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- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; L. Allen Torell; Kirk C. McDaniel; Gregory L. Torell; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.2 pp. 228-238
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Bouteloua gracilis; Gutierrezia sarothrae; Monte Carlo method; biomass; die-off; economics; environmental factors; grasslands; population dynamics; probability; rain; rangelands; simulation models; temperature; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... This paper examines changes in broom snakeweed populations (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rusby) from 1979 to 2014 at three prairie grassland sites in New Mexico. Data gathered each fall were used to study broom snakeweed population dynamics and to estimate the probability that the relatively short-lived subshrub will die off or invade blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B.K. Lag]) rangelan ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2017.10.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.10.002
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; L. Allen Torell; Kirk C. McDaniel; Gregory L. Torell; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.2 pp. 228-238
- ISSN:
- 1551-5028
- Subject:
- Bouteloua gracilis; Gutierrezia sarothrae; Monte Carlo method; biomass; die-off; economics; environmental factors; grasslands; population dynamics; probability; rain; rangelands; simulation models; temperature; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... This paper examines changes in broom snakeweed populations (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rusby) from 1979 to 2014 at three prairie grassland sites in New Mexico. Data gathered each fall were used to study broom snakeweed population dynamics and to estimate the probability that the relatively short-lived subshrub will die off or invade blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B.K. Lag]) rangelan ...
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Laura M. Burkett; Leticia Lister; Robert L. Schooley; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.5 pp. 218-226
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- brush control; conservation practices; ecosystem services; rangelands; Chihuahuan Desert
- Abstract:
- ... •The use of science to inform conservation practices is limited by broad generalities generated from limited sampling alongside narrow ecosystem service perspectives.•Collaborative science approaches featuring “social-ecological system” perspectives are being used as a means to improve the utility of science.•We review our approach to collaborative science to improve brush management outcomes in r ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.08.001
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.08.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.08.001
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Show all 2 Author
- 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:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Samuel D. Fuhlendorf; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.2 pp. 75-78
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- landscapes; plant communities; range management; rangelands; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... The profession of rangeland ecology and management has been built, to a large extent, on vegetation ecology. Community ecology has been the source of advances in scientific understanding of rangeland behavior and improving management. An increased use of the principles of landscape and regional ecology could greatly improve the utility of rangeland science for researchers and managers. ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.01.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.01.005
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Journal of soil and water conservation 2016 v.71 no.3 pp. 55A-60A
- ISSN:
- 0022-4561
- Subject:
- aggregate stability; cost effectiveness; databases; ecosystems; environmental health; health effects assessments; inventories; monitoring; probability; quantitative analysis; range management; rangeland soils; rangelands; soil aggregates; soil quality; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... Soil health describes the ability of a soil to function at its potential, specifically “The capacity of a soil to function as a vital, living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans”. The objectives of this paper are to 1) contextualize rangeland soil health by examining the common definition and how important concepts apply to rangelands, 2) review the recent progress and ongoing direc ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5695468
- DOI:
- 10.2489/jswc.71.3.55A
- https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.3.55A
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Kris M. Havstad; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 318-321
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Homo sapiens; ecologists; ecosystem services; ecosystems; humans; land management; landscape management; plants (botany); soil
- Abstract:
- ... Ecological sites and their component state-and-transition models are valuable tools for predicting the effects of climatic and management changes on a variety of ecosystem services. Site-specific information must be able to be both refined to finer scales to account for spatiotemporal variability within a mapped site and expanded to include interactions with other sites in the landscape to identif ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5695465
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.011
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.011
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Shawn W. Salley; H. Curtis Monger; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 313-317
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Natural Resources Conservation Service; classification; climatic zones; ecosystems; issues and policy; landscapes; models; soil; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... The Land Resource Hierarchy is a useful framework for organizing natural resource information and can provide both insight and explanation while maintaining consistency in terminology, concepts, and interpretations across scales is a challenge. While some scales of the Land Resource Hierarchy are well developed, with all land area assigned to quantitatively defined groups, other scales lack organi ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5695462
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.003
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Jonathan J. Maynard; Travis W. Nauman; Shawn W. Salley; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Michael C. Duniway; Curtis J. Talbot; Show all 7 Authors
- Source:
- Soil Science Society of America journal 2019 v.83 no.3 pp. 666-686
- ISSN:
- 0361-5995
- Subject:
- algorithms; artificial intelligence; computer-aided mapping; data collection; databases; decision making; ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; information systems; land cover; landscapes; meteorological data; models; plateaus; remote sensing; soil; soil surveys; spatial data; Chihuahuan Desert; Western United States
- Abstract:
- ... Core Ideas Digital modeling framework for mapping ecological land units was developed. Digital maps eliminate spatial ambiguity of multicomponent soil map units. Spatial scale of modeling products can be optimized to meet management needs. National coverage of the training and covariate data provides ability to scale. Ecological site descriptions (ESDs) and associated state‐and‐transition models ( ...
- DOI:
- 10.2136/sssaj2018.09.0346
- https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2018.09.0346
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Nicholas P. Webb; Emily Kachergis; Scott W. Miller; Sarah E. McCord; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Adrian Chappell; Brandon L. Edwards; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Jason W. Karl; John F. Leys; Loretta J. Metz; Stephen Smarik; John Tatarko; Justin W. Van Zee; Greg Zwicke; Show all 16 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological indicators 2020 v.110 pp. 105881
- ISSN:
- 1470-160X
- Subject:
- air quality; arid lands; data collection; dust; ecosystem services; ecosystems; empirical models; environmental indicators; food security; guidelines; human health; landscapes; monitoring; production technology; remote sensing; social welfare; soil; vegetation; wind erosion
- Abstract:
- ... Wind erosion and blowing dust threaten food security, human health and ecosystem services across global drylands. Monitoring wind erosion is needed to inform management, with explicit monitoring objectives being critical for interpreting and translating monitoring information into management actions. Monitoring objectives should establishquantitative guidelines for determining the relationship of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105881
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105881
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105881
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Neil D. MacLeod; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Rangelands 2014 v.36 no.2 pp. 12-19
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- ecological value; ecosystem services; ecosystems; markets; models; private sector; public sector; rangelands
- Abstract:
- ... Ecosystem services are the wide array of benefits that people gain from natural ecosystems but many are not paid for nor is their future supply guaranteed. Many attempts are being made to define, measure, and value these natural services in order to secure their future—many of these methods are theoretical. Finding practical ways to reward land managers for providing elevated levels of services an ...
- Handle:
- 10113/58818
- DOI:
- 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00075.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00075.1
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Doug Kluck; Chad McNutt; Michael Hayes; Show all 4 Authors
- 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:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Shawn W. Salley; Curtis J Talbot; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Soil Science Society of America journal 2016 v.80 no.1 pp. 1-9
- ISSN:
- 0361-5995
- Subject:
- Natural Resources Conservation Service; geography; landscapes; resource management; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Resource areas of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have long been important to soil geography. At both regional and landscape scales, resource areas are used to stratify programs and practices based on geographical areas where resource concerns, problems, or treatment needs are similar. However, the inability to quantifiably delineate and classify resource area boundaries hinders ...
- Handle:
- 10113/62042
- DOI:
- 10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0305
- https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0305
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; David D. Briske; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; 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:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Neil D. MacLeod; Joe C. Scanlan; Show all 3 Authors
- 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:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Neil MacLeod; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Rangeland journal 2011 v.33 no.2 pp. 99-108
- ISSN:
- 1036-9872
- Subject:
- climate; ecosystem management; ecosystem services; ecosystems; geomorphology; markets; meat; models; prediction; rangelands; risk reduction; society; soil ecology; soil properties; vegetation; vegetation structure; water quality; wildlife habitats
- Abstract:
- ... Rangeland ecosystems are capable of providing an array of ecosystem services important to the wellbeing of society. Some of these services (e.g. meat, fibre) are transported to markets and their quantity, quality and value are established via a set of widely accepted standards. Other services (e.g. climate mitigation, water quality, wildlife habitat) do not leave the land, but are, in fact, most v ...
- Handle:
- 10113/58002
- DOI:
- 10.1071/RJ11006
- https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ11006
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Jeb C. Williamson; Curtis J. Talbot; Greg W. Cates; Michael C. Duniway; Show all 6 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 329-335
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- conservation areas; ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; land classification; managers; models; planning; range management; rangelands; vegetation
- Abstract:
- ... State-and-transition models (STMs) are useful tools for management, but they can be difficult to use and have limited content. STMs created for groups of related ecological sites could simplify and improve their utility. The amount of information linked to models can be increased using tables that communicate management interpretations and important within-group variability. We created a new web-b ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5695470
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.001
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Show all 2 Author
- 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
19. Climate‐change adaptation on rangelands: linking regional exposure with diverse adaptive capacity
- Author:
- Joel R Brown, et al. ; David D Briske; Linda A Joyce; H Wayne Polley; 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
- Author:
- Joel R. Brown, et al. ; H. Wayne Polley; David D. Briske; Jack A. Morgan; Klaus Wolter; Derek W. Bailey; Show all 6 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2013 v.66 no.5 pp. 493-511
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- air temperature; atmospheric precipitation; biogeography; biosphere; botanical composition; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide enrichment; climate; climate change; drought; drying; ecoregions; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental factors; fire regime; greenhouse effect; greenhouse gases; heat; industrialization; invasive species; livestock; livestock production; metabolism; plant available water; plant growth; primary productivity; production technology; rangelands; snowmelt; snowpack; summer; water use efficiency; Canada; Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... The amplified “greenhouse effect” associated with increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases has increased atmospheric temperature by 1°C since industrialization (around 1750), and it is anticipated to cause an additional 2°C increase by mid-century. Increased biospheric warming is also projected to modify the amount and distribution of annual precipitation and increase the occurrence of both d ...
- DOI:
- 10.2111/REM-D-12-00068.1
- https://doi.org/10.2111/REM-D-12-00068.1