Rangeland Ecology & Management
Get reliable science
Toggle Search
Result Type
Collection
Keywords
Document Type
Displaying 1 - 50 of 68 results
- Library Collection RecordWe present an overview of a range of social science projects that have recently been conducted on the northern Australian rangelands. These projects have focused on understanding the current capacity…Publication Date 2015
- adoption of new practices
- climate adaptation
- Northern Australia
- resilience
- resource dependency
- social science
- vulnerability to change
- Library Collection RecordResearch to underpin the green-field development of northern Australia requires the integration of science from a wide range of disciplines. Data and information on natural resources for most areas…Publication Date 2015
- agricultural development
- inter-disciplinary
- Northern Australia
- northern development
- organizational learning
- water resources
- Library Collection RecordSoil organic carbon (SOC) stocks were measured at three water points in the same paddock on the Barkly Tableland in 2013. The water points were selected based on age - the oldest was established in…Publication Date 2015
- Barkly Tableland
- carbon farming
- grazing intensity
- Northern Australia
- vertosol
- Water Point
- Library Collection RecordThis paper documents three decades of innovation by a leading producer in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory. Many of the practices are being adopted by other producers, including…Publication Date 2015
- Barkley Tableland
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis simulation study compared the cattle productivity and sustainability of fixed stocking with that of 55 flexible stocking strategies at 28 locations across Queensland and the Northern Territory…Publication Date 2015
- cattle productivity
- Northern Australia
- pasture condition
- Queensland
- rainfall
- stocking rate management
- Library Collection RecordThe Indigenous Pastoral Program (IPP) has been operating since 2003 with the objective to develop viable Indigenous pastoral businesses that improve the social-economic standing and livelihoods of…Publication Date 2015
- Indigenous Land Corporation
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordNorthern Australian beef businesses face productivity, profitability and environmental pressures, and improving land condition and animal performance is a key business priority for many beef…Publication Date 2015
- animal productivity
- case-study property
- land condition
- Northern Australia
- simulated spelling strategies
- Library Collection RecordOvergrazing around water sources has long been a problem for resource management, and therefore productivity, on cattle stations in northern Australia. This paper presents observations from a…Publication Date 2015
- 3P grasses
- cattle grazing
- land condition
- Northern Australia
- pasture composition
- Library Collection RecordThe Nullarbor region is a vast gently undulating limestone based plain through Western Australia and South Australia (Figure 1). The climate is arid or semi-arid, with hot dry summers, cold winters…Publication Date 2015
- ecology
- ecosystem
- innovation
- production
- sustainability
- transition
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAdjusting stocking rates to match changes in pasture availability is a key recommendation for sustainable management of grazing lands. ‘Stocktake Plus’, an application for smart devices, has a…Publication Date 2015
- Northern Australia
- pasture photo standards
- stocking rates
- stocktake plus
- unpalatable yield
- Library Collection RecordUneven utilisation of pastures is an issue facing extensive cattle properties in the Northern Territory. During the dry season most cattle need to return to water points to drink at least once a day…Publication Date 2015
- intensification
- intensification
- north Australia
- Northern Territory
- pasture utilisation
- rotational grazing
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Is the use of rangelands for cattle production consistent with the conservation of natural habitat? The problem is discussed in the context of a case study of Toomba Station, a fully…Publication Date 2012
- grazing
- sustainability
- Australia
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Despite the northern beef industry’s longevity, scale and importance, recent disruptions to external markets have demonstrated a degree of industry vulnerability to supply chain shocks…Publication Date 2012
- transport
- infrastructure
- beef
- Northern Australia
- optimisation
- Library Collection RecordThe Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is one of Australia’s most significant national assets and it underlies 22 per cent of Australia. Much of the GAB underlies the rangelands of NSW, Queensland, South…Publication Date 2010
- bores
- Great Artesian Basin
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordThe Northern Grazing Systems project aims to increase adoption of innovative best-practice grazing management by beef producers throughout northern Australia. Four key areas requiring research,…Publication Date 2010
- simulation models
- extensive grazing
- Northern Australia
- utilisation rate
- 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 RecordIntensification of the grazing industry associated with factors such as wider global market forces, changes to domestic policy, rural re-structuring and technology change have changed the social,…Publication Date 2008
- sustainability
- Library Collection Record“Beefplan†was originally designed by MLA some ten years ago as an experiment. MLA recognised that a lot of the results of research in northern Australia were still sitting on the shelf and had…Publication Date 2008
- research
- Business Management
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe South Australian rangelands are characterised by dominant chenopod shrubs with over - story of long -lived tree species. Because of longevity of many plants, population models are widely…Publication Date 2006
- projections
- sustainability
- plants
- models
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordHistorically, in the WA southern rangelands the traditional approach of many pastoral stations to grazing management was to set stocking rates based on previous year's tallies and to make…Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- sustainability
- stocking rate
- livestock production
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- intensification
- grazing lands
- sustainability
- grazing pressure
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordA F.NIRS calibration equation was developed for predicting the 13C ratio in faeces, and therefore the proportions of C4 tropical grasses to C3 non-grass plants (primarily forbs, legumes and browses)…Publication Date 2006
- calibration
- measurement
- seasonality
- grazing
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordA grazing trial begun in the Victoria River District (VRD) in 1993 aimed to determine sustainable management strategies and stocking rates that were optimal in terms of both ecology and economics.…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- grazing
- stocking rate
- Sustainable economic development
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Central Australian Grazing Strategies Partnership is a collaboration between the CLMA, NT DPIFM, Desert Knowledge CRC, CSIRO and the pastoral industry, to promote research into rangeland spell…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- grazing management
- strategies
- sustainability
- Central Australia
- Library Collection RecordBuffel grass is an introduced perennial tussock grass, which has improved rangeland pastoral production and helped land rehabilitation. More recently, its invasive capacity has been of concern and…Publication Date 2006
- mapping
- adaptation
- Buffel grass (Cenchrus)
- Northern Australia
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThis investigation aims to establish the feasibility of managing the grazing of cattle through methods other than increased fencing within the extensive production systems of the Barkly region of the…Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- cattle
- Alternative methods
- Northern Australia
- Watering Point
- Library Collection RecordThere is a continuum of cattle grazing systems used in the rangelands, with increasing levels of intensification from continuous, through spelling and rotations, to cells. These aim to produce…Publication Date 2006
- grazing systems
- research projects
- beef cattle
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) has a mandate to deliver cultural, social, environmental and economic benefits to indigenous landholders across Australia. A focus on capacity development,…Publication Date 2006
- indigenous peoples
- sustainability
- projects
- Australia
- Landholder
- Library Collection RecordAustralian rural landscapes are facing a crisis from land degradation, due to rising salinity levels, soil acidification and soil erosion. There is growing consensus amongst the businesses community…Publication Date 2006
- land degradation
- solutions
- sustainability
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSustainable Wildlife Enterprises (SWE) is a property -level stewardship initiative that sets out to trial the sustainable commercial use of wildlife. The objective is to create alternative revenue…Publication Date 2006
- trials
- management
- sustainability
- wildlife
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSustainable grazing management systems need to be both economically viable and environmentally sustainable. Pasture spelling is now widely recommended, with its timing of great importance. Three key…Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- sustainability
- timing
- Australia
- perennial grass
- Library Collection RecordSustainable Wildlife Enterprises (SWE) trials are an initiative by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation ( RIRDC). They seek to integrate Australia's native wildlife into…Publication Date 2006
- trials
- sustainability
- wildlife
- Australia
- commercialization
- Library Collection RecordA supply chain is more than an academic concept and a business model - it is a structure based on real companies and individuals co- operating with each other to bring real benefits to themselves and…Publication Date 2004
- partnerships
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordWe are constantly told that as pastoralists we must improve production, make more money, join the rat race, the motto being greed and growth. Well there are a few inhibiting factors to this that are…Publication Date 2004
- sustainability
- production
- Library Collection RecordChange is going on in everyone's life. While some change is forced on us, most occurs because we decide to make a change to achieve a different outcome. During the Sustainable Grazing Systems (…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordThe Australian climate is one of the most variable in the world. Better understanding of this variability, and how to use seasonal climate forecasts, is essential for maintaining profitable rural…Publication Date 2004
- sustainability
- climate variability
- Library Collection RecordDrought is an ever-present problem for sustainable grazing enterprises in the semi-arid and arid zones of Australia. Little is known of the long-term responses of pastures to drought although some…Publication Date 2004
- drought
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordStudies in temperate and sub -tropical Australia indicate that trees play a major role in nutrient cyclinge.g.Attiwell etal.(1978) and hence are important in maintaining system productivity…Publication Date 2004
- nutrient cycling in ecosystems
- productivity
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordThe woodlands of northern Australia are a significant natural resource, with beef cattle productionbeing the single biggest industry.In Queensland, 60M ha of woodland carry c. 2.1M cattle, withannual…Publication Date 2004
- resources
- cattle
- biodiversity
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordPaddocks in a stocking rate trial at Mt Sanford, in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory, were examined for factors that influenced the development of piospheres (zones of…Publication Date 2002
- grasslands
- paddocks
- stocking rate
- grazing management
- mineral supplements
- Northern Australia
- piosphere
- 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 RecordThe paper will broadly outline five generic principles which can be applied to most grazing enterprises in northern Australia. These principles have been applied on the author's property near…Publication Date 2002
- savannas
- grazing management
- productivity
- weed control
- Financial policies
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe propose a framework for sustainable grazing management of southern rangelands based on the concept of tactical grazing. The underlying principles are (1) establishment of paddock objectives (2)…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- rangelands
- sustainability
- paddocks
- rainfall
- Stocks
- monitoring
- conservation (storage)
- grazing pressure
- Northern Australia
- 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
- Nature conservation
- rangelands
- extension activities
- landlords
- grazing management
- Fear
- sustainability
- projects
- Southern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstarct not Available.Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- Workshops
- paddocks
- monitoring
- sustainability
- strategies
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- savannas
- sustainability
- grazing management
- rainfall
- seasons
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordClimate has a large impact on vegetation and animal production in northern Australia. The length of the dry season, variable annual rainfall, extreme temperatures and high evaporation rates make…Publication Date 2002
- grasslands
- rainfall
- weather forecasting
- management
- pastures
- summer
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- vegetation
- management
- salinity
- sustainability
- forests
- ecosystems
- data analysis
- Land Manager
- South Western Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- sustainability
- frameworks
- management
- rangelands
- investment
- environmental factors
- groups
- Leases
- Western Australia