Journal name: Rangelands / Publication year rev: 7985-2015 / Source: 2015 v.37 no.6

Author:: Jeffrey L. Printz; John R. Hendrickson
Source:: Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.6 pp. 226-232
ISSN:: 0190-0528
Subject:: Poa pratensis; biogeochemical cycles; ecological invasion; ecosystems; environmental impact; fire suppression; hydrology; invasive species; nitrogen; nutrient availability; plant litter; rangelands; solar radiation; thatch; Great Plains region
Abstract:: ... For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong—H. L. Mencken Ecological impacts of Kentucky bluegrass invasion have gone unrecognized by land managers and researchers alike. Current management practices have contributed to increases in Kentucky bluegrass abundance. Invaded areas have altered the ecological processes of net primary productivity, hydrology, nutrient cy ...
Handle:: 10113/61865
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.006
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.006

Author:: Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Source:: Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.6 pp. 244-246
ISSN:: 0190-0528
Subject:: ecologists; ecosystems; industry; rangelands
Abstract:: ... How is an ecosystem supposed to be? The answers determine how millions of dollars are spent and how ecosystems are transformed (or ignored), with effects lasting centuries. Conflict over this question used to be between industry and environmentalists. Now ecologists are doing battle with one another too. ...
Handle:: 10113/62517
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.009
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.009

Author:: Jerry L. Holechek; Mohammed N. Sawalhah; Andrés F. Cibils
Source:: Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.6 pp. 217-225
ISSN:: 0190-0528
Subject:: air pollution; biomass; carbon; earthquakes; emissions; employment opportunities; energy; energy conservation; environmental hazards; groundwater contamination; imports; income; issues and policy; land use change; managers; natural gas; oils; professionals; ranchers; rangelands; renewable energy sources; wind; United States
Abstract:: ... Depletion of conventional oil and natural gas reserves, rising world demand for fossil fuels, and changing geo-political conditions necessitate that the United States aggressively develop both renewable and nonrenewable energy along with increasing energy conservation and efficiency. This will affect how rangelands are used, create income opportunities for ranchers, and expand employment opportuni ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.003
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.003

Author:: Michael F. Curran; Taylor M. Crow; Kristina M. Hufford; Peter D. Stahl
Source:: Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.6 pp. 211-216
ISSN:: 0190-0528
Subject:: Centrocercus urophasianus; diet; forbs; habitat conservation; habitats; plant communities; rangelands; seeds; sowing; United States
Abstract:: ... Greater sage-grouse are the species of concern in the largest conservation effort in US history and have populations spanning 11 western states. Restoration of sage-grouse habitat will assist these conservation efforts. It is known that forbs are critical to sage-grouse diets, but only isolated studies have measured forbs in the diet at a species- or genera-specific level and little is known about ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.007
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.007

Author:: Joel Brown; David Smith
Source:: Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.6 pp. 241-243
ISSN:: 0190-0528
Subject:: ecology; land use planning; rangelands; soil map; soil properties; soil surveys
Abstract:: ... As the National Cooperative Soils Survey nears the completion of initial mapping and description activities, the options for next steps are being considered. One option is to deploy new and emerging mapping technologies for existing and refined concepts of soil behavior to create more precise maps of the spatial distribution of soil properties. Another option is to focus efforts on interpreting ex ...
Handle:: 10113/62518
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.005

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