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The increasing density of shrubs and trees across a landscape

Woody thickening is a global phenomenon whereby the density of trees and woody shrubs is increasing in the landscape. Although most commonly seen in arid and semi-arid landscapes, it also occurs in other environments. This process has a number of impacts on landscape function. Woody thickening can be a naturally occurring phenomenon but is being enhanced by climate change, changes in fire regimes and other human land use activity. Woody thickening influences carbon storage and (more)...

3 - Continuing the research

3 - Continuing the research from Land and Water Australia on Vimeo. (more)...

1 - The importance of managing soil for productivity

1 - The importance of managing soil for productivity from Land and Water Australia on (more)...

Quantification of the environmental costs of weeds

The purpose of this project was to quantify (a) the environmental impacts and (b) the relative benefits and costs of control of two tropical invasive grasses. The project reviewed the existing studies on the environmental impact of tropical invasive grass…

Workshop Report Dampier

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…

Workshop Report Port Augusta

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

Workshop Report Alice Springs

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…

Workshop Report North Rockhampton

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. As part of this research, we (CSIRO) ran a workshop in Rockhampton in November…

Pastoralists' perceptions of the benefits and cost of buffel grass

This report is an attempt to quantify the broad spectrum of benefits and costs of buffel grass to pastoralists, and the likely pastoral response to potential changes in buffel grass management strategies that aim to minimise the environmental costs of…