We investigated which species of waterbirds at Bolivar, a wastewater treatment plant in Metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, are likely to have been immigrants from the ephemeral wetlands arid zone. To do this, we compared abundance waterbird observed Bolivar during dry period eastern zone late 2018 and 2019 with that subsequent wet 2020–2022. Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus, Gre...

In the arid and semi-arid regions of world, checkerboard barriers play a vital role in ecological restoration. However, improvement soil quality later stages lattice barrier-laying is an issue that not yet known. This study selected dunes lined with Salix psammophila (SL) high-density polyethylene (HDPE) desert zone zone, no-barrier were used as control area. We assessed properties different du...

Salinity is a major threat to the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions. Leaching primary measure for removing excess salts from root zone, but not all water applied soil surface contributes removal salts. In clayey soils, bypass flow along cracks can occur without being mixed with saline pore matrix. To present field dataset quantitatively evaluate contribution ...