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- Library Collection RecordThe Queensland based Channel Country group of organic beef cattle producers was informally put together in 1996. The group was subsequently incorporated as OBE Beef Pty Ltd involving some 21 stations…Publication Date 2004
- Organic agriculture
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordIn Queensland, Grazing Land Management packages are becoming widely adopted as a tool for assessing land condition, and the relative "health" of country. Within these packages, land…Publication Date 2004
- health
- tools
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordCSIRO's interest in research partnerships with Indigenous organisations is part of its overall concern with research approaches that benefit both the public good and private stakeholders. CSIRO…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- cultural values
- 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 RecordThis study focussed on issues related to equity levels on grazing properties in western Queensland and also on the investment options used by producers over the period of the last half of the 1980…Publication Date 1992
- investment
- grazing lands
- Australia
- debt structure
- equity levels
- grazing properties
- investment options
- Queensland
- Western Queensland
- Library Collection RecordBoth exotic and native species of woody plants, as a result of their increase in distribution and stand density, have caused land degradation and reduced pasture and rangeland productivity. In the…Publication Date 1992
- weed management
- weed control
- Australia
- hexazinone
- integrated weed management
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordSpatial simulation of pasture growth and utilisation by herbivores is being developed as an aid to rational drought management in Queensland. A geographic information system (GIS) of climatic…Publication Date 1992
- drought
- management
- prediction
- monitoring
- Australia
- computer based management
- drought monitoring
- drought prediction
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordWe outline the results of recent work aimed at determining the impact of grazing on biodiversity of the arid and semi-arid rangelands. We examined changes in the abundance and species composition of…Publication Date 1996
- biodiversity
- grazing
- water
- biodiversity
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of patches on the foraging behaviour and feed intake of cattle was investigated in a tropical rangeland environment, north-east Queensland. Areas mown to simulate grazed patches were…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- feed intake
- paddocks
- grazing
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-two ecotypes of mulga mitchell (Thyridolepis mitchelliana) and 20 ecotypes of mulga oats (Monachather paradoxa) grown under glasshouse conditions exhibited intra-specific phenotypic variation…Publication Date 1996
- ecotypes
- Glasshouses
- grasses
- Queensland
- variation
- Library Collection RecordLiveweight gain performance for steers grazing black speargrass (Iteropogon contortus) dominant pastures has been measured over 5 years within a large grazing trial in sub-tropical Queensland under…Publication Date 1996
- drought
- trials
- liveweight
- black speargrass
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAs part of two major grazing trials in sub-tropical Queensland, runoff and soil movement were recorded at a detailed (m2) and landscape (ha) scale. The effect of grazing pressure on soil movement by…Publication Date 1996
- runoff
- soil movement
- landscape
- grazing trials
- Queensland
- Library Collection Record
14 Bestprac
Queensland beef and sheep producers, the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI) and the International Wool Secretariat (IWS), with participation from CSIRO and NSW Agriculture, joined…Publication Date 1996- Wool industry
- Workshops
- training
- Bestprac
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe quantitative climax and its successional (equilibrium) dynamics is questioned for rangelands driven by unpredictable climatic events. An alternative model is that of state and transition (driven…Publication Date 1996
- climatic factors
- monitoring
- Equilibrium theory
- range management
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordPlant composition (relative frequency) and ground cover data were collected from typically grazed black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) and Aristida/Bothriochloa pasture community sites in the…Publication Date 1996
- plants
- ground cover plants
- woodlands
- composition
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- Australia
- biodiversity
- invasive species
- Nature conservation
- Library Collection RecordExotic weeds are one of the greatest threats to the sustainable land use of northern Australian rangelands. In Queensland, particularly, weeds such as mesquite, prickly acacia and rubber vine already…Publication Date 1996
- weed control
- programmes
- reduction
- rangelands
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordTwo states of herbaceous vegetation, one dominated by palatable perennial grasses (SI) and the second by less palatable perennial grasses and annual species (SID, were subjected to different levels…Publication Date 1996
- perennials
- annuals
- grasses
- pastures
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Micro-climate
- Pasture Production
- Queensland
- Understorey
- vegatation
- 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 RecordA number of authors have emphasised the importance of areas outside nature reserves in the maintenance of biodiversity. A study of the vegetation of the Scotia country of western New South Wales on…Publication Date 1996
- conservation (storage)
- vegetation
- biodiversity
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of Western Australia cover about 85% of the state and include the sub-tropical savanna of the Kimberley, the semi arid and arid spinifex, the southern mulga shrublands and the…Publication Date 2000
- savannas
- Chenopodium
- ecosystems
- biodiversity
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordA survey of grassy eucalypt woodlands in sub -tropical Queensland recorded herbaceous species richness at 30m2 scale. At this scale, the native grassland occurring in pastures, roadsides and…Publication Date 2000
- herbaceous plants
- fertilizer application
- Livestock breeds
- Fire strategy
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- shrubs
- Landholding systems
- projects
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangeland soils
- biodiversity
- landscape
- Termites
- Decomposition
- nutrient cycling in ecosystems
- heterogeneity
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThere is increasing interest in the impact of grazing by domestic livestock on biodiversity in Astrebla (Mitchell grass) grasslands (Woinarski 1999). A long term grazing study in Astrebla grasslands…Publication Date 2000
- grasslands
- species diversity
- soil seed banks
- Forage Use
- grazing pressure
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordWhile it is generally acknowledged that herbivores do not uniformly graze the range, little data is available on the spatial patterns of relative herbivore pressure at real paddock scales. Herbivore…Publication Date 2000
- herbivores
- water distribution systems
- biomass
- Paddock grazing
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT: Twenty native mammals have become extinct from Australia's rangelands in the last 200 years. That is not the end of the problem: unfortunately, declines in biodiversity continue across…Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- biodiversity conservation
- rangelands
- trends
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAs preferred sustainable landusers of the Australian rangelands, mining operations should legacy net environmental and community benefits in the regions in which they operate. The positive and…Publication Date 2002
- mining
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- Australia
- Olympic Dam mine
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- habitats
- landscape
- Commercial farming
- monitoring
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- management
- rangelands
- sustainability
- social systems
- Central Queensland
- Planning Project
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- Natural resources management
- Financial policies
- Social sanctions
- projects
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- sustainability
- Natural resources management
- information technology
- programmes
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordA woodland monitoring network has been progressively established within the 60 Mha of Queensland's grazed woodlands since 1982. A subset of monitoring sites within this network has been…Publication Date 2002
- woodlands
- monitoring
- greenhouses
- livestock production
- carbon
- networks
- Pasture Production
- Queensland
- Thickening
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity has gradually moved from the periphery of rangeland management twenty years ago to a position of greater prominence today. Despite greater acceptance of its importance, though, three…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- management
- measurement
- Economic Value
- Australia
- Growing Recognition
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- livestock numbers
- flora
- funding
- land conservation
- monitoring
- Australia
- Ecojunction
- Patoralist
- Library Collection RecordThe need to preserve biodiversity in privately managed rangelands is acute and well recognised. The best way to achieve this is to introduce better landscape design and vegetation management in…Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- management
- ecosystems
- conservation (storage)
- landscape design
- Australia
- Central Australia
- Landholder Panel
- Pastoralists
- Library Collection RecordAssessing landscape function is now an established component of rangeland monitoring programs. In this paper, we focus on the spatial arrangement of  perennial vegetation patches as a readily…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- Processes
- livestock production
- biodiversity
- monitoring
- production
- conservation (storage)
- Australia
- Hyperspectral Data
- Landscape Function Analysis
- Leakiness Index
- Library Collection RecordA balanced view of the role trees play in grazing systems is required to improve landscape level management and planning. Producers are monitoring the value of retained native vegetation on their…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- grazing systems
- landscape
- management
- planning
- paddocks
- biodiversity
- Southern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordIf the landscape function paradigm is to fulfil expectations, then it must, by definition, make ecological sense at the landscape -scale, as distinct from the patch -scale, and thereby provide…Publication Date 2002
- landscape
- rangelands
- management
- ecosystems
- biodiversity
- indicators
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAn urgent need exists for the development of principles for the sustainable management of the savannas of northern Australia. Based on current and recent research we propose five principles for the…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- sustainability
- overgrazing
- biodiversity
- savannas
- Grass Layer
- Northern Australia
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- satellites
- monitoring
- ecology
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- projects
- Nature conservation
- cultural heritage
- sustainability
- land use planning
- biodiversity
- Southern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- rainfall
- climate
- management
- information technology
- change
- climate variability
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- ecology
- projects
- biodiversity
- environmental management
- monitoring
- conservation (storage)
- grazing pressure
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordGeographic Information Systems (GIS) offer tools for examining grazing patterns in greater detail than previously. While general patterns such as patch grazing are documented in Mitchell grasslands…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- paddocks
- grasslands
- sheep
- soil
- pastures
- GIS
- geographic information systems
- Queensland
- Utilisation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- environmental management
- rangelands
- stakeholders
- conservation (storage)
- programmes
- Biophysics
- Leases
- biodiversity
- sustainability
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes the progress towards developing a practical and cost effective alternative to the water trough currently used in extensive sheep operations. Though functional, troughs are not…Publication Date 2002
- water
- sheep
- rangelands
- Pests
- biodiversity
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe main driver behind the Queensland and Australian governments' work on wetlands is to support projects and programs that will result in long-term benefits to the biodiversity, management…Publication Date 2006
- wetlands
- programmes
- mapping
- projects
- Queensland