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- Library Collection RecordWe are constantly told that as pastoralists we must improve production, make more money, join the rat race, the motto being greed and growth. Well there are a few inhibiting factors to this that are…Publication Date 2004
- sustainability
- production
- Library Collection RecordA supply chain is more than an academic concept and a business model - it is a structure based on real companies and individuals co- operating with each other to bring real benefits to themselves and…Publication Date 2004
- partnerships
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordChange is going on in everyone's life. While some change is forced on us, most occurs because we decide to make a change to achieve a different outcome. During the Sustainable Grazing Systems (…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordThe Australian climate is one of the most variable in the world. Better understanding of this variability, and how to use seasonal climate forecasts, is essential for maintaining profitable rural…Publication Date 2004
- sustainability
- climate variability
- Library Collection RecordDrought is an ever-present problem for sustainable grazing enterprises in the semi-arid and arid zones of Australia. Little is known of the long-term responses of pastures to drought although some…Publication Date 2004
- drought
- sustainability
- 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 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 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
- Library Collection RecordIn Australia, as in other developed countries, rural industries are responding to increasing pressure to demonstrate their environmental credentials. At the same time, there is an increasing trend…Publication Date 1996
- land use
- management
- frameworks
- sustainability
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe sustainability of an area depends entirely on how we manage the precipitation, the time of year it falls and the quantity of rain. Each land manager has many different grass communities unique…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- sustainability
- grazing management
- Central 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 RecordOne aspect of monitoring grazing systems is the condition of the natural resource. Photos show broad changes such as the reduction of rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflorum) byfire. Estimates of…Publication Date 1996
- natural resources
- grazing management
- monitoring
- photography
- Australia
- 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 RecordWoody weeds are native shrubs which grow to high densities in rangelands and compete with grasses, consequently reducing the availability of fodder, lowering grazing capacity and ultimately reducing…Publication Date 1996
- monitoring
- Landsat images
- shrubs
- satellite imagery
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordBush fire monitoring in the north -western rangelands of Western Australia was born out of a need to provide a tool to manage the natural resources of the area more effectively. Satellites, in…Publication Date 1996
- monitoring
- satellites
- Data
- fires
- Western 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 RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- monitoring
- reptiles
- Pressure
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe propose a procedure for the assessment of rangeland function, comprised of three components: a conceptual framework, a field methodology and an interpretive framework. The conceptual framework…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- monitoring
- landscape
- paddocks
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- ecological balance
- rangelands
- management
- economics
- sustainability
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- management
- monitoring
- diversification
- Regional policies
- Australia
- Landcare
- Library Collection RecordPastoral use of the New South Wales rangelands has not been sustainable. Change in land use policy is required to achieve sustainability. Yet without understanding how this evolving social-ecological…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- land use
- stakeholders
- sustainability
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThis planning process implemented by Aboriginal landholding organisations in 1999 has promoted Aboriginal interests in the rangelands by providing information about Aboriginal land management…Publication Date 2000
- management
- aboriginal organizations
- sustainability
- land use
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe mainstream view of pastoral management is founded on the principle of 'conservative stocking' as the basis for economic viability and ecological sustainability. Under this paradigm…Publication Date 2000
- management
- sustainability
- stocking rate
- Government intervention
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- land management
- sustainability
- economics
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- monitoring
- ecological indicators
- global positioning systems
- techniques
- Australia
- Data Input
- Field Procedure
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- habitats
- landscape
- Commercial farming
- monitoring
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- management
- rangelands
- sustainability
- social systems
- Central Queensland
- Planning Project
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- water resources
- sustainability
- indicators
- Auditing
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- sustainability
- Natural resources management
- information technology
- programmes
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- sustainability
- water resources
- land management
- soil moisture
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordA grazing management guide has been developed for the semi -arid woodlands to enable pastoralists to better monitor the condition of their land and incorporate this information into management…Publication Date 2000
- grazing management
- techniques
- monitoring
- stocking rate
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordSustainable use of native vegetation has become a central issue in the management of rangeland ecosystems. Bushcare, a major native vegetation management initiative under the Commonwealth's…Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- management
- vegetation
- sustainability
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- sustainability
- grazing management
- models
- Taxation policies
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- monitoring
- computers
- botanical composition
- databases
- Australia
- 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
- woodlands
- monitoring
- greenhouses
- livestock production
- carbon
- networks
- Pasture Production
- Queensland
- Thickening
- Library Collection RecordThis paper summarises the historical development of point -based monitoring systems in Central Australia and the soil and vegetation changes that have been observed. Three main point -based…Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- soil erosion
- species
- Central Australia
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordReporting on rangeland condition and trend across State boundaries is possible due to the complementary nature of the respective States' rangeland monitoring systems. While the State monitoring…Publication Date 2002
- boundaries
- rangelands
- monitoring
- plant density
- change
- Southern Australia
- vegetation community structure
- Library Collection RecordVery little information is available about how long dead trees remain standing, or fallen logs persist, in the Australian arid zone. Some Information about dead timber is available from the records…Publication Date 2002
- monitoring
- longevity
- shrublands
- Deadwood
- Australia
- Experimental Records
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- livestock numbers
- flora
- funding
- land conservation
- monitoring
- Australia
- Ecojunction
- Patoralist
- Library Collection RecordAssessing landscape function is now an established component of rangeland monitoring programs. In this paper, we focus on the spatial arrangement of  perennial vegetation patches as a readily…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- Processes
- livestock production
- biodiversity
- monitoring
- production
- conservation (storage)
- Australia
- Hyperspectral Data
- Landscape Function Analysis
- Leakiness Index
- Library Collection RecordAn urgent need exists for the development of principles for the sustainable management of the savannas of northern Australia. Based on current and recent research we propose five principles for the…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- sustainability
- overgrazing
- biodiversity
- savannas
- Grass Layer
- Northern Australia
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordWe propose a framework for sustainable grazing management of southern rangelands based on the concept of tactical grazing. The underlying principles are (1) establishment of paddock objectives (2)…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- rangelands
- sustainability
- paddocks
- rainfall
- Stocks
- monitoring
- conservation (storage)
- grazing pressure
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- Seed banks (genetics)
- native species
- grasslands
- monitoring
- new species
- germination
- site
- perennial grass
- soil disturbance
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- monitoring
- grazing management
- projects
- Leases
- grazing gradient
- Southern Australia
- 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 RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- fires
- monitoring
- Ecological Factors
- rangelands
- burning
- satellites
- eastern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- satellites
- monitoring
- ecology
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- projects
- Nature conservation
- cultural heritage
- sustainability
- land use planning
- biodiversity
- Southern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- Nature conservation
- rangelands
- extension activities
- landlords
- grazing management
- Fear
- sustainability
- projects
- Southern Queensland