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- 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 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 RecordComputer simulations of pasture production were used to estimate safe carrying capacities for a range of land systems found in south west Queensland. Simulation enabled a quantitative determination…Publication Date 1992
- carrying capacity
- simulation
- Australia
- computer simulation
- production
- South Western Queensland
- Library Collection RecordGRASSMAN, an agricultural decision -support model, has been modified to include sources, sinks and storages of greenhouse gases. The modified model was used to investigate the effects of changes in…Publication Date 1992
- stocking rate
- burning
- management
- greenhouse gases
- emission reduction
- Australia
- burning management
- emission reduction
- emissions
- greenhouse gas emissions
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordRecent emphasis in the community and the press has been on human- induced long term climate change. Much effort has therefore been expended in determining existing evidence of climate change. However…Publication Date 1992
- climate change
- Australia
- climate variability
- range condition
- Library Collection RecordData on the population dynamics of three 'woody weed' species Acacia deanei, Cassia nemophila and Dodonaea viscosa, collected over a 12 year period at a disturbed site near Boggabri showed…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe herbicide tebuthiuron was applied at rates varying from 3.7 to 10.7kg /ha (of product) on target species of mulga (Acacia aneura), ironwood (A. estrophiolata) and witchetty bush (A. kempeana).…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMesquite is a major threat to Queensland's rangelands. In small areas of south west and north west Queensland mesquite has already demonstrated the devastation it can cause. If not controlled,…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe use of low energy grubbing implements to remove woody weeds is a low cost alternative to the use of chemicals or larger equipment in stands described as open or semi -open. They have a particular…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordUp to 90 % mortality in hopbush, ( Dodonea viscosa) was achieved by stocking 1 goat /ha for three years. The mortality rate was lower in shrubs that had been only partially defoliated (35 %) or…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordGiant Parramatta Grass (GPM) is a serious grass weed of coastal Eastern Australia. Its ability to invade pastures is due, at least in part, to its ability to produce large quantities of seed…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordPercentage cover of herbaceous plant species, soil and environmental data were collected at 205 sites in the Olary Ranges in the North -East pastoral district of South Australia. Of 337 species…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordA survey encompassing 124 sites investigated the distribution of the perennial chenopod, Maireana sedifolia (pearl bluebush). Calcium carbonate and summer rainfall were delineated as primary…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Northern South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe propose an hypothesis model to account for the infrequency of recruitment (about once in 20 years) of western myall (Acacia papyrocarpa Benth.), an arid zone tree. In most years, ants effectively…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordLittle is known of Eremophila seed production, viability or germination characteristics. The number of fully developed seed within the fruit varies (i.e. between 12.5 -64.1 %), and there are varying…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSoil degradation, perennial pasture decline and inedible shrub encroachment are common forms of land degradation north west of Bourke NSW. An experiment to investigate the merits of various land…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Department of Agriculture, Western Australia has completed development of a ground based monitoring system for grassland pastures in rangelands. The monitoring system has been divided into two…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordPasture condition can be assessed by comparing species occurrence across a range of sites. Ordination techniques simplify these multi- attribute data and display differences between sites, To…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes work in progress to examine how best to set up and use reference areas, particularly in the framework of the South Australian Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act (1989…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordWater infiltration into soil was studied before and after burning small plots of Eragrostis eriopoda and Triodia basedowii in central Australia. Fire had no statistically significant effect on…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of two different grazing regimes on the surface soil properties of a dunefield land system in the semi -arid woodlands of eastern Australia were investigated. The land system is comprised…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reviews the application of computer models to management in the rangelands. Several models are now available and these have application at the station level for decisions that are…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection Recordthree hypothetical Kimberley cattle herds representing Shorthorn and Brahman cross genotypes were studied to compare potential earning capacities and income variability from different herd structures…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper details an extension initiative implemented by NSW Agriculture & Fisheries staff at Cobar in western New South Wales. With the co- operation of seven local producers a discussion group…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordPalatable shrubs are necessary to ensure continuity of wool production during drought conditions at high stocking rates. Measurements were made of herbage mass, foliage mass of shrubs, bodyweight and…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMost rangelands users are well aware of the crucial role played by the quality and location of waterpoints in pastoral paddocks. Research over recent years has helped us to quantify this role. Today…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSelf mustering of sheep by trapping on water is a management alternative which producers can use to reduce mustering costs, sheep stress and the amount of skilled labour required and to improve…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAlthough Australia's traditional animal industries are very important, contributing some 14.5 billion to the national economy, a number of species are proposed here as complementary to existing…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordGoats have two main roles in the rangelands; woody weed management and diversification of income (meat, fibre production). Goat stocking is one option within a policy of integrated woody weed…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe feral goat has demonstrated its suitability to W.A.'s mulga shrublands. The potential to manage goats on poor quality mulga pastures was investigated to assess animal productivity as…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe potential for the establishment of a kangaroo industry in Western Australia based on meat and skins was examined by assessing the likely acceptability of the products of the industry and their…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSince the introduction of the Land Rights Act (N.T.) 1976 the debate over land use has been very emotive. Historically, Europeans have been quite single minded in their pursuit of natural resources…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of north- western Victoria were used for production of wool for up to 150 years. They are now to be primarily used for nature conservation and recreation. This change in use of the…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe two main aims of conservation, that is, sustainable development through better land care, and maintenance of natural ecosystems and species diversity through nature conservation, are distinct…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAustralia's rangelands are viewed as renewable natural resources which have, in large part, deteriorated considerably since grazing commenced with domestic livestock. It is stressed that this…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordA reasonable knowledge now exists about Australian rangeland species, soils and climate. The herbaceous layer is the key to pastoral production, pasture condition and potential land degradation. The…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordDrought risk is one of the key risk factors facéd by Australia's rangeland managers, yet is often the subject of emotive rather than objective decision making. Using RANGEPACR Herd -Econ, a…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordA Land Management and Conservation Award was presented in April 1990 to the Queensland grazier best demonstrating sustainable land use, assessed on criteria of: land use for sustainable production;…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSoil erosion is a natural process which can be intensified by grazing, leading to substantial losses in pastoral productivity. It affects plant growth through reductions in soil moisture and nutrient…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigates the relationship between pasture production, runoff and soil loss from four small catchments in the mulga lands of south west Queensland over a three year period. The mulga…Publication Date 1990
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated the vegetation of two active floodplains and associated stable landforms over a period of seven years, paying particular attention to the types of soil surfaces on which the plants…Publication Date 1990
- Australia