1 |
Introduction |
7 |
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1.1 |
Background to the Major Integrated Projects |
7 |
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1.2 |
Scope and Objectives of this Synthesis Report |
8 |
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2 |
Overview of the Bowen Broken Bogie catchment |
9 |
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2.1 |
Land use and tenure |
10 |
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2.2 |
The landscape |
15 |
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2.3 |
Soils in the BBB catchment |
16 |
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3 |
Catchment condition related to water quality |
19 |
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3.1 |
Ground cover |
19 |
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3.2 |
Riparian vegetation extent |
22 |
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4 |
Key pollutants and sources |
24 |
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4.1 |
Regional context |
24 |
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4.2 |
Bowen Broken Bogie catchment |
27 |
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4.2.1 |
Sub-catchment sources |
27 |
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4.2.2 |
Soil erosion |
29 |
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5 |
Values at risk |
40 |
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5.1 |
Freshwater and coastal wetlands |
40 |
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5.2 |
Coastal and marine ecosystems |
40 |
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5.3 |
Influence of Burdekin River discharge , sediments and nutrients within the |
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Great Barrier Reef lagoon |
41 |
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6 |
Management practices , current adoption and delivery options |
43 |
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6.1 |
Management practice options |
44 |
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6.1.1 |
Grazing lands and best management practices |
44 |
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6.1.2 |
Managing gullies : Recent learnings |
47 |
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6.2 |
Current adoption estimates |
50 |
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6.3 |
Estimated costs of management practices |
51 |
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6.4 |
Landscape protection and prevention of further erosion |
57 |
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7 |
What drives management practice change |
58 |
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7.1 |
Adoption theory |
58 |
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7.2 |
Factors that have been shown to influence adoption |
59 |
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7.2.1 |
Adoption of sustainable land management practices in Australia 59 |
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7.2.2 |
Meta analysis of adoption of BMPs |
60 |
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7.3 |
Relevant studies from the Burdekin and northern Australia |
61 |
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7.3.1 |
2002 Burdekin landholder survey by CSIRO |
61 |
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7.3.2 |
BBB landholder survey by Greiner and Lankester ( 2006 ) |
61 |
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7.3.3 |
Review of adoption of BMPs in 2006-07 |
62 |
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7.3.4 |
2008-09 North Australian landholders surveys : intrinsic motivations , barriers to the adoption of conservation |
66 |
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7.3.5 |
Survey of northern Australian pastoralists : Willingness to |
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participate in conservation contracts |
67 |
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7.3.6 |
Wambiana producer extension workshop 15 March 2016 |
68 |
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7.3.7 |
2016 NESP survey |
68 |
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7.4 |
Messages arising from the material |
69 |
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8 |
Linkages with other projects |
71 |
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8.1 |
Relevant Programs and Engagement |
71 |
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8.2 |
Research and development |
74 |
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9 |
Key knowledge gaps |
80 |
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10 |
Conclusions |
81 |
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11 |
References |
82 |
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