Journal article
Balancing trade-off issues in land use change and the impact on streamflow and salinity management
X Cheng, KK Benke, C Beverly, B Christy, A Weeks, K Barlow, M Reid
Hydrological Processes | WILEY | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9698
Abstract
The south-west region of the Goulburn-Broken catchment in the south-eastern Murray-Darling Basin in Australia faces a range of natural resource challenges. A balanced strategy is required to achieve the contrasting objectives of remediation of land salinization and reducing salt export, while maintaining water supply security to satisfy human consumption and support ecosystems. This study linked the Catchment Analysis Tool (CAT), comprising a suite of farming system models, to the catchment-scale CATNode hydrological model to investigate the effects of land use change and climate variation on catchment streamflow and salt export. The modelling explored and contrasted the impacts of a series ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment and Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority for providing funding and support through the National Action Plan for salinity and Water Quality initiative. We also thank Mark Cotter of GBCMA and David Heislers of Kilter Pty Ltd for assistance in the development of the vegetation scenarios and scoping the project.