Rangelands, Volume 36, Number 2 (2014)http://hdl.handle.net/10150/6358742026-03-06T12:29:22Z2026-03-06T12:29:22ZSponsored Issue Acknowledgmentshttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400242020-04-06T01:12:29Z2014-04-01T00:00:00ZSponsored Issue Acknowledgments
2014-04-01T00:00:00ZValuing and Rewarding Ecosystem Services From RangelandsMacLeod, Neil D.Brown, Joel R.http://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400232020-04-06T01:12:23Z2014-04-01T00:00:00ZValuing and Rewarding Ecosystem Services From Rangelands
MacLeod, Neil D.; Brown, Joel R.
On the Ground • 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 and protecting the capacity of range resources to provide those services is a challenge—theory well precedes practice. • Range landscapes typically encompass heterogeneous ecological units dominated by native vegetation and have the capacity to provide different levels of ecosystem services depending on both site features and local management. • Ecological Site Descriptions are potentially valuable for organizing information related to management options to achieve ecosystem service objectives and provide benchmarks for stewardship rewards or compliance expectations.
2014-04-01T00:00:00ZUncertainty, Impermanence Syndrome, and Public Land RanchingParry, Samuel F.Skaggs, Rhondahttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400222020-04-06T01:12:16Z2014-04-01T00:00:00ZUncertainty, Impermanence Syndrome, and Public Land Ranching
Parry, Samuel F.; Skaggs, Rhonda
On the Ground • Impermanence syndrome involves farmer apprehension or uncertainty about the future and leads to disinvestment in an agricultural operation as well as erosion of producer confidence. • We explored impermanence syndrome among New Mexico public rangeland cattle producers in order to assess perceptions of impermanence syndrome impact factors in the region. • Urban fringe effects, proximity to the US-Mexico border, multiple-use of public rangelands, public perception of public land ranching, as well as economic and government agency issues were identified as causes of ranching impermanence syndrome. • Mitigation of uncertainty and perceived impermanence threats to ranching would promote management and investments that promote longhaul planning for and enhancement of rangeland Health.
2014-04-01T00:00:00ZThe Changing Role of Shrubs in Rangeland-Based Livestock Production Systems: Can Shrubs Increase Our Forage Supply?Estell, Richard E.Havstad, Kris M.Cibils, Andres F.Anderson, Dean M.Schrader, T. Scotthttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/6400212020-04-06T01:12:10Z2014-04-01T00:00:00ZThe Changing Role of Shrubs in Rangeland-Based Livestock Production Systems: Can Shrubs Increase Our Forage Supply?
Estell, Richard E.; Havstad, Kris M.; Cibils, Andres F.; Anderson, Dean M.; Schrader, T. Scott
On the Ground • Loss of grasslands to shrublands continues. • Demand for livestock products is expected to continue to grow. • Increased demand for red meat may stimulate rangeland livestock production. • Methods for increasing shrub use are needed to meet increasing forage demands.
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