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- 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 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 RecordAbstract Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) is a Weed of National Significance and is declared in New South Wales under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (Class 2). Infestations of mesquite occur in far western…Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- community
- management
- mesquite
- 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: North Queensland coastal wetlands have been severely degraded by the Weeds of National Significance (WoNS), Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Olive hymenachne) with lesser impacts by Salvinia…Publication Date 2012
- rehabilitation
- management
- herbicides
- Australia
- Nywaigi
- Library Collection RecordAbstract An estimated 110 Mt of dust is eroded by wind from the Australian land surface each year, mainly originating from the arid and semi-arid rangelands. Livestock production is thought to…Publication Date 2012
- wind erosion
- land degradation
- management
- stocking rate
- Australia
- GRASP
- modelling
- 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 RecordVermejo Park Ranch is the largest of several ranching properties owned by billionaire philanthropist R. E. “Ted†Turner. By his design, its mission is to balance ecological sensitivity and…Publication Date 2010
- management
- integration
- balances
- North Central New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Australian rangelands are inhabited by a variety of vertebrate pest animals including rabbits, foxes, and wild dogs, and feral camels, goats, pigs and cats. These pests cause environmental…Publication Date 2010
- Pests
- management
- Animal
- 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 RecordThis paper introduces Walgett’s Dharriwaa Elders Group and its role to provide advocacy and representation for Walgett Aboriginal elders in Aboriginal cultural management and community development…Publication Date 2010
- management
- aboriginal culture
- caring for country
- 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 RecordUnder extensive grazing, cattle exercise choice in where they graze and the pasture species they prefer to graze. Often, these choices are influenced by physical drivers in the landscape, such as…Publication Date 2008
- management
- erosion
- Central Queensland
- Library Collection RecordMesquite is one of 20 Weeds of National Significance in Australia, identified for its invasiveness, impacts on the environment, high potential for spread across a wide landscape and the socioeconomic…Publication Date 2008
- management
- 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 RecordResilience is a concept that is intuitively understood by most rangeland managers. Indeed it is a characteristic required of those who live in the rangelands. In essence it refers to the ability of a…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- management
- research programmes
- Australia
- resilience
- 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 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 RecordMonitoring and controlling remote infrastructure, particularly water infrastructure, is an expensive and time-consuming activity on extensive pastoral properties. Remote infrastructure management…Publication Date 2006
- telemetry
- management
- infrastructure
- rangelands
- 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 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 RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- intensification
- grazing lands
- sustainability
- grazing pressure
- Northern 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 RecordThe devolution of responsibility for natural resource management to regional communities via the regional delivery model means there is an increased focus on the capacity of communities within the 57…Publication Date 2006
- management
- projects
- communities
- Scales
- Southern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of Western Australia cover about 85% of the state. Many ecosystems are contained within pastoral leases, where after about 150 years of settlement, extensive changes to vegetation and…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- ecosystems
- biodiversity conservation
- management
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordOver the last few decades, approaches to natural resource management have evolved towards greater recognition of the importance of involving communities in decisions which affect their areas of…Publication Date 2006
- communities
- economics
- management
- people (biology)
- eastern 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 RecordThe Western Catchment Management Authority is the regional body responsible for implementing positive natural resource management change over a large geographic area of Western New South Wales (…Publication Date 2006
- projects
- management
- natural resources
- change
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- management
- water
- Salts
- floodplains
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordExtensive agricultural modification of the North Western Slopes and Plains of NSW has resulted in conditions suitable for the establishment of dense regrowth, especially on private lands. Recent…Publication Date 2006
- regrowth
- trees
- landscape
- management
- northwestern New South Wales
- 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 project to improve the productivity of cattle breeder herds initiated in 2004 is producing interesting information in the Pilbara and Kimberley of WA. Objectives of this project include determining…Publication Date 2006
- projects
- cattle
- productivity
- management
- Western Australia
- 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 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 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 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 RecordAlthough fences are ubiquitous in Australian landscapes, they are neglected objects of study. Fencesare the basic management tools used to separate property, livestock and crops, and to…Publication Date 2004
- livestock
- crops
- management
- Library Collection RecordACRIS is the Australian Collaborative Rangeland Information System. It is a coordinating mechanismthat brings together rangeland information from State, Northern Territory and Commonwealth…Publication Date 2004
- management
- government
- 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 RecordAn increasing number of producers in the Australian rangelands are requesting objective informationon vegetation change and condition to assist in property management. It is now generally accepted…Publication Date 2004
- management
- satellite imagery
- software development
- 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 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 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 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 RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 2002
- shrublands
- management
- projects
- productivity
- control methods
- monitoring
- environmental conditions
- dynamics
- Monetary policies
- Southern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- Nature conservation
- rangelands
- extension activities
- landlords
- grazing management
- Fear
- sustainability
- projects
- Southern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- landscape
- fires
- satellites
- remote sensing
- management
- rangelands
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- management
- projects
- environmental management
- landlords
- wildlife management
- New South Wales
- pest control
- Rabbit Control
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- projects
- Nature conservation
- cultural heritage
- sustainability
- land use planning
- biodiversity
- Southern Australia