The Influence Of Different Grazing Strategies On The Patterns Of Vertebrate Fauna In A Tropical Savanna Woodland
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Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2004
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The tropical savannas of northern Australian are characterised by high climatic variability, withcorresponding impacts on annual resource availability. The native biota is adapted to these patterns,but variability in rainfall and forage production is a major challenge to the cattle industry. Despite thisvariability, many properties tend to set -stock, sometimes exceeding their `safe' long -term carryingcapacity and causing resource degradation. ...
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
cattle
Rainfall patterns
forage
north-eastern Queensland
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