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- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Lauren M. Porensky; David J. Augustine; Justin D. Derner; Hailey Wilmer; Megan N. Lipke; Maria E. Fernández-Giménez; the CARM Stakeholder Group; Show all 8 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2021 v.78 pp. 127-141
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Pascopyrum smithii; adaptive management; administrative management; cool season grasses; defoliation; herds; livestock; models; pastures; range management; rangelands; species diversity; stakeholders; steppes
- Abstract:
- ... Frequent, severe defoliation reduces grass production and can alter plant species composition in grasslands. Multipaddock rotational grazing has been proposed as a grazing strategy that may reduce the frequency and intensity of defoliation on palatable grass plants without altering stocking rates. Previous studies evaluated this hypothesis using small, homogeneous paddocks and nonadaptive rotation ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7467262
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2021.06.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.06.008
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Toni Klemm; Matthew C. Reeves; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Global change biology 2020 v.26 no.9 pp. 4841-4853
- ISSN:
- 1354-1013
- Subject:
- beef; beef cattle; cattle production; climatic factors; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; forage; global change; models; net primary productivity; rangelands; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... The vulnerability of rangeland beef cattle production to increasing climate variability in the US Great Plains has received minimal attention in spite of potentially adverse socioeconomic and ecological consequences. Vulnerability was assessed as the frequency and magnitude of years in which net primary production (NPP) deviated >±25% from mean values, to represent major forage surplus and deficit ...
- DOI:
- 10.1111/gcb.15202
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15202
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; John P. Ritten; Amber R. Campbell; Toni Klemm; Audrey E.H. King; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.1 pp. 29-36
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- beef; beef cattle; cattle production; climate; economic sustainability; forage; rangelands; supply; temperature; variability; Great Plains region
- Abstract:
- ... •Climate projections indicate the Great Plains will experience higher mean temperatures and greater interannual precipitation variability in the future.•Greater precipitation variability will challenge the economic viability of rangeland beef cattle production by further disrupting forage supply and animal demand.•Beef producers are uncertain of future climate impacts, indicating assistance with a ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2020.11.001
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2020.11.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.11.001
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Toni Klemm; Matthew C. Reeves; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Ecosphere 2020 v.11 no.10 pp. e03264
- ISSN:
- 2150-8925
- Subject:
- atmospheric precipitation; birds; carbon sequestration; cattle production; climate change; ecosystems; forests; grasslands; net primary productivity; shrublands; temperature; woodlands
- Abstract:
- ... Asymmetric climate projections throughout the U.S. Great Plains may intensify the existing latitudinal temperature gradient and magnify the longitudinal precipitation gradient. These potential changes present a unique challenge to understanding the ecological consequences of future climates in the region. Here we investigate how climate change may affect the spatio‐temporal patterns of potential n ...
- DOI:
- 10.1002/ecs2.3264
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3264
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; D. Layne Coppock; Andrew W. Illius; Samuel D. Fuhlendorf; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of applied ecology 2020 v.57 no.6 pp. 1056-1067
- ISSN:
- 0021-8901
- Subject:
- applied ecology; dietary supplements; ecosystems; herbivores; infrastructure; issues and policy; livestock; livestock production; models; occupations; pastoralism; rangelands; temporal variation
- Abstract:
- ... This Review assesses the adequacy of current stewardship strategies to address the accelerating challenges confronting global rangeland systems. The assessment was conducted through the lens of the rangeland ecology debate that was initiated in the late 1980s to determine whether equilibrial or non‐equilibrial models more accurately represented the ecological dynamics of rangeland systems. The fol ...
- DOI:
- 10.1111/1365-2664.13610
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13610
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; David J. Augustine; Justin D. Derner; María E. Fernández-Giménez; Lauren M. Porensky; Hailey Wilmer; the CARM Stakeholder Group; Show all 7 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2020 v.73 no.6 pp. 796-810
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- C3 plants; adaptive management; atmospheric precipitation; cattle; cattle feeding; continuous grazing; forage production; graminoids; grazing management; liveweight gain; pasture plants; pastures; perennial grasses; range management; rangelands; rotational grazing; semiarid zones; stocking rate; vegetation; weight gain
- Abstract:
- ... A comprehensive understanding of multipaddock, rotational grazing management on rangelands has been slow to develop, and the contribution of adaptive management (Briske et al. 2011) and sufficient scale (Teague and Barnes 2017) have been identified as key omissions. We designed an experiment to compare responses of vegetation and cattle in an adaptively managed, multipaddock, rotational system wit ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7083109
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2020.07.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2020.07.005
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Patrick Byakagaba; Anthony Egeru; Bernard Barasa; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Pastoralism 2018 v.8 no.1 pp. 7
- ISSN:
- 2041-7136
- Subject:
- disease outbreaks; drought; economic theory; ecosystem services; ecosystems; fire regime; fires; floods; food security; forage; governance; herds; humans; issues and policy; land ownership; land productivity; land use; livestock; mortality; poverty; prescribed burning; rangelands; resource management; risk; social impact; social networks; socioeconomics; soil erosion; transhumance; Uganda
- Abstract:
- ... This paper analyses Uganda’s rangeland policies and their ecological and socio-economic consequences, beginning in pre-colonial times. The paper interrogates what informed these policies, their objectives and outcomes that have been realized. Policy actions are recommended to correct the deficiencies identified in the analysis. This analysis shows that policies were based on western European resou ...
- DOI:
- 10.1186/s13570-017-0111-3
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-017-0111-3
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Justin D. Derner; David J. Augustine; Hailey Wilmer; Lauren M. Porensky; María E. Fernández-Giménez; Dannele E. Peck; John P. Ritten; the CARM Stakeholder Group; Show all 9 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2021 v.75 pp. 1-8
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- adaptive management; average daily gain; cattle production; costs and returns; drought; farm income; grazing management; grazing systems; growing season; pastures; rain; rangelands; rotational grazing; semiarid zones; shortgrass prairies; steers; steppes; stocking rate; summer
- Abstract:
- ... Collaborative adaptive management (CAM) is hypothesized to benefit management of rangeland ecosystems, but the presumed benefits have seldom been quantified, and never in a multipaddock rotational grazing system. Here, we evaluated average daily weight gain (ADG) of livestock (kg steer⁻¹ d⁻¹) in four grazing management treatments during the summers of 2016−2018 in a semiarid shortgrass steppe. The ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7209522
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2020.11.002
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2020.11.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2020.11.002
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Jean L. Steiner; David P. Brown; Caitlin M. Rottler; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Climatic change 2018 v.146 no.1-2 pp. 201-218
- ISSN:
- 0165-0009
- Subject:
- aquifers; beef cattle; cattle production; climate; climate change; decision support systems; drought; forestry; irrigated farming; issues and policy; learning; planning; rangelands; risk; risk management; soil quality; specialty crops; synergism; temperature; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Projections of greater interannual and intrannual climate variability, including increasing temperatures, longer and more intense drought periods, and more extreme precipitation events, present growing challenges for agricultural production in the Southern Plains of the USA. We assess agricultural vulnerabilities within this region to support identification and development of adaptation strategies ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10584-017-1965-5
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-1965-5
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Sumanta Bagchi; Navinder J. Singh; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Mitchel P. McClaran; Karthik Murthy; Show all 6 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological Applications 2017 v.27 no.5 pp. 1514-1528
- ISSN:
- 1051-0761
- Subject:
- Artemisia; annual grasslands; ecological resilience; ecosystem management; ecosystems; grasses; plant communities; prairies; primary succession; quantitative analysis; species diversity; statistical models; steppes; warm season
- Abstract:
- ... Quantification of rates and patterns of community dynamics is central for understanding the organization and function of ecosystems. These insights may support a greater empirical understanding of ecological resilience, and the application of resilience concepts toward ecosystem management. Distinct types of dynamics in natural communities can be used to interpret and apply resilience concepts, bu ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5863769
- DOI:
- 10.1002/eap.1544
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1544
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Joel R. Brown; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2014 v.36 no.1 pp. 39-42
- Subject:
- carbon sinks; issues and policy; range management; rangelands; rotational grazing
- Abstract:
- ... The sole objective of our critique of Mr. Savory’s TED video published in Rangelands1 was to “fact check” a portion of the extraordinary claims that he had made relative to science based information. It is incumbent upon a professional discipline to evaluate the relevant evidence and potential viability of proposed management strategies and policies. Regrettably, Richard Teague’s response does not ...
- Handle:
- 10113/58716
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Hailey Wilmer; Justin D. Derner; María E. Fernández-Giménez; David J. Augustine; Lauren M. Porensky; the CARM Stakeholder Group; Show all 7 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.5 pp. 646-657
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- adaptive management; birds; decision making; ecosystem services; focus groups; funding; government agencies; grasslands; grazing; interviews; learning; livestock; livestock production; monitoring; nongovernmental organizations; ranchers; range management; rangelands; researchers; stakeholders; stocking rate; vegetation structure; Great Plains region; North America
- Abstract:
- ... Rangelands of the western Great Plains of North America are complex social-ecological systems where management objectives for livestock production, grassland bird conservation, and vegetation structure and composition converge. The Collaborative Adaptive Rangeland Management (CARM) experiment is a 10-year collaborative adaptive management (CAM) project initiated in 2012 that is aimed at fostering ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2017.07.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.07.008
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Andrew J. Ash; Justin D. Derner; Lynn Huntsinger; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Agricultural systems 2014 v.125 pp. 50-53
- ISSN:
- 0308-521X
- Subject:
- animal performance; data collection; ecosystems; fences; forage quality; grazing intensity; hydrology; infrastructure; interviews; issues and policy; livestock; pastures; rotational grazing; soil
- Abstract:
- ... This commentary summarizes the evidence supporting holistic management (HM) and intensive rotational grazing (IRG) to demonstrate the extent to which Sherren and coauthors (2012) have overstated their policy endorsement of HM for rangeland application. Five major points are presented – distinction between HM and IRG, insufficient evaluation of the contradictory evidence, limitations of the experim ...
- Handle:
- 10113/58410
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.12.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2013.12.001
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Averi Q. Reynolds; Justin D. Derner; David J. Augustine; Lauren M. Porensky; Hailey Wilmer; Tamarah Jorns; J. Derek Scasta; María E. Fernández-Giménez; the CARM Stakeholder Group; Show all 10 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.6 pp. 239-243
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- crude protein; ecosystems; forage; growing season; livestock; livestock production; nutritional adequacy; organic matter; pastures; rangelands; steppes; weight gain
- Abstract:
- ... We assessed diet quality and livestock weight gains for shortgrass steppe pastures dominated by Loamy Plains or Sandy Plains ecological sites. When growing season precipitation is “normal,” livestock gains are higher on Sandy Plains ecological sites, and diet quality is not limiting livestock production. Conversely, when growing season precipitation declines by ≥20%, digestible organic matter, but ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.07.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.07.003
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Hailey Wilmer; David J. Augustine; Justin D. Derner; María E. Fernández-Giménez; Leslie M. Roche; Kenneth W. Tate; Kevin E. Miller; Show all 8 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.5 pp. 626-636
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- adaptive management; botanical composition; cool season grasses; cow-calf operations; decision making; drought; ecosystems; environmental factors; environmental impact; fauna; grazing intensity; grazing management; grazing systems; interviews; landscapes; learning; livestock; moieties; monitoring; multidimensional scaling; planning; politics; ranchers; ranching; rangelands; stocking rate; vegetation; yearlings; Colorado; Great Plains region; Wyoming
- Abstract:
- ... Experiments investigating grazing systems have often excluded ranch-scale decision making, which has limited our understanding of the processes and consequences of adaptive management. We conducted interviews and vegetation monitoring on 17 ranches in eastern Colorado and eastern Wyoming to investigate rancher decision-making processes and the associated ecological consequences. Management variabl ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2017.08.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.08.001
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Sumanta Bagchi; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; X. Ben Wu; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of applied ecology 2013 v.50 no.5 pp. 1131-1141
- ISSN:
- 0021-8901
- Subject:
- Artemisia; invasive species; Bromus tectorum; plant communities; grazing; ecosystem management; models; semiarid zones; plant density; species diversity; indigenous species; steppes; ecosystems; ecological invasion; atmospheric precipitation; North America
- Abstract:
- ... Resilience‐based approaches are increasingly being called upon to inform ecosystem management, particularly in arid and semi‐arid regions. This requires management frameworks that can assess ecosystem dynamics, both within and between alternative states, at relevant time scales. We analysed long‐term vegetation records from two representative sites in the North American sagebrush‐steppe ecosystem, ...
- Handle:
- 10113/57940
- DOI:
- 10.1111/1365-2664.12128
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12128
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Jeb C. Williamson; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Mitchel P. McClaran; Dan Robinett; X. Ben Wu; Maria E. Fernández-Giménez; Show all 7 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological indicators 2016 v.69 pp. 657-666
- ISSN:
- 1470-160X
- Subject:
- Eragrostis lehmanniana; Prosopis velutina; canopy; climate; ecosystems; environmental indicators; environmental monitoring; grasses; indicator species; indigenous species; introduced plants; land classification; landscapes; managers; plant communities; range management; rangelands; soil; spatial variation; temporal variation; trees; vegetation; Arizona
- Abstract:
- ... Vegetation dynamics in rangelands and other ecosystems are known to be mediated by topoedaphic properties. Vegetation monitoring programs, however, often do not consider the impact of soils and other sources of landscape heterogeneity on the temporal patterns observed. Ecological sites (ES) comprise a land classification system based on soil, topographic, and climate variations that can be readily ...
- Handle:
- 10113/62644
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.05.030
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.05.030
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.05.030
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Justin D. Derner; H. Wayne Polley; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Botany 2012 v.90 no.8 pp. 669-677
- ISSN:
- 1916-2804
- Subject:
- Schizachyrium scoparium; grasses; labor; tillers; Texas
- Abstract:
- ... Tussock grasses are characterized by a compact spatial arrangement of tillers that contributes to intense intratussock competition. This investigation was designed to directly assess the magnitude of competition among autonomous subunits of tillers within individual tussocks (i.e., integrated physiological units) to further define the mechanisms of tiller organization within this successful growth ...
- DOI:
- 10.1139/b2012-025
- https://doi.org/10.1139/b2012-025
19. Climate‐change adaptation on rangelands: linking regional exposure with diverse adaptive capacity
- Author:
- David D Briske, et al. ; Linda A Joyce; H Wayne Polley; Joel R Brown; Klaus Wolter; Jack A Morgan; Bruce A McCarl; Derek W Bailey; Show all 8 Authors
- Source:
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2015 v.13 no.5 pp. 249-256
- ISSN:
- 1540-9295
- Subject:
- air temperature; community structure; drying; global warming; grazing; livestock; managers; plant available water; rain; rangelands; risk; snow; snowpack; summer; winter; United States
- Abstract:
- ... The ecological consequences of climate change are predicted to vary greatly throughout US rangelands. Projections show warming and drying in the southern Great Plains and the Southwest, warmer and drier summers with reduced winter snowpack in the Northwest, and warmer and wetter conditions in the northern Great Plains. Primarily through their combined effects on soil water availability, these clim ...
- Handle:
- 10113/60947
- DOI:
- 10.1890/140266
- https://doi.org/10.1890/140266
20. Climate Change and North American Rangelands: Assessment of Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies
- Author:
- David D. Briske, et al. ; Linda A. Joyce; Joel R. Brown; H. Wayne Polley; Bruce A. McCarl; Derek W. Bailey; Show all 6 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2013 v.66 no.5 pp. 512-528
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- alternative livestock; breeds; business enterprises; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; climate change; climate models; ecosystem services; ecosystems; greenhouse gas emissions; herds; leadership; livelihood; livestock production; occupations; organizations; pest management; production technology; rangelands; risk perception; social structure; stakeholders; surveys
- Abstract:
- ... Recent climatic trends and climate model projections indicate that climate change will modify rangeland ecosystem functions and the services and livelihoods that they provision. Recent history has demonstrated that climatic variability has a strong influence on both ecological and social components of rangeland systems and that these systems possess substantial capacity to adapt to climatic variab ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/REM-D-12-00142.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/REM-D-12-00142.1