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- Library Collection RecordFifteen native and common exotic herbaceous species from four functional groups (C4 grass, C3 grass, chamaephyte and hemicryptophyte) occurring within remnant and revegetated grassland and grassy…Publication Date 2014
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- ecological restoration
- grasslands
- grassy woodlands
- revegetation
- restoration ecology
- seeds
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe exclusion of regular fire and the introduction of livestock grazing have altered native grassland composition on Victoria's volcanic plains, commonly resulting in spear-grass and wallaby-…Publication Date 2014
- natural temperate grassland of the Victorian volcanic plains
- stable states
- transition
- fire ecology
- restoration ecology
- grazing
- grasslands
- indigenous encroaching species
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn obligate seeding species, the germination niche is crucial for colonization and population survival. It is a high-risk phase in a plant's life cycle, and is directly regulated by temperature…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- germination niche
- seed germination
- south-west Australia
- temperature gradient plate
- vulnerability
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordEcological patterns and processes are highly scale-dependent, but few studies have used standardized methodology to examine how scale dependency varies across continents. This paper examines scale…Publication Date 2011
- beta diversity
- biogeography
- community structure
- Formicidae
- scale dependency
- Ants
- invertebrates
- savanna
- ecosystem ecology
- Australia
- Brazil
- Library Collection RecordBackground: There have been few quantitative observations of the attributes of native animal paths and no studies of their variation between vegetation types. These paths may be important in…Publication Date 2010
- Phytosociology
- vegetation dynamics
- data analysis
- species richness
- ecosystem ecology
- animal impact
- Tasmania
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe outcome of plant-plant interactions depends on environmental (e.g. grazing and climatic conditions) and species-specific attributes (e.g. life strategy and dispersal mode of the species involved…Publication Date 2012
- competition
- diversity
- facilitation
- Open woodland
- Stress-gradient hypothesis
- species richness
- drylands
- grazing
- rainfall
- Species Specificity
- community analysis
- vegetation dynamics
- Australia
- Library Collection Record"Caring for country" is a term used to describe the complex spiritual affiliation that encompasses the rights and responsibilities that Aboriginal Australians have with their land. It…Publication Date 2012
- Aboriginal
- culture
- environmental services
- Livelihoods
- Northern Territory
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThere is little direct evidence about the business model used by the legendary cattle king, Sir Sidney Kidman. Kidman's properties were invariably stocked at less than full capacity, and were…Publication Date 2012
- adaptation
- climate change
- diversification
- drought
- rangelands
- real options
- market risk
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe invasion of exotic plants into savanna ecosystems can disrupt the natural pattern of vegetation. Indian couch Bothriochloa pertusa was introduced into Australia as a species for rehabilitation of…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity conservation
- Bothriochloa
- drought
- grazing pressure
- tropical weed ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by domestic livestock is one of the most widespread uses of the rangelands of Australia. There is limited information on the effects of grazing by domestic livestock on the vertebrate fauna…Publication Date 2012
- conservation biology
- grazing management
- Savanna ecology
- wildlife ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper proposes a broad overview of possible responses to the challenges posed by rangelands to promote discussion on a sustainable future for these vast regions. Rangelands Australia, an…Publication Date 2012
- Indigenous human populations
- Indigenous knowledge
- rangeland communities
- rangeland management
- sustainable livelihoods
- rangelands
- management
- sustainability
- pastoralism
- Nature reserves
- restoration
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordHyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf (Coolatai grass) is a summer-active, C4 perennial tussock grass, native to southern Africa and the Mediterranean region, which has invaded areas of native flora in…Publication Date 2012
- Alien species
- Coolatai grass
- disturbance
- establishment
- population dynamics
- Weeds
- seed banks
- germination
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Alien invasive species
- management
- herbicides
- grasslands
- mowing
- New South Wales
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of Australia and their communities can be represented as a diverse and interrelated complex of social and ecological systems. For the development of a sustainable future for both…Publication Date 2012
- rangeland communities
- rangeland ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe outcomes of previous studies have resulted in differing recommendations on the rate and timing of fertilizer N applications for forage maize. In order to gain an improved understanding of the…Publication Date 2012
- hybrid forage maize
- Pioneer 31H50
- Australia
- biomass yield
- sowing date
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordTo support the further development of grazing practices for dairy production systems based on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), allometric relationships among leaf-stage categories and…Publication Date 2012
- perennial ryegrass
- leaf stage
- regrowth
- nutritive value
- grazing management
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of deferred grazing (no defoliation of pastures for a period generally from spring to autumn) and fertilizer application on plant population density, ground cover and soil moisture in a…Publication Date 2012
- grazing management
- sustainability
- tiller density
- perennial grasses
- phosphorus
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThere is a growing interest in the use of deficit irrigation and perennial pasture species other than perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in temperate agriculture, in response to the decreasing…Publication Date 2012
- water stress
- cocksfoot
- perennial ryegrass
- tall fescue
- regrowth
- water-soluble carbohydrate
- leaf water potential
- leaf extension
- Burnie
- Australia
- Library Collection Record1. Callitris intratropica is a long-lived, obligate-seeding, fire-sensitive overstorey conifer that typically occurs in small groves (0.1ha) of much higher tree densities than the surrounding,…Publication Date 2012
- Aboriginal landscape burning
- alternative stable states
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- fire ecology
- fire-sensitive species
- habitat complexity
- patch dynamics
- pyrodiversity
- tropical savanna
- vegetation boundaries
- Arnhem Plateau
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordMallee-heath and mallee communities occur in a mosaic across large areas of south-western Australia, in topographically subdued and fire-prone landscapes. Consequently, it could be expected that…Publication Date 2012
- fire ecology
- carbon sequestration
- fire interval
- initial floristic composition
- mallee
- senescence
- succession
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe relative effects of tree clearing, increased livestock densities and nutrient enrichment have rarely been compared across markedly different organism types, but negative effects are generally…Publication Date 2012
- agriculture
- livestock
- Native Pasture
- nutrient enrichment
- rotational grazing
- woodland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordTropical savannas are the world's most fire-prone biome, and savanna biotas are generally well adapted to frequent fire. However, in northern Australia there are concerns that recent increases…Publication Date 2012
- ant
- fire regime
- fire resilience
- frequent fire
- small mammal
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordFire is an important driver of nutrient cycling in savannas. Here, we determined the impact of fire frequency on total and soluble soil nitrogen (N) pools in tropical savanna. The study sites…Publication Date 2012
- amino acid
- ammonium
- fire frequency
- Nitrate
- organic N
- soluble soil N
- time since fire
- Darwin
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn humid savannas, the transition from juvenile to mature tree sizes is thought to be a major demographic bottleneck because smaller plants are topkilled by frequent fires. Species with the highest…Publication Date 2012
- community assembly
- community ecology
- plant population
- surface fire regime
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding mechanisms underlying fire regime effects on savanna fauna is difficult because of a wide range of possible trophic interactions and feedbacks. Yet, understanding mechanisms underlying…Publication Date 2012
- burning mosaic
- critical weight range
- fire impact
- post-fire succession
- small mammal
- vegetation structure
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe interactions between vegetation dynamics, fuel dynamics and fire hazard in rehabilitation after bauxite mining at Gove, Northern Territory, Australia were investigated. It was found that a policy…Publication Date 2012
- fire
- fuel
- minesite
- rehabilitation
- savanna
- fire ecology
- management
- restoration ecology
- mine rehabilitation
- Nhulunbuy
- Northern Territory
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe structure of tropical savanna ecosystems is influenced by fire frequency and intensity. There is particular interest in the extent to which long-term fire exclusion can result in a shift from…Publication Date 2012
- Biome shift
- fire
- fire behaviour
- resprout
- savanna
- tropical woodland
- woody thickening
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordSavanna burning for greenhouse gas abatement presents an opportunity for remote Aboriginal communities of northern Australia to engage with the mainstream economy while fulfilling cultural…Publication Date 2012
- carbon sequestration
- fire
- Methane
- nitrous oxide
- Northern Australia
- Tiwi Islands
- savanna
- greenhouse gases
- climate change
- management
- carbon dioxide
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the economic potential for fire management to provide offsets to carbon markets in the savannas of northern Australia. Long-term field trials in Australia’s savannas have…Publication Date 2012
- carbon market
- climate change mitigation
- fire management
- greenhouse gas offset
- indigenous fire management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper documents the effects of fire on grass-layer invertebrates in tropical savannas of the Kimberley region of north-western Australia, in the context of resource availability for consumers.…Publication Date 2012
- fire ecology
- invertebrates
- Kimberley
- savanna
- conservation
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordQuestions: Do soil seed banks of semi-arid grasslands reassemble after abandonment from cultivation? Do seeds of native and exotic species persist in the soil? Does time since abandonment affect…Publication Date 2012
- Annual Forb
- Chronosequence
- dispersal
- grassland
- restoration
- secondary succession
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordPayments for environmental services (PES) are increasingly promoted as an economic mechanism that could potentially address socio-economic and environmental conservation objectives in developing…Publication Date 2012
- Indigenous ecological knowledge
- capacity building
- market-based instruments
- citizen science
- payment for environmental services
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordExecutive Summary: The training workshop for media practitioners on Climate Change Fact, Communication and Adaptation Strategies was organised by Global Unification, The Gambia (GU), a youth-led…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- socio-economic aspects
- policies
- community based resource management
- The Gambia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFriday, 20 April 2012: Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100…Publication Date 2012
- mapping
- groundwater
- aquifers
- sustanability
- environmental factors
- Africa
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