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- Library Collection RecordA history of cropping at the margins between arable and pastoral lands is examined. Assessment is made of the climatic factors that caused an abandonment of cropping. These criteria are then used to…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordOn the self -mulching clay soils of north western New South Wales, wheat cultivation has expanded into areas previously regarded as too dry for crop production. The current wheat system involves…Publication Date 1992
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- integrated management
- Australia
- marginal rangelands
- Library Collection RecordGrazing pressure resulting from high stocking levels can change the surface cover levels and soil crust enough to dramatically increase the erosion hazard of a paddock. For the sandplain country west…Publication Date 1992
- wind erosion
- Nutritional losses
- Australia
- New South Wales
- surface cover
- Library Collection RecordWe address a number of management principles pertaining to temporal and spatial changes in rangeland systems. Both plant community composition, and availability and quality of forage, are temporally…Publication Date 1992
- management
- humid zones
- arid zones
- Australia
- South Africa
- undefined
- 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 RecordThe discussions of our conference in which we are about to engage, coming shortly after the release of the draft National Strategy for Rangeland Management, represent the first national gathering of…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- management
- stakeholders
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes the process of developing a national strategy for the management of Australian rangelands. A draft vision and views of stakeholders are shared and next steps for future…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- management
- strategies
- stakeholders
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIndigenous rights need to be acknowledged for traditional cultures to survive. The uniqueness of Australia's indigenous cultures is threatened by a number of factors. A key element to…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- Indigenous knowledge
- land management
- projects
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe need to improve the conservation status of Australian agricultural and pastoral land is one of the most compelling challenges for Australia in the 1990s. It is time to start managing this country…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- ecosystems
- management
- conservation (storage)
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordContinuing the balance between conservation and development is our goal for the friture. Development is integral and fundamental to our future. The minerals industry should embrace the concept of…Publication Date 1996
- stakeholders
- production
- mining
- water
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe property will have a secure lease or ownership and its owners will have implemented a long-term property management plan. They will ensure that their animals and environment are well presented…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- Property
- Living conditions
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Australian rangelands are changing rapidly under the influence of social, economic, political and environmental forces. The prevailing political climate favours markets as a means of achieving…
- Sustainable development
- economics
- resources
- conservation (storage)
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMuch of the recent literature and discussion has dealt with sustainable management in terms of either managing ecological sustainability or economic sustainability. Very little discussion or thought…Publication Date 1996
- sustainability
- management
- Factors
- pastoralism
- Australia
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