2017, Volume 20, Paper 1

ISSN: 1442-6951

Catchment Function Analysis using Google Earth Mapping[1]

Tim Wiley – previously with Rangelands NRM, Marble Bar, WA, now Tierra Australia Pty Ltd, Broome, WA. Contact details: twiley@tierraaustralia.com.au.

[1] This paper is best viewed in colour. The author acknowledges the support provided by the members of the DeGrey Land Care District Committee and Rangelands NRM.

Abstract

This paper presents a Catchment Function Analysis utilising Natural Sequence Farming and Ecosystems Management Understanding, as conceptual frameworks for system functioning, together with Google Earth, to indicate critical features of a catchment and the resulting public and private policy implications for catchment management.

Key words: catchment function analysis; catchment management; DeGrey; Google mapping.

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