Gully Density

AUS-AIF-LVG-GUL General Moderate confidence

Benchmark Value

0 m/ha

Direction: Lower is desirable ↓

Form: Point

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 6 benchmarks together — the OptimalRange form drives the primary score, while 5 guard(s) constrain the result.

Contributing Benchmarks

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Evidence & Context

The benchmark of 0 m/ha represents a functionally stable landscape where active, connected gully systems are absent.

Metric Definition:

Gully Density is the linear metres of active, connected gullies per hectare of landscape.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents a stable landscape condition in the Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems biome under Livestock Grazing & Pasture land use, where no active, connected gullies are present.

Justification:

Derived from first principles and supported by comparative studies and large-scale mapping showing very low gully activity in non-grazed catchments and common landscape conditions of very low to low gullying.

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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

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(PDF) Land-use change from indigenous management to cattle grazing initiates the gullying of alluvial soils in northern Australia - ResearchGate, accessed July 18, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

(PDF) Land-use change from indigenous management to cattle grazing initiates the gullying of alluvial soils in northern Australia - ResearchGate, accessed July 18, 2025

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(PDF) Landscape function analysis to assess soil processes on farms following ecological restoration and changes in grazing management - ResearchGate, accessed July 18, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

Ludwig, J.A., Bastin, G.N., Chewings, V.H., Eager, R.W., and Liedloff, A.C. (2005). Clearing savannas for use as rangelands in Queensland: Altered landscapes and water-erosion processes. Rangeland Journal, 27(2), 135-149.

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Effect of reduced grazing pressure on sediment and nutrient yields in savanna rangeland streams draining to the Great Barrier Reef - CSIRO Research Publications Repository

Contextual Support Journal

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Managing grazing to increase ground cover in rangelands: using remote sensing to detect change - CSIRO Publishing, accessed July 18, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Context

Region Australia
Biome Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems
Land Use Livestock Grazing & Pasture
Assessment Not Stated
Evidence Type ReferenceCondition

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 3 Jun 2026

Notes

No upper detrimental threshold — higher values indicate a detrimental geomorphic state change with active gully erosion. AssessmentContext defaulted to 'Not Stated' because the source document did not state one.