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Showing 1 to 20 of 119 for “"Rangeland"”.
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An Analysis of Rangeland Preservation in Western States
Rangelands cover a vast portion of the U.S., providing myriad environmental services (e.g. clean water, open space, wildlife habitat). The majority of these working landscapes are privately owned and are situated on the wettest and most productive lands in the West, but ranchers often require …
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Participatory rangeland monitoring and management in the Kalahari, Botswana
The multi-dimensional and dynamic nature of rangeland degradation makes accurate assessment a difficult challenge. Existing assessment methods rarely integrate different components of land degradation and local communities rarely participate, or derive results that can improve the sustainability of …
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Managing rangeland change in New South Wales for landscape repair
The rangelands of southeastern Australia are a landscape with extensive evidence of historical land degradation. Monitoring and managing this historic land degradation is made challenging by the disparities of scale throughout the rangelands, which make implementing solutions to ongoing erosion …
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EVALUATING RANGELAND CONDITIONS IN NEIGHBORING PROTECTED AREAS OF RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA
… Soviet Union in 1991, demands on the vast steppe rangelands and other natural resources in Mongolia, Russia, and other Central Asian states experienced drastic changes. Moving from a socialistic system into a free-market economy of supply and demand saw regulatory institutions, which historically …
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EVALUATING RANGELAND CONDITIONS IN NEIGHBORING PROTECTED AREAS OF RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA
… Soviet Union in 1991, demands on the vast steppe rangelands and other natural resources in Mongolia, Russia, and other Central Asian states experienced drastic changes. Moving from a socialistic system into a free-market economy of supply and demand saw regulatory institutions, which historically …
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The Interaction of Arvicoline Rodents and Sheep in Norwegian Alpine Rangeland
The change in use of Norwegian alpine rangelands from mixed species herds to herds dominated by sheep and reindeer has raised concerns for the potential effect on vegetation and native animal communities. Intensive grazing by large mammals can have significant impacts on plant community …
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Climatic influences on sagebrush establishment in Arid Rangelands: Applications for rangeland rehabilitation.
… it on abandoned mine sites and degraded rangelands. The transition of intact sagebrush ecosystems to ecologically damaged rangelands is especially problematic because it degrades wildlife habitat, reduced biodiversity and potentially alters ecosystem function (Davies and Svejcar 2008). …
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Rangeland condition in the Tembe Traditional Area, Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This study, undertaken under the auspices of the Centre of Wildlife Management and the former Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (University of Pretoria) was conducted in Maputaland, with special reference to the Tembe Elephant Park, Sileza Nature Reserve and in the neighbouring traditional wards …
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Rangeland condition in the Ceres Karoo: the importance of long-term studies
… 20-year period. Thus the importance of allowing rangelands sufficient time to recover is highlighted, as is the importance of establishing, and continuing existing, long-term data sets.
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Non-perennial streamflow & geomorphic patterns in a semi-arid rangeland slated for development
… for non-perennial streams in semi-arid rangelands. Non-perennial streams tend to lack a historical baseline with complete records of streamflow presence and absence. A historical pre-development baseline allows for better consideration when making development and infrastructure decisions …
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Modeling the Impacts of Rangeland Management Practices on Flow and Sediment Using SWAT
… cover, and soils map. Erosion of gullies on rangeland and falling streambanks are the primary sources of sediment. Overgrazing of rangeland in the Bad River watershed disturbs the soil which increases runoff, accelerates erosion, and increases sediment yield. Two different land use scenarios …
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Evaluation Of Selected Spectral Vegetation Indices In Senescent Rangeland Canopy Using Landsat Imagery
<p>Grassland birds are diminishing more steadily and rapidly than other North American birds in general. The nesting success of some grassland bird species depends on the amount of nonproductive vegetation (NPV). To estimate NPV land managers are currently using the Robel pole visual obstruction …
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Linking ecosystem services with state-and-transition models to evaluate rangeland management decisions
Rangelands are a major type of land found on all continents. Though they comprise around 70% of the world's land area, knowledge of rangelands is limited and immature. Rangelands supply humans with food and fiber at very low energy costs compared to cultivated lands. They are inherently …
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A model of a rangeland grazing system within a management procedure approach framework
… has never been tried in terrestrial ecosystems. Rangelands and marine systems have in common the fact that there is often an offtake component to them and so stakeholders in those systems need knowledge of optimal harvesting strategies within defined management strategies. Three models were …
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Spatial and temporal characteristics of prescribed rangeland burning: the northern Flint Hills of Kansas
Call number: LD2668 .T4 GEOG 1988 S43
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Spatial and temporal characteristics of prescribed rangeland burning: the northern Flint Hills of Kansas
Call number: LD2668 .T4 GEOG 1988 S43
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