Climate change impacts on northern Australian rangeland livestock carrying capacity: a review of issues

M. McKeon, G.; Stone, Grant; Syktus, Jozef; O. Carter, J.; Flood, Neil; G. Ahrens, D.; Bruget, Dorine; Chilcott, Chris; Cobon, David; Cowley, Robyn; Crimp, Steven; W. Fraser, G.; Howden, Mark; Johnston, Patricia; G. Ryan, Jeffrey; J. Stokes, C.; Day, Ken

doi:10.1071/rj08068

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Climate change impacts on northern Australian rangeland livestock carrying capacity: a review of issues

Published in The Rangeland Journal • Mar 26, 2009

Authors:

G. M. McKeon

Grant Stone

Jozef Syktus

Abstract

Grazing is a major land use in Australia’s rangelands. The ‘safe’ livestock carrying capacity (LCC) required to maintain resource condition is strongly dependent on climate. We reviewed: the approaches for quantifying LCC; current trends in climate and their effect on components of the grazing syste...

Subject

Rangeland

Climate change

Grazing

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