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- Library Collection RecordIntroduced herbivores are an important component of rangeland grazing systems. For a variety of reasons: densities of introduced herbivores are usually uncontrolled, their abundance being regulated…Publication Date 1992
- grazing systems
- Introduced varieties
- Domestic cattle
- Australia
- Introduced Herbivores
- Library Collection RecordThe spatial distribution and relative abundance of sheep, goats and kangaroos were assessed from extensive dung surveys following dry and wet periods in two paddocks in the rangelands of north -…Publication Date 1992
- sheep
- kangaroos
- goats
- semiarid zones
- animal distribution
- Australia
- New South Wales
- semi-arid
- western New South Wales
- Woodland paddocks
- 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 RecordThe coastal wetlands of the Northern Territory are a valuable resource for conservation, pastoralism, tourism and the commercial utilisation of wildlife. These values are under threat from alien…Publication Date 1992
- pastoralism
- Coastal area
- Australia
- coastal wetlands
- conservation
- Northern Territory
- undefined
- Library Collection RecordThe conservation of biodiversity in the rangelands cannot occur solely in National Parks - the arid lands environment is too risky and too extensive. Deciding what level of protection is needed…Publication Date 1992
- range management
- frameworks
- methods
- Australia
- biodiversity conservation
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordSome conservation goals for the rangelands can be met by managing pastoral land in a more sustainable manner. Other conservation goals will only be met by managing some areas entirely for…Publication Date 1992
- management
- Australia
- rangeland conservation
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordThe dramatic change in the western world's economic environment is characterised by lower inflation, unserviceable indebtedness, lower commodity prices, greater environmental awareness and a…Publication Date 1992
- range management
- economics
- Financial market
- agribusiness and business economics
- Australia
- economics
- financial environment
- ownership structures
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordSince 1902, rents for grazing leases in the Western Division of New South Wales, and wool prices, have remained constant in real terms. All other costs of running a grazing property have increased.…Publication Date 1992
- rent
- Leases
- Australia
- grazing leases
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- management
- Australia
- management skills
- 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 RecordAttitudes are a person's predisposition to an object or concept which results in a positive or negative evaluation of the object or concept. Research has shown that attitudes as such, are rarely…Publication Date 1992
- attitudes
- Community participation
- Community involvement
- Australia
- changing attitudes
- community perceptions
- Library Collection RecordThe "outback" is an integral part of the Australian image and attracts numerous local and international visitors who want to experience this landscape and its special features. However, in…Publication Date 1992
- Public services
- Australia
- consultation
- public access system
- South Australian Pastoral Zone
- Library Collection RecordMining operations produce a great deal of wealth from small areas of land. Production values into the millions of dollars per hectare are common. Through government regulation the action of mining…Publication Date 1992
- mining
- productivity
- reclamation
- Australia
- Cobar
- land productivity
- mine reclamation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- management techniques
- Arid climate
- Australia
- community based strategies
- semi-arid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordWe studied three sites in Central Australia with a range of use by cattle to see whether the soil had lost its capacity to support the vegetation assemblages present prior to grazing, and also to…Publication Date 1992
- range management
- Australia
- Central Australia
- rangeland condition
- Library Collection RecordIn a complementary presentation (Tongway & Friedel, this volume), we examined the impact of cattle grazing on the landscape and soils of calcareous shrubby grasslands. In this presentation we…Publication Date 1992
- degradation
- revegetation
- Impact assessment
- Australia
- grazing impacts
- revegetation
- soil degradation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- revegetation
- Australia
- dryland salinity revegetation
- Dryland Seeding
- 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
- rehabilitation
- Australia
- land rehabilitation
- management strategies
- Library Collection RecordConstruction costs of waterponding banks for scald reclamation in Victoria River District (VRD) can be prohibitive. Cost recovery of construction with a station -owned grader, through increased…Publication Date 1992
- reclamation
- production costs
- Australia
- forage production
- waterponding
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- pasture management
- Australia
- Contour Furrowing
- Exclosure
- pasture management strategies
- site conditions
- Library Collection RecordGlasshouse experiments were used to determine the salinity tolerance of Atriplex nummularia (old man saltbush) either growing under free -draining or waterlogged conditions. Plants were grown over a…Publication Date 1992
- rehabilitation
- Salinity control
- Atriplex nummularia
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe arid zone is characterised by episodic rainfall events which produce infrequent vegetation growth pulses (Pickup, 1989). This vegetation then senesces and decays, or is consumed by herbivores.…Publication Date 1992
- assessment
- rangelands
- grazing management
- satellite observation
- Australia
- grazing methods
- range condition
- rangeland assessment
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- assessment
- Australia
- New South Wales
- range assessment
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- assessment
- rangelands
- Australia
- management
- New South Wales
- rangeland assessment
- 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 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 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