Publication Date

10-2016

Publisher

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

City

Perth

ISBN

978-0-9923083-2-2 (hardcopy); 978-0-9923083-3-9 (digital copy)

Abstract

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).

The overview information is intended for the use of pastoral lessees, other rangeland and pastoral managers, and industry and government decision-makers with an interest in pastoral areas.

This report covers the pastoral lease areas of the 2.2 million square kilometres of rangelands in WA (87% of the state). Pastoral leases cover 857 833km* or 40% of the rangelands, based on active leases as at June 2016. The rangelands and lease areas cover 20 Australian bioregions with a wide diversity of vegetation types, seasonal conditions and topography. The Kimberley and Pilbara regions comprise the Northern Rangelands and the Gascoyne, Murchison and Goldfields- Nullarbor regions comprise the Southern Rangelands.

The drivers of change in the rangelands - _ seasonal quality, grazing pressure and fire (particularly in the Northern Rangelands) - interact and their effect is expressed in the condition and trends of natural resources used in pastoralism.

Number of Pages

165

Keywords

Pastoral rangelands, Rangelands, Land conservation, Soil erosion, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural Science | Botany | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Plant Sciences | Sustainability

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