18th Biennial Conference 2015
18th Biennial Conference, “Innovation in the Rangelands”
Alice Springs NT, April 12-16th 2015
How do we live sustainably in the rangelands – now and into the future? How can we nurture, then develop and share, innovative solutions to the challenges of living successfully in our rangelands environments, where climate extremes, remote urban decision making and small, isolated communities are common? What advances can we build on to ensure the social, cultural, economic and environmental wellbeing of people, businesses and communities who depend on our natural landscapes? Both the nature of the land and the people who live here have generated many imaginative and practical solutions to living in the rangelands – let’s hear about them!
The 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society was held in Alice Springs from 12th – 16th April 2015, with the theme of ‘Innovation in the Rangelands’.
Selected video footage of conference presentations may be accessed here.
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The 2015 handbook may be accessed here
18th ARS Biennial Conference Papers 2015
Papers can be viewed by clicking the title.
Authors A-J
Authors K-Z
Disclaimer: These papers have not been refereed by the Conference Program Committee. The content of each paper is the responsibility of its authors. The committee has formatted all abstracts and papers to a common style.
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Alemseged, Y., Hacker, R.B., Melville, G., Mitchell, A., Toole, I. and Smith, W. | Dorper sheep in southern Australian rangelands: production success or environmental concern? | diet selection, grazing behaviour, digestive efficiency |
Anderson, L. | Mining partnerships – we can dig it! | weed management, partnerships, natural resource management, rangelands |
Bastin, G., Sparrow, A., Scarth, P., Gill, T., Barnetson, J. and Staben, G. | Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia’s rangelands | change, cover deficit, ground cover, Landsat, persistence, state |
Beutel, T., Karfs, R., Wallace, J., Scarth, P., Trevithick, R. and Tindall, D. | VegMachine® in Queensland | VegMachine, ground cover, monitoring, remote sensing |
Broad, K., Emery, T., Sneath, R., McLean, I. and Bray, S. | Using business analysis to inform management decisions in beef businesses | business analysis, benchmarking, profitability, productivity, climate change |
Campbell, M., Race, D., Hampton, K., Foster, D., Fejo, C. and Robertson, D. | Climate change perceptions and adaptive strategies: reflections from two remote Aboriginal communities | climate change, central Australia, adaptive capacity, liveability |
Campbell, R. | Adventures with video – practical tips and tricks on sharing your story | video, communications, engagement, best practices, marketing |
Carmichael, B. | A predictive model of Indigenous Ranger Groups’ capacity for the adaptation of heritage sites to the impacts of climate change | climate change, adaptation, Indigenous, cultural heritage, ranger group, framework |
Chaney, The Hon. Fred | Plenary address | |
Chipfupa, L., Nherera, F.V. and Fourie, P. | Overview of rangeland degradation caused by Opuntia-invasion in semi-arid zones of South Africa, implications on grazing strategies, carbon sequestration and agricultural land values | rangeland degradation, grassland, Opuntia humifusa, SNAP model, carbon sequestration, invasive species |
Coventry, J., Jobson, P. and Allan, C. | Abnormal reproductive observations for beef cows on arid rangelands, associated with suspected increase in dietary phytoestrogens | arid rangelands, phytoestrogens, extensive-grazing, cattle, calving |
Cowley, R.A. and Jenner, D. | Is more or less fire needed in northern savannas? Fire history (and optimal management) varies with land use and land type | fire frequency, fire management, savanna burning |
Cowley, R.A., Jenner, D and Walsh, D. | What distance from water should we use to estimate paddock carrying capacity? | grazing radius, watered area |
Crossing, K., Paltridge, R. and Napangarti, N. | Traditional hunting of feral cats to help protect key threatened species at Kiwirrkurra | feral cat, bilby, great desert skink, hunting, biodiversity protection, Kiwirrkurra |
Crowden, C. | Collaborative Area Management | collaboration, fencing, wild-dog, biodiversity, grazing-pressure, agriculture |
Crowley, G.M., Dale, A., Banks, R., Barclay, S., Birch, P., Buchan, A., Cocco, R., Crase, J., Crawford, S., Dielenberg, J., Donohoe, P., Edgar, B., Franklin, J., Frazer, R., Harper, P., Hinchley, D., Hoogwerf, T., Ikin, N., Johnson, S., Mackay, G., Maher, E., May, K., Miley, D., Mitchell, C., Moller, M., Morris, S., Musgrove, R., Peake, K., Pearson, D., Pentz, D., Schuntner, G., Sinclair, I., Standley, P.-M., Sweatman, C., Tambling, L., Wessels, A. and Wilson, B. | Preparation of a research plan for Natural Resource Management in northern Australia | co-research, environmental management, research delivery, uptake and adoption |
Davies, J., Watson, I., Sow, F., Hall, A., Mbengue, A., Ouedraogo, S. and Dorai, K. | Innovation systems for food security in rangeland margins, sub-Saharan Africa | innovation platform, institutional change, collaboration, dairy |
Donald, G., Stovold, R., Santich, N., Lamb, D. and Mundava, C. | ‘RANGEWATCH’: An NDVI based method of estimating forage biomass in northern Australia. A case study in the western Kimberly region of Western Australia | rangeland management, pasture utilisation, remote sensing, biomass assessment, pasture growth, stocking numbers |
Douglas, J., Walsh, D., Christianson, K. and Armstrong, J. | Improving performance through adaptive grazing: Beetaloo Station | rotational grazing, pasture utilisation, sustainability, intensification |
Duguid, A., Schmarr, D., Mathwin, R., Hodgens, P., Cheshire, D., McNeil, D., Macdonald, J., Hammer, M. and Townsend, S. | One river – many Journeys: fish and drought refuges in the Finke | water, river, arid-zone, ecosystem, fish, refuge |
Edwards, G., Digby, D., Bryan, R., Schwartzkopff, K, Hart, Q. and Bubb, A. | The Australian Feral Camel Management Project – a model for managing the impacts of large feral herbivores at the landscape scale | landscape scale, feral herbivore, partnerships |
Edwards, W.W. | Manta Palyakutu: Ngura kantilya kanyini! Land use and management led by Anangu on Anangu land near Indulkana, APY Lands of South Australia | |
Eldridge, S., Miller, H., Read, J., Bird, P., Campbell, G., Van de Ven, R. and Allen, B. | Understanding wild dog predation dynamics in an Australian arid zone pastoral region | wild dog, dingo, 1080, cattle, mesopredator, predation |
Forrest, K. and Drysdale, A. | Investigating options for innovation in investment and policy models for rangelands | rangeland, collaboration, policy, investment |
Gerritsen, R. | Semi-continental scale rangeland conservation: developing an agenda | |
Gill, T., Horn, G., Collerton, H., Grant, R. and Flood, N. | Identification of refugia in western NSW | refugia, landscape, climate, remote sensing, time-series, Landsat |
Graham, D. | Ngadju fire and conservation land management | |
Harris, C., Jones, P. and Bray, S. | Wet season spelling: a producer demonstration site | wet season spelling, land condition, pasture yield, vegetation |
Healy, M-A., Forrest, K. and Bastin, G. | Working together to improve knowledge and understanding of climate change in the Australian rangelands | climate change, NRM planning, collaboration, research, knowledge broker, adaptation |
Hoggett, A. | Australian Outback – Heart of a Continent | documentary, outback, future, rangeland, film, geography |
Holmes, P.R. | Rangeland pastoralism: change and sustainability | pastoralism, rangelands, efficiency, change, sustainability, productivity, financial literacy, debt |
Holzwart, M., Nelson, B., Moravek, T. and Robertson, J. | Burdekin rangelands Grazing BMP and Extension support project – practice change | project, rangelands, practice change, extension, water quality |
Humphrys, M., Campbell, S. and Steel, D. | Expanding the range of control options for Calotropis procera (rubber bush) in the Barkly Tablelands | Calotrope, chemical, rangelands, threat, weed |
James, J. | Using eExtension to enable change in the rangelands | eExtension, change, adoption, flipped classroom, learning journey, webinar, social media |
Jones, P., Harris, C. and Silcock, R. | Spelling strategies for recovery of pasture condition | pasture yield, basal area |
Jupp, T., See, P. and Martu rangers | Martu Living Deserts Project – partnering for conservation led by Indigenous people | Martu, conservation, partnership, country, culture, threatened |