Bare Ground
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context. The scoring engine uses 5 benchmarks together — the OptimalRange form drives the primary score, while 4 guard(s) constrain the result.
Contributing Benchmarks
Evidence & Context
This report proposes an aspirational benchmark of < 10% Bare Ground (equivalent to 90-100% ground cover) as representative of the best available condition achievable under sustainable or regenerative cropping practices in the TMS.
Bare Ground (%)
This benchmark represents an aspirational maximum of 10% bare ground, indicating the best achievable condition under sustainable or regenerative cropping practices in the Tropical Monsoonal Savannas agricultural systems.
The confidence is rated as 'Moderate' rather than 'High' because a specific, empirically measured percentage for bare ground in cropping systems under optimal ecological conditions within the Australian TMS is not directly cited in the reviewed sources. However, the confidence is not 'Low' because the <10% value is a strongly supported inference derived from fundamental ecological principles and widely endorsed best-practice guidelines that consistently emphasize the minimization of bare ground in tropical agriculture and related sustainable land management systems.
Sources (2)
Soil health: the foundation of sustainable agriculture - 2001 ...
View SourceGrazing-management-for-soil-carbon-in-Australia-A-review.pdf - University of Tasmania, accessed April 29, 2025,
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Queensland Government target of 70% late dry season ground cover for grazing lands 13
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Regenerative Land Management - HEALTHY SOILS AUSTRALIA
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