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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 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 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 RecordSatellite images, derived from NOAA data, can describe seasonal changes that occur in rangelands. Change in green pasture cover are the major cause for changes between monthly satellite images.…Publication Date 1992
- monitoring
- seasonal variation
- satellite imagery
- Australia
- monitoring seasonal change
- satellite data
- 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 RecordIndigenous rights need to be acknowledged for traditional cultures to survive. The uniqueness of Australia's indigenous cultures is threatened by a number of factors. A key element to…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- Indigenous knowledge
- land management
- projects
- Australia
- 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 RecordA recent national project collaborated with pastoralists and extension personnel around Australia to examine the financial implications of different approaches to coping with drought. This process…Publication Date 1996
- stocking rate
- projects
- management
- drought
- Australia
- 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 RecordOne aspect of monitoring grazing systems is the condition of the natural resource. Photos show broad changes such as the reduction of rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflorum) byfire. Estimates of…Publication Date 1996
- natural resources
- grazing management
- monitoring
- photography
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAnalysis of the WARMS monitoring data has been carried out to determine trends in vegetation condition across the Western Australian southern shrublands. Results suggest that a small number of…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- management
- monitoring
- changes
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordWoody weeds are native shrubs which grow to high densities in rangelands and compete with grasses, consequently reducing the availability of fodder, lowering grazing capacity and ultimately reducing…Publication Date 1996
- monitoring
- Landsat images
- shrubs
- satellite imagery
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordBush fire monitoring in the north -western rangelands of Western Australia was born out of a need to provide a tool to manage the natural resources of the area more effectively. Satellites, in…Publication Date 1996
- monitoring
- satellites
- Data
- fires
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordTemporal Landsat MSS data hr or a single image area is being used to develop a satellite- imagebased rangeland vegetation cover monitoring system. This system will expand the current ground-based…Publication Date 1996
- Landsat
- monitoring
- vegetation
- satellite imagery
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThe Centralian Land Management Association (CLMA), a pastoral-based Landcare group, has commenced a regional rabbit control program in the Northern Territory. The project is based on a Territory -…Publication Date 1996
- land management
- rabbits
- projects
- control
- north Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Land Administration
- pastoralism
- rangelands
- regional planning
- western New South Wales
- 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 RecordThe history of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden at Port Augusta West is detailed. The garden is on a 300 ha site and will feature vegetation of arid Australia. Management of the project is…Publication Date 1996
- arid zones
- vegetation
- projects
- flora
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn 1995 a project funded by the Australian Mining Industry Research Association was commenced to research the germination and establishment requirements of Triodia and Plectrachne hummock grass…Publication Date 1996
- projects
- mining
- germination
- seed
- 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 RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- monitoring
- reptiles
- Pressure
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe T.G.B. Osborn Vegetation Reserve at Koonamore now has 70 years of records of vegetation change on its permanent quadrats and photopoints. On one of these a stand of mulga (Acacia aneura) has…Publication Date 1996
- Mulga
- regeneration
- projects
- Australia
- Rabbit Control
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- pastoralism
- ecology
- 21th Century
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- pastoralism
- Europe
- land
- history
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSince the mid-nineteenth century - and especially from the 1950s - 'woody weeds' have spread across the red soil country around Gunderbooka Range. I explore human consequences of this…Publication Date 2000
- pastoralism
- Scrub
- Bushfires
- Australia
- woody weeds
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- pastoralism
- environmental management
- rangelands
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe propose a procedure for the assessment of rangeland function, comprised of three components: a conceptual framework, a field methodology and an interpretive framework. The conceptual framework…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- monitoring
- landscape
- paddocks
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- management
- pastoralism
- economics
- Action plans
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- management
- monitoring
- diversification
- Regional policies
- Australia
- Landcare
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- shrubs
- Landholding systems
- projects
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- monitoring
- ecological indicators
- global positioning systems
- techniques
- Australia
- Data Input
- Field Procedure
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- pastoralism
- land management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAustralian rangelands have been perceived as supporting a pastoral economy for more than 150 years. This perception originated from colonial expansion in a frontier economy, with State and…Publication Date 2002
- pastoralism
- Economic Importance
- rangelands
- mining
- 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
- Natural resources management
- Financial policies
- Social sanctions
- projects
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- vegetation index
- mapping
- Natural resources management
- projects
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordA grazing management guide has been developed for the semi -arid woodlands to enable pastoralists to better monitor the condition of their land and incorporate this information into management…Publication Date 2000
- grazing management
- techniques
- monitoring
- stocking rate
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- monitoring
- computers
- botanical composition
- databases
- Australia
- 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 RecordThis paper summarises the historical development of point -based monitoring systems in Central Australia and the soil and vegetation changes that have been observed. Three main point -based…Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- soil erosion
- species
- Central Australia
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordReporting on rangeland condition and trend across State boundaries is possible due to the complementary nature of the respective States' rangeland monitoring systems. While the State monitoring…Publication Date 2002
- boundaries
- rangelands
- monitoring
- plant density
- change
- Southern Australia
- vegetation community structure
- Library Collection RecordVery little information is available about how long dead trees remain standing, or fallen logs persist, in the Australian arid zone. Some Information about dead timber is available from the records…Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- longevity
- shrublands
- Deadwood
- Australia
- Experimental Records
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- livestock numbers
- flora
- funding
- land conservation
- monitoring
- Australia
- Ecojunction
- Patoralist