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Variable grazing intensity within extensive paddocks in northern Australia's cattle industry is not necessarily related to the normal piosphere effect, but also to heterogeneous landscapes and pasture types. To provide management guidelines for land managers in the Kimberley Region, areas either preferred or avoided by cattle are being defined and characterised, in an attempt to understand the selection process. Initial data indicate utilisation rates are consistently higher on black soil pasture communities as compared with those on red soil. Sonie modification of this pattern may be possible through improved access to less preferred areas.