Rangelands, Volume 37, Number 1 (2015)http://hdl.handle.net/10150/6358682024-03-29T08:46:00Z2024-03-29T08:46:00ZEffects of Conversion From Sagebrush to Non-Native Grasslands on Sagebrush-Associated SpeciesRottler, Caitlin M.Noseworthy, Cara E.Fowers, BethBeck, Jeffrey L.http://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400732020-04-06T01:17:33Z2015-12-01T00:00:00ZEffects of Conversion From Sagebrush to Non-Native Grasslands on Sagebrush-Associated Species
Rottler, Caitlin M.; Noseworthy, Cara E.; Fowers, Beth; Beck, Jeffrey L.
On the Ground • There are as many as 170 vertebrate wildlife species throughout the western United States and Canada that are associated with and sometimes dependent on sagebrush habitats and can be negatively affected by conversion of sagebrush ecosystems to non-native perennial or annual grassland. • We briefly summarize the mechanisms responsible for this conversion and synthesize its effects on wildlife species that are not often in the spotlight, as well as potential effects on management efforts. • Conversion to non-native annual grasslands is especially difficult for sagebrush obligates because annual grass dominance of former sagebrush sites increases fire frequency, effectively eliminating the ability of functioning sagebrush communities to re-establish following burning. • Conversion to non-native perennial grasslands also negatively affects sagebrush obligates, because non-native perennial grasses are able to grow in monocultures that compete with native plants and prevent their re-establishment in areas that are dominated by non-native perennials.
2015-12-01T00:00:00ZDevelopers of Ecological Site Description Find Benefits in Diverse CollaborationsJohanson, JaminFernandez-Gimenez, Mariahttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400722020-04-06T01:17:27Z2015-12-01T00:00:00ZDevelopers of Ecological Site Description Find Benefits in Diverse Collaborations
Johanson, Jamin; Fernandez-Gimenez, Maria
On the Ground • Ecological site descriptions (ESDs) are intended to provide the best available information relevant to a particular type of land and therefore should draw on multiple sources of information and expertise. • We surveyed participants from 16 interagency ESD projects to understand better the process, benefits, challenges, and keys to success for collaborative ESD development. • Collaborative ESD development involves federal and state agencies, universities, nongovernmental organizations, private landowners, and consultants and provides perceived benefits that greatly outweigh the challenges. • The results of this study may improve the transparency and credibility of ESD development by encouraging the inclusion of diverse stakeholders.
2015-12-01T00:00:00ZA Brief History of How the Society for Range Management was FoundedHowery, Larry D.http://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400712020-04-06T01:17:21Z2015-12-01T00:00:00ZA Brief History of How the Society for Range Management was Founded
Howery, Larry D.
On the Ground • About eight decades ago, The Society for Range Managements 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 range science and management (The Journal of Range Management), an initial ASRM committee structure, and decentralization of ASRM through the formation of local sections. • ASRM (now known as The Society for Range Management or SRM) has achieved many milestones and accomplishments since its founding. Although todays issues are different and morecomplex than in 1948, the basic leadership principles espoused by the founders provide a template for addressing the challenges that the rangeland profession faces in the 21st century.
2015-12-01T00:00:00ZUndergraduate Range Management Exam: 1999-2014Derner, Justin D.Crowder, JessicaSmith, MaePlechaty, Tamihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400702020-04-06T01:17:15Z2015-12-01T00:00:00ZUndergraduate Range Management Exam: 1999-2014
Derner, Justin D.; Crowder, Jessica; Smith, Mae; Plechaty, Tami
On the Ground • The Undergraduate Range Management Exam (URME) has been administered to undergraduate students at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management since 1983, with students demonstrating their higher order learning skills and synthesis knowledge of the art and science of rangeland management. • The multiple-choice exam is composed of six subject categories: 1) Range Ecology; 2) Grazing Management; 3) Range Improvements; 4) Range Regions; 5) Range Inventory and Analysis; and 6) Multiple-use Relationships on Rangelands. • Topics of changing climate and weather variability (including extreme events), and the associated adaptive management strategies employed by land managers to reduce risk and increase resilience will be highlighted in future years. Increasing emphasison ecosystem restoration (including mechanisms, processes and pathways), animal grazing behavior, pyric herbivory (patch burn grazing), soil microorganisms, greenhouse gases, and human dimensions should be expected as well.
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