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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Natural Resource Analysis Program: Marine Vegetation of Cape York Peninsula

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As part of the Natural Resources Aalysis Prgoram the Fisheries Division of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries mapped the marine vegetation (mangroves and seagrasses) for Cape York Peninsula from July 1992 to June 1994 with field work undertakein in November 1992, May 1993, and April 1994.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Land Use Program: Management of Pastoral Holdings Cape York Peninsula

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The aim of this study was to describe and assess the pastoral industry of the Cape York Peninsula in terms of its [then] current operations and land management as well as to provide an analysis of [then] existing and potential land tenure for pastoral uses.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Land Use Strategy Models

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This project report was commissioned by CYPLUS to evaluate and compare different stratiegies for land use on the Cape York Peninsula on a variety of fronts.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Land Use Program: Land Tenure Systems and Issues of Cape York Peninsula

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The CYPLUS Land Tenure project was designed in order to provide information to the Land Use Program on the tenure types and bondaries, and the restrictions they have on land use.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Land Use Program: Land Degradation in Cape York Peninsula

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This project evaluated land degradationin terms of soil erosion and soil salinity. Soil erosion was examined by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and the Australian Geological Survey Organisation with assistance from the Bureau of Resource Science.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Natural Resources Analysis Program: Insect Fauna Survey of Cape York Peninsula

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It was estimated that two out of every three species of living thing on the Cape York Peninsula are insects. This report surveyed a cross section of the Cape York Peninsula's insects and this provides information on the largest portion of the regions biodiversity.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Natural Resource Analysis Program: Flora Data and Modelling for Cape York Peninsula

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The Flora Data and Modellng Project was one of three projects undertaken by ERIN for the Natural Resources Analysis Program of CYPLUS stage 1.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Natural Resources Analysis Program: Freshwater Fish and Aquatic Habitat Survey of Cape York Peninsula

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Prior to the release of this report there was a poor knowledge of tropical freshwater ecology in Australia, especially on the Cape York Peninsula. The report found that West coast rivers were generally intermittent with large catchment areas and flows which fluctuate according to the monsoonal climate.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Natural Resources Analysis Program: Groundwater Resources of Cape York Peninsula

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The study area of this report covered some 143,000 square kilometre, and is remote and isolated from all Australian population cenrs. This area includes Cape York Peninsula from north of Cooktown and some selected areas of the Torres Strait Islands. The area had a small population of approximately 10,000 (1986)

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Land Use Program: Fire on Cape York Peninsula

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This report was commisioned by CYPLUS and brings together published material on fire that is of relevance to the Cape York Peninsula.

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