary Industries, Victoria)2005These monitoring tools have been developed to help farmers and advisers assess whether paddocks/farms are minimising water losses and thus reduce the risk of salinity.
Measuring salinity on the farm (Chandler, K., Bennett, D. and George, R.)2001Livestock and crops all have different tolerances to salt. Measuring water and soil salinity therefore allows saline water to be used more appropriately. This farmnote describes how to sample for, and how to measure soil and water salinity. It also describes how to interpret the results.
Land Monitor(Government of Western Australia)2008Land Monitor is a coordinated initiative to map and monitor changes in the area of salt-affected land from 1988. Outputs include (1) maps and data of salinity trends (2) information to assist with predicting areas at risk from future salinisation (3) monitoring of changes in the amount and quality of remnant vegetation and areas of revegetation from 1988 and (4) preparation of highly accurate digital elevation models (DEM) from which 2 metre contour intervals can be created. Maps can be viewed online at the Land Monitor website.
Monitoring the impact of perennial plants on groundwater (Bennett, D.)2002Revegetation, using trees and other deep-rooted perennials such as lucerne, is one of the tools being employed by landholders to reduce groundwater levels and the impact of salinity. This Farmnote outlines how to design and implement a system to monitor groundwater levels to ensure adequate measurement of the full impacts of the perennial system.
EM38 salinity monitoring equipment (Unknown)2008
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Centre for EcoHydrologyContact:
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The ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology is a partnership between the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the West Australian Department of Food and Agriculture (DAFWA) 
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