A Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Gippsland Lakes - Volume 1
A Study of the Land in the Catchment of Gippsland Lakes - Volume 2
"A Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Gippsland Lakes" was prepared by J.M. Aldrick et al by the former Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands and published in 1988. The study area comprises the catchments of the streams flowing into the Gippsland Lakes - some 26 600 sq. km. Eighty-four (84) Land Systems were recognised - and land components within each Land System were identified, described and evaluated.
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Volume 1 provides an overview of the region - in terms of climate, geology and geomorphology, soils, native vegetation, land use, land classification and soil conservation.
 |  | A Study of the Land in the Catchment of Gippsland Lakes (PDF 2.5MB) as a single downloadable file. Split downloadable files Front Page, TOC and List of Publications and Foreword (PDF 97 KB) |
| Summary and Acknowledgements (PDF 438KB) | |
1 | Introduction (PDF 83KB) | |
2 | Climate (PDF 693KB) | |
3 | Geology and Geomorphology (PDF 1.5MB) | |
4 | Soils (PDF 106KB) | |
5 | Native Vegetation (PDF 558KB) | |
6 | Land Use (PDF 275 KB) | |
7 | Land Classification (PDF 33KB) | |
8 | Soil Conservation (PDF 331KB) | |
| References (PDF 55 KB) | |
| Glossary (PDF 17KB) |
© The State of Victoria, 1996 - 2009.
This document was last reviewed on 16/09/2009