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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

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

Author:
Travis A. Brammer; Drew E. Bennett
Source:
Rangelands 2022 pp. -
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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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 pp. -
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

19. 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

20. 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