Nassella tussock control-overseas measures

Hercus: Sheep on Tussock Grassland

One important area for which little experimental evidence is available is the snowgrass country. There is a strong body of opinion that in the snowgrass the combined effects of fire and grazing have been responsible for deterioration in vegetative cover and stability. It seems likely that changes in the boundari~s between the snowgrass and fescue communiti~s have been due to, or aggravated by, ...

The external costs of pasture weed spread: an economic assessment of serrated tussock control

The external cost associated with the spread of pasture weeds such as serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) is an important economic problem. This problem is complicated in many parts of south-eastern Australia where low rainfall and low soil fertility prevent the economic viability of control of this weed through pasture improvement. A consequence of serrated tussock spread in this region has...

O'connor: Pastoralism and Conservation of Tussock: Grasslands

In a cultural-ecological perspective of New Zealand pastoralism the amount and form of energy supplements at different stages of pastoral development are characterized and prospects for sustainability discussed. The history of the pastoral exploitation of the tussock grasslands of South Island, New Zealand is reviewed with particular attention to physiognomic changes brought about by early fire...

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Developing Overseas Strategies:

This paper provides the reader with a systematic context analysis involved in acquiring and restructuring (reconceiving) knowledge needed for strategic management decision making and action. Within this structured context analysis, a considerable amount of unstructured entrepreneurial, innovative, and "breaking the mold" thinking and action can be required to gain the insights needed to win aga...