Integrated shrub management in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia: A systems-based decision support model

The Woody Weed Planner contains mathematical relationships developed through field experimentation over the last 25-50 years covering the ecology of woody weeds, control options and control economics. These relationships enable the user to generate mathematical responses as a result of changing model parameters. A key component of the model is the ability to simulate the effects of alternative management responses given different rainfall scenarios. To enable this to occur, the Planner allows the user to replay historical rainfall patterns and ask the question “what impact will these have on woody weeds, stocking rates and economic performance on my property?”