Land Cover Change in the Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Natural Resource Management Region 2008-09
In 2008-09, woody vegetation clearing in the Queensland Murray Darling Committee region decreased by 28% to 17 426 hectares per year (ha/year). This is the lowest measured rate since satellite monitoring began. Clearing of remnant woody vegetation comprised 22% of the total woody vegetation clearing for the region.
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- Date published:
- 2010
- This resource is part of a series:
- Land cover change information sheet series
The Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) project is a major vegetation monitoring initiative to investigate the overall cover of woody vegetation, and to report on the previously unquantified extent of land clearing in Queensland using scientifically developed and tested methods. This series details land cover change in Queensland's natural resource management regions. The information sheet series should be read with the full reports in the Land cover change reports series.
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