Summary of rangelands monitoring in Australia

Grassland monitoring is a basic part of grassland protection and construction. Attaining dynamic data about grassland resources and ecological conditions by longterm observation benefit sustainable management, ecological reconstruction and decision making. Development of grassland monitoring system and its main content in Australia are introduced in this paper, and major characteristics of grassland monitoring such as stable mechanism of input, rich content and attaching great importance to construction of longterm monitoring fixed site are also analyzed which are worth learning.