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Figube 6. — Flood plain in poor condition, showing bare scalded areas. 



to the management of rangelands. We have little 

 knowledge of the phenology of even the major 

 range species, and what we have has not been 

 tested in field trials. 



For the development and application of better 

 management strategies for Australian rangelands, 

 the fundamental requirement is the acceptance of 

 the fact that the long term success of grazing 

 enterprises depends on the maintenance of good 

 range condition. From this would follow a recog- 

 nition of the importance of maintaining range 

 condition rather than stock condition. In turn, 

 range condition and trend standards would be de- 

 veloped and applied, and plants recognized as 

 increasers and decreasers. This would create a 

 demand for strategies for managing the increase 

 or decrease of particular species. Such strategies 

 would need to be based on a knowledge of the 

 life histories of the species concerned. 



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