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- Author:
- Larry D. Howery
- Source:
- Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.1 pp. 20-25
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- committees; leadership; learning; occupations; politics; professionals; range management; rangelands; society
- Abstract:
- ... About eight decades ago, The Society for Range Management’s founders began to shape and refine their collective vision to create a science-based professional society that would serve as a platform for learning and collaboration on all aspects of rangeland management. The inaugural meeting in 1948 led to the founding of the American Society of Range Management (ASRM), a new journal dedicated to ran ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2014.12.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2014.12.007
- Author:
- Kristin B. Hulvey; Katherine Thomas; Eric Thacker
- Source:
- Rangelands 2018 v.40 no.5 pp. 152-159
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Centrocercus urophasianus; biodiversity; canopy; ecosystem services; habitats; photographs; rangelands; sampling; shrubs
- Abstract:
- ... We used photography-based grid point intercept (GPI) analysis and Daubenmire to assess ecosystem services in high-shrub rangelands. Cover estimates were higher for some functional groups when using Daubenmire, likely because Daubenmire frames were situated below the shrub canopy and thus included subcanopy cover, whereas GPI photographs taken above the canopy could not eliminate shrubs that obscur ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2018.08.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2018.08.004
- Author:
- Kevin D. Welch; Daniel Cook; Dale R. Gardner; Cory Parsons; James A. Pfister; Kip E. Panter
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.1 pp. 40-44
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Juniperus occidentalis; abortifacients; abortion (animals); autumn; bark; body condition; calving; cattle; leaves; pastures; pregnancy; range management; rangelands; risk; small fruits; spring; trees; winter; Oregon
- Abstract:
- ... The bark, leaves, and berries of western juniper trees in Oregon can cause abortions in late-term pregnant cattle. The percentage of the abortion-causing compounds varied from tree to tree in a location, as well as between locations across Oregon, but did not appear to vary across time. Cattle producers who winter cattle in pastures with western juniper trees should take cautions such as denying l ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00056.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00056.1
- Author:
- Cody Knutson; Tonya Haigh
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.1 pp. 27-33
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- drought; grasslands; planning; ranchers; range management; rangelands; Great Plains region
- Abstract:
- ... Ranch drought planning is important for identifying management priorities, proactively evaluating management options before a drought occurs, and ultimately reducing the effects of drought on an operation and the grasslands that support it. An engagement activity with ranchers and ranch advisors developed a drought planning methodology to help other ranchers develop their own individual ranch drou ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00075.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00075.1
- Author:
- Michael F. Millward; Derek W. Bailey; Andres F. Cibils; Jerry L. Holechek
- Source:
- Rangelands 2020 v.42 no.3 pp. 63-71
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- area; cattle; forage production; global positioning systems; grazing intensity; guidelines; information; monitoring; mountains; ranching; rangelands; research; stocking rate; water; Arizona; Montana; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... •Published research provides guidelines to reduce stocking rates on areas >10% slope and >1.6 km from water because these areas may be considered ungrazeable.•Data from 180 cattle tracked by GPS collars for 1 to 4 months at seven ranches in New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana on average resulted in grazeable area calculations that were approximately 10% higher than those derived from published guidel ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2020.04.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.04.001
- Author:
- Jack Staub; Jerry Chatterton; Shaun Bushman; Douglas Johnson; Thomas Jones; Steve Larson; Joseph Robins; Thomas Monaco
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.5 pp. 233-240
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Agricultural Research Service; agricultural research; annuals; climate change; ecosystems; forage; forage production; forbs; germplasm; hybridization; indigenous species; introduced species; land degradation; land restoration; legumes; meteorological parameters; models; pastures; perennials; plant establishment; range management; rangelands; recurrent selection; seed collecting; summer; wildfires; winter; Great Basin States; Mojave Desert; Utah
- Abstract:
- ... Climate change models for the western United States predict warmer winters in the Great Basin and hotter, drier summers in the Mojave Desert, increasing the already high rate of rangeland and pasture degradation, which in turn will increase annual grass invasion, escalate wildfire frequency, and reduce forage production. These changes in western U.S. rangelands will continue to result in the emerg ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.08.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.08.004
- Author:
- Joseph P. Brewer; Joseph G. Hiller; Shawn Burke; Trent Teegerstrom
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.1 pp. 16-22
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- American Indians; education programs; extension agents; extension programs; land tenure; natural resource management; rangelands
- Abstract:
- ... Rangelands in Indian Country are unique. Legal and historical realities present challenges to range and natural resources management not seen outside of Indian Country. Cooperative Extension educational programs are highly valued for their important impact on Agriculture and Natural Resources in counties. These programs exist on less then 10% of America’s Indian Reservations. Federally Recognized ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2015.12.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.12.002
- Author:
- Barry Irving
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.4 pp. 185-187
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Bison bison; bison; rangelands
- Abstract:
- ... The historical North American bison harvest in the 1800s was not sustainable. Bison harvest was not sustainable in two eras: the wave of bison harvest in front of European civilization (before 1830) and in what has been called the era of systematic destruction (1830–1883). ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.06.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.06.003
- Author:
- Joseph A. May
- Source:
- Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.3 pp. 106-113
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- biomass; farms; forage; grazing; harvesting; human resources; inventories; pastures; public lands; quantitative analysis; range management; rangelands; shrubs; stocking rate
- Abstract:
- ... In this article, I provide general guidance for conducting select methods for quantifying principally herbaceous standing crop on rangelands and pasturelands, but also quantifying current years shrub growth on rangelands. I discuss estimating by weight units, double-sampling, and harvesting methods. I also discuss the 1/100th-acre extended plot for determining current years growth of medium to lar ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2015.03.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.03.001
- Author:
- Ryan D. Rhoades; Kimberly C. McCuistion; Clay P. Mathis
- Source:
- Rangelands 2014 v.36 no.6 pp. 2-6
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- cows; drought; herds; ranching; range management; rangelands; risk
- Abstract:
- ... Drought is an adaptive challenge where management strategies and practices that work today might not work tomorrow. Adaptive challenges facing management may require thinking systemically to determine leverage points. Systems thinking can be an effective way to see the big picture, deal with complex situations, and create effective long-term management alternatives for the ranch. Successful manage ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-14-00017
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-14-00017
- Author:
- Paulette L. Ford; Matthew C. Reeves; Leonardo Frid
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.1 pp. 49-60
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- climate; drought; ecosystems; meteorological data; rangelands; simulation models; stakeholders; technology; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... New technologies may enhance management by enabling quantitative testing of assumptions of vegetation response to climate and management. State-and-transition simulation models can keep track of interactions that are too complicated for us to comprehend using only conceptual models. This tool takes conceptual state-and-transition models to the next level, fostering greater communication and dialog ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2018.10.010
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2018.10.010
- Author:
- Kristie A. Maczko; Lori A. Hidinger; John A. Tanaka; Chad R. Ellis
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.2 pp. 53-63
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- animals; business enterprises; environmental sustainability; funding; managers; nongovernmental organizations; plants (botany); private lands; public-private partnerships; range management; rangelands; researchers; socioeconomics; soil quality; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... As funding for rangeland research becomes more difficult to secure, researchers and funding organizations must ensure that the information needs of public and private land managers are met. Usable science that involves the intended end users throughout the scientific enterprise and gives rise to improved outcomes and informed management on the ground should be emphasized. The SRR workshop on Futur ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.02.006
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.02.006
- Author:
- Heilman, P.; Castillo, A.M.; Mann, R.; Silva, A.C.; Weltz, M.; Stone, J.; Miller, S.; Barker, S.; Fox, D.
- Source:
- Rangelands 2000 v.22 no.3 pp. 15-20
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- range management; land classification; rangelands; technology transfer; international cooperation; United States; Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... A common framework for research and technical assistance to ranchers based on shared natural resources would provide benefits to both the USA and Mexico. The development of such a framework for rangelands requires agreement on common resource problem definitions, management practice standards, mapping areas of common resources, and developing a common database of management effects on resources. T ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6159
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.007
- Author:
- Corina Riginos; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Siva R. Sundaresan; Cary Farley; Jayne Belnap
- Source:
- Rangelands 2011 v.33 no.4 pp. 3-13
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- monitoring; plant density; range management; rangelands; vegetation cover; vegetation structure
- Abstract:
- ... Long-term monitoring is an essential part of good rangeland management - but is often overlooked because managers perceive it to be complicated, technical, or time-consuming. We introduce a quick, easy, and quantitative approach to monitoring changes in plant and ground cover, plant density, and vegetation structure. The only tools needed are a stick 1m long, a pencil, and the data sheet. For each ...
- Handle:
- 10113/57759
- DOI:
- 10.2111/1551-501x-33.4.6
- https://doi.org/10.2111/1551-501x-33.4.6
- Author:
- Goodrich, David C.; Guertin, D. Phillip; Burns, I. Shea; Nearing, Mark A.; Stone, Jeffry J.; Wei, Haiyan; Heilman, Philip; Hernandez, Mariano; Spaeth, Ken; Paige, Ginger B.; Miller, Scott N.; Kepner, William G.; Ruyle, George; McClaran, Mitchel P.; Weltz, Mark; Jolley, Leonard; Pierson, Fred
- Source:
- Rangelands 2011 v.33 no.4 pp. 41-47
- ISSN:
- 1551-501X
- Subject:
- range management; topography; decision support systems; rangelands; watersheds; soil erosion models; watershed hydrology; runoff; water erosion; Arizona
- Abstract:
- ... Do you want a relatively easy to use tool to assess rangeland soil and water conservation practices on rangeland erosion that is specifically designed to use ecological information? Effective rangeland management requires the ability to assess the potential impacts of management actions on soil erosion and sediment yield at both the hillslope and watershed scales. Many of the current tools1 for as ...
- Handle:
- 10113/4008970
- DOI:
- 10.2111/1551-501X-33.4.41
- https://doi.org/10.2111/1551-501X-33.4.41
- Source:
- Rangelands 2004 v.26 no.6 pp. 3-12
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Agricultural Research Service; research; rangelands; range management
- Abstract:
- ... This year, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the US Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Since the agency's creation in 1953, research to solve problems associated with managing rangelands has been a part of ARS's primary mission. Over the years, ARS has helped provide information to enhance livestock production, improve forages ...
- Handle:
- 10113/36615
- DOI:
- 10.2111/1551-501X(2004)026.6[0003:ARREEA]2.0.CO;2
- https://doi.org/10.2111/1551-501X(2004)026.6[0003:ARREEA]2.0.CO;2
- Author:
- Leonard Shabman; Sarah Lynch; Elizabeth H. Boughton
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.5 pp. 88-92
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- agricultural land; consumer satisfaction; ecosystem services; environmental monitoring; nutrients; pollution control; ranchers; ranching; rangelands; soil water retention; standard operating procedures; water management; Florida
- Abstract:
- ... The Northern Everglades Payment for Environmental Services (NE-PES) Program implemented by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a unique example of an operating market-like payment for environmental services program on working ranchlands. The SFWMD enters into 10-year contracts to pay ranchers who dedicate parts of their ranch to providing water retention or nutrient removal serv ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00025.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00025.1
- Author:
- Tim Steffens; Grady Grissom; Matt Barnes; Fred Provenza; Roy Roath
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.5 pp. 28-34
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- adaptive management; animal preferences; apical meristems; defoliation; grazing management; growing season; pasture management; plant communities; rangelands; regrowth; seed set; seedlings; weather
- Abstract:
- ... To condition plant communities for desired event-driven change, plants should not be defoliated during critical periods of their life cycle year after year. Because animal preferences cause heterogeneous plant use patterns, sufficient time between defoliations is needed for preferred plants to recover sufficiently to maintain themselves and reproduce. Adequate levels of recovery between defoliatio ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00018.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00018.1
- Author:
- Justin D. Derner; David J. Augustine
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.4 pp. 211-215
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- adaptive management; conservation practices; drought; ecosystems; forage; forage production; grazing; grazing management; livestock; monitoring; pastures; planning; prediction; ranchers; ranching; range management; rangelands; risk reduction; stocking rate; weather forecasting
- Abstract:
- ... Adaptive management can be used to manage complexity, such as how to match forage production variability across years and within portions of a grazing season with animal demand through management flexibility. Adaptive management strategies should incorporate flexibility and feedback mechanisms informed by appropriate seasonal weather variables and monitoring metrics to both increase resiliency of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.05.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.05.002
- Author:
- A. Joshua Leffler; Roger L. Sheley
- Source:
- Rangelands 2012 v.34 no.6 pp. 44-47
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- experimental design; integrated weed management; invasive species; plant communities; range management; rangelands
- Abstract:
- ... EBIPM is an important advancement in management of invasive plants. EBIPM puts land management decisions on a sound-footing based on ecological principles that cause plant community change. These principles, however, must be incorporated into the adaptive management cycle to truly make a change in how rangelands are managed. EBIPM should influence goals and objectives of the adaptive management pl ...
- Handle:
- 10113/56006
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00053.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00053.1
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.02.004
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.08.006
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.07.003
- Author:
- Chris Call; Brenda Smith; Halley Kartchner; Ryan Steineckert; Jason Tuckness
- Source:
- Rangelands 2012 v.34 no.6 pp. 57-63
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Internet; annual weeds; curriculum; educational materials; educational methods; educational technology; extension education; grasses; guidelines; integrated weed management; invasive species; issues and policy; managers; outreach; private lands; public lands; range management; rangelands; schools; technology transfer
- Abstract:
- ... Education and technology transfer are central to implementing successful ecologically based invasive plant management (EBIPM) programs on western rangelands, particularly those infested by exotic annual grasses. Outreach education events (field schools, workshops, field tours, and symposia) and products (manager guidelines, fact sheets, videos, and curricula) were developed for public/private land ...
- Handle:
- 10113/56002
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00063.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00063.1
- Author:
- Windy K. Kelley; John Derek Scasta; Justin D. Derner
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.4 pp. 159-161
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- adaptive management; botanical composition; decision making; drought; ecological resilience; ecosystems; managers; pastoralism; planning; ranching; rangelands; risk management
- Abstract:
- ... Drought adversely affects land managers, ranching enterprises, and pastoral systems. As an ecological driver, drought historically shaped vegetation composition, structure, diversity, and productivity of rangelands leading to varying levels of resilience in these ecosystems. Drought influences risk management in decision making by rangeland managers, resulting in a renewed emphasis on the importan ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.008
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.008
- Chorus Open Access:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.008
- Author:
- Louis Provencher; Laurel Saito; Kevin Badik; Sarah Byer
- Source:
- Rangelands 2020 v.42 no.5 pp. 159-167
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Sarcobatus vermiculatus; biodiversity; canopy; case studies; ecosystems; forbs; groundwater extraction; mineral soils; rangelands; simulation models; tap roots; water table; wildlife habitats
- Abstract:
- ... •We introduce the concept of biodiversity potential to assign equal biodiversity value among socially valued and undervalued ecosystems.•Widespread greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) ecosystems were examined as a case study of biodiversity potential of an undervalued ecosystem at the sodic end of soil salinity.•Groundwater pumping could drop the water table below greasewood taproots, which could ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2020.07.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.07.002
- Author:
- Larry L. Larson; P.A. Larson
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.3 pp. 145-148
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- browsing; livestock; monitoring; rangelands; shrubs; wildlife
- Abstract:
- ... Browse estimates in this study were made using a random sampling strategy to monitor riparian shrub communities using presence or absence to determine the percent of shrub occupancy and intensity of browsing. This height-based shrub monitoring takes the guesswork out of complex browse estimates. The strategic timing of monitoring periods facilitates separation of wildlife and livestock browsing im ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.03.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.03.001
- Author:
- Jeffery B. Cannon; Benjamin M. Gannon; Jonas A. Feinstein; Brett H. Wolk
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.5 pp. 205-210
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Conservation Effects Assessment Project; coniferous forests; conservation practices; dry forests; forest conservation; forest land; models; outreach; rangelands; risk; wildlife habitats; Colorado
- Abstract:
- ... •Large patches of dry conifer forests have burned as high intensity crown fire, threatening life, property, and natural resources.•Conservation practices such as mechanical thinning can reduce crown fire potential while promoting other benefits such as restoring forest heterogeneity, reducing post-fire erosion risk, and improving wildlife habitat.•We report on a pilot study to apply landscape-scal ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.07.002
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.07.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.07.002
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.11.001
- Author:
- Kenneth P. Cannon; Molly Boeka Cannon; Houston L. Martin
- Source:
- Rangelands 2020 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- acid soils; archaeology; area; bioturbation; bison; materials; national parks; plateaus; rangelands
- Abstract:
- ... •Bison have been a component of the Greater Yellowstone Area for more than 10,000 years. Archaeological sites are subjected to numerous natural and cultural factors that influence the preservation of organic materials.•The Yellowstone Plateau is a particularly challenging area for organic preservation due to acidic soils, bioturbation, sedimentation, and other pedogenic and geomorphic factors.•Our ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2020.04.006
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.04.006
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Joel R. Brown
- Source:
- Rangelands 2010 v.32 no.3 pp. 3-4
- ISSN:
- 1551-501X
- Subject:
- Natural Resources Conservation Service; USDA Forest Service; decision making; ecosystems; ownership; range management; rangelands; world wide web; United States
- Abstract:
- ... The establishment of the Rangeland Interagency Ecological Site Manual by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Forest Service (FS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) heralds a new era of rangeland management in the United States (http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/soil/Signed_RIESM_2010.pdf). The manual promises to establish a land stratification system and approaches for describing e ...
- Handle:
- 10113/58462
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-10-00088.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-10-00088.1
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.005
- Author:
- Corinne Valdivia; Jere L. Gilles; Cecilia Turin
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.6 pp. 75-81
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- alpacas; cattle; education; farm ownership; females; herds; land ownership; leadership; llamas; men; nationalities and ethnic groups; pastoralism; politics; rangelands; rural communities; rural development; sheep; tubers; women in agriculture; Andes region; South America
- Abstract:
- ... The high Andes of South America include rangelands where pure pastoralists herd llama and alpaca and agro-pastoralists produce tubers, grains, sheep, and cattle. Women of the Aymara ethnic group live in both pastoral and agro-pastoral systems and have traditionally been responsible for many aspects of crop and livestock management. They also have ownership rights for land and most types of animals ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00038.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00038.1
- Author:
- Young, J.A.; Clements, C.D.
- Source:
- Rangelands 2005 v.27 no.1 pp. 13-17
- ISSN:
- 1551-501X
- Subject:
- weeds; invasive species; introduced species; plant competition; rangelands; Eremopyrum; history; plant characteristics; plant morphology; seed dispersal; seeds; seed germination; ecological invasion; Intermountain West region; Nevada
- Handle:
- 10113/8927
- DOI:
- 10.2111/1551-501X(2005)27<13:AWANLA>2.0.CO;2
- https://doi.org/10.2111/1551-501X(2005)27<13:AWANLA>2.0.CO;2
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.004
- Author:
- Valiollah Raufirad; Richard Hunter; Bryan A. Endress; Setareh Bagheri
- Source:
- Rangelands 2018 v.40 no.1 pp. 17-23
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- experts; rangelands; risk assessment
- Abstract:
- ... Rangeland vulnerability assessments have the potential to function as conceptual tools for policymakers and rangeland users to ensure the sustainable management of vulnerable rangelands. This contribution reviews the different approaches to conceptualizing vulnerability assessments in order to introduce an initial framework for how to construct rangeland vulnerability assessments. We present a con ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2017.12.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2017.12.002
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.002
- 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 ...
- Author:
- Lina Aoyama; Lynn Huntsinger
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.1 pp. 61-69
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- habitat conservation; land use change; landowners; livestock production; managers; nongovernmental organizations; ranchers; range management; rangelands; stakeholders; California
- Abstract:
- ... Conservation of California rangelands hinges on partnerships among ranchers, agency and nongovernmental organization managers, and academics. A “sustainable use” perspective on conservation was predominate among ranchers, whereas a more preservation-oriented perspective was common among managers; the perspective of academics was in between the two. Conservation priorities among ranchers and manage ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2018.10.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2018.10.001
41. Army Cutworm Outbreak Produced Cheatgrass Die-offs and Defoliated Shrubs in Southwest Idaho in 2014
- Author:
- Cindy Salo
- Source:
- Rangelands 2018 v.40 no.4 pp. 99-105
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Bromus tectorum; Euxoa auxiliaris; altitude; annuals; bark; die-off; drought; eggs; imagos; indigenous species; larvae; leaves; rain; rangelands; shrubs; soil; summer; winter; Idaho; Intermountain West region
- Abstract:
- ... Army cutworms consumed cheatgrass to produce cheatgrass die-offs at low elevations in southwest Idaho in 2014. The larvae also consumed foliage and bark of native shrubs. Army cutworm outbreaks seem to occur after many adult moths lay eggs in areas experiencing drought, which received late summer rain to germinate winter annuals, but little subsequent precipitation through the following winter. Ar ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2018.05.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2018.05.003
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2022.04.001
- Author:
- Charles G. Johnson; Marty Vavra; Catherine G. Parks; Mitch Willis
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.3 pp. 11-15
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- canopy; elks; environmental impact; herbivores; landscapes; monitoring; plant communities; plant establishment; plants (botany); soil; standard operating procedures; trampling damage; winter
- Abstract:
- ... Managers charged with managing landscapes influenced by elk are challenged to establish monitoring protocols that identify when impacts are responsible for declining ecological condition. We assessed the impact of elk herbivory on plant communities on an elk winter range by comparing canopy cover of common species that represented subjectively selected heavy and light elk impacts. Winter elk use h ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00081.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00081.1
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown; Doug Kluck; Chad McNutt; Michael Hayes
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.4 pp. 162-168
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- agricultural policy; agricultural programs and projects; business enterprises; business management; drought; economic sustainability; ecosystem management; ecosystems; range management; rangelands; risk assessment; sociology
- Abstract:
- ... Drought is a persistent problem on rangelands and adjusting management to respond appropriately is critical to both preserving natural resources and to maintaining financial viability. We explore the value of using a structured assessment approach to determining both social and ecological vulnerability. This approach allows for the identification of vulnerable ecosystems and business operations at ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.007
- Author:
- Neil D. MacLeod; Joe C. Scanlan; Joel R. Brown
- Source:
- Rangelands 2014 v.36 no.2 pp. 37-44
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- case studies; ecological value; economic threshold; land degradation; land restoration; motivation; rangelands; trees; Queensland
- Abstract:
- ... Ecological and economic thresholds are important considerations when making decisions about safeguarding or restoring degraded rangelands. When degradation levels have passed a threshold, most managers figure it is either time to take action or too late to take action depending on the particular circumstances of the case. Considerations of ecological responses and thresholds have largely come from ...
- Handle:
- 10113/58817
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00074.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00074.1
- Author:
- Mitchell, R.; Vogel, K.; Varvel, G.; Klopfenstein, T.; Clark, D.; Anderson, B.
- Source:
- Rangelands 2005 v.27 no.2 pp. 31-35
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- dryland farming; Zea mays; corn; pastures; crop production; animal production; Nebraska; Great Plains region
- Handle:
- 10113/22277
- DOI:
- 10.2111/1551-501X(2005)27.2[31:BBPITG]2.0.CO;2
- https://doi.org/10.2111/1551-501X(2005)27.2[31:BBPITG]2.0.CO;2
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.10.006
- Author:
- Cox, J.R.; Frasler, G.W.; Renard, K.G.
- Source:
- Rangelands 1986 v.8 no.2 pp. 67-69
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- range management; grasslands; grasses; ecological succession; semiarid zones; woody plants; plant competition; biomass production; roots; Arizona
- Handle:
- 10113/5966
- Author:
- Daniel S. Licht
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.3 pp. 138-144
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- adults; animal age; bison; body weight; calves; carrying capacity; decision making; females; herds; males; national parks; rangelands; stocking rate; yearlings; Great Plains region
- Abstract:
- ... •Female bison at three Northern Great Plains parks reached maximum size at 5.5 years of age. Male bison reached maximum size around 10.5 years of age.•The mean weight for females 5.5 years old and older was 473 kg, and for males 10.5 years old and older was 816 kg. The mean weight for yearling females was 307 kg, and for yearling males was 325 kg.•There were significant differences in bison weight ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.02.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.02.003
- Author:
- Matthew Allen Pearce
- Source:
- Rangelands 2013 v.35 no.1 pp. 22-26
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- ecology; managers; monitoring; range management; rangelands; scientists
- Abstract:
- ... Range scientists, managers, and practitioners can benefit by including history in their current monitoring and restoration efforts. A symposium at the 2012 SRM Annual Meeting explored three questions: How did certain assumptions toward the ecology and use of rangelands influence the development of range science and its application? How can land managers apply history to their current work? How can ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00038.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00038.1