Gully Density
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Evidence & Context
The benchmark of 0 m/ha for active gully density reflects the "best available condition"
Gully density, specifically the density of active gullies, serves as an inverse indicator of this health; a lower density of active gullies signifies a healthier, more stable system.
A benchmark of 0 m/ha for active gully density represents the best available condition where regenerative grazing prevents new gully initiation.
Literature consistently frames active gully erosion as a degradation process to be controlled or eliminated, not a feature of healthy, well-managed grazing landscapes.
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Grazing impacts on gully dynamics indicate approaches for gully erosion control in northeast Australia - ResearchGate
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
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