A rapid method for assessing the condition of riparian zones in the wet/dry tropics of northern Australia

摘要: The health of riparian habitats across northern Australia is becoming increasingly important to its diverse land management community. Assessing, protecting and improving the condition has been will continue be a major activity focus regional planing in Australia. However, lack information on assessing savanna zones resulted little evaluation effectiveness existing programs or prioritisation works for future programs. Many methods already exist assess health, but their application often limited specific areas projects purposes. Consideration vast river lengths present Australia, remote areas, led us develop rapid appraisal method suitable trained non-specialists health. being applied Queensland Northern Territory comprised attributes vegetation cover, woody debris, weediness, native plant regeneration evidence disturbance. It based developed by Werren Arthington (2002) Jansen et al. (2004) modified different conditions provides consistent approach large geographic should help improve pastoral, mixed use conservation managed lands