Astrebla Mortality In Queensland After The 2002 Drought
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Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2004
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The adjusted mean frequency of live Mitchell grass (Astrebla spp.) in western Queensland grazed bysheep, cattle and large macropods declined from 75 to 45% between 2002 and 2003, following a nineyear period of stability.Similar declines occurred in sites exclosed from domestic animals and largemacropods. Therefore, it is unlikely that the grazing pressure in the last decade caused the mortality. Asthe period of decline occurred during the worst drought on record, water stress is the most likely cause.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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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).
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).
Conference Name
13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs
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Keywords
mortality
drought
Western Queensland
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