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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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