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1. Adaptive grazing management in semiarid rangelands: An outcome-driven focus

Author:
Justin D. Derner; Bob Budd; Grady Grissom; Emily J. Kachergis; David J. Augustine; Hailey Wilmer; J. Derek Scasta,; John P. Ritten
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 111-118
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; birds; decision making; ecosystems; grasslands; habitats; rangelands; stakeholders; uncertainty; watersheds
Abstract:
... •Adaptive management should explicitly involve stakeholders, emphasize multiple iterations of identifying and prioritizing outcomes, and tightly link science-informed monitoring to decision-making benchmarks for effective feedback loops.•Short-term monitoring procedures should be simple, quick, and based on consistent methods that are focused on locations where meaningful change is expected or unc ...
Handle:
10113/7331741
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.02.004
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.02.004

2. Adaptive monitoring for multiscale land management: Lessons learned from the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) principles

Author:
Emily Kachergis; Scott W. Miller; Sarah E. McCord; Melissa Dickard; Shannon Savage; Lindsay V. Reynolds; Nika Lepak; Chris Dietrich; Adam Green; Aleta Nafus; Karen Prentice; Zoe Davidson
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 50-63
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; decision making; information management; inventories; range management; rangelands
Abstract:
... •The BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy recommends five principles for building multiscale monitoring programs: standardized methods and indicators; data management and stewardship; appropriate sample designs; remote sensing integration; and structured implementation. These principles guide monitoring across public lands.•We find the AIM principles are sound and worthy of con ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.006

3. Adaptive monitoring in support of adaptive management in rangelands

Author:
Sarah E. McCord; David S. Pilliod
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 1-7
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; decision making; evolution; rangelands
Abstract:
... •Monitoring supports iterative learning about the effectiveness of management actions, information that can help managers plan future actions, facilitate decision-making, and improve outcomes.•Adaptive monitoring is the evolution of a monitoring program in response to new management questions; new or changing environmental or socioeconomic conditions, improved monitoring methods, models, and tools ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.003

4. Arriving at a natural solution: Bundling credits to access rangeland carbon markets

Author:
Travis A. Brammer; Drew E. Bennett
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.4 pp. 281-290
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
agricultural land; carbon; carbon markets; climate; climate change; prices; rangelands
Abstract:
... •Natural solutions, such as “avoided conversion of grasslands,” offer agricultural land managers a way to mitigate climate change while monetizing climate benefits.•Managers who avoid converting grasslands to other uses, such as row crops, can quantify the amount of stored carbon and sell credits, but high costs of developing carbon credit projects price many landowners out of the carbon market.•A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.04.001

5. Balancing ecosystem service outcomes at the ranch-scale in shortgrass steppe: The role of grazing management

Author:
Edward J. Raynor; Justin D. Derner; David J. Augustine; Kevin E. Jablonski; Lauren M. Porensky; John Ritten; David L. Hoover; Julie Elliott
Source:
Rangelands 2022 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
birds; drought; ecosystem services; ecosystems; habitats; humans; livestock; livestock production; plant communities; rangelands; risk; spatial variation; steppes; temporal variation; weight gain
Abstract:
... •Grazing management for providing multiple ecosystem services at the ranch scale requires balancing desired outcomes.•Abundant challenges involve matching the spatial heterogeneity in soils and associated plant community characteristics with the temporal variability in precipitation.•Prescriptive grazing (season-long continuous and time-controlled rotational grazing) removes the human experiential ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.05.003

6. Changing with the range: Striving for ecosystem resilience in the age of invasive annual grasses

Author:
Brenda S. Smith
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 163-166
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; ecological resilience; grasses; rangelands; steppes
Abstract:
... •A workshop focusing on invasive annual grass management in sagebrush steppe was held on December 14 and 15, 2020•The workshop was attended by 250 participants with over 30 presenters.•This special issue of Rangelands includes papers authored by the presenters on the topics covered in the workshop. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.03.005

7. Communal processes of health and well-being for rangelands research and practice

Author:
Amanda L. Bentley Brymer; J.D. Wulfhorst; Pat Clark; Fred Pierson
Source:
Rangelands 2022 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
agroecosystems; collective action; decision making; rangelands; social change; sustainable agriculture
Abstract:
... • Integrated social-ecological research is crucial for the development and assessment of sustainable agricultural production that supports health and well-being for producers, rural communities, and agroecosystems. • One challenge for integration is that commonly used concepts like ecosystem services do not represent all environmental processes that support or degrade health and well-being. • Soci ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.03.007
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.03.007

8. Defend the core: Maintaining intact rangelands by reducing vulnerability to invasive annual grasses

Author:
Jeremy D. Maestas; Mark Porter; Matt Cahill; Dirac Twidwell
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 181-186
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; grass seed; grasses; landscapes; rangelands
Abstract:
... •New geographic strategies provide the landscape context needed for effective management of invasive annual grasses in sagebrush country.•Identifying and proactively defending intact rangeland cores from annual grass invasion is a top priority for management.•Minimizing vulnerability of rangeland cores to annual grass conversion includes reducing exposure to annual grass seed sources, improving re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.008

9. Economic, social, and environmental impacts of cattle on grazing land ecosystems

Author:
Amber Oerly; Myriah Johnson; Jessica Soule
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.2 pp. 148-156
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
beef; beef cattle; beef industry; profitability; rangelands; supply chain
Abstract:
... •Sustainable beef is a socially responsible, environmentally sound, and economically viable product that prioritizes planet, people, animals, and progress. Beef sustainability requires awareness of the complex relationships among these three pillars.•In practice, sustainability to beef farmers and ranchers is about taking care of the animals, land, and water, while being a good neighbor and commun ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.003

10. Evaluating changes in horse behavior as a response to small unmanned aerial vehicles

Author:
Ryan G. Howell; Kaylee Draughon; Haley Johnston; Melissa Myrick; Val J. Anderson; Dennis L. Eggett; Steven L. Petersen
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.2 pp. 121-128
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Equus; horses; livestock husbandry; rangelands
Abstract:
... •The application of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) has expanded to include livestock management, however the effects of sUAS disturbance on domestic horses (Equus calibus) has not been well documented.•We developed an ethogram to classify and record horse behaviors and changes in response to disturbance using a DJI Phantom 4 Pro sUAS by monitoring horse behavior at 5 second intervals from 3 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.004

11. Four paths toward realizing the full potential of using native plants during ecosystem restoration in the Intermountain West

Author:
Owen W. Baughman; Sarah M. Kulpa; Roger L. Sheley
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 218-226
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
arid lands; ecological restoration; indigenous species; intraspecific variation; issues and policy; rangelands; Intermountain West region
Abstract:
... •Using native species in seed-based restoration efforts is critical for recreating or maintaining healthy, resistant, and resilient ecosystems and communities in the Intermountain Western United States.•The use of seed from native species has increased dramatically in the last few decades, and so have research and the development of new guidance for best practices.•Despite all the valuable effort ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.003
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.003

12. Grazing management on commercial cattle ranches: Incorporating foraging ecology and biodiversity conservation principles

Author:
Richard Fynn; Japie Jackson
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.2 pp. 136-147
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
biodiversity conservation; body condition; cattle; cattle production; digestibility; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; forage; herbivores; infrastructure; nutrient content; optimal nutrition; rangelands; reproduction; species diversity
Abstract:
... •Sustainable ranch management must consider not only impacts of grazing management on range condition (ecological sustainability) but also on cattle production relative to overhead costs (economic sustainability) and on biodiversity (biological sustainability).•Rates of growth and reproduction in herbivore populations are determined by access to sufficient high-quality forage and concomitant optim ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.02.004

13. Grazing management to reduce wildfire risk in invasive annual grass prone sagebrush communities

Author:
Kirk W. Davies; Katie Wollstein; Bill Dragt; Casey O'Connor
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 194-199
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; fire severity; fire spread; fire suppression; fuel moisture index; grasses; rangelands; risk; wildfires
Abstract:
... •Wildfires and incidents of large fires have increased substantially in the past few decades, in part from increases in fine, dry fuels. Fine fuel management is needed, and grazing is likely the only tool applicable at the scale needed to have meaningful effects.•Moderate grazing decreases wildfire probability by decreasing fuel amount, continuity, and height and increasing fuel moisture content. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.02.001

14. Guiding principles for using satellite-derived maps in rangeland management

Author:
Brady W. Allred; Megan K. Creutzburg; John C. Carlson; Christopher J. Cole; Colin M. Dovichin; Michael C. Duniway; Matthew O. Jones; Jeremy D. Maestas; David E. Naugle; Travis W. Nauman; Gregory S. Okin; Matthew C. Reeves; Matthew Rigge; Shannon L. Savage; Dirac Twidwell; Daniel R. Uden; Bo Zhou
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 78-86
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
decision making; range management; rangelands; space and time
Abstract:
... •Rangeland management has entered a new era with the accessibility and advancement of satellite-derived maps.•Maps provide a comprehensive view of rangelands in space and time, and challenge us to think critically about natural variability.•Here, we advance the practice of using satellite-derived maps with four guiding principles designed to increase end user confidence and thereby accessibility o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.09.004

15. King Ranch: Ranching on the edge

Author:
Justin D. Derner; Kendall Roberts; Mark Eisele; Hailey Wilmer; Matt Mortenson; Pam Freeman; Rex Lockman
Source:
Rangelands 2022 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
decision making; human resources; rangelands; Wyoming
Abstract:
... •The King Ranch in Wyoming, established in 1911, has for generations been “Ranching on the Edge” and adapting to new challenges as they operate on the perimeter of Wyoming's largest city, Cheyenne.•Lessons learned from King Ranch are highlighted regarding decision-making approaches, management strategies, and partnerships used to manage complex and highly variable systems for multiple goals.•Chall ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.09.002

16. Lessons given and learned from rangeland monitoring courses

Author:
Beth A. Newingham; Emily Kachergis; Amy C. Ganguli; Baili Foster; Lauren Price,; Sarah E. McCord
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 29-38
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; range management; rangelands
Abstract:
... •Monitoring courses, offered at universities and through professional training, are critical to successfully collecting and applying rangeland monitoring data.•Instructors can meet course objectives by carefully considering course content, the target audience, delivery approaches, evaluation mechanisms, and training for new instructors.•Shared principles and practices taught in monitoring courses ...
Handle:
10113/7524778
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.003

17. Leveraging rangeland monitoring data for wildlife: From concept to practice

Author:
David S. Pilliod; Jeffrey L. Beck; Courtney J. Duchardt; Janet L. Rachlow,; Kari E. Veblen
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 87-98
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
rangelands; remote sensing; wildlife; wildlife habitats
Abstract:
... •Available rangeland data, from field-measured plots to remotely sensed landscapes, provide much needed information for mapping and modeling wildlife habitats.•Better integration of wildlife habitat characteristics into rangeland monitoring schemes is needed for most rangeland wildlife species at varying spatial and temporal scales.•Here, we aim to stimulate use of and inspire ideas about rangelan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.09.005

18. Managing for resilient sagebrush plant communities in the modern era: We're not in 1850 anymore

Author:
Chad S. Boyd
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 167-172
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; basins; forage; grasses; humans; indigenous species; livestock; plant communities; rangelands; species diversity; wildfires; wildlife habitats
Abstract:
... •Invasive annual grasses on sagebrush rangelands are negatively impacting land uses and values ranging from forage for grazing livestock to native plant diversity, wildlife habitat, and human safety via associated increases in the wildfire footprint.•In December 2020 a diverse group of managers, scientists, and government officials held a symposium to discuss existing and emerging options for amel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.02.002
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.02.002

19. Managing invasive annual grasses, annually: A case for more case studies

Author:
Vanessa M. Schroeder; Dustin D. Johnson; Rory C. O'Connor; Carter G. Crouch; William J. Dragt; Harold E. Quicke; Lynne F. Silva; Debbie J. Wood
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 210-217
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; databases; digital libraries; ecosystem management; grasses; rangelands
Abstract:
... •The continued expansion of invasive annual grasses is a complex ecosystem management problem requiring a shift in focus from a discrete, single treatment approach to one of adaptive management with sustained investment.•Four case studies shared at the 2020 Invasive Annual Grass workshop provide lessons learned and opportunities to advance future management efforts to inform the direction for new ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.002
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.002

20. Minimize the bad days: Wildland fire response and suppression success

Author:
Katherine Wollstein; Casey O'Connor; Jacob Gear; Rod Hoagland
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 187-193
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
fire fighters; landscapes; rangelands; risk; wildfires; wildland
Abstract:
... •Effective wildland fire response and suppression are critical for reducing the size of frequent and severe wildfires, thereby reducing the risk of post-fire conversion to invasive annual grass-dominated plant communities.•Wildland firefighter safety and strategic deployment of resources are paramount for timely initial attack to prevent incidents from escalating.•By mobilizing a timely and safe i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.006
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.006

21. Monitoring for adaptive management of burned sagebrush-steppe rangelands: addressing variability and uncertainty on the 2015 Soda Megafire

Author:
Matthew J. Germino; Peter Torma; Matthew R. Fisk; Cara V. Applestein
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 99-110
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; grasses; land management; plant response; rangelands; uncertainty
Abstract:
... •Use of adaptive management supported by robust monitoring is vital to solving severe rangeland problems, such as the exotic annual grass invasion and fire cycle in sagebrush-steppe rangelands.•Uncertainty in post-fire plant-community composition and plant response to treatments poses a challenge to land management and research but can be addressed with a high density of observations over short ti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.002

22. Monitoring grazing use: Strategies for leveraging technology and adapting to variability

Author:
Vincent Jansen; Alexander C.E. Traynor; Jason W. Karl; Nika Lepak,; James Sprinkle
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 64-77
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; landscapes; livestock; meteorological data; rangelands; remote sensing; satellites; spatial data
Abstract:
... •Collection, interpretation, and application of use-based monitoring data across large landscapes is challenging given the inherent variability in growing conditions and field-based estimates.•We present several approaches on leveraging geospatial data and technology to cope with this variability including weather and climate data, satellite remote-sensing data and associated tools, as well as liv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.005
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.005

23. Prioritizing limited resources in landscape-scale management projects

Author:
Brenda S. Smith; Julie K. Unfried; Dallas K. Hall Defrees; Debbie J. Wood
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 235-241
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
planning; rangelands; resource management; stakeholders
Abstract:
... •Bringing diverse groups together in collaboration to solve complex landscape-scale issues presents opportunities and challenges.•Collaborating at the planning stage of restoration projects can be slow. It takes time to build relationships, and meeting people “where they are at” is often the accomplishment.•Success in collaboration comes from gathering the local knowledge to move forward with impl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.02.005

24. Quantifying aspects of rangeland health at watershed scales in Colorado using remotely sensed data products

Author:
Nathan J. Kleist; Christopher T. Domschke; S.E. Litschert; J. Hunter Seim; Sarah K. Carter
Source:
Rangelands 2022 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
health effects assessments; land management; rangelands; remote sensing; vegetation; watersheds; Colorado
Abstract:
... During grazing permit renewals, the Bureau of Land Management assesses land health using indicators that are typically measured using field-based data collected from individual sites within grazing allotments. However, agency guidance suggests that assessments be completed at larger spatial scales. We explored how the current generation of remotely sensed data products could be used to quantify as ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.09.003

25. Ratcheting up resilience in the northern Great Basin

Author:
Dustin Johnson; Chad Boyd; Rory C. O'Connor; Dustin Smith
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 200-209
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; basins; ecological resilience; ecosystems; management systems; rangelands; risk; wildfires
Abstract:
... •Rangeland resilience is influenced by a variety of ecosystem properties that fall into two broad categories, 1) abiotic and 2) biotic.•Although important to consider in land management planning, abiotic properties cannot be directly influenced with management. In contrast, biotic properties of the ecosystem can be readily influenced by management.•The formula for robust biotic resilience to wildf ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.009
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.009

26. Sampling design workflows and tools to support adaptive monitoring and management

Author:
Nelson G. Stauffer; Michael C. Duniway; Jason W. Karl; Travis W. Nauman
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 8-16
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
data collection; land management; landscapes; rangelands
Abstract:
... •Adaptive land management requires monitoring of resource conditions, which requires choices about where and when to monitor a landscape.•Designing a sampling design for a monitoring program can be broken down in to eight steps: identifying questions, defining objectives, selecting reporting units, deciding data collection methods, defining the sample frame, selecting an appropriate design type, d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.005

27. Seed mix performance and cheatgrass suppression on arid rangelands

Author:
Charlie D. Clements; Dan N. Harmon; Robert R. Blank
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.2 pp. 129-135
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Bromus tectorum; imazapic; invasive species; rangeland degradation; rangelands; secondary succession; wildfires; Intermountain West region
Abstract:
... •The accidental and subsequent invasion of cheatgrass throughout millions of hectares of Intermountain West rangelands has truncated secondary succession by providing a fine-textured, early maturing fuel that has increased the chance, rate, spread, and season of wildfire.•The restoration or rehabilitation of degraded rangelands throughout the Intermountain West is very challenging due to annual in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.02.003

28. Stocking rate and marketing dates for yearling steers grazing rangelands: Can producers do things differently to increase economic net benefits?

Author:
Tevyn Baldwin; John P. Ritten; Justin D. Derner; David J. Augustine; Hailey Wilmer; Jeff Wahlert; Steve Anderson; Gonzalo Irisarri; Dannele E. Peck
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.4 pp. 251-257
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
drought; forage; rangelands; risk; yearlings
Abstract:
... •The combination of stocking rate and marketing date that maximizes average net return per head will not necessarily maximize average net return per hectare.•The combination of stocking rate and marketing date that maximizes average net return per hectare often comes with risk-related tradeoffs, such as a higher risk and magnitude of negative net returns.•The combination of stocking rate and marke ...
Handle:
10113/7768080
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.04.002

29. Ten practical questions to improve data quality

Author:
Sarah E. McCord; Justin L. Welty; Jennifer Courtwright; Catherine Dillon; Alex Traynor; Sarah H. Burnett; Ericha M. Courtright; Gene Fults; Jason W. Karl; Justin W. Van Zee; Nicholas P. Webb; Craig Tweedie
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 17-28
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; concrete; cost effectiveness; data quality; ecosystems; information management; quality control; rangelands
Abstract:
... •High-quality rangeland data are critical to supporting adaptive management. However, concrete, cost-saving steps to ensure data quality are often poorly defined and understood.•Data quality is more than data management. Ensuring data quality requires 1) clear communication among team members; 2) appropriate sample design; 3) training of data collectors, data managers, and data users; 4) observer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.006
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.006

30. Toward integrated fire management to promote ecosystem resilience

Author:
Katherine Wollstein; Megan K. Creutzburg; Christopher Dunn; Dustin D. Johnson; Casey O'Connor; Chad S. Boyd
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 227-234
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; ecological resilience; ecosystems; landscapes; rangelands; risk; wildfires
Abstract:
... •Management interventions for addressing invading annual grasses and encroaching conifers and their effects on fire dynamics in the sagebrush ecosystem are largely reactive.•Reactive management limits tools for promoting long-term ecosystem resilience on a fire-prone landscape.•We propose an integrated fire management approach in which all management activities before, during, and after wildfire a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.001
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.001

31. When a weed is not a weed: succession management using early seral natives for Intermountain rangeland restoration

Author:
Derek Tilley; April Hulet; Shaun Bushman; Charles Goebel; Jason Karl; Stephen Love; Mary Wolf
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.4 pp. 270-280
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; germplasm; habitats; rangeland restoration; rangelands; soil chemistry; steppes; weeds; wildlife; Intermountain West region
Abstract:
... •Restoration practices employed in semiarid sagebrush steppe of the North American Intermountain West are typically based on objectives to restore habitat to mid- to late-seral plant communities.•Incorporating succession management techniques including representation from early seral community species in restoration plans and seed mixtures could bridge the temporal gap between disturbance and stab ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.05.001
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.05.001

32. Where do qualitative assessments fit in an era of increasingly quantitative monitoring? Perspectives from Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health

Author:
Nika Lepak; Beth A. Newingham; Emily Kachergis; David Toledo,; Jennifer Moffitt
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.1 pp. 39-49
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
data collection; ecological function; rangelands; remote sensing; vegetation
Abstract:
... •Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health and other well-designed qualitative assessments are useful for understanding ecological function and can be used to prioritize areas for monitoring, restoration, or management changes. When completed by experienced, trained multidisciplinary teams, qualitative assessments provide reliable information about ecological processes and are repeatable across ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.008

33. A geographic strategy for cross-jurisdictional, proactive management of invasive annual grasses in Oregon

Author:
Megan K. Creutzburg; Andrew C. Olsen; Molly A. Anthony; Jeremy D. Maestas; Jacqueline B. Cupples; Nicholas R. Vora; Brady W. Allred
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 173-180
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Oregon; basins; landscapes; rangelands; spatial data
Abstract:
... •Invasive annual grasses pose a widespread threat to western rangelands, and a strategic and proactive approach is needed to tackle this problem.•Oregon partners used new spatial data to develop a geographic strategy for management of invasive annual grasses at landscape scales across jurisdictional boundaries. The geographic strategy considers annual and perennial herbaceous cover along with site ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.007
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.007

34. The range has changed: My viewpoint on living in the Sagebrush Sea in the new normal of invasives and wildfire

Author:
Matt Cahill
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.3 pp. 242-247
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; Oregon; basins; climate change; ecosystems; invasive species; issues and policy; prioritization; rangelands; wildfires
Abstract:
... • This Special Issue of Rangelands describes the Defend the Core framework, based on a December 2020 symposium focused on the impacts of wildfire and invasive annual grasses in Oregon, the Northern Great Basin, and sagebrush ecosystems across the West. • Invasive annual grasses, wildfire, and climate change are changing ecosystem processes in the sagebrush biome at a pace and scale requiring an as ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.01.004

35. “In Montana, you're only a week away from a drought”: Ranchers’ perspectives on flood irrigation and beaver mimicry as drought mitigation strategies

Author:
Megan A. Moore; Jamie McEvoy
Source:
Rangelands 2022 v.44 no.4 pp. 258-269
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
aquifers; drought; flood irrigation; rangelands; runoff; water storage; watersheds; Montana
Abstract:
... •The concept of natural water storage has gained traction as an alternative to traditional dams that can potentially mitigate the impacts of changing precipitation patterns by slowing runoff and increasing aquifer recharge. We investigated the barriers and opportunities for two natural water storage practices, flood irrigation and beaver mimicry.•We interviewed 8 amenity and 14 traditional rancher ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2022.03.004

36. Analysis of composition and density of soil seed banks of Prosopis juliflora in Afar region rangelands, Northeast Ethiopia

Author:
Wakshum Shiferaw; Sebsebe Demissew; Tamrat Bekele; Ermias Aynekulu; Wolfgang Pitroff
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.1 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Prosopis juliflora; buried seeds; density; depth; grasslands; rangelands; soil depth; soil sampling; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... •We analyzed the composition and spatial variations of soil seed banks of plant species and densities of soil seed banks in Prosopis juliflora invaded and noninvaded grasslands.•Soil samples were collected from soil layers of 0 to 3, 3 to 6, and 6 to 9 cm.•The highest density of 1,037 ± 633 seedlings/m² was recovered from a soil depth of 3 to 6 cm. But, the lowest density of 461 ± 315 seedlings/m² ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.005

37. Big landscapes meet big data: Informing grazing management in a variable and changing world

Author:
Tipton D. Hudson; Matthew C. Reeves; Sonia A. Hall; Georgine G. Yorgey; J. Shannon Neibergs
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.1 pp. 17-28
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
bias; climate change; data collection; decision support systems; depth; ecosystem services; ecosystems; field methods; forage; forage production; grazing; grazing management; growing season; indigenous species; information; knowledge; landscapes; livestock; livestock production; managers; net primary productivity; plant communities; rangelands; remote sensing; sampling; stocking rate; variability; Western United States
Abstract:
... •Rangeland-based livestock raising is the only agricultural production system that maintains native plant communities, providing ecosystem services in the same space as food and fiber production.•Annual aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) underlies forage production and multiple ecosystem services. ANPP is highly variable in rangelands in the western United States, across the landscape, fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.006
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.006

38. Campfire Conversations at the 2020 annual meeting: Insights and lessons learned from “cuss-and-discuss” rather than “chalk-and-talk”

Author:
Terri T. Schulz; Hailey Wilmer; Heather Yocum; Eric Winford; Dannele Peck; Anna Clare Monlezun; Heidi Schmalz; Toni Klemm; Kathleen Epstein; Vincent Jansen; Windy Kelley; Retta Bruegger; Stephen Fick; Joseph Gazing Wolf; Joshua Grace; Rebecca Mann; Justin Derner
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.4 pp. 166-172
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
information exchange; issues and policy; rangelands
Abstract:
... •The 2020 SRM Annual Meeting piloted “Campfire Conversation,” round-table discussions styled after the World Café approach.•The event attracted 280 attendees and enabled multidirectional knowledge exchange (i.e., “cuss and discuss”), rather than one-way “chalk-and-talk.” Attendees participated in three 20-minute facilitated round-table discussions around three topics they selected from a menu of 1 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.04.003
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.04.003

39. Effects of Wildfire on Collaborative Management of Rangelands: A Case Study of the 2015 Soda Fire

Author:
Gwendŵr R. Meredith; Mark W. Brunson
Source:
Rangelands 2021 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Oregon; case studies; collaborative management; issues and policy; landscapes; range management; rangelands; wildfires; Idaho
Abstract:
... •Multi-jurisdictional rangeland “mega-fires” are becoming more common.•Using interview data, we examined cross-boundary collaboration after the Soda Fire that burned approximately 113,312 ha (280,000 acres) of southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon.•We found relationships established in other management contexts were activated by individuals within agencies to share funding and resources to re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.001

40. Effects of managed fire on a swale grassland in the Chihuahuan Desert

Author:
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Laura M. Burkett; Leticia Lister
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.5 pp. 181-184
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
grasslands; highlands; prescribed burning; rain; rangelands; shrubs; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
Abstract:
... • Fire is considered a critical process for limiting shrub encroachment and maintaining grassland structure and functions.• Fire can be detrimental to grasses in upland settings of arid desert grasslands, but no studies have been performed in more productive swale grasslands.• Monitoring of a prescribed fire treatment in a swale grassland in southern New Mexico indicated that perennial grasses had ...
Handle:
10113/7415279
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001

41. Efficiency of livestock carcass detection dogs

Author:
Inger Hansen; Erlend Winje
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.5 pp. 194-199
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
dogs; rangelands; sheep; wildlife management; Norway
Abstract:
... •There is an increasing use of carcass detection dogs to find remains of dead livestock in Norwegian rangelands. But how effective are these dogs actually?•We compared the efficiency of approved carcass detection dog equipages (CDEs, i.e., dog and man) with people searching for sheep carcasses without dogs.•CDEs found significantly more carcasses than people without dogs, and kilometers traveled a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.004

42. Embracing complexity and humility in rangeland science

Author:
Lauren M. Porensky
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.4 pp. 142-150
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
livestock production; objectives; purchasing; rangelands
Abstract:
... •More often than not, there is untapped potential for win-wins between livestock production and conservation. On the other hand, it is impossible to achieve every objective everywhere, all the time. Sometimes the tradeoffs are real.•We need to spend less time searching for general rules and more time embracing the complexity and context-dependence within rangeland science.•Rather than writing off ...
Handle:
10113/7355252
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.007
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.007

43. Future climate variability will challenge rangeland beef cattle production in the Great Plains

Author:
David D. Briske; John P. Ritten; Amber R. Campbell; Toni Klemm; Audrey E.H. King
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.1 pp. 29-36
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
beef; beef cattle; cattle production; climate; economic sustainability; forage; rangelands; supply; temperature; variability; Great Plains region
Abstract:
... •Climate projections indicate the Great Plains will experience higher mean temperatures and greater interannual precipitation variability in the future.•Greater precipitation variability will challenge the economic viability of rangeland beef cattle production by further disrupting forage supply and animal demand.•Beef producers are uncertain of future climate impacts, indicating assistance with a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.11.001
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.11.001

44. Grand challenges and transformative solutions for rangeland social-ecological systems – emphasizing the human dimensions

Author:
Leslie M. Roche
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.4 pp. 151-158
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
climate; climate change; humans; invasive species; land ownership; land use change; politics; rangelands
Abstract:
... •Rangeland food systems around the world are increasingly facing complex and wicked problems with changing climate, environmental, and socio-economic conditions. We must find socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable ways to optimize production of high-quality, accessible food to feed the world's growing population. Further, we need to do this in the face of multiple threats, includi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.006
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.03.006

45. Insights from recent fires into juniper savanna dynamics at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, USA

Author:
William H. Romme; M. Paul Whitefield; Cynthia Parker
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.1 pp. 9-16
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Juniperus monosperma; dynamics; ecosystems; fires; grasslands; mortality; national monuments; rangelands; savannas; trees; Arizona
Abstract:
... •We tested the hypothesis that recurrent fires may limit juniper expansion into southwestern semiarid grasslands and savannas.•Seven large fires at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, burned 38% of the grasslands and dynamic savannas between 1995 and 2017.•Mortality of one-seed junipers (Juniperus monosperma) was >50% among smaller trees (<2 m tall), <40% among larger trees (>2 m tall), and 0% in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.003

46. Integrating human dimensions within the LTAR Network to achieve agroecological system transformation

Author:
Gwendŵr Meredith; Alycia Bean; Amanda Bentley Brymer; Claire Friedrichsen; Zach Hurst
Source:
Rangelands 2021 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network; agroecosystems; humans; rangelands; stakeholders
Abstract:
... •Agroecosystem research often focuses on biophysical processes and productivity without incorporating human dimensions research and/or stakeholder engagement.•Connecting individual and community well-being to agro-innovation research is required for agro-ecological transformation to sustainable intensification.•Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network sites have historically had varied degr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.002
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.002

47. Kangaroo rats: Ecosystem engineers on western rangelands

Author:
William S. Longland; Lindsay A. Dimitri
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.2 pp. 72-80
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Dipodomys; Strigiformes; buried seeds; climate change; diet; drinking; dry environmental conditions; ecosystem engineers; keystone species; predators; rangelands; rodents; snakes; water; North America
Abstract:
... •Kangaroo rats occur exclusively in arid environments of western North America, where they often function as ecosystem engineers and keystone species.•These rodents can exist on a diet of seeds without drinking free water.•Kangaroo rats evade attacks from their primary predators, owls and snakes, using split-second gymnastic-like maneuvers.•Kangaroo rat activities, such as digging, altering soil s ...
Handle:
10113/7197772
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.004

48. Making research relevant: Sharing climate change research with rangeland advisors to transform results into drought resilience

Author:
Dinan Maude; Peter B. Adler; John Bradford; Mark Brunson; Emile Elias; Andrew Felton; Christina Greene; Jeremy James; Katharine Suding; Eric Thacker
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.5 pp. 185-193
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
climate; climate change; drought; outreach; ranchers; rangelands; resource management; risk assessment
Abstract:
... •Public programs, strategies, and incentives to implement rangeland climate adaptation are more effective if they are tailored to local drought exposures, sensitivities, and adaptation opportunities. As such, local rangeland advisers who aid in climate adaptation are pivotal to the development of these resources.•We hosted a virtual workshop with rangeland advisors to share results from our climat ...
Handle:
10113/7524779
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.004
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.004

49. Measuring economic sustainability at the ranch level

Author:
Richard V. Machen; Jason E. Sawyer; Stan J. Bevers; Clay P. Mathis
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.6 pp. 240-245
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
assets; economic sustainability; income; market value; profitability; rangelands
Abstract:
... •The three most well-recognized sustainability pillars are environmental, social, and economic.•Ranch economic sustainability hinges on asset value dynamics and ranch profitability.•Ranch economic sustainability metrics include multiyear average positive accrual adjusted net income, rate of return on assets (valued at market value) >1.5%, equity to assets ratio (valued at market value) >50%, and c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.10.005

50. Measuring the social and ecological performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands: Progress and plans for an indicator framework in the LTAR network

Author:
Sheri Spiegal; Nicholas P. Webb; Elizabeth H. Boughton; Raoul K. Boughton; Amanda L. Bentley Brymer; Patrick E. Clark; Chandra Holifield Collins; David L. Hoover; Nicole Kaplan; Sarah E. McCord; Gwendŵr Meredith; Lauren M. Porensky; David Toledo; Hailey Wilmer; JD Wulfhorst; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Source:
Rangelands 2021 pp. -
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network; ecosystems; grazing lands; humans; landscapes; rangelands; stakeholders
Abstract:
... •The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network launched the LTAR Agricultural Performance Indicator Framework to evaluate how agricultural innovations perform relative to sustainable intensification goals in five domains: Environment, Productivity, Economic, Human Condition, and Social.•Here we describe our progress and plans for measuring the performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands.• ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005