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- 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 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 RecordThe main agricultural industry in South West Queensland is rangeland grazing. Historically, this has encompassed wool production, however, a decline in the sheep industry and an increase in the…Publication Date 2015
- agriculture
- biodiversity
- collaboration
- fencing
- grazing-pressure
- South Western Queensland
- wild-dog
- 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 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 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 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 RecordTotal grazing pressure (TGP) management is advocated to increase ground cover but few rangeland studies have provided direct evidence of the relationship between management and natural resources.…Publication Date 2015
- biodiversity
- ground cover
- soil carbon
- western New South Wales
- 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 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 land suffered under pastoral management by outsiders across the eastern APY Lands. Grazing management was no better (perhaps worse) than before when we got the APY Act and agistment began. We…Publication Date 2015
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe 66,640km2 Mount Isa Inlier/Northwest highlands bioregion in north western Queensland is typified by rugged red rocky hills, low open woodland of spinifex and snappy gum and is the location of…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- biodiversity
- engagement
- fire
- Managment
- Queensland
- stakeholder
- Library Collection RecordThe Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands are freehold aboriginal lands spanning approximately 10 million hectares of country in the North West corner of South Australia. APY Land…Publication Date 2015
- APY
- buffel grass
- fire
- IPA
- South Australia
- South Australia
- threatened species
- Library Collection RecordThe European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, was the last of the feral mammals to reach Central Australia. The rabbit had reached the N.T. border from NW South Australia in small numbers by 1901 (…Publication Date 2014
- abundance
- Australia
- Central Australia
- distribution
- European Rabbits
- Northern Territory
- Oryctolagus cuniculus
- rabbits
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The conflict that exists between the competing needs of biological conservation and those of pastoral production is well recognised, however, few studies examine these conflicts due to…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- production
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The contribution of non-domestic grazing pressure to pastoral areas of western NSW has been reported to increase grazing intensity by at least 50%. Any control of these external grazing…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- Australia
- ground cover
- 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 Australian rangelands cover around 80% of the continent yet,from a biodiversity perspective, probably constitutes the most understudied part. To further the understanding of these ecosystems and…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- reference sites
- Library Collection RecordDespite their vast size and a declining workforce it is possible to manage pastoral leases effectively by focusing on landscape function to identify key critical areas. Natural and human-induced…Publication Date 2010
- landscape
- management
- effective
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordA heavy mineral sand mine has commenced operations on the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia. This area has low annual rainfall and frequent drought, resulting in challenges in…Publication Date 2010
- mining
- rehabilitation
- Cyanobacteria
- Nullarbor Plain
- South Australia
- 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 RecordAn environment modified for rangelands sheep farming has created conditions where feral goat (Capra hircus) populations can escalate if unchecked. The impacts of feral goats onnative vegetation,…Publication Date 2010
- integrated management
- collaboration
- South Australia
- unmanaged goats
- Library Collection RecordLiterature suggests that provision of artificial water through bores, dams and ground tanks has negative environmental effects through increased grazing pressure, prevention of native species…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- grazing pressure
- Water Point
- Library Collection RecordThe management of invasive or thickening woody species on western NSW rangelands has a chequered history. The issue was clearly recognised in the early years of pastoral settlement, but during the…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- 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 RecordAn average 5 million hectares is burnt annually in Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula (CYP) region, which totals approximately 13.5 million hectares. Fire scars in CYP have been mapped using…Publication Date 2008
- timing
- topography
- biodiversity
- adhesives
- extent
- Queensland's Cape York Peninsula region
- 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 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 RecordThis paper explores the relationships between graziers’ goals, perceived impediments to biodiversity conservation and suitable incentives to facilitate the adoption of conservation practices in the…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- 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 RecordBuffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is a contentious species, being valued in many regions of the Australian rangelands for its contribution to livestock production, while also being widely regarded as…Publication Date 2008
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- livestock production
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordAbundant literature links provision of artificial water points in pastoral areas to negative environmental effects, including increased grazing pressure, prevention of regeneration and promotion of…Publication Date 2006
- biodiversity
- projects
- landscape
- Southeast Australia
- Water Point
- Library Collection RecordThis paper introduces the use of market based instruments as policies for biodiversity management in the Australian rangelands. We discuss the potential benefits of using MBIs and some of the key…Publication Date 2006
- markets
- biodiversity
- projects
- management
- 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 RecordThe Commonwealth land system in the former Kingoonya Soil Conservation District of South Australia is highly susceptible to disturbance and its ability to recover is variable, depending on physical…Publication Date 2006
- monitoring
- systems
- assessment
- Commonwealth of Australia
- South 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 RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- management
- water
- Salts
- floodplains
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe South Australian Government is currently contributing to the Australian Collaborative Rangeland Information System (ACRIS) through information collected at pastoral monitoring sites, biological…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- Data
- information systems
- change
- South Australia
- Library Collection Record1. The South Australian Rangelands and Aboriginal Lands Wildlife Management Manual is a detailed interim synthesis of current knowledge. It allows enlightened holistic management of Outback…Publication Date 2006
- wildlife management
- projects
- stakeholders
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWith the support of funding from the Land, Water & Wool program, we worked with woolgrowers in north eastern South Australia to adapt MODIS-derived images of cover into products useful for…Publication Date 2006
- remote control
- projects
- paddocks
- monitoring
- management
- South 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 study examined the ability of two ground survey methods to thoroughly characterise the woody-perennial species richness of single sample sites or environmental regions. It focused on the Stony…Publication Date 2006
- species
- assessment
- monitoring
- vegetation
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe aim of this paper is to introduce a study that develops, tests and refines techniques for measuring biodiversity condition and management outcomes using before and after scientific experiments of…Publication Date 2006
- biodiversity
- assessment
- management
- South Australia
- Water Point
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- intensification
- grazing lands
- sustainability
- grazing pressure
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordA strong ethos of independence is a well known characteristic of rangelands pastoral businesses. It is only in relatively recent times that pastoral businesses have begun participating in cooperative…Publication Date 2006
- pastoralism
- Businesses
- Group communication
- Independence.
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordPest plant and animals directly impact or threaten all social, economic and environmental assets of the South Australian Arid Lands (SAAL). This extensive region is sparsely populated and financial…Publication Date 2006
- pest management
- Technical aid
- stakeholders
- South Australia
- 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 RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- information technology
- projects
- Pastoral Industry
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordVarious methods of pastoral intensification are being explored by producers in the northern Australian rangelands in order to increase production and improve economic performance. However, increased…Publication Date 2006
- biodiversity
- projects
- grazing management
- Biota
- northwestern Australia