Rehabilitation experiments for soil erosion control; CSIRO ecologist Dr. Alec Costin in picture. Near Blue Cow area, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, March 1957.

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Land Use -- New South Wales -- Snowy Mountains
Rehabilitation experiments for soil erosion control; CSIRO ecologist Dr. Alec Costin in picture

Near Blue Cow area, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales

March 1957

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Plots to measure surface runoff. Note straw mulch and rock lining of erosion gully.
Alpine grasslands used for summer grazing for beef cattle.
Reference:
Costin, A.B. (1954) A Study of the Ecosystems of the Monaro Region of N.S.W. 860 pp. Govt. Printer, Sydney.
See also Costin et al.'s many papers on the ecology of Snowy Mountains 1950s to 1980s.

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