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- Library Collection RecordInvaded landscapes must be managed to ensure they remain productive, ecological frameworks have been developed to determine which populations should be managed (Moody and Mack 1988). However, many of…Publication Date 2008
- invasive species
- grazing lands
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes a modelling approach to quantifying pasture degradation risk using a decision tree model in conjunction with information generated from the AussieGRASS Environmental Calculator.…Publication Date 2008
- Model Development
- pasture degradation
- Library Collection RecordDuring the 1990s the Commonwealth worked cooperatively with State and Territory governments, traditional owners, industry, the farming community and conservation groups towards a national rangeland…Publication Date 2008
- biophysical
- rangeland strategy
- Socio-economic
- Library Collection RecordRecent field research has established that biological soil crust communities (cyanobacteria, lichens, liverworts and mosses) are widespread across the rangelands of Queensland. Our survey has covered…Publication Date 2008
- Cyanobacteria
- biodiversity
- cyanobacterial soil crusts
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordCyanobacteria-dominated soil crusts are a significant component of Australian arid and semi-arid landscapes. Morphogenetic adaptation has enabled cyanobacteria to respond to both short- and long-term…Publication Date 2008
- biological soil crusts
- cyanobacterial soil crusts
- soil nutrients
- Library Collection RecordThe Queensland Murray Darling Committee (QMDC) is working with the community in the Maranoa Balonne and Border Rivers catchments to encourage and support sustainable use of natural resources. A…Publication Date 2008
- Murray Darling Basin
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe role of intra-specific diversity in maintaining species diversity and plant communities is not well understood however has significant implications for rangeland restoration because intraspecific…Publication Date 2008
- species diversity
- revegetation plants
- quantitative traits
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThe conservation of Australia’s northern rangelands is important research. Grazing animal distribution and utilisation are valuable measures of how well rangelands are managed. However, the…Publication Date 2008
- Arid climate
- Iseilema
- Astrebla
- animal distribution
- Australia's Northern Rangelands
- Library Collection RecordFORAGE is a web-based facility which provides information relating to climate and pasture condition at user-specified locations. The system receives requests from web pages, processes those…Publication Date 2008
- climate
- environmental management
- land condition
- pasture growth
- Library Collection RecordUneven use of the landscape by grazing herbivores leads to some areas being over utilised whilst others are under utilised (Andrew 1988). Understanding the scale and impact of preferential selection…Publication Date 2008
- sustainable land management
- resource section functions
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes the impact of national and state level natural resource management (NRM) policies on private native forest activities and agro-forestry opportunities in Central Queensland. These…Publication Date 2008
- forest management
- biophysical attributes
- vegetation management control
- Library Collection RecordPasture utilisation is a term used to describe the estimation of animal intake of pasture dry matter expressed as a proportion of either pasture growth per season or nominated period. The calculation…Publication Date 2008
- pastures
- feed intake
- GRASP
- grazing trial
- pasture utilisation
- QuikIntake
- Library Collection RecordDespite the global importance of tropical C4 vegetation, we understand little about how it will contribute to the biosphere’s response to rising atmospheric CO2 (Nowak et al. 2004; Ainsworth and…Publication Date 2008
- carbon fixation
- FACE
- Library Collection RecordWith climate change firmly on the global agenda, carbon trading is emerging as a growth industry. In Australia the rangelands has been identified as one of the country’s largest carbon sinks.…Publication Date 2008
- climate change
- carrying capacity
- Carbon Sink
- Cheela Plain
- Library Collection RecordResource managers require a range of financial and ecological information to evaluate rangeland pastoral systems, given the competitive pressures for improving productivity and environmental…Publication Date 2008
- hydrology
- Central Queensland
- ecological stability
- rangeland pastoral systems
- Library Collection Record‘Change’ is a continuing theme from previous rangelands conferences: e.g. it was a key element at Renmark in 2006 (Foran 2006). So in today’s world where climate change is accepted (if not…Publication Date 2008
- ACRIS
- climate variability
- social demographics
- Library Collection RecordManaging the rangeland ecosystems services (ES) for all Australians is becoming increasingly important as some regions experience a decline in primary productivity, aging rural communities and…Publication Date 2008
- climate change
- Stony Plains Bioregion
- Library Collection RecordPimelea trichostachya and P. simplex were confirmed as causal agents of St George/Marree disease in the 1970s (Clark 1971; Roberts and Healy 1971). These plants are native herbs that preferentially…Publication Date 2008
- P. simplex
- pimelea trichostachya
- Library Collection RecordIt has been over 30 years since early satellite imagery illustrated serious degradation across much of the high quality savanna rangelands. It sparked a surge of research, development and extension (…Publication Date 2008
- degradation
- land management
- Library Collection RecordKenaf, Hibiscus cannabinus L. is traditionally known as a fibre crop but it also produces seeds which may be a valuable protein supplement to livestock in rangelands. This study investigated the…Publication Date 2008
- ruminants
- Library Collection RecordRegional variation in species-habitat relationships, where species have natural geographic ranges extending over multiple biogeographic regions, has seldom been studied (Whittingham et al. 2005) and…Publication Date 2008
- Biogeographic regions
- climate change
- Library Collection RecordA four-year, producer-inspired research project, jointly-funded by Queensland DPIF, CSIRO and MLA, is investigating different grazing systems across the northern beef industry. Nine commercial beef…Publication Date 2008
- beef industry
- Northern and Southern Queensland
- spatial uniformity
- Library Collection RecordA four-year, producer-inspired research project, jointly-funded by Queensland DPIF, CSIRO and MLA, is investigating different grazing systems across the northern beef industry. Nine commercial beef…Publication Date 2008
- beef industry
- Northern and Southern Queensland
- spatial uniformity
- Library Collection RecordA four-year, producer-inspired research project, jointly-funded by Queensland DPIF, CSIRO and MLA, is investigating different grazing systems across the northern beef industry. Nine commercial beef…Publication Date 2008
- beef industry
- Northern and Southern Queensland
- spatial uniformity
- Library Collection RecordA key question in conservation management is what are the processes driving declines in small mammals across northern Australia. While it seems clear that current fire regimes may contribute to…Publication Date 2008
- ecosystem attributes
- fire plan
- Northern Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordMany reasons are cited why young people are not entering and/or staying in rural industries, most commonly competition for other industry sectors, including mining. (Dyer 2007)Â The North Australian…Publication Date 2008
- Future Farmers Network
- North Australian Pastoral Company
- Library Collection RecordThe poor state of formal environmental auditing of Western Australian rangelands does not appear to have limited adequately the expansive environmental reporting on their health in terms of resource…Publication Date 2008
- environmental auditing
- NGOs
- Library Collection RecordPhyla canescens (lippia) is an invasive weed from South America that is now widespread throughout floodplains and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia. Lippia has invaded internationally…Publication Date 2008
- floodplains
- grazing management
- competition
- Murray Darling Basin
- seasonal rest
- Library Collection RecordUnlike Australia’s temperate ecosystems, the tropical savanna landscapes are in relatively unmodified condition (Woinarski et al., 2007). Disturbances such as fire, logging/thinning, cycles of…Publication Date 2008
- landscape heterogeneity
- temporal changes
- Library Collection RecordThe nutritive value of pastoral plant species is currently under investigation in the Outback Lakes region of South Australia to enable pastoralists to gain a better understanding of best practice…Publication Date 2008
- sustainability
- arid lands
- Outback Lakes Region
- Library Collection RecordAs part of the Neighbourhood Catchment Incentive Scheme (NCIS), the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) has funded the purchase of property mapping and/or planning software, GPS units, and imagery for…Publication Date 2008
- Library Collection RecordRangeland administrators, regional NRM bodies and pastoral managers need monitoring systems to meet a range of organisational objectives. Resource monitoring is an important component of land…Publication Date 2008
- Library Collection RecordGrassy savannas in northern Australia have been reported to be becoming increasingly shrubby, probably as a result of altered grass/fire dynamics following herbivore activity associated with…Publication Date 2008
- Excoecaria parvifolia
- Gardenia vilhelmii
- Library Collection RecordThe Research to Reality Project (R2R) was developed to assist producers to develop practical responses to a range of production and natural resource challenges. Located in the Burdekin catchment of…Publication Date 2008
- Burdekin Catchment
- north Queensland
- Library Collection RecordSoil erosion in the rangelands in Central West and Western New South Wales has been associated with shrub encroachment due to shrubs out-competing herbage and reducing live understorey plant cover.…Publication Date 2008
- Central West and Western NSW
- erosion risk map
- Library Collection Record‘We’re prepared to work long hours in business, as long as we can be on our land’ (Participant A13). ‘Success means having my family support and my cultural pride’ (Participant A28).  …Publication Date 2008
- Aboriginal communities
- Library Collection RecordAchieving successful NRM in Outback Australia depends upon effective social engagement processes which are adapted to suit remote regions. In line with the notion of ‘desert syndrome’ remote…Publication Date 2008
- community engagement
- remote areas
- Library Collection RecordClimate change has been identified as a major issue for Australia’s rangelands. The Garnaut Interim Climate Change Review highlighted the risk that Australia, with an ‘already hot, dry and…Publication Date 2008
- climate change
- animal nutrition
- pasture growth
- Library Collection RecordLandholders in rangeland areas need to consider the potential impacts of grazing management on the ecosystem in which they operate, to ensure that they maintain the ecological requirements for the…Publication Date 2008
- sustainable land management
- Central Western Queensland
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the relationship between fire and the Mitchell grasslands has been overlooked in the past due to a view that “the Mitchell grasslands are too valuable as a pasture to be burnt†(…Publication Date 2008
- wildfires
- Aristida latifolia
- cattle production
- Library Collection RecordThe Gregory River, the largest perennial river and one of several spring-fed streams in the southern Gulf catchment area, is recognised by the region’s natural resource management body, Southern…Publication Date 2008
- mitigation
- perennial river
- Library Collection RecordPasture degradation and declining land condition (esp. from overgrazing), is a significant and long-recognised problem across the northern rangelands. Wet season spelling, when systematically applied…Publication Date 2008
- Library Collection RecordBeef production is the most widespread land use in subtropical rangelands. Producers in these and other rangelands face many challenges to maintain profitability (e.g. declining terms of trade,…Publication Date 2008
- erosion
- biodiversity
- Burnett Region
- herd economic model
- south-eastern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordIn 2006 the Desert Uplands Committee piloted a market-based incentive project to establish wildlife habitat linkage across the southern part of the Desert Uplands biogeographic region. Landholders…Publication Date 2008
- CSIRO
- Desert Uplands biographic region
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Library Collection RecordEverybody understands that pastures have to be rested, but ask a collection of people what “pasture rest†is and surprisingly there is no consensus. However, it is those who prefer to use the…Publication Date 2008
- carbon management
- recovery
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated the use of several current measures of landscape health (Landscape Function Analysis, structure/composition/function (SCF)) as surrogates or indicators of arthropod biodiversity in…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- Eucalyptus populnea
- Library Collection RecordWe studied soil disturbance by rabbits, echidnas, goannas, ants and termites at three spatial scales across four vegetation communities (dense woodland, open woodland, shrubland, grassland) in a semi…Publication Date 2008
- landscape scale
- microscale
- Western NSW
- Library Collection RecordThe demise of the wool reserve price scheme in 1991/2, fluctuations in relative commodity prices and drought have placed pastoral producers under increasing pressure to adjust sheep enterprises in…Publication Date 2008
- farm models
- Damara
- dorper
- Merino
- Library Collection RecordThe principles of governance are being re-considered and influence the way agriculture and natural resources are governed in Australia (Kelly 2005; Keogh, Chant & Frazer 2006). Collaboration with…Publication Date 2008
- Library Collection RecordHudson pear (Cylindropuntia rosea) is a branched cactus that grows to a height of about 1.5 metres and produces cylindrical, rope-like segments growing from a cylindrical trunk (Holtkamp 2006). The…Publication Date 2008
- Cylindropuntia rosea
- Cylindropuntia tunicata
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