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 The
Outback consists of the arid and semi-arid rangelands, and the northern tropical savannas, which together occupy a huge area of Australia's interior. These landscapes consist mainly of pastoral areas,
Aboriginal lands and conservation reserves although
the economic value of the region is strongly supported by mining
and toursim.
Despite their harsh climate and terrain, the arid and
semi-arid rangelands are rich in biodiversity and they
support a surprising variety of different ecosystems.
Balancing conservation and land use is a key objective
of CSE's research in this region. We work with Aboriginal
communities, farmers, tourist operators and government
agencies to develop ways to better manage the land and
to plan for the future.
CSE's research activities focus on several environments in the outback. The CSIRO
Arid Zone Research Centre in Alice Springs and the Davies Lab in Townsville conduct research on desert, semi-arid and rangeland environments through our Rangeslands and Savannas Program. CSE staff at the CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre focus on the tropical savanna environment of the Australia's north.
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Ecosystem Function Analysis - provides
a quick but rigorous method for monitoring the
state of landscape. Originally developed for use
in rangelands and more recently for other disturbed
landscapes such as mine sites, the method has
now been broadened to work effectively on any
landscape type.
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