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- Library Collection RecordWet-season spelling of grazing land is a key recommendation for improving land condition to benefit sustainability, production and profit in agriculture. The Spelling Strategies project aims to…Publication Date 2015
- vegetation
- Central Queensland
- land condition
- pasture yield
- vegetation
- wet season spelling
- Library Collection RecordRecords were kept of the free ranging cattle herd on Prairie Downs station. Prairie Downs is located approximately 70 km South of the town of Newman in the East Pilbara region of W.A. The area has…Publication Date 2014
- cattle
- Pilbara region
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract A new trial investigating wet season spelling (with and without early wet season burning) to improve land condition commenced on Delamere station in the Victoria River District (VRD) in…Publication Date 2012
- cattle
- 3P grasses
- Australia
- savanna burning
- Library Collection RecordFactors that influence selective grazing preference occur at a range of scales and include both edaphic elements such as topography, vegetation community, soil type and human influences such as…Publication Date 2008
- cattle
- degradation
- Library Collection RecordIn recent years there has been recognition of, and importance placed on rehabilitation of the Australian landscape. Rehabilitation targets are being set by natural resource management (NRM) bodies…Publication Date 2008
- rehabilitation
- reclamation
- cattle
- Burdekin Catchment
- Library Collection RecordIt is, often found in harsh environments that trees can be beneficial to understorey species but little is known about this positive relationship. This study examined; whether zones of vegetation…Publication Date 2006
- vegetation
- canopy cover
- Understorey
- southwestern New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordFloodouts at tributary junctions formed during major floods when sediment was dumped in the flow path. Dense vegetation grows in the floodouts in a geomorphological/ecological feedback: the…Publication Date 2006
- landscape
- Floods (rising water)
- vegetation
- ecology
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordA demonstration site has been developed in conjunction with Warrawagine Station and the Department of Agriculture and Food to investigate the benefits of maintaining individual animal records to…Publication Date 2006
- monitoring
- cattle
- livestock production
- Australia
- Production Records
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigated the distribution and landscape selection of grazing cattle using a global positioning system (GPS) to track cattle. Brahman cows were fitted with BlueskyTM GPS collars for 8…Publication Date 2006
- global positioning systems
- landscape
- cattle
- selection
- north Australia
- 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 RecordThe use of faecal Near Infra -red Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict the diet quality selected by grazing cattle and future body condition of cattle has been evaluated for several common…Publication Date 2006
- tools
- cattle
- grazing management
- Diet preferences
- Australia
- diet
- 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 RecordThe Western Australian portion of the Nullarbor Plain currently supports 19 pastoral leases. The most remarkable feature one notices when looking at satellite imagery of the area are the '…Publication Date 2006
- satellite imagery
- vegetation
- change
- Watering Point
- Western 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 RecordMajor changes in production systems and land management in the Upper Gascoyne and Mt Magnet regions of Western Australia in recent years have been influenced by complex social, cultural, economic and…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- goats
- sheep
- production systems
- Library Collection RecordDeveloping an Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and Investment Strategy (IS) for theSouth Australian Rangelands region presented some interesting challenges. The general environmentduring…Publication Date 2004
- sheep
- cattle
- climate
- population
- Chenopod shrublands
- Library Collection RecordThis paper elaborates on my position as rangeland manager for AACo, my experiences and challenges in this role, and highlights issues critical to achievement and success in rangeland management. In…Publication Date 2004
- production structure
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordFor decades pastoralists and researchers have been trying to find better ways of matching stock numbers to rangeland conditions, where rainfall and grass production are more variable and less…Publication Date 2004
- models
- arid zones
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordThis paper outlines the aims and early findings of a project exploring Environmental ManagementSystems (EMS) in the Central Australian beef industry. This project is one of 15 funded under the…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- efficiency
- Library Collection RecordIn the 1860s when pastoral enterprises were first established in the Dalrymple Shire, cattle weremanaged using an open -range system, with low inputs and low outputs (Allingham 1976). Despite…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- technology
- Library Collection RecordThe tropical savannas of northern Australian are characterised by high climatic variability, withcorresponding impacts on annual resource availability. The native biota is adapted to these patterns,…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- Rainfall patterns
- forage
- north-eastern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe Mulga Land Biogeographic region represents a significant proportion of Australia's rangelandsand is a microcosm of the biodiversity and production related issues faced by rangeland…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- production
- land management
- vegetation
- South-West Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe pastoral lease region of South Australia comprises an extensive area of native vegetation usedprimarily for sheep and cattle grazing. A spatial audit of the pastoral lease lands is currently…Publication Date 2004
- native species
- sheep
- cattle
- abattoirs
- South Australia
- 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 RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- mining
- water
- climate change
- landscape
- vegetation
- exploration
- changes
- Kalgoorlie
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT This paper summarises the historical development of point -based monitoring systems in Central Australia and the soil and vegetation changes that have been observed. Three main point -…Publication Date 2002
- monitoring techniques
- rangelands
- soil
- vegetation
- Australia
- Central Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- vegetation
- Pests
- rangelands
- Data
- research
- projects
- management
- pastoral zone
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- vegetation
- rangelands
- projects
- networks
- analysis
- density
- species
- Pressure
- grazing
- Bioregion
- Southern Australia
- Station
- Library Collection RecordAnalyses of 223 Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS) sites in the Gascoyne- Murchison region of Western Australia show improvements in perennial vegetation and hence range condition…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- monitoring
- vegetation
- systems
- soil
- analysis
- site
- Spices
- changes
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- vegetation
- monitoring
- paddocks
- case studies
- floodplains
- remote sensing
- satellite imagery
- riparian zones
- trees
- biomass
- projects
- changes
- Pastoralists
- Western 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
- woodlands
- fires
- savannas
- management techniques
- paddocks
- vegetation
- Northern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThere is growing evidence of long term degradation of soil resources as a result of grazing pressures in many parts of the upper Burdekin catchment, north Queensland. To assess pathways to recovery…Publication Date 2002
- cattle
- soil resources
- degradation
- paddocks
- nutrients
- rainfall
- grazing pressure
- Northern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- frameworks
- grazing management
- rangelands
- cattle
- enterprises
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- vegetation
- rehabilitation
- shrublands
- Seismic Lines
- species composition
- species dominance
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rabbits
- vegetation
- regeneration
- Myxoma virus
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- ecosystems
- rangelands
- vegetation
- Australia
- biochemical fractionation
- semi-arid
- Library Collection RecordFossil pollen records from playa lakes west of the Great Anabranch of the Darling River indicate significant environmental changes have occurred in southwestern New South Wales during the Holocene (…Publication Date 2000
- woodlands
- Fossils
- vegetation
- drought
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordWe present the new FLAMES computer simulation model of vegetation dynamics in north Australia and use it to examine the impacts of various fire regimes and historical rainfall patterns on tree…Publication Date 2000
- models
- Rainfall patterns
- fires
- vegetation
- north Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe rate of recovery of vegetation from a state of poor condition is valuable information for rangeland managers who are controlling livestock and feral animal numbers in paddocks to improve…Publication Date 2000
- vegetation
- paddocks
- grasslands
- controlled grazing
- Australia
- changes
- Library Collection RecordA reduction in vegetation cover by exotic herbivores, primarily sheep and rabbits has been attributed to the decline of many small mammals in the semi-arid and arid regions. A recently reintroduced…Publication Date 2000
- habitats
- shrublands
- density
- vegetation
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Avaiable.Publication Date 2000
- vegetation
- habits
- woodlands
- shrubs
- Behaviour
- foraging
- Bird Populations
- change
- Morphological Structure
- New South Wales
- semi-arid
- strip transect census
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- cattle
- pastures
- rangelands
- North-eastern Australia
- seasonal influence
- Library Collection RecordSustainable use of native vegetation has become a central issue in the management of rangeland ecosystems. Bushcare, a major native vegetation management initiative under the Commonwealth's…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- management
- vegetation
- sustainability
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- vegetation
- regenerative ability
- seed collection
- germination
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordTemporal Landsat MSS data hr or a single image area is being used to develop a satellite- imagebased rangeland vegetation cover monitoring system. This system will expand the current ground-based…Publication Date 1996
- Landsat
- monitoring
- vegetation
- satellite imagery
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordRelationships between the cover of grasses and of woody vegetation were determined in 1991 on four landforms in the Louth region of semi-arid eastern Australia and werefound to differ between…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- woody plants
- Weeds
- burning
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the historical evidence for the widely held view that vegetation communities in the semi-arid woodlands were significantly more open prior to European settlement. It is postulated…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- shrubs
- woodlands
- Regulations
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe history of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden at Port Augusta West is detailed. The garden is on a 300 ha site and will feature vegetation of arid Australia. Management of the project is…Publication Date 1996
- arid zones
- vegetation
- projects
- flora
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordQuantification of historical vegetation changes would provide valuable information for prediction of responses to ongoing factors that influence rangelands. A study is proposed to elucidate the…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- vegetation
- Factors
- Australia
- changes