This presentation contains an example from Richard Thackway's work as ACEAS sabbatical fellow.

1. Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) Presentation by Alison Specht, Program Manager, and Richard Thackway, ACEAS Sabbatical Fellow.

10. Transformation pathway Based on Hamilton, Brown & Nolan 2008. FWPA PRO7.1050. pg 18 Land use impacts on biodiversity and Life Cycle Assessment Reference Building a database of case studies in Australia: a national repository Occupation Relaxation Anthropogenic change Net impact Time 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Vegetation modification score

11. Data synthesis and hierarchy Site Transformation score/site /year 1 Diagnostic attributes 3 Attribute groups 9 Indicators 20

12. 1 3 9 20 Regenerative capacity Vegetation structure Species composition Vegetation Transformation score understorey overstorey fire soil overstorey understorey structure chemistry biology hydrology

13. Case studies: NSW Open Grassy Woodland Click on red symbol Talaheni, Murrumbateman, NSW

14. Historic & contemporary land use and vegetation management record Year List of LU and LMP history NSW_Talaheni_Murrumbateman: 34,58,1.94S;149,10,41.15E 1788 Indigenous land management 1825 First explorers in the district 1830 Grazing of native vegetation (shepherds) 1850 Fencing and set stocking with sheep commenced 1860 Pre-clearing of overstorey set stocking with sheep continues 1900 Overstorey cleared 1962 Overstorey thinned to promote grazing 1980 Commenced rehabilitation toward native vegetation 1983 Area grazed using pulse grazing in drought 1986 Area continues to be used for pulse grazing in drought 1997 Manage the stand composition and structure to meet multiple outcomes 2004 Continuing to light graze with sheep in droughts

15. Talaheni, Murrumbateman, NSW Estimated change in physicochemical factors affecting regenerative capacity relative to 1800

16. Talaheni, Murrumbateman, NSW Estimated change in physicochemical factors affecting regenerative capacity relative to 1800

17. Talaheni, Murrumbateman, NSW Estimated change in physicochemical factors affecting regenerative capacity relative to 1800

18. Putting it all together Talaheni, Murrumbateman, NSW Vegetation structure Regenerative capacity Species composition

19. Putting it all together 1962 Start of restoration Fencing and set stocking commenced Overstorey cleared Light grazing commenced

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