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Climate Change - Identifying the impacts on Soil and Soil Health

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The inevitable changes in climate resulting from the ‘greenhouse effect’ are expected to have a major impact Victoria’s agricultural sector and public lands. The economic viability and environmental amenity of these sectors depends heavily on ‘soil health’. This report was commissioned to develop a better understanding of the likely impact of climate change on Victoria’s soil resource. It also makes some recommendations on management to maximise preservation of soil health amid climate change.

Climate change – Identifying the impacts on soil and soil health

Climate_change_soil_health_vMC.pdf
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