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The Biodiversity conservation in intensive grazing systems: riparian and in-stream management report was compiled as part of the development of Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers. It contains a review of the background literature and current riparian management practices in Gippsland and South-West Victoria.
 |  | Executive Summary (PDF 1.0MB) |
| The Project Team (PDF 1.0MB) | |
1 | Biodiversity conservation & livestock production: Integrating grazing and riparian landscapes (PDF 1.0MB) | |
2 | Bioregional Biodiversity: An assessment of available data to determine the biodiversity within the region (PDF 1.5MB) | |
3 | Best management practices for riparian biodiversity: Current advice & actual practice (PDF 286KB) | |
4 | Adoption of on-farm natural resource management practices: An analysis of previous market research (PDF 286KB) | |
5 | Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers: April 2002 - Consultative Workshop (PDF 286KB) | |
6 | Future Directions (PDF 286KB) | |
7 | In Conclusion (PDF 286KB) | |
8 | Acknowledgement (PDF 286KB) | |
9 | Appendix I: Biomass calculations (PDF 124KB) | |
| Appendix II: Case-study catchment flora and fauna lists (PDF 124KB) | |
| Appendix III: Threatened fauna distribution maps Amphibians and Reptiles (PDF 11.3MB) Terrestrial Invertebrates (PDF 127KB) Aquatic Invertebrates (PDF 1.2MB) Fish (PDF 1.0MB) Birds (PDF 844KB) | |
10 | References (PDF 115KB) |
Project Fact Sheet
 | Productive Grazing Healthy Rivers (PDF - 673 KB) |
Project Updates
April - October 2003
 | Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers (PDF - 174 KB) |
October 2003 - April 2004
 | Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers (PDF - 225 KB) |
| The Report: Identifying Best Management Practices for Riparian Habitats in Gippsland Dairy Regions: Riparian Condition and Relationships with Farm Management was prepared by Leigh Thompson, Alistar Robinson, Amy Jansen and Peter Davies from Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, in April 2003. This report presents the findings of a field project undertaken in Gippsland between May-December 2002 which aimed to: 1). determine the current condition of riparian habitats across the west and south Gippsland dairy region 2). investigate the relationships between landholder management practices and riparian condition, and 3). make recommendations for management practices that could be investigated at planned demonstration sites | ||
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1.0 | Introduction (PDF 125KB) | |
2.0 | Background (PDF 661KB) 2.1 Dairy Indusry in west and south Gippsland 2.2 Identifying Best Management Practices for rparian habitats in west and south Gippsland dairy regions 2.3 This study | |
3.0 | Methods (PDF 250KB) | |
| 3.1 Study Region 3.2 Study Design 3.3 Landholder Interviews 3.4 Ecological condition and rapid appraisal | |
4.0 | Results (PDF 310KB) 4.1 Diary farmer interviews 4.2 Condition of riparian sites and relationships with dairy farm management | |
5.0 | Discussion (PDF 235KB) | |
| 5.1 Dairy farm management and riparian condition | |
| 5.2 Recommendations | |
6.0 | References (PDF 190KB) | |
| Appendices (PDF 397KB) Appendix 1a-d Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) for bioregions of Strezlecki Ranges and Gippsland Plain Appendix 2 Farmer Interview Sheet Appendix 3 Field data sheet for rapid assessments of riparian condition Appendix 4 Methodology for scoring of condition index Appendix 5 Relationship between condition index and in-stream metabolism Appendix 6 Relationship between grazing, condition index and bird communities Appendix 7 Dry Sheep Equivalents (DSE) conversion table for different breeds of dairy cattle Appendix 8 (a) Mean scores for condition sub-indices against overall condition categories (b) Stepwise regression of sub-indices on total condition index scores | |
| Weed management in riparian zones is a guide for grazing properties in southwest Victoria. It was prepared by Nigel Ainsworth (Department of Primary Industries - Frankston) in July 2004. The guide has been produced as part of the Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers subproject and is applicable to the Warrnambool Plain and Otway Plain bioregions of Victoria. It aims to assist land managers in planning and carrying out riparian weed management. | | ||
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Weed management in riparian zones is a guide for grazing properties in southeast Victoria. It was prepared by Nigel Ainsworth (Department of Primary Industries - Frankston) in November 2004. The guide has been produced as part of the Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers subproject and is applicable to the Warrnambool Plain and Otway Plain bioregions of Victoria. It aims to assist land managers in planning and carrying out riparian weed management.
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Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers - Improving riparian and in-stream biodiversity
Productive Grazing, Health Rivers - Improving riparian and in-stream biodiversity (PDF 324KB)
Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers - Improving riparian and in-stream biodiversity - Project Report 2006
This report describes the outputs of the Productive Grazing, Healthy Rivers project (PGHR). This four year project commenced in July 2001 and aimed to improve riparian and in-stream biodiversity in high rainfall intensive grazing systems through better management of riparian land and native riparian remnant vegetation. This report contains an overview and background to the development of this project, and within the overview a brief description of the research and development activities and outputs. The implications arising from this project and recommendations for future riparian research priorities are also given. The body of this report presents the details of each of the six PGHR research and development activities, with a summary of the most significant findings given for each.
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