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- Library Collection RecordThere is increasing impetus for the maintenance of biodiversity values throughout Australia's rangelands. This necessitates an improved understanding of the effects of grazing management on…Publication Date 2004
- grazing management
- assessment
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1990
- grazing
- Alpine grazing
- Australia
- Sub alpine grazing
- Victorian grazing
- 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 RecordWe outline the results of recent work aimed at determining the impact of grazing on biodiversity of the arid and semi-arid rangelands. We examined changes in the abundance and species composition of…Publication Date 1996
- biodiversity
- grazing
- water
- biodiversity
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe objective was to establish whether reliable intake and digestibility estimates could be obtained under range conditions using n-alkanes. Goats both browse and graze, which makes the use of n-…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- digestibility
- grazing
- alkanes
- 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 RecordThe persistence of desirable species in a pasture is essential for sustainability and animal production. Therefore, it is necessary to document how grazing and land type (land class) influence the…Publication Date 1996
- stocking rate
- Pressure
- grazing
- Land levelling
- Australia
- 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 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
- regeneration
- grazing
- Acacia carnei
- threatened species
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- vegetation
- rangelands
- projects
- networks
- analysis
- density
- species
- Pressure
- grazing
- Bioregion
- Southern Australia
- Station
- Library Collection RecordPATCHKEY is a new conceptual patch classification model extending the QLD DPI &F ABCD system for describing grazing induced patch changes. Using both vegetation and soil variables we are able…Publication Date 2006
- models
- landscape
- grazing
- Australia
- patch
- Library Collection RecordThe use of climate variability information is only one element among many that pastoralists use to 'get the stocking rate right'. In recent years, there has been a large increase in the…Publication Date 2006
- stocking rate
- assessment
- grazing management
- climate variability
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordReliable indicators of rangeland condition enable land managers to understand the ecological dynamics surrounding their management activities and predict the consequences of their actions. However,…Publication Date 2006
- assessment
- indicators
- management techniques
- networks
- Southeastern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe Commonwealth land system in the former Kingoonya Soil Conservation District of South Australia is highly susceptible to disturbance and its ability to recover is variable, depending on physical…Publication Date 2006
- monitoring
- systems
- assessment
- Commonwealth of Australia
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordDepartment of Natural Resources, Mines and Water (NRMW) is responsible for a significant component of condition and trend monitoring and assessment in the Desert Uplands. NRMW has initiated an on…Publication Date 2006
- monitoring
- programmes
- assessment
- landscape
- Western Queensland
- Library Collection RecordSoil carbon and ground cover were measured in 2005 on two sets of 24-year-old multiple grazing exclosures at "Croxdale ", a Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries (QDPI…Publication Date 2006
- ground cover plants
- grazing
- soil erosion
- soil carbon
- southwestern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThe study examined the ability of two ground survey methods to thoroughly characterise the woody-perennial species richness of single sample sites or environmental regions. It focused on the Stony…Publication Date 2006
- species
- assessment
- monitoring
- vegetation
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordA F.NIRS calibration equation was developed for predicting the 13C ratio in faeces, and therefore the proportions of C4 tropical grasses to C3 non-grass plants (primarily forbs, legumes and browses)…Publication Date 2006
- calibration
- measurement
- seasonality
- grazing
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn grazed landscapes, the condition, location, size and frequency of grazing induced patches can relate directly to hydrological function, sediment and nutrient loss at the paddock scale and beyond.…Publication Date 2006
- frameworks
- grazing
- hydrological cycle
- north Queensland
- patch
- Library Collection RecordA grazing trial begun in the Victoria River District (VRD) in 1993 aimed to determine sustainable management strategies and stocking rates that were optimal in terms of both ecology and economics.…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- grazing
- stocking rate
- Sustainable economic development
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordSmall mammal, reptile, ant and plant diversity, soil health and landscape condition were compared at sites that were either 1) reserved for conservation, 2) currently stocked or 3) long-ungrazed…Publication Date 2006
- conservation (storage)
- woodlands
- grazing
- animals
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis study reviewed and evaluated different groups of satellite image -based vegetation indices for estimating vegetation cover in southern arid rangelands of South Australia. Slope-based, distance-…Publication Date 2006
- vegetation index
- satellite imagery
- assessment
- grazing systems
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordLandscape Function Analysis monitoring compared two adjacent sites in the Southern Black Speargrass rangelands of the South Burnett region in Queensland. Both sites carried black speargrass (…Publication Date 2006
- assessment
- landscape
- site
- comparison
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordA woodland monitoring network has been progressively established within the 60 Mha of Queensland's grazed woodlands since 1982. A subset of monitoring sites within this network has been…Publication Date 2002
- grazing
- Eucalyptus
- woodlands
- monitoring
- Queensland
- Australia
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2006
- grazing
- surveys
- land degradation
- guidelines
- 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 RecordFor the first time, a region wide assessment of change across the southern shrublands of Western Australia is reported, using information from the Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (…Publication Date 2006
- monitoring
- assessment
- plants
- degradation
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAuthor summary: "...In this paper, I will talk about my experience of the last 4 years, managing my grazing enterprise as a complex system. I will tell you a bit about what I’ve done…Publication Date 2012
- grazing
- stocking rate
- wool production
- sheep
- Nutritional Requirements
- Australia
- complex systems
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Fire is an integral component of tropical savannas, but is often actively excluded from commercially grazed systems in northern Australia. The Kidman Springs Fire Trial (Victoria River…Publication Date 2012
- grazing
- Australia
- fire management
- tropical savannas
- Library Collection RecordThe “Guidelines for determining lease land condition†(the Guidelines) were developed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) to support implementation of the…Publication Date 2010
- assessment
- Condition
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordHuman impacts have dramatically altered the structure and composition of many communities often resulting in new or novel states that are difficult (and potentially impossible) to reverse. New…Publication Date 2010
- grazing
- Great Artesian Basin
- novel ecosystems
- soil seedbank
- south eastern Australia
- Library Collection RecordPastoralists across five shires in the West Australian (WA) arid shrublands have designed a project to determine how to cost-effectively regenerate the productive capacity of their land. The…Publication Date 2010
- kangaroos
- grazing
- shrublands
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe ecological history of rangelands is often presented as a tale of devastation, where fragile drylands are irreversibly degraded through inappropriate land-use. There is confusion about how to…Publication Date 2015
- degradation
- eastern Australia
- grazing
- rare species
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordIncreaser species are useful indicators of rangeland condition. In the Gawler Ranges District of the South Australian Pastoral Zone, Maireana pyramidata (blackbush) is commonly considered an…Publication Date 2008
- grazing
- belt transects
- chenopod species
- rangeland condition
- Library Collection RecordThe Fortescue River floodplain in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is subject to periodicflooding during the summer months, especially during the months of January and February.Flood…Publication Date 2004
- summer
- grazing
- Pilbara region
- Vegetation Response
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAlternative land management options for the rangelands have important implications for Australia'snatural resources - and the communities and industries that depend on their use. The Bureau of…Publication Date 2004
- assessment
- beavers
- production assets
- Library Collection RecordArid vegetation is subjected to more or less frequent fire, drought, sporadic flooding events andgrazing.Whilst fire, drought and grazing have been the subject of considerable research, little…Publication Date 2004
- fires
- drought
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe Water Harvesting Assessment Toolbox is a prototype decision aid designed to help communities in the Southwest US understand the role water harvesting can play in meeting water resource challenges…Publication Date 2016
- water harvesting
- assessment
- toolkit
- Library Collection RecordThis organization was established to promote grassfed livestock, establish legal criteria for use of the term, and communicate its value to industry and consumers.
- certification
- grazing
- Organic agriculture
- diet
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis site focuses on research and outreach on the diverse managed ecosystems that comprise California rangelands. We study and promote management to support the multitude of services that…Publication Date 2010
- watershed management
- rangelands
- water quality
- grazing management
- grazing
- Cryptosporidium
- California
- E. coli
- ecosystem services
- Library Collection RecordThis expanded guide is designed to be an information resource for Arizona ranchers. The guide contains extension-developed information on a wide range of issues related to Arizona ranch management,…
- range management
- ranching
- grazing
- recreation
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordThe Grazing Land Conservation Initiative (GLCI) is a nationwide collaborative process of individuals and organizations working to maintain and improve the management, productivity, and health of the…
- range management
- ranching
- grazing management
- grazing
- grasslands
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordGrazing management involve manipulating the grazing animal, the forage plant, and the soil complex to obtain specific ecological and economic objectives. The successful grazing manager must…Publication Date 2023
- grazing management
- grazing intensity
- grazing
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordThe Department of the Interior’s final rule for Grazing Administration, issued on February 22, 1995, and effective August 21, 1995, requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Directors…
- grazing management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe 2001 U.S. General Accounting Office report to the Senate subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation. It analyzes how well the fee program is meeting the intended goals…Publication Date 1970
- recreation
- national parks
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAdministration and relationship to environmental legislation, e.g., the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
- administration
- grazing
- Acts
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAn Environmental Assessment (EA) dealing with the development of a revised allotment management plan for the Walker Basin Allotment on March 21, 1991.
- cattle
- assessment
- management
- Plans
- Arizona