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Survey of paddock size and stock water supplies in the western Riverina district of New South Wales
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Author
V. R. Squires
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2014
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In order to assess the current level of stock watering facilities on pastoral properties within the western Riverina, and to relate this information to paddock size and vegetation type, large areas of land (785,000 ha) within the region were surveyed. Paddock boundaries and the location of watering points were plotted. Watering points were classified as to type.
Mean size of paddocks was related to vegetation type. On the degraded grasslands in the eastern part of the study area the mean . . . . .

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
1977 Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference
Keywords
Australia
New South Wales
Paddock
Riverina district
stock water supplies