Abstract:
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Nursery plants of 15 halophytic shrub species were planted into salt-affected soils at 14 sites in the Western Australian wheatbelt. On nine test sites, Maireana brevifolia volunteered on the non-waterlogged parts of the plot and Halosarcia spp on waterlogged sections. Atriplex spp were more tolerant of waterlogging than M. brevifolia. Persistance of species in the trial areas depended either on longevity or recruitment of new plants. No one species was capable of growing on all sections of all sites, but
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