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Managing Bushland On The Farm, Penny Hussey
Managing Bushland On The Farm, Penny Hussey
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Since the time of European settlement in Western Australia, the replacement of native vegetation with crops and pastures has led to problems for both agricultural production and nature conservation. The most obvious of these are hydrological changes leading to salinisation and waterlogging, and the extinction of some native plants and animals.
Protection of remaining remnants of native bushland, together with revegetation, is increasingly seen as important ways of achieving sustainable agriculture and maintaining our unique wildlife.
Regenerating The Rangelands, Adrian Williams, Ron Shepherd
Regenerating The Rangelands, Adrian Williams, Ron Shepherd
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Parts of Western Australia's rangelands have been degraded by inappropriately high stocking rates, often associated with large numbers of native or feral animals, poor seasonal plant growth, or the ravages of cyclones, floods or fire. Today, most pastoralists are keen to rehabilitate the degradation of the past, as indicated by the proliferation of Land Conservation Districts (LCDs) throughout the pastoral zones.
There is no 'quick fix' to regenerating the rangelands. It may take many years to achieve the desired result.