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- Library Collection RecordBestprac is a group based benchmarking and continuous improvement program funded by Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia. The Bestprac network started in 1998 and aims to…Publication Date 2004
- tools
- Management information systems
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- 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 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 RecordThe sexual expression of over 600 shrubs in two South Australian bladder saltbush populations was recorded at intervals during a two-year period. Almost half the individuals were found to change…Publication Date 1996
- shrubs
- Atriplex
- Sexual dimorphism
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWe intend to provide an objective account of the history of land condition in two pastoral areas of South Australia - the North-East Pastoral and Marree Soil Conservation Districts (SCDs). We have…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- soil conservation
- Data
- land condition
- South 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 RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- photography
- programmes
- changes
- South Australia
- 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 RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodiaceae
- shrublands
- Density Rating System
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordUsing relationships between survey data of chenopod retention in the North-West pastoral zone of SA and Landsat MSS imagery, spatial quantitative inventories of chenopod shrubs have been devised.…Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodiaceae
- Data
- Landsat images
- landscape
- South 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 RecordFrequent incursions by dingoes into the South Australian sheep zone prompted research into electric fencing and improved buffer zone baiting. Outcomes included an 8-wire electric fence design and a…Publication Date 1996
- sheep
- electric fences
- control
- Dingo
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAn examination was made of the potential range, abundance and impact of important weeds of grazed rangeland (pastoral) areas of South Australia. Of the 57 weed species known to be present, 25 are…Publication Date 1996
- Weeds
- Impact assessment
- species
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe effects on rangeland condition and livestock production of reducing the numbers of rabbits, feral goats and kangaroos are being measured in the Olary Ranges of South Australia. This Vertebrate…Publication Date 1996
- livestock production
- herbivores
- management
- programmes
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 1996
- interest groups
- Pastoralists
- primary production
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Marree Soil Board District is located in the far north -eastern corner of South Australia. It covers an area of over 200,000 square kilometres, equivalent to the size of Victoria. Members of this…Publication Date 1996
- soil conservation
- managers
- land
- boards (organizations)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe 1994 drought in south-eastern Australia and a number of other synergistic factors contributed to a high frequency of wind erosion events on the rangelands of the Hay plain. A multi-disciplinary…Publication Date 1996
- drought
- wind erosion
- frameworks
- management
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe development of landcare in the rangelands of South Australia has been an evolutionary process. It began with both an awareness and a recognition that natural resource management is as much an…Publication Date 1996
- Natural resources management
- soil conservation
- projects
- Landcare
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordMaireana sedifolia (bluebush) is a common chenopod bush growing throughout arid and semiarid regions of Australia. At the base of this plant there is usually a mound where smaller, annual species…Publication Date 1996
- Indicator Plants
- sheep
- Chenopodium
- Cover plants
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Koonamore daisy (Erodiophyllum elderi) is a short-lived herbaceous perennial restricted to locally low-lying regions in parts of semi-arid South Australia. Due to the topography of the region…Publication Date 1996
- dynamics
- population
- sheep
- Seed banks (genetics)
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- monitoring
- reptiles
- Pressure
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordA 32,000 km2 area in eastern South Australia was selected as representing a range of arid land topography and vegetation and was surveyed to locate populations of perennial species at sites of…Publication Date 1996
- grazing intensity
- regeneration
- management
- sheep
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggests that various arid zone woody plant species are destined for extinction due to selective elimination of their seedlings. In Acacia the absence of these seedlings is thought…Publication Date 2000
- woody plants
- herbivores
- arid zones
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- ecology
- rabbits
- sheep
- Dingo Fence
- kangaroos
- 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
- rangelands
- management
- monitoring
- diversification
- Regional policies
- Australia
- Landcare
- Library Collection RecordResults from studies of the effects of grazing on native biota in rangelands have indicated a general relationship relating changes in species composition to grazing intensity based on distance from…Publication Date 2000
- economics
- species
- conservation (storage)
- Network analysis
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- environmental factors
- rangelands
- Aboriginal People
- South Australia
- 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 RecordA reduction in vegetation cover by exotic herbivores, primarily sheep and rabbits has been attributed to the decline of many small mammals in the semi-arid and arid regions. A recently reintroduced…Publication Date 2000
- habitats
- shrublands
- density
- vegetation
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- monitoring
- ecological indicators
- global positioning systems
- techniques
- Australia
- Data Input
- Field Procedure
- Library Collection RecordAs preferred sustainable landusers of the Australian rangelands, mining operations should legacy net environmental and community benefits in the regions in which they operate. The positive and…Publication Date 2002
- mining
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- Australia
- Olympic Dam mine
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- habitats
- landscape
- Commercial farming
- monitoring
- management
- Australia
- 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 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 RecordThe statewide negotiating process initiated three years ago in South Australia to give meaningful recognition to native title and to settle native title claims involves native title groups, the…Publication Date 2002
- land management
- rangelands
- land use
- Native Title Active
- South Australia
- 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