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1. Application of Ecological Site Information to Transformative Changes on Great Basin Sagebrush Rangelands

Author:
C. Jason Williams; Frederick B. Pierson; Kenneth E. Spaeth; Joel R. Brown; Osama Z. Al-Hamdan; Mark A. Weltz; Mark A. Nearing; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Jan Boll; Peter R. Robichaud; David C. Goodrich; Philip Heilman; D. Phillip Guertin; Mariano Hernandez; Haiyan Wei; Viktor O. Polyakov; Gerardo Armendariz; Sayjro K. Nouwakpo; Stuart P. Hardegree; Patrick E. Clark; Eva K. Strand; Jonathan D. Bates; Loretta J. Metz; Mary H. Nichols
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 379-388
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Artemisia; Juniperus; basins; conservation practices; decision making; ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; evaporation; financial economics; land use; landscapes; models; plant communities; prediction; range management; rangelands; runoff; soil; steppes; topographic slope; trees; watersheds; wind erosion
Abstract:
... The utility of ecological site descriptions (ESD) in the management of rangelands hinges on their ability to characterize and predict plant community change, the associated ecological consequences, and ecosystem responsiveness to management. We demonstrate how enhancement of ESDs with key ecohydrologic information can aid predictions of ecosystem response and targeting of conservation practices fo ...
Handle:
10113/5695467
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.004

2. Applying Ecological Site Concepts to Adaptive Conservation Management on an Iconic Californian Landscape

Author:
Sheri Spiegal; James W. Bartolome; Michael D. White
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 365-370
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
adaptive management; biodiversity; ecological restoration; ecosystems; environmental monitoring; grazing; landscape ecology; landscape management; landscapes; managers; models; pastures; California
Abstract:
... Managers of large landscapes with limited financial resources can use ecological sites and state-and-transition models to identify landscape divisions with the highest chances of responding favorably to management activities. This conceptual framework can help determine the optimal configuration of pastures and water developments so that conservation-focused grazing and response monitoring align w ...
Handle:
10113/5570586
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.002

3. Classifying Northern New England Landscapes for Improved Conservation

Author:
Jamin K. Johanson; Nicholas R. Butler; Carl I. Bickford
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 357-364
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
conservation practices; ecological restoration; ecosystem services; ecosystems; land classification; landscape management; landscapes; models; New England region
Abstract:
... Ecological land classification enables improved conservation by linking land types to vegetation, ecosystem services, disturbance regimes, and conservation practices. Defining landscape-scale ecological site groups allows for the development of generalized state-and-transition models for summarizing the major ecological dynamics and associated conservation practices within a region. We defined nin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.007

4. Completing the Land Resource Hierarchy

Author:
Shawn W. Salley; H. Curtis Monger; Joel R. Brown
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 313-317
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Natural Resources Conservation Service; classification; climatic zones; ecosystems; issues and policy; landscapes; models; soil; vegetation
Abstract:
... The Land Resource Hierarchy is a useful framework for organizing natural resource information and can provide both insight and explanation while maintaining consistency in terminology, concepts, and interpretations across scales is a challenge. While some scales of the Land Resource Hierarchy are well developed, with all land area assigned to quantitatively defined groups, other scales lack organi ...
Handle:
10113/5695462
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.003

5. Disturbance Response Grouping of Ecological Sites Increases Utility of Ecological Sites and State-and-Transition Models for Landscape Scale Planning in the Great Basin

Author:
Tamzen K. Stringham; Patti Novak-Echenique; Devon K. Snyder; Sarah Peterson; Keirith A. Snyder
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 371-378
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
basins; ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; geographic information systems; landscapes; models; planning; rangelands; vegetation; Western United States
Abstract:
... Ecological sites often occur at scales too small for application in planning large-scale vegetation treatments or post-fire rehabilitation. Disturbance Response Groups (DRGs) are used to scale up ecological sites by grouping ecological sites based on their responses to disturbances. A state-and-transition model (STM) is created for the DRG and refined through field investigations for each ecologic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.006

6. Generalizing Ecological Site Concepts of the Colorado Plateau for Landscape-Level Applications

Author:
Michael C. Duniway; Travis W. Nauman; Jamin K. Johanson; Shane Green; Mark E. Miller; Jeb C. Williamson; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 342-349
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; landscapes; models; monitoring; planning; plant ecology; plateaus; range management; rangelands; Utah
Abstract:
... Numerous ecological site descriptions in the southern Utah portion of the Colorado Plateau can be difficult to navigate, so we held a workshop aimed at adding value and functionality to the current ecological site system. We created new groups of ecological sites and drafted state-and-transition models for these new groups. We were able to distill the current large number of ecological sites in th ...
Handle:
10113/5570587
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.010

7. An Introduction to the Special Issue “Ecological Sites for Landscape Management”

Author:
Joel R. Brown; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 311-312
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Natural Resources Conservation Service; USDA Forest Service; ecological site descriptions; forest ecosystems; forest management; inventories; landscape management; managers; monitoring; publications; range management; rangelands; scientists; teachers; terminology; United States
Abstract:
... The December 2010 Rangelands “Ecological Site Descriptions” was one of the most widely read issues ever published. The individual papers have been used by scientists, managers, policymakers, and educators to convey the importance of ecological site information to natural resource management and to improve understanding of this tool. The issue was successful in providing a focal point for a widely ...
Handle:
10113/5695466
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.11.001

8. Multistakeholder Development of State-and-Transition Models: A Case Study from Northwestern Colorado

Author:
Retta A. Bruegger; Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez; Crystal Y. Tipton; Jennifer M. Timmer; Cameron L. Aldridge
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 336-341
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
case studies; managers; models; range management; rangelands; stakeholders; Colorado
Abstract:
... Engaging multiple stakeholders in building state-and-transition models (STMs) can increase the credibility and relevance they have to land managers. Land managers and land stewards may be more likely to use STMs that were developed in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders. The quality of STMs is improved when they are repeatedly revised based on new knowledge from research, multiple int ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.008

9. The Role of Data and Inference in the Development and Application of Ecological Site Concepts and State-and-Transition Models

Author:
Jason W. Karl; Curtis J. Talbot
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 322-328
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; models; rangelands
Abstract:
... Information embodied in ecological site descriptions and their state-and-transition models is crucial to effective land management, and as such is needed now. There is not time (or money) to employ a traditional research-based approach (i.e., inductive/deductive, hypothesis driven inference) to address the unknowns in developing and documenting ecological site concepts. We propose that the develop ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.009

10. Applying Ecological Site Concepts to Adaptive Conservation Management on an Iconic Californian Landscape

Author:
Sheri Spiegal; James W. Bartolome; Michael D. White
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 365-370
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
biodiversity; ecosystems; grazing; landscapes; models; monitoring; rangelands
Abstract:
... Managers of large, heterogeneous landscapes with limited financial resources can use ecological site concepts and state-and-transition models to identify landscape divisions with the highest chances of responding favorably to management activities. This conceptual framework can help determine the optimal configuration of pastures and water developments so that conservation-focused grazing and resp ...

11. Classifying Northern New England Landscapes for Improved Conservation

Author:
Jamin K. Johanson; Nicholas R. Butler; Carl I. Bickford
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 357-364
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
conservation practices; ecosystem services; ecosystems; land classification; landscapes; models; rangelands; vegetation; New England region
Abstract:
... Ecological land classification enables improved conservation by linking land types to vegetation, ecosystem services, disturbance regimes, and conservation practices. Defining landscape-scale ecological site groups allows for the development of generalized state-and-transition models for summarizing the major ecological dynamics and associated conservation practices within a region. We defined nin ...

12. Generalizing Ecological Site Concepts of the Colorado Plateau for Landscape-Level Applications

Author:
Michael C. Duniway; Travis W. Nauman; Jamin K. Johanson; Shane Green; Mark E. Miller; Jeb C. Williamson; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 342-349
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; inventories; landscapes; models; monitoring; planning; plateaus; rangelands; Utah
Abstract:
... Numerous ecological site descriptions in the southern Utah portion of the Colorado Plateau can be difficult to navigate, so we held a workshop aimed at adding value and functionality to the current ecological site system. We created new groups of ecological sites and drafted state-and-transition models for these new groups. We were able to distill the current large number of ecological sites in th ...

13. Improving the Effectiveness of Ecological Site Descriptions: General State-and-Transition Models and the Ecosystem Dynamics Interpretive Tool (EDIT)

Author:
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Jeb C. Williamson; Curtis J. Talbot; Greg W. Cates; Michael C. Duniway; Joel R. Brown
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 329-335
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
conservation areas; ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; land classification; managers; models; planning; range management; rangelands; vegetation
Abstract:
... State-and-transition models (STMs) are useful tools for management, but they can be difficult to use and have limited content. STMs created for groups of related ecological sites could simplify and improve their utility. The amount of information linked to models can be increased using tables that communicate management interpretations and important within-group variability. We created a new web-b ...
Handle:
10113/5695470
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.001

14. Multistakeholder Development of State-and-Transition Models: A Case Study from Northwestern Colorado

Author:
Retta A. Bruegger; Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez; Crystal Y. Tipton; Jennifer M. Timmer; Cameron L. Aldridge
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 336-341
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
case studies; models; rangelands; stakeholders; Colorado
Abstract:
... Engaging multiple stakeholders in building state-and-transition models (STMs) can increase the credibility and relevance they have to land managers. Land managers and land stewards may be more likely to use STMs that were developed in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders. The quality of STMs is improved when they are repeatedly revised based on new knowledge from research, multiple int ...

15. Provisional, Forested Ecological Sites in the Northern Appalachians and Their State-and-Transition Models

Author:
Patrick J. Drohan; Alex W. Ireland
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 350-356
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; ecosystems; forests; land use; landscape position; models; rangelands; soil; temperature; Appalachian region
Abstract:
... The identification of unique areas of vegetative potential across the Northern Appalachians is complicated by a long land-use history of vegetation management. We introduce provisional ecological sites and associated state-and-transition models for the region, which can be differentiated by latitudinal drivers of: precipitation and temperature; local parent material and resulting soil differences; ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.005

16. Using Ecological Site Information to Improve Landscape Management for Ecosystem Services

Author:
Joel R. Brown; Kris M. Havstad
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 318-321
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
Homo sapiens; ecologists; ecosystem services; ecosystems; humans; land management; landscape management; plants (botany); soil
Abstract:
... Ecological sites and their component state-and-transition models are valuable tools for predicting the effects of climatic and management changes on a variety of ecosystem services. Site-specific information must be able to be both refined to finer scales to account for spatiotemporal variability within a mapped site and expanded to include interactions with other sites in the landscape to identif ...
Handle:
10113/5695465
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.011