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- Library Collection RecordFeatures Discusses the history of the disconnect and methods of strengthening ties between wildlife research and management Examines the disconnect from an institutional perspective - including…Publication Date 2012
- management
- game
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- management
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) is a Weed of National Significance and is declared in New South Wales under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (Class 2). Infestations of mesquite occur in far western…Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- community
- management
- mesquite
- Library Collection RecordAbstract An estimated 110 Mt of dust is eroded by wind from the Australian land surface each year, mainly originating from the arid and semi-arid rangelands. Livestock production is thought to…Publication Date 2012
- wind erosion
- land degradation
- management
- stocking rate
- Australia
- GRASP
- modelling
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Livestock grazing is often viewed as having detrimental effects on plants and plant communities. Livestock grazing can, however, be managed to be an effective tool for vegetation management…Publication Date 2010
- livestock
- grazing
- nutrition
- ecology
- management
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- fire ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordA thorough understanding of the behavior of fire in grasslands is critical to the minimization of the impact of fires on agricultural and pastoral land as well as the successful management of the…Publication Date 2010
- fire
- grasslands
- management
- species richness
- climate change
- fire ecology
- agriculture
- pastoralism
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordConservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology…Publication Date 2010
- conservation
- climate change
- socio-economic aspects
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- fire ecology
- invasive species
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Australian rangelands are inhabited by a variety of vertebrate pest animals including rabbits, foxes, and wild dogs, and feral camels, goats, pigs and cats. These pests cause environmental…Publication Date 2010
- Pests
- management
- Animal
- Library Collection RecordThis paper introduces Walgett’s Dharriwaa Elders Group and its role to provide advocacy and representation for Walgett Aboriginal elders in Aboriginal cultural management and community development…Publication Date 2010
- management
- aboriginal culture
- caring for country
- Library Collection RecordDespite their vast size and a declining workforce it is possible to manage pastoral leases effectively by focusing on landscape function to identify key critical areas. Natural and human-induced…Publication Date 2010
- landscape
- management
- effective
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordVermejo Park Ranch is the largest of several ranching properties owned by billionaire philanthropist R. E. “Ted†Turner. By his design, its mission is to balance ecological sensitivity and…Publication Date 2010
- management
- integration
- balances
- North Central New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis handbook, updated edition of the 2002 edition, seeks to address planning, monitoring, and evaluation in the context of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its evaluation policy.…Publication Date 2009
- planning
- monitoring
- decision-making
- management
- sustanable development
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordConservation for a New Generation highlights the dynamic state of how natural resources management is being practiced in the United States today as it transitions from top-down programs and federal…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- management
- natural resources
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSummary 10.1002/9780470292136.ch4.abs This chapter contains sections titled: * Objectives for This Chapter * Introduction * Factors Influencing the Agricultural Use of Animals * Animal Distribution…Publication Date 2008
- food production
- physiological adaptation
- buffalo
- livestock
- veterinary service
- agriculture
- management
- sustainability
- animal production
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordMesquite is one of 20 Weeds of National Significance in Australia, identified for its invasiveness, impacts on the environment, high potential for spread across a wide landscape and the socioeconomic…Publication Date 2008
- management
- Library Collection RecordUnder extensive grazing, cattle exercise choice in where they graze and the pasture species they prefer to graze. Often, these choices are influenced by physical drivers in the landscape, such as…Publication Date 2008
- management
- erosion
- Central Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe world population has increased from 2–10 million at the dawn of settled agriculture about 10–12 millennium ago to 6.5 billion in 2006, and may stabilize at 10–12 billion by 2100. Most of…Publication Date 2007
- socio-economic aspects
- agriculture
- pastoralism
- soils
- management
- plant production
- animal production
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 2006
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWith the support of funding from the Land, Water & Wool program, we worked with woolgrowers in north eastern South Australia to adapt MODIS-derived images of cover into products useful for…Publication Date 2006
- remote control
- projects
- paddocks
- monitoring
- management
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordOver the last few decades, approaches to natural resource management have evolved towards greater recognition of the importance of involving communities in decisions which affect their areas of…Publication Date 2006
- communities
- economics
- management
- people (biology)
- eastern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of Western Australia cover about 85% of the state. Many ecosystems are contained within pastoral leases, where after about 150 years of settlement, extensive changes to vegetation and…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- ecosystems
- biodiversity conservation
- management
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe devolution of responsibility for natural resource management to regional communities via the regional delivery model means there is an increased focus on the capacity of communities within the 57…Publication Date 2006
- management
- projects
- communities
- Scales
- Southern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Western Catchment Management Authority is the regional body responsible for implementing positive natural resource management change over a large geographic area of Western New South Wales (…Publication Date 2006
- projects
- management
- natural resources
- change
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThis paper introduces the use of market based instruments as policies for biodiversity management in the Australian rangelands. We discuss the potential benefits of using MBIs and some of the key…Publication Date 2006
- markets
- biodiversity
- projects
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- management
- water
- Salts
- floodplains
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordExtensive agricultural modification of the North Western Slopes and Plains of NSW has resulted in conditions suitable for the establishment of dense regrowth, especially on private lands. Recent…Publication Date 2006
- regrowth
- trees
- landscape
- management
- northwestern New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordResilience is a concept that is intuitively understood by most rangeland managers. Indeed it is a characteristic required of those who live in the rangelands. In essence it refers to the ability of a…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- management
- research programmes
- Australia
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordAustralian rural landscapes are facing a crisis from land degradation, due to rising salinity levels, soil acidification and soil erosion. There is growing consensus amongst the businesses community…Publication Date 2006
- land degradation
- solutions
- sustainability
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring and controlling remote infrastructure, particularly water infrastructure, is an expensive and time-consuming activity on extensive pastoral properties. Remote infrastructure management…Publication Date 2006
- telemetry
- management
- infrastructure
- rangelands
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe aim of this paper is to introduce a study that develops, tests and refines techniques for measuring biodiversity condition and management outcomes using before and after scientific experiments of…Publication Date 2006
- biodiversity
- assessment
- management
- South Australia
- Water Point
- Library Collection RecordSustainable Wildlife Enterprises (SWE) is a property -level stewardship initiative that sets out to trial the sustainable commercial use of wildlife. The objective is to create alternative revenue…Publication Date 2006
- trials
- management
- sustainability
- wildlife
- 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 RecordAlthough fences are ubiquitous in Australian landscapes, they are neglected objects of study. Fencesare the basic management tools used to separate property, livestock and crops, and to…Publication Date 2004
- livestock
- crops
- management
- Library Collection RecordAn increasing number of producers in the Australian rangelands are requesting objective informationon vegetation change and condition to assist in property management. It is now generally accepted…Publication Date 2004
- management
- satellite imagery
- software development
- Library Collection RecordACRIS is the Australian Collaborative Rangeland Information System. It is a coordinating mechanismthat brings together rangeland information from State, Northern Territory and Commonwealth…Publication Date 2004
- management
- government
- Library Collection RecordNo Abstract available.Publication Date 2003
- grasslands
- management
- agriculture
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublished studies relating erosion and productivity have been generally based on information derived from expert opinion on the extent and severity of soil erosion and on limited data on its impact…Publication Date 2003
- soil erosion
- plant production
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- technological changes
- management
- Australia
- Pastoral Industry
- Pastoralists
- Library Collection RecordWith rapid advances in electronic, radio and computer technologies, global electronic identification for livestock and companion animals is now technically feasible. It is particularly important for…Publication Date 2002
- livestock
- Radio
- computer techniques
- management
- remote control
- monitoring techniques
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- management
- projects
- environmental management
- landlords
- wildlife management
- New South Wales
- pest control
- Rabbit Control
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 2002
- shrublands
- management
- projects
- productivity
- control methods
- monitoring
- environmental conditions
- dynamics
- Monetary policies
- Southern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- landscape
- fires
- satellites
- remote sensing
- management
- rangelands
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordClimate has a large impact on vegetation and animal production in northern Australia. The length of the dry season, variable annual rainfall, extreme temperatures and high evaporation rates make…Publication Date 2002
- grasslands
- rainfall
- weather forecasting
- management
- pastures
- summer
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- rainfall
- climate
- management
- information technology
- change
- climate variability
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- vegetation
- Pests
- rangelands
- Data
- research
- projects
- management
- pastoral zone
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT An overview of the 4 native species of quail in Arizona, their distribution, and habitats is presented. Possible threats to their longterm existence are explored. A discussion on harvest…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Gambel's quail
- habitat
- management
- masked bobwhite
- Montezuma quail
- scaled quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Five native quail species inhabit arid and semi-arid ecosystems in the southwestern United States. One species is endangered, one species is declining throughout it’s historic range,…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Callipepla gambelli
- Callipepla squamata
- Callipepla v. ridgwayi
- Callipepla virginianus
- Cyrtonyx montezumae
- Eradication
- exotic grasses
- management
- native vegetation
- northern bobwhite
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes a cost effective image capture system for remote monitoring and surveillance on rangelands properties. Camera units positioned around a property transmit images using radio to a…Publication Date 2002
- remote control
- management
- rangelands
- monitoring techniques
- Radio
- networks
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- environmental management
- rainfall
- rangelands
- management
- Pressure
- frameworks
- agriculture
- case studies
- Australia
- Pastoralists
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- sustainability
- frameworks
- management
- rangelands
- investment
- environmental factors
- groups
- Leases
- Western Australia