A Review Of Eight Major Degradation Episodes In The History Of Australia's Rangelands - Can We Prevent The Ninth?
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Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2004
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The paper describes lessons learnt from historical degradation episodes in Australia's rangelands. We have recently reviewed eight well -documented episodes and the processes that led to degradation and partial recovery. The dominant features of the degradation episodes were: a) an over -expectation of carrying capacity which damaged the rangeland resource during periods of favourable rainfall and intermittent drought; and b) multi -year sequences of severe and extended drought which revealed and further amplified degradation. ...
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Use this form to cite paper: Anderson, L., van Klinken,R.D.,and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: ‘A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15thAustralian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference’. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
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13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs
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Keywords
drought
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