Gully Density
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Evidence & Context
Proposed Lower Critical Threshold: > 0 m/ha of active gullies.
Active gully density indicating the presence of any measurable active gullies.
This benchmark marks the critical threshold where any measurable active gully density indicates compromised landscape stability and ongoing soil loss in Australian Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands under Production Forestry.
The presence of any active gully indicates a departure from the best available condition and signifies soil erosion processes are occurring.
Sources (1)
(PDF) Drivers of Gully Erosion and its Socio-economic and Environmental Effects in a Tropical Semi-arid Environment - ResearchGate, accessed July 17, 2025
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Temperate forests and soils [Chapter 6]
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Gully erosion prediction across a large region: Murray–Darling Basin, Australia
View SourceThe East Gippsland Soil Erosion Management Plan - Victorian Resources Online
View SourceMinimum width requirements for riparian zones to protect flowing waters and to conserve biodiversity
View SourceNative Vegetation of the Southern Forests: South-east Highlands, Australian Alps, South-west Slopes, and SE Corner bioregions
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A review of the potential impacts of different fire regimes on soil erosion and sedimentation, nutrient and carb
View SourceThe Gully and Stream Bank Toolbox - CSIRO
View SourceGully erosion prediction across a large region: Murray–Darling Basin, Australia - CSIRO Publishing
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