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- Library Collection RecordComputer simulation modelling provides a valuable means of understanding the functioning of Australia's rangelands and predicting the outcomes of various management strategies. Models are…Publication Date 2004
- simulation models
- global warming
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordIn order to minimise resource damage and enhance long -term productivity, pastoralists need improved seasonal forecasting knowledge and tools to better manage for the high climate variability that…Publication Date 2004
- productivity
- pastoralism
- El Nino
- La Niña
- Library Collection RecordThis paper discusses co-operative efforts between Andado pastoralists and the Parks & WildlifeService of the Northern Territory to fence and protect Acacia peuce (Waddy- wood), a relict species…Publication Date 2004
- pastoralism
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordLand policy and legislation have been the major factors driving fragmentation of Australian rangelands. At the regional scale, fragmentation of rangelands has facilitated the development of private…Publication Date 2004
- Land Policies
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordOff-reserve conservation in the southern rangelands of Western Australia (WA) is gaining momentumat the enterprise level through the participatory Ecosystem Management Understanding (EMU) process.…Publication Date 2004
- indigenous peoples
- mining
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordSustainability is clearly the guiding principle of Natural Resource Management in Australia. All the regions in Australia require a Natural Resource Management (NRM) Strategy which sets targets and…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordBestprac is a group based benchmarking and continuous improvement program funded by Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia. The Bestprac network started in 1998 and aims to…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- Management information systems
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordPastoral managers who over-estimate the chance of good rainfall are likely to carry too many livestock and retain them too long into a dry period. By having an overly optimistic, rather than…Publication Date 2004
- pastoralism
- Arid climate
- Library Collection RecordAlthough many pastoralists use the Department of Land Information's (DLI) Satellite Remote Sensing Services (SRSS) website (http : / /www.dli.wa.ciov.au/ corporate .nsf /web /Fire +Hotspots) to…Publication Date 2004
- satellite imagery
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordIn China, booming tourism is considered to be a win-win solution to fight both ecosystem degradation and poverty in pastoral areas. However, whether this alternative livelihood can reduce pressure on…Publication Date 2015-01
- economy of pastoral areas
- inner Mongolia
- pastoralism
- perceptions of ecosystem change
- sustainable tourism
- Xinjiang
- Library Collection RecordLandscapes are complex creative systems that continually transform due to ever-changing relationships among environments and organisms including human beings. During the past half-century, those who…Publication Date 2015-01
- adaptive management
- diet variety
- grazing circuits
- meal patterns
- pastoralism
- social learning
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- livestock
- rangelands
- grazing
- ecological succession
- models
- drought
- pastoralism
- desertification
- Kenya
- agropastoral systems
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 1999-04-01
- range management
- China
- pastoralism
- overgrazing
- fencing
- common lands
- collectivization
- settlement
- traditional society
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2002-08-01
- land ownership
- range condition
- pastures
- overgrazing
- monitoring
- pastoralism
- land use
- China
- history
- livestock
- sustainability
- rangelands
- range management
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Oman and Mongolia feature different political systems and physical landscapes yet represent similar challenges encountered across global pastoral societies. • Extractive industries…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- pastoralism
- rangelands
- climate
- resources
- Oman
- Mongolia
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1986-12-01
- range management
- livestock
- pastoralism
- land classification
- technology transfer
- Sahel
- development
- production structure
- pastoral society
- animal production
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-12-01
- range management
- livestock
- rangelands
- Cameroon
- veterinary services
- pastoralism
- history
- Sahel
- water management
- desertification
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-12-01
- grazing
- rangelands
- livestock
- ecosystems
- Bhutan
- meat
- cheeses
- butter
- yaks
- milk production
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-02-01
- improvement
- females
- herds
- Somalia
- livestock numbers
- arid zones
- pastoralism
- milk production
- diversity
- water availability
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordSubdivision and sedentarization of pastoral communities is accelerating rapidly across the African rangelands, posing a severe threat to wildlife populations, but few studies have looked…Publication Date 2013-01-01
- grass biomass
- land tenure
- livestock
- Maasai
- pastoralism
- wildlife conservation
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of livestock population dynamics is important to better understand functional attributes and development potential of pastoral production systems. With a focus on the Borana system of semi-…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- pastoralism
- Ethiopia
- risk assessment
- land use
- population dynamics
- mortality
- rain
- stocking rate
- cattle
- drought
- Borana
- pastoralism
- drought
- equilibrial/non-equilibrial systems
- risk management
- Library Collection RecordPastoralists in the Sahel of northern Africa are entirely dependent on their livestock, which graze on the annual vegetation produced during a relatively short summer rainfall season. The satellite-…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- satellite surveys
- assessment
- Sahel
- Niger
- pastoralism
- carrying capacity
- ground vegetation
- satellite imagery
- stocking rate
- biomass production
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordEfficient use of roughages is important for calf management in the Boran pastoral system. Using local legumes as protein supplements may improve fiber utilization and thus be an appropriate…Publication Date 1992-05-01
- Acacia tortilis
- Vigna unguiculata
- nitrogen retention
- Acacia
- Medicago sativa
- pastoralism
- Ethiopia
- browse plants
- liveweight gain
- calves
- dry seasons
- digestibility
- growth rate
- diets
- sheep
- protein supplements
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordAfrican pastoral ecosystems have been studied with the assumptions that these ecosystems are potentially stable (equilibrial) systems which become destabilized by overstocking and overgrazing.…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- dynamics
- development policy
- program evaluation
- environmental degradation
- Africa
- ecosystems
- pastoralism
- crop production
- range management
- climatic factors
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAlthough there have been several reports on the food habits of domestic herbivores in various semiarid regions of the world, there has been no previous report on the partitioning of forage resources…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- camels
- forage selection
- pastoralism
- arid zones
- Kenya
- sheep
- diet studies
- goats
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- range management
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe basic ecological unit in arid areas under grazing animals is envisaged as a zone round a watering point and is termed the piosphere (from the Greek "pios" = to drink). A piosphere in…Publication Date 1969-11-01
- piosphere
- Sheep Track
- ecological units
- Watering Point
- Direction
- RAdial
- Navigational Skill
- Dung Density
- South Australia
- dung
- length
- aerial photography
- Type
- patterns
- measurements
- density
- Zone
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn China, booming tourism is considered to be a win-win solution to fight both ecosystem degradation and poverty in pastoral areas. However, whether this alternative livelihood can reduce pressure on…Publication Date 2015-01
- economy of pastoral areas
- inner Mongolia
- pastoralism
- perceptions of ecosystem change
- sustainable tourism
- Xinjiang
- Library Collection RecordLandscapes are complex creative systems that continually transform due to ever-changing relationships among environments and organisms including human beings. During the past half-century, those who…Publication Date 2015-01
- adaptive management
- diet variety
- grazing circuits
- meal patterns
- pastoralism
- social learning
- Library Collection RecordPastoralism is globally significant in social, environmental, and economic terms. However, it experiences crises rooted in misconceptions and poor interdisciplinary understanding, while being largely…Publication Date 2021
- pastoralism
- Participatory approaches
- Transdisciplinarity
- interdisciplinary
- Library Collection RecordSetting long term stock carrying capacities for arid rangelands is a problem faced by many arid land administrators throughout Australia. Large fluctuations in seasonal conditions, highly variable…Publication Date 1992
- grazing management
- carrying capacity
- Australia
- land condition
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe coastal wetlands of the Northern Territory are a valuable resource for conservation, pastoralism, tourism and the commercial utilisation of wildlife. These values are under threat from alien…Publication Date 1992
- pastoralism
- Coastal area
- Australia
- coastal wetlands
- conservation
- Northern Territory
- undefined
- Library Collection RecordMuch of the recent literature and discussion has dealt with sustainable management in terms of either managing ecological sustainability or economic sustainability. Very little discussion or thought…Publication Date 1996
- sustainability
- management
- Factors
- pastoralism
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe sexual expression of over 600 shrubs in two South Australian bladder saltbush populations was recorded at intervals during a two-year period. Almost half the individuals were found to change…Publication Date 1996
- shrubs
- Atriplex
- Sexual dimorphism
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe intend to provide an objective account of the history of land condition in two pastoral areas of South Australia - the North-East Pastoral and Marree Soil Conservation Districts (SCDs). We have…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- soil conservation
- Data
- land condition
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- photography
- programmes
- changes
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodiaceae
- shrublands
- Density Rating System
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordUsing relationships between survey data of chenopod retention in the North-West pastoral zone of SA and Landsat MSS imagery, spatial quantitative inventories of chenopod shrubs have been devised.…Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodiaceae
- Data
- Landsat images
- landscape
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordFrequent incursions by dingoes into the South Australian sheep zone prompted research into electric fencing and improved buffer zone baiting. Outcomes included an 8-wire electric fence design and a…Publication Date 1996
- sheep
- electric fences
- control
- Dingo
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAn examination was made of the potential range, abundance and impact of important weeds of grazed rangeland (pastoral) areas of South Australia. Of the 57 weed species known to be present, 25 are…Publication Date 1996
- Weeds
- Impact assessment
- species
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe effects on rangeland condition and livestock production of reducing the numbers of rabbits, feral goats and kangaroos are being measured in the Olary Ranges of South Australia. This Vertebrate…Publication Date 1996
- livestock production
- herbivores
- management
- programmes
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Land Administration
- pastoralism
- rangelands
- regional planning
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- interest groups
- Pastoralists
- primary production
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Marree Soil Board District is located in the far north -eastern corner of South Australia. It covers an area of over 200,000 square kilometres, equivalent to the size of Victoria. Members of this…Publication Date 1996
- soil conservation
- managers
- land
- boards (organizations)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe 1994 drought in south-eastern Australia and a number of other synergistic factors contributed to a high frequency of wind erosion events on the rangelands of the Hay plain. A multi-disciplinary…Publication Date 1996
- drought
- wind erosion
- frameworks
- management
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe development of landcare in the rangelands of South Australia has been an evolutionary process. It began with both an awareness and a recognition that natural resource management is as much an…Publication Date 1996
- Natural resources management
- soil conservation
- projects
- Landcare
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- pastoralism
- mining
- conservation (storage)
- Aboriginal People
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordRangeland wildlife dynamics are based on refuge habitats. Piospheres result from grazing impact around waterpoints and biodiversity is affected by grazing intensity. Wildlife losses have been…Publication Date 1996
- islands
- wildlife
- biodiversity
- pastoralism
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMaireana sedifolia (bluebush) is a common chenopod bush growing throughout arid and semiarid regions of Australia. At the base of this plant there is usually a mound where smaller, annual species…Publication Date 1996
- Indicator Plants
- sheep
- Chenopodium
- Cover plants
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Koonamore daisy (Erodiophyllum elderi) is a short-lived herbaceous perennial restricted to locally low-lying regions in parts of semi-arid South Australia. Due to the topography of the region…Publication Date 1996
- dynamics
- population
- sheep
- Seed banks (genetics)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- monitoring
- reptiles
- Pressure
- South Australia