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- Library Collection RecordAs the impacts of grazing on the rangeland environment are increasingly being scrutinised by the wider community, the central Australian beef industry has an opportunity to review current management…Publication Date 2004
- Impact assessment
- Meat industry
- 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 RecordSustainable management of natural resources and development in agricultural productivity through community driven projects has been the highlight of the implementation of the Rangeland Management…Publication Date 2004
- sustainable land management
- productivity
- Library Collection RecordThe aim of the Australian Government's National Landcare Program (NLP) is to increase involvement by industry, farmers and the wider community in landcare and other natural resource management (…Publication Date 2004
- sustainable agriculture
- rural areas
- urban areas
- Library Collection RecordPastoral managers who over-estimate the chance of good rainfall are likely to carry too many livestock and retain them too long into a dry period. By having an overly optimistic, rather than…Publication Date 2004
- pastoralism
- Arid climate
- Library Collection RecordThe main objective of this project was to observe short-term changes in the regeneration of trees, shrubs and herbage species after fires of different intensities on pastoral land near Alice Springs…Publication Date 2004
- ground cover plants
- trees
- shrubs
- 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 RecordAustralia's rangelands have a history of degradation. This legacy arises from inappropriate management strategies and a poor understanding of rangeland ecosystem interaction and the patterns and…Publication Date 2004
- degradation
- Catchment areas
- Library Collection RecordAlthough many pastoralists use the Department of Land Information's (DLI) Satellite Remote Sensing Services (SRSS) website (http : / /www.dli.wa.ciov.au/ corporate .nsf /web /Fire +Hotspots) to…Publication Date 2004
- satellite imagery
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordCalotrope (Calotropis procera), also known as `rubber bush', is an exotic weed from Africa and Asia which has invaded tropical and sub tropical rangelands in northern Australia. The plant is a…Publication Date 2004
- exotic species
- Calotrope
- 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 RecordGraziers in Queensland (Qld) currently have a range of decision -support information available to them on current and forecasted seasonal conditions. This includes spatial mapping information down to…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- Spatial modeling
- Library Collection RecordSimilar surveys were conducted in western Queensland in 2000 and 2003 to compare graziers' knowledge and use of climate information and seasonal climate forecasting. There was a decline…Publication Date 2004
- surveys
- climate information
- Library Collection RecordEDGEnetwork is the education arm of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). EDGE currently provides a number of courses and workshops for people in the pastoral industry. EDGE now provide courses…Publication Date 2004
- worskshops
- Pastoral Industry
- Library Collection RecordHeteropogon contortus (black speargrass) dominant pastures occupy 25 M ha and occur on a wide variety of soil types which receive between 700 and 1200 mm annual rainfall. They are an important forage…Publication Date 2004
- beef cattle
- grazing studies
- 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 RecordCurrent recommended strategies to cope with climate variability are not widely adopted, due partly to the perception that sustainable strategies are uneconomic. In this paper we provide preliminary…Publication Date 2004
- light stocking
- grazing enterprises
- Library Collection RecordBeef producers of the Burdekin rangelands, the speargrass country of the Burnett region, the Mitchell grass country of Western Queensland, and the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory…Publication Date 2004
- beef cattle
- black speargrass
- Library Collection RecordIn arid and semi -arid pastoral areas, if permanent damage to rangelands in the form of accelerated erosion and pasture degradation is to be avoided early in drought periods, it is necessary to…Publication Date 1981
- Library Collection RecordLand degradation in the mulga lands of far south -west Queensland is discussed in relation to the extended drought periods which occur in this area. The use of drought relief measures to provide…Publication Date 1981
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn the last two decades hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent by Governments in Australia .on drought relief schemes. In some cases the droughts were simply periods of below average…Publication Date 1981
- Library Collection RecordA comparison in western Queensland of pasture yields and stocking rates indicate that the latter are similar on mulga (Acacia aneura) rangelands to those on the Mitchell grass (Astrebla spp.)…Publication Date 1981
- Library Collection RecordAn experiment to assess the relative importance of rabbits and larger native or feral animals (mainly goats) on the vegetation of the Gammon Ranges National Park is described. The experiment consists…Publication Date 1981
- Library Collection RecordThe proceedings of the High Altitude Revegetation Workshop include various articles presented at the conference regarding oil, gas, and mining reclamation, wetland and riparian area concerns,…Publication Date 2008
- revegetation
- reclamation
- invasive species
- mining
- erosion control
- Soil improvement
- Library Collection RecordAbstract—Conservation biologists, NGOs, and the USFWS have established a goal of returning a viable population of jaguars into the United States. The source population for this recovery will come…Publication Date 2013
- jaguars
- Arizona
- wildlife management
- population dynamics
- Library Collection RecordAbstract—A variety of efforts are taking place to detect, inventory, and monitor the wild felids (pumas, bobcats, jaguars, and ocelots) of the Madrean Archipelago. Researchers are using a suite of…Publication Date 2005
- jaguars
- Arizona
- mapping
- habitats
- National Park Service Border Cats Project
- Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project
- Library Collection RecordIn order for the beef cattle industry to continue to thrive with increasing input costs, producers need to focus on cow herd feed efficiency. Many management factors can be utilized to improve feed…Publication Date 2014
- Feed Efficiency
- Library Collection RecordThese proceedings are the result of a symposium, "Conserving biodiversity on native rangelands" held on August 17, 1995 in Fort Robinson State Park, NE. The purpose of this symposium was to…Publication Date 1996
- biodiversity
- drought
- conservation
- sustainability
- North Dakota
- black-tailed prairie dog
- neotropical migratory bird
- fire
- greater prairie chicken
- Library Collection RecordEffective rangeland management and restoration are limited by our inability to account for site-specific effects of management on multiple goals. California's rangelands cover 57% of the state,…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordState and transition models (STMs) are used for communicating about ecosystem change in rangelands and other ecosystems, especially the implications for management. The fundamental premise that…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordDeveloping-country rangelands are vast and diverse. They are home to millions who are often poor, politically marginalized, and dependent on livestock for survival. Here we summarize work from six…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordBurn Severity Maps, or differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (dNBR) maps, categorize burned areas (soils and vegetation) into 4 levels: high, moderate, low, and unburned. These maps can be used to…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordDroughts are a normal occurrence in the Great Plains and negatively impact ranching operations' financial, environmental, and biological resources. We conducted a systematic sample survey of 954…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordGulf and marshhay cordgrasses (Spartina spp.) are native perennial grass species that are prevalent along the Texas Coastal Prairies. When cordgrass remains undisturbed and matures its nutritional…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordWe evaluated the effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization on species composition of grazed annual rangeland in Northern California. Treatments included rates of 0, 30 (low) and 60 (high) pounds of…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordThe Southwest is one of the most fire-dominated regions of the US. Currently, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium (SWFSC) is working to bring together localized efforts to develop and disseminate…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordSoil erodibility is a key factor for estimating soil erosion using physically based models. In this study, a new parameterization approach for estimating erodibility was developed for the Rangeland…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordThe shortgrass steppe of Eastern Colorado is a complex social-ecological system where management objectives for livestock production, wildlife, and vegetation heterogeneity converge. The Adaptive…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordTo assess the relationship between soil physical properties and deer morphology, we captured 2,775 white-tailed deer in autumn 2011-2014 on 4 East Foundation properties that range in location from…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordMuch of the current lesser prairie-chicken range in New Mexico and Texas is restricted to sand shinnery oak prairies, on which cattle grazing is the main socioeconomic driver for private landowners.…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordForbs offer high quality nutrition in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diets when they are available, but their abundance is highly influenced by environmental resource pulses in semiarid…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordDecisions regarding the management of livestock grazing on public lands (e.g. national forests) are complex because multiple parties are involved: the responsible agency and the livestock grazing…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordRangeland managers in the west are challenged with trying to control medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae). Medusahead is found in virtually every county in California and has been spreading rapidly.…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordTopsoil supports soil microbial communities; links abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems through nutrient cycling and energy flow; and provides a source of seeds for future restoration needs.…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordGenetic markers (genotypes) were recently associated with indices of terrain use (phenotypes) in grazing beef cattle. These indices were based on the ratio of a cow's average terrain use and…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordAldo Leopold suggested in his book Game Management that cattle (Bos spp.) could be used as a habitat management tool. Our objective was to determine if cattle grazing increased forbs preferred by…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordAdaptive management is an approach to management that emphasizes structured learning through decision making based upon the realities that knowledge is incomplete, much of what we think we know is…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordResidual feed intake (RFI) is a heritable trait that can be used to measure feed efficiency in cattle and serve as a tool for managing costs in beef operations. Measures of RFI however have only been…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordStudies linking animal genetics to performance on pasture require an understanding of livestock behaviour, which can be complex under open-range conditions. Here we describe a novel approach to…Publication Date 2016
- Library Collection RecordTrees planted as a part of horticultural and conservation practices might not have posed a threat to wildfire under historic climate analogues, but with increased frequency and severity of drought…Publication Date 2016
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