Economic, Environmental and Social Costs and Benefits of Buffel Grass and its Management
Buffel grass is valued in many regions for its contribution to livestock production, while also being regarded as a threat to biodiversity assets, often within the same region. In 2007 Land and Water Australia funded CSIRO to investigate the relative…
Economic, Environmental and Social Costs and Benefits of Buffel Grass and its Management
Buffel grass is valued in many regions for its contribution to livestock production, while also being regarded as a threat to biodiversity assets, often within the same region. In 2007 Land and Water Australia funded CSIRO to investigate the relative bene
Economic, Environmental and Social Costs and Benefits of Buffel Grass and its Management
Buffel grass is valued in many regions for its contribution to livestock production, while also being regarded as a threat to biodiversity assets, often within the same region. In 2007 Land and Water Australia funded CSIRO to investigate the relative…
Parkinsonia is a Weed of National Significance due to its impacts on the environment and agricultural production. Biological control of this weed is considered essential for its long term management. Classical biological control consists of introducing…
understanding perceptions can contribute to policy development
Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is a valuable introduced species for pastoral production but its invasion into arid and semi-arid rangelands represents a key threatening process for conservation values.
Australia’s wheat - sheep production zone covers 35 million hectares in southern and eastern Australia. Its 15 700 wool-producing farms contain 55% of the nation’s sheep. Annual rainfall in the zone is 300–600 mm.
Climate change threatens the productivity of Australia’s wheat and sheep industries. It reduces the value of historical climate knowledge and increases uncertainty about the bounds of future climates, making farm decisions more complex.
While (more)...
Australia’s wheat-sheep production zone covers 35 million hectares in southern and eastern Australia. Its 15 700 wool-producing farms contain 55% of the nation’s sheep. Annual rainfall in the zone is 300–600 mm.
Climate change threatens the productivity of Australia’s wheat and sheep industries. It reduces the value of historical climate knowledge and increases uncertainty about the bounds of future climates, making farming decisions more complex.
While (more)...
