The conservation of Australia’s northern rangelands is important research. Grazing animal distribution and utilisation are valuable measures of how well rangelands are managed. However, the availability of water limits the season of use of pastures in arid regions and the distance to water is a major factor in livestock grazing distribution (Bailey 2005). Pasture surveys in large (> 120 km2) paddocks dominated by Astrebla spp. and Iseilema spp. grass pastures have indicated that the positioning of water in the landscape can alter grazing animal distribution in pastures typical of black soil plains in northern Australia (Kearins and Bubb 2006). ...
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 15th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference'. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
Full-text publications from the Australian Rangelands Society (ARS) Biennial Conference Proceedings (1997-), Rangeland Journal (ARS/CSIRO; 1976-), plus videos and other resources about the rangelands of Australia.