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- Library Collection RecordBestprac is a group based benchmarking and continuous improvement program funded by Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia. The Bestprac network started in 1998 and aims to…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- Management information systems
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordHuman - induced changes in atmospheric chemistry and meteorology have the potential to impact a broad array of ecosystem processes over a range of temporal and spatial scales. These may have direct…Publication Date 1992
- vegetation
- Australia
- undefined
- vegetation dynamics
- Library Collection RecordSetting long term stock carrying capacities for arid rangelands is a problem faced by many arid land administrators throughout Australia. Large fluctuations in seasonal conditions, highly variable…Publication Date 1992
- grazing management
- carrying capacity
- Australia
- land condition
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis study focussed on issues related to equity levels on grazing properties in western Queensland and also on the investment options used by producers over the period of the last half of the 1980…Publication Date 1992
- investment
- grazing lands
- Australia
- debt structure
- equity levels
- grazing properties
- investment options
- Queensland
- Western Queensland
- 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 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 sexual expression of over 600 shrubs in two South Australian bladder saltbush populations was recorded at intervals during a two-year period. Almost half the individuals were found to change…Publication Date 1996
- shrubs
- Atriplex
- Sexual dimorphism
- South Australia
- 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 RecordThe influence of patches on the foraging behaviour and feed intake of cattle was investigated in a tropical rangeland environment, north-east Queensland. Areas mown to simulate grazed patches were…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- feed intake
- paddocks
- grazing
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental and economic pressures have resulted in previously cropped country being reestablished to native pastures in semi -arid areas of north -western NSW. Grazing systems have been considered…Publication Date 1996
- grazing systems
- soil
- vegetation
- Pressure
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-two ecotypes of mulga mitchell (Thyridolepis mitchelliana) and 20 ecotypes of mulga oats (Monachather paradoxa) grown under glasshouse conditions exhibited intra-specific phenotypic variation…Publication Date 1996
- ecotypes
- Glasshouses
- grasses
- Queensland
- variation
- Library Collection RecordLiveweight gain performance for steers grazing black speargrass (Iteropogon contortus) dominant pastures has been measured over 5 years within a large grazing trial in sub-tropical Queensland under…Publication Date 1996
- drought
- trials
- liveweight
- black speargrass
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAs part of two major grazing trials in sub-tropical Queensland, runoff and soil movement were recorded at a detailed (m2) and landscape (ha) scale. The effect of grazing pressure on soil movement by…Publication Date 1996
- runoff
- soil movement
- landscape
- grazing trials
- Queensland
- Library Collection Record
15 Bestprac
Queensland beef and sheep producers, the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI) and the International Wool Secretariat (IWS), with participation from CSIRO and NSW Agriculture, joined…Publication Date 1996- Wool industry
- Workshops
- training
- Bestprac
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordWe intend to provide an objective account of the history of land condition in two pastoral areas of South Australia - the North-East Pastoral and Marree Soil Conservation Districts (SCDs). We have…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- soil conservation
- Data
- land condition
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe quantitative climax and its successional (equilibrium) dynamics is questioned for rangelands driven by unpredictable climatic events. An alternative model is that of state and transition (driven…Publication Date 1996
- climatic factors
- monitoring
- Equilibrium theory
- range management
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordPlant composition (relative frequency) and ground cover data were collected from typically grazed black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) and Aristida/Bothriochloa pasture community sites in the…Publication Date 1996
- plants
- ground cover plants
- woodlands
- composition
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAnalysis of the WARMS monitoring data has been carried out to determine trends in vegetation condition across the Western Australian southern shrublands. Results suggest that a small number of…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- management
- monitoring
- changes
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- photography
- programmes
- changes
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodiaceae
- shrublands
- Density Rating System
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordUsing relationships between survey data of chenopod retention in the North-West pastoral zone of SA and Landsat MSS imagery, spatial quantitative inventories of chenopod shrubs have been devised.…Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodiaceae
- Data
- Landsat images
- landscape
- South 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 RecordFrequent incursions by dingoes into the South Australian sheep zone prompted research into electric fencing and improved buffer zone baiting. Outcomes included an 8-wire electric fence design and a…Publication Date 1996
- sheep
- electric fences
- control
- Dingo
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordExotic weeds are one of the greatest threats to the sustainable land use of northern Australian rangelands. In Queensland, particularly, weeds such as mesquite, prickly acacia and rubber vine already…Publication Date 1996
- weed control
- programmes
- reduction
- rangelands
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAn examination was made of the potential range, abundance and impact of important weeds of grazed rangeland (pastoral) areas of South Australia. Of the 57 weed species known to be present, 25 are…Publication Date 1996
- Weeds
- Impact assessment
- species
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe effects on rangeland condition and livestock production of reducing the numbers of rabbits, feral goats and kangaroos are being measured in the Olary Ranges of South Australia. This Vertebrate…Publication Date 1996
- livestock production
- herbivores
- management
- programmes
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- interest groups
- Pastoralists
- primary production
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Marree Soil Board District is located in the far north -eastern corner of South Australia. It covers an area of over 200,000 square kilometres, equivalent to the size of Victoria. Members of this…Publication Date 1996
- soil conservation
- managers
- land
- boards (organizations)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe 1994 drought in south-eastern Australia and a number of other synergistic factors contributed to a high frequency of wind erosion events on the rangelands of the Hay plain. A multi-disciplinary…Publication Date 1996
- drought
- wind erosion
- frameworks
- management
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe development of landcare in the rangelands of South Australia has been an evolutionary process. It began with both an awareness and a recognition that natural resource management is as much an…Publication Date 1996
- Natural resources management
- soil conservation
- projects
- Landcare
- South 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
- Library Collection RecordTwo states of herbaceous vegetation, one dominated by palatable perennial grasses (SI) and the second by less palatable perennial grasses and annual species (SID, were subjected to different levels…Publication Date 1996
- perennials
- annuals
- grasses
- pastures
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Micro-climate
- Pasture Production
- Queensland
- Understorey
- vegatation
- Library Collection RecordMaireana sedifolia (bluebush) is a common chenopod bush growing throughout arid and semiarid regions of Australia. At the base of this plant there is usually a mound where smaller, annual species…Publication Date 1996
- Indicator Plants
- sheep
- Chenopodium
- Cover plants
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Koonamore daisy (Erodiophyllum elderi) is a short-lived herbaceous perennial restricted to locally low-lying regions in parts of semi-arid South Australia. Due to the topography of the region…Publication Date 1996
- dynamics
- population
- sheep
- Seed banks (genetics)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of livestock grazing on five major chenopod shrubland species in quadrats along a distance gradient from a watering point was studied in a semi -arid area of South Australia. Cluster…Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- shrublands
- species
- Animal Grazing
- semi-arid
- South Australia.
- vegetation
- Watering Point
- Library Collection RecordA number of authors have emphasised the importance of areas outside nature reserves in the maintenance of biodiversity. A study of the vegetation of the Scotia country of western New South Wales on…Publication Date 1996
- conservation (storage)
- vegetation
- biodiversity
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordVariable grazing intensity within extensive paddocks in northern Australia's cattle industry is not necessarily related to the normal piosphere effect, but also to heterogeneous landscapes and…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- grazing
- soil
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- monitoring
- reptiles
- Pressure
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordA 32,000 km2 area in eastern South Australia was selected as representing a range of arid land topography and vegetation and was surveyed to locate populations of perennial species at sites of…Publication Date 1996
- grazing intensity
- regeneration
- management
- sheep
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordRegeneration and survival of trees and shrubs was monitored over a five -year period following the chaining of an area of Casuarina pauper (belah) woodland on Nanya Station in western New South Wales…Publication Date 1996
- regeneration
- woodlands
- rainfall
- vegetation
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordNine paired sites, one grazed and the other enclosed from cattle grazing, were assessed using modified dry-weight-rank and comparative yield procedures. The enclosures were all longterm, varying in…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- grazing
- vegetation
- site
- Central Australia
- 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 RecordPrevious research suggests that various arid zone woody plant species are destined for extinction due to selective elimination of their seedlings. In Acacia the absence of these seedlings is thought…Publication Date 2000
- woody plants
- herbivores
- arid zones
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- ecology
- rabbits
- sheep
- Dingo Fence
- kangaroos
- South Australia