Rachelle Meyer

The Potential of Deep Roots to Mitigate Impacts of Heatwaves and Declining Rainfall on Pastures in Southeast Australia

Rachelle Meyer, Alexandria Sinnett, Ruchika Perera, Brendan Cullen, Bill Malcolm, Richard J Eckard

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLANTS-BASEL

Declines in growing-season rainfall and increases in the frequency of heatwaves in southern Australia necessitate effective adapta..

The potential of deep-rooted species to mitigate the impacts of heatwaves and declining rainfall on pastures in southeast Australia

Bill Malcolm, R Meyer, A Sinnett, R Perera, R Eckard

Journal article  |  2021  |  The potential of deep-rooted species to mitigate the impacts of heatwaves and declining rainfall on pastures in southeast Australia’

Declines in growing-season rainfall and increases in the frequency of heatwaves in southern Australia necessitate effective adapta..

Potential impacts of climate change on soil organic carbon and productivity in pastures of south eastern Australia

Rachelle S Meyer, Brendan R Cullen, Penny H Whetton, Fiona A Robertson, Richard J Eckard

Journal article  |  2018  |  AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is an often-mentioned option to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, increasing..

Heat stress impacts and responses in livestock production

Rachelle Meyer, Ann-Maree Graham, Richard Eckard

Book Chapter  |  2018

Climate Change, Climate Extremes, and Global Food Production - Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector

Elisabeth Vogel, Rachelle Meyer

Book Chapter  |  2018

Climate change poses major risks for the global food system in the 21st century and threatens the livelihoods of farmers and commu..

Modelling the climate change mitigation and adaptation potential of soil carbon in pastures of western Victoria

Rachelle Meyer

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2017

The agriculture sector faces both climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges, due to its contribution to greenhouse gas (..

Modelling the influence of soil carbon on net greenhouse gas emissions from grazed pastures

Rachelle Meyer, Brendan R Cullen, Richard J Eckard

Journal article  |  2016  |  ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE

Sequestering carbon (C) in soil organic matter in grassland systems is often cited as a major opportunity to offset greenhouse gas..

Process modelling to assess the sequestration and productivity benefits of soil carbon for pasture

Rachelle Meyer, Brendan R Cullen, Ian R Johnson, Richard J Eckard

Journal article  |  2015  |  AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Soil carbon is often cited as having potential to provide both climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits. Given the extens..

Energy efficiency in U.S. forest service facilities: A multiregion review

RS Meyer, DL Nicholls, TM Patterson, RE White

Journal article  |  2013  |  USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

The habitat hectares approach to vegetation assessment: An evaluation and suggestions for improvement

MA McCarthy, KM Parris, R Van Der Ree, MJ McDonnell, MA Burgman, NSG Williams, N McLean, MJ Harper, R Meyer, A Hahs, T Coates

Journal article  |  2004  |  Ecological Management and Restoration

The habitat hectares approach is an explicit, quantitative method for assessing the quality of vegetation by adding scores that ar..