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Managing Mitchell Grass Pastures - A Tale Of Two Quadrats
Author
Orr, D.M.
Phelps, D.G.
Publisher
The Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2002
Body

Monitoring in rangelands needs to be conducted over prolonged time periods to discriminate changes due to grazing management from that due to the long term rainfall variation that is so characteristic of Australian rangelands. Such discrimination is particularly important where the major plant species are long lived. This paper details changes in a long term grazing study as told by pasture measurements and associated photographs in two permanent quadrats that are grazed at contrasting grazing pressures.

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
2 - 5 September, 2002
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 
ISSN 0-9596923-3-9
Conference Name
Australian Rangeland Society 12th Biennial Conference
Keywords
monitoring
rangelands
grazing management
rainfall
sheep
grasslands
plant density
Northwest Queensland