Publication Date
6-2013
Publisher
Western Australian Agriculture Authority
City
Perth
Abstract
This report updates changes in the Western Australian pastoral rangelands at the Land Conservation District (LCD) scale, providing information on seasonal quality, stock numbers and changes in the density/frequency of perennial shrubs and grasses. It is based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology, the Annual return of livestock and improvements (submitted annually by pastoral lessees) and the Western Australian Rangeland Monitoring System (WARMS). The sixth assessment of the Kimberley grassland sites (Epoch 6) was completed in 2011. The second full cycle (i.e. 3 assessments) was completed for shrubland sites in 2010. This report includes the most recently collected data where sufficient sites in an LCD have been reassessed. However, in many LCDs, particularly in the southern Rangelands Region where the reassessment period is 5 years, insufficient new data are available to expand on the information provided in the previous report.
Number of Pages
31
Keywords
rangelands, condition monitoring, pastoral lands board, Commissioner of Soil and Land, pastoral leases, rangeland resource surveys, pastoral lease inspection program, Pastoral Lands Board
Disciplines
Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy
Recommended Citation
Novelly, PE and Thomas, PWE 2013, ‘Report to the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation on the condition of the Western Australian pastoral resource base, 2013’, Department of Agriculture and Food, Perth.
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