Indicators

Below is a list of indicators identified for use at a property level grouped under some common headings. These indicators are designed to provide land managers with information about the resource condition and trend of the particular attribute and how their management actions influence it. Use of the indicators also enables land managers to reliably communicate what is happening on their property.

About indicators explains how the indicators in the guide are structured and indicator descriptions provides a definition of each indicator. These indicators will be progressively published from August 2005 (See Further development )

Water

• Depth to groundwater
• Dissolved oxygen*
• Faecal coliforms in water*
• Farm chemicals in water*
• Water flow*
• Fine sediment in water*
• Local rainfall*
• Nitrates in water*
• pH of water*
• Phosphates in water*
• Plant available water content*
• Salinity of water*
• Temperature of water*

In-stream/riparian zone/wetland

• Fish*
• Impacts on wetlands*
• In-stream habitat*
• Aquatic macro-invertebrates*
• Microalgae in water*
• River & wetland fauna*
• Wetland area*
• Fallen woody material*
• Ground cover
• Large trees*
• Native plant richness*
• Native vegetation area
• Organic litter*
• Recruitement of woody plants*
• Shrub cover*
• Tree canopy cover & health*
• Vegetation density*
• Weed cover*
• Weed species*

Soil

• Ground cover
• Gully erosion*
• Hillslope erosion*
• Plant available water content*
• Saline land*
• Soil chemistry*
• Soil erosion*
• Soil infiltration*
• Soil life*
• Soil pH 
• Soil salinity*
• Soil structure*
• Wind erosion*

Salinity

• Deep-rooted perennials*
• Depth to groundwater 
• Saline land*
• Salinity of water*  
• Soil salinity*

Vegetation

• Deep-rooted perennials*
• Fallen woody material*
• Ground cover
• Impacts on native vegetation*
• Large trees*
• Native plant richness*
• Native vegetation area
• Organic litter*
• Pasture species*
• Recruitement of woody plants*
• Shrub cover*
• Tree canopy cover & health*
• Vegetation density*
• Weed cover*
• Weed species*
• Yearly pasture use* 

Fire

• Impact of fire*

Fauna – land

• Exotic pest fauna*
• Fauna behaviour*
• Impacts on native fauna*
• Native land fauna*

Greenhouse accounting

• Carbon capture*
• Energy use*

General technique

• Photopoints

* Yet to be developed