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bends, and, lee example, eleaes all ldlesls, ls Dem en
euenlual enllnenen
The deseend g slopes sllew a vine|y el aspecls,
exposuves, lnselallen, and shellel lay people m
manage Mldslupe ls eul easlesl enulmnmenl, lhe
shellel of lesesls nl dul leaell, lhe new even lake and
plale, and lhe sun Smkm lm lhe llelsel pmduellve
llees alme and bdrm, figure 3,11 shdws a bmid
lsndseape peollle, lypleal el many hnmld lmpleal In
(no) ellmales, whleh we can use as a model le demen.
sllale some ell lhe pnnelples pl lsndseape analysis
On lhe nigh plaledns lAl lll uppzr eloslen sullaee,
sndw ls sleled and llees and shmbs prev/em qulell
walel mum", lhe headwslels olslleenlsseek le make
sense a! a somenmes .ndellmle slepe lleln, giving
way lll lhe sleep upper slepes l ). rarely lel
ealaslmphleallyl ul nse lo ayleullule, hnl un»
lellnnalely ellen elealed ol pmkding Iolesl and
sulneel le enesleln beause e: lllls,
lhe ldwel slopes lo ale pelenllally vuv pseduellve
mlxed igrlKqulval areas, and well sulled |o llle
slluelules al people and lhen demeslle anlmals and
lmplemenls aeluw lhls dee lhe gemlyr deseendlng
leelhllls and plams lol when eheap welel slelage ls
nvallible d5 lavge shallow dams, dnd where Extensw!
(ropprlllg ean lake plaee
Th5 slmplllled landsenpe should dlelale several
slralegles tar peemnnenl use, and demands el us d
ealehll zmlysls el leehnlqnes le he used an easll med
The maln eeneel-n ls walel. as u ls bum lhe shlel
agenl cl mslml and lhe some el llle lee planls and
anlmals. Thus lhe hlgh plalean ls a vast mo! whele am
and snow gelhel and wmds snlry sallllaled elend lo
greal helghls Al nlghl lhe saluldled all deposlls
dmplels en lhe myriad leaves el lll. eldge llnesls.
The genlle leolhlll sounlly el ales (C), bnlhimly
analysed lor walel eonsemllen lsy veemansm,
suppells lhe mesl ulnele aglllullnles, ll lhe leeesl
apeve ls lell unml Hele, lhe hlgh mn—elleanhe led to
mldslepe slorage dams dl lhe "Kcypnm ludlealed ln
“gun 3.11 (examlned ln much mole delall in
Vzumans bunks) Uslns lhe lush slepes dsa walershed,
and a senes ol leehan edlehmenl drains end dams.
wales ls mserved al lhe keypelnls [or lalel lmgal use
ln llelds and bulldmgs The walel ls passed Wllh l|i
nnlelenls ld low dams, and leleased as eledn wile!
hem lhe slle lrllls ls lhe Ideal: lhe mllky ellell lells Ial
shell ell ll.l lhe lewel slopes—muse sale le use lnelees
en al lensl-enn be eenvened |0 lmmense eel will!
slenge syslel-ns ln a very shlnl llme {a slngle summel
ellen sullleesl. Thxs ls a menu 0! sell mndllloning,
alloleslalldn, wakr lnlenepllon, or a edmlnnallem ul
lhese
The plalns ol alea ml ale lhe mpsl open lo wmd
emslen and lhe mos| misun! lo walee emslun. HawV
elves, ll ls hele lhal gledl dsnlage can oeclll by salhng
Red and dusly lslns and plagues el leeusls ale a lesull
ol lhe delmqnenl use of lhe plnugll, heavy maehlnery,
and elean ullage el lhese llalllsh lands, logelhel wnh
lhe removal of llees dnd hedgemws, and lhe
eonvelslon ol lhe plains lo mmllums el exuenslve
gnzmg and gum Cropping
ll is on lhe plalns aleas lllal wakr ls mesl eheaply
sllned, ln stall end ln large sullaee dams, wheee
nurullige eleps, eopses and Ilcduows ale
despelalely needed. Thls ls where bleadseale
levelullens ln |e<hmque earl be lmplelnenled ln
lmpl-ove sell hedllh, seduce Wllld and warn losses, and
pmdnee hunky loads
The lelesls ml lhe high slopes, (onpled wulh lhe
lhelmal hell lcelgeeml nl lhe house slle make a
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