The woodlands of northern Australia are a significant natural resource, with beef cattle productionbeing the single biggest industry.In Queensland, 60M ha of woodland carry c. 2.1M cattle, withannual production worth c. $220M per year.They produce 60% of Queensland's sawn hardwoodtimber and products used on farm (fencing and yard building timber) and are utilised by other primaryindustries such as bee -keeping.Woodlands contribute to biodiversity, maintenance of landscapefunction (e.g. hydrological cycle) and are a huge carbon reserve. ...
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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.