Biodiversity dynamics, habitat loss and disturbance in the NSW wheatbelt

This project explored the dynamic nature of vegetation and the animals that depend on it, through a combination of modelling and field studies. It focused at the landscape level aiming to provide a more realistic basis for regional planning in the New South Wales wheatbelt.

Outcomes

1. Identify relationships between the clearing of native vegetation and environmental variables(e.g. climate, topography, soils) in the NSW wheatbelt
2. Generate possible future landscapes by modelling different vegetation management scenarios
3. Use models to explore the change in disturbance regimes resulting from clearing and fragmentation
4. Carry out field studies in several areas of the NSW wheatbelt to assess the modelling work and the insights drawn from it, as well as to refine the models developed
5. Contribute to the development of new approaches to vegetation management through explicit simulation of target and offset mechanisms, and through a general evaluation of vegetation management proposals against the outputs of this project

Publications and Resources

None listed

Citation

Land & Water Australia. 2009. Biodiversity dynamics, habitat loss and disturbance in the NSW wheatbelt. [Online] (Updated April 28th, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3308 [Accessed Wednesday 29th of February 2012 08:16:12 PM ].