Reversing a tree regeneration crisis in an endangered ecoregion
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Fischer, Joern; Newport, Jenny; Zerger, Andre; Warren, G.; Sherren, Kate; Forrester, Robert
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Global food demand is growing rapidly. Livestock grazing can provide a valuable source of protein, but conventional grazing is often unsustainable. We studied an 800,000-ha section of a threatened ecoregion in southeastern Australia. Conventional management in the region involves continuous livestock grazing with few rest periods and regular fertilizer application. By using remotely sensed data on tree cover and extensive field data on livestock grazing regimes, soil chemistry, tree diameters,...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2009 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56846 |
Source: | PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.0900110106 |
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