Pasture production in cleared and uncleared grazing systems of central Queensland, Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Kaur, K ^a   Jalota, R K ^a   Midmore, D J ^a   Rolfe, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Soils; Time after clearing; Woodland pastures

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA HARPOPHYLLA; BOS TAURUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS POPULNEA;

EID: 28044461215     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ05012     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. ABS (2003). 'Year book Australia 2003.' (Australian Bureau of Statistics: Canberra.)
2. Back, P. V., Anderson, E. R., Burrows, W. H., Kennedy, M. J. J., and Carter, J. O. (1997). Transect recording and processing system: woodland monitoring manual. Department of Primary Industries, Tropical Beef Centre, Rockhampton, pp. 36.
3. Belsky, A. J. (1994). Influence of trees on savanna's productivity: tests of shade, nutrients, and tree-grass competition. Ecology 75, 922-932.
4. Belsky, A. J., Amundson, R. G., Duxbury, J. M., Riha, S. J., Ali, A. R., and Mwonga, S. M. (1989). The effects of trees on their physical, chemical, and biological environments in semi-arid savannas in Kenya. Journal of Applied Ecology 26, 1005-1024.
5. Boulter, S. L., Wilson, B. A., Westrup, J., Anderson, E. R., Turner, E. J., and Scanlan, J. C. (Eds) (2000). Native vegetation management in Queensland. The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Scientific Publishing, Coorparoo DC, 172.
6. Bureau of Meteorology (2003). Webpage: http://www.bom.gov.au/(Accessed Jan. 2003).
7. Burrows, W. H. (1993). Deforestation in savanna context - problems and benefits for pastoralism. In: 'Grasslands for our world. XVII International Grassland Congress'. (Ed. M. J. Baker.) pp. 839-846. (SIR Publishing: New Zealand and Queensland.)
8. Burrows, W. H. (2002). Harry Stobbs Memorial Lecture, 2002. Seeing the wood(land) for the trees - an individual perspective of Queensland woodland studies (1965-2005). Tropical Grasslands 36, 202-217.
9. Burrows, B., Scanlan, J. C., and Anderson, E. R. (1988). Plant ecological relations in open forests, woodlands and shrublands. In: 'Native pastures in Queensland'. (Eds W. H. Burrows, J. C. Scanlan and M. T. Rutherford.) pp. 72-90. (Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government: Brisbane.)
10. Burrows, W. H., Carter, J. O., Scanlan, J. C., and Anderson, E. R. (1990). Management of savannas for livestock production in north- A east Australia: contrasts across the tree-grass continuum. Journal of Biogeography 17, 503-512.
11. Converys, M. K. (1999). Factors affecting soil test interpretation. In: 'Soil analysis - an interpretation manual'. (Eds K. I. Peverill, L. A. Sparrow and D. J. Reuter.) pp. 23-24. (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne.)
12. Department of Natural Resources and Mines (2003). 'Land cover change in Queensland, A Statewide Landcover And Tree Study report (SLATS).' (Queensland Government, Department of Natural Resources: Brisbane.)
13. GenStat Committee (2002). 'The Guide to GenStat® Release 6.1 - Part 2: Statistics 6.0.' (VSN International: Rothamsted.)
14. Henderson, P. A., and Seaby, R. M. H. (1998). 'Species diversity and richness ver 2.63.' (Pisces Conservation Ltd.)
15. Jackson, J., and Ash, A. J. (1998). Tree-grass relationships in open eucalypt woodlands of northeastern Australia: influence of trees on pasture productivity, forage quality and species distribution. Agroforestry Systems 40, 159-176. doi: 10.1023/A: 1006067110870
16. Jackson, J., and Ash, A. J. (2001). The role of trees in enhancing soil nutrient availability for native perennial grasses in open eucalypt woodlands of north-east Queensland. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 52, 377-386. doi: 10.1071/AR00012
17. Kent, M., and Coker, P. (1992). 'Vegetation description and analysis: A practical approach.' (CRC Press: London.)
18. Lawrence, P. A., Cowie, B. A., Graham, T. W. G., and Catchpoole, V. (1988). Fertility decline. In: 'Sown pastures for the brigalow lands'. Conference and workshop series, C94005. (Eds I. J. Partridge, B. Burrows and E. J. Weston.) pp. 23-25. (Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane.)
19. Mordelet, P., and Menaut, J. C. (1995). Influence of trees on above ground production dynamics of grasses in a humid savanna. Journal of Vegetation Science 6, 223-228.
20. Obot, E. A. (1988). Estimating the optimum tree density for maximum herbaceous production in Guinea savanna of Nigeria. Journal of Arid Environments 14, 267-273.
21. Patterson, H. D., and Thompson, R. (1971). Recovery of inter-block information when block sizes are unequal. Biometrika 58, 545-554.
22. Rolfe, J. (2002). Economics of vegetation clearing in Queensland. The Rangeland Journal 24, 152-169.
23. Sangha, K., Jalota, R., and Midmore, D. J. (2005). Impact of tree clearing on soil pH and nutrient availability in grazing systems of central Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research 43, 51-30. doi: 10.1071/SR03152
24. Scanlan, J. C. (1991). Woody overstorey and herbaceous understorey biomass in Acacia harpophylla (Brigalow) woodlands. Australian Journal of Ecology 16, 521-529.
25. Scanlan, J. C. (2002). Some aspects of tree-grass dynamics in Queensland's grazing lands. The Rangeland Journal 24, 56-81.
26. Scanlan, J. C., and Burrows, W. H. (1990). Woody overstorey impact on herbaceous understorey in Eucalyptus spp. communities in Central Queensland. Australian Journal of Ecology 15, 191-197.
27. Tilman, D., Knops, J., Wedin, D., Reich, P., Ritchie, M., and Siemann, E. (1997). The influence of functional diversity and composition on ecosystem processes. Science 277, 1300-1302. doi: 10.1126/science.277.5330.1300
28. Vance, E. D., Brookes, P. C., and Jenkinson, D. S. (1987). An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 19, 703-707. doi: 10.1016/00380717(87)90052-6
29. Walker, J., Moore, R. M., and Robertson, J. A. (1972). Herbage response to tree and shrub thinning in Eucalyptus populnea shrub woodlands. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 23, 405-410. doi: 10.1071/AR9720405
30. Walker, J., Robertson, J. A., Penridge, L. K., and Sharp, P. J. H. (1986). Herbage response to tree thinning in a Eucalyptus crebra woodland. Australian Journal of Ecology 11, 135-141.
31. Weltzin, J. F., and Coughenour, M. B. (1990). Savanna tree influence on understorey vegetation and soil nutrients in northwestern Kenya. Journal of Vegetation Science 1, 325-332.
32. Wilson, S. D. (1998). Competition between grasses and woody plants. In: 'Population biology of grasses'. (Ed. G. P. Cheplick.) pp. 231-254. (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.)