The agricultural landscape in Australia

While New Zealand can truly claim to be green , Australia also has extensive green agricultural zones along the south and eastern seaboard and in the southwest of Western Australia. The centre of the country is without doubt arid semi-desert, though of course this is the basis of a significant tourist industry which is now one of the largest earners of export income for Australia. 

Despite having this green strip along the coast, Australian soils are ancient and fragile. Much of Australia was covered by inland seas millions of years ago, which have left a high salt load in the subsoils. Jason Alexandra (1999) states  

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