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Isotopes, Wool, and Rangeland Monitoring: Let the Sheep Do the Sampling

and C₄ plant species consumed by animals. Sheep sample vegetation continuously throughout a year, and as their wool grows it integrates and stores information about their diet. In subtropical and tropical rangelands the majority of grass species are C₄. Since sheep prefer to graze, and their wool is an isotopic record of their diet, we now have the potential to develop a high resolution index to the availability of grass from a sheep's perspective. Isotopic analyses of wool suggest a new direction for monitoring grazing and for the reconstruction of past vegetation changes, which will make a significant contribution to traditional rangeland ecology and management. It is recommended that isotopic and other analyses of wool be further developed for use in rangeland monitoring programs to provide valuable feedback for land managers.

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1. The Department of Natural and Rural Systems Management, The University of Queensland, Gatton College Q 4345, Australia , , , , , , AU

   G. Bradd Witt, Eugene J. Moll & Robert J. S. Beeton

2. The Department of Animal Production, The University of Queensland, Gatton College Q 4345, Australia , , , , , , AU

   Peter J. Murray

1. G. Bradd Witt
2. Eugene J. Moll
3. Robert J. S. Beeton
4. Peter J. Murray

Witt, G., Moll, E., Beeton, R. et al. Isotopes, Wool, and Rangeland Monitoring: Let the Sheep Do the Sampling. Environmental Management 22, 145–152 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002679900091

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• Issue Date: January 1998

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