Report card on sustainable natural resource use in the rangelands: status and trend in the pastoral rangelands of Western Australia

Authors

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

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Description

This report card provides a regional overview of the status and trend of the natural resource base of the pastoral rangelands in Western Australia (WA). It covers the pastoral lease areas of the 2.2 million square kilometres of rangelands in WA (87% of the state). Pastoral leases cover 857 833km² or 40% of the rangelands, based on active leases as at June 2016.

The drivers of change in the rangelands — seasonal quality, grazing pressure and fire — interact and their effect is expressed in the condition and trends of natural resources used in pastoralism. The natural resource themes described are rangeland vegetation condition, plant population change, vegetation cover, soil erosion and soil organic carbon. The information is presented at the land conservation district (LCD) or regional scale.

Publication Title

Report card on sustainable natural resource use in the rangelands: status and trend in the pastoral rangelands of Western Australia

ISBN

978-0-9923083-3-9

Publication Date

2017

Document Type

Book

Publisher

Western Australian Agriculture Authority (Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia)

City

Perth

Keywords

pastoral rangelands, natural resources, rangeland vegetation condition, plant population change, vegetation cover, pastoralism, Western Australia

Disciplines

Natural Resources Management and Policy

Recommended Citation

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 2017, Report card on sustainable natural resource use in the rangelands: status and trend in the pastoral rangelands of Western Australia, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth.