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dc.contributor.authorAslan, Clare E.
dc.contributor.authorHufford, Matthew B.
dc.contributor.authorEpanchin-Niell, Rebecca S.
dc.contributor.authorPort, Jeffrey D.
dc.contributor.authorSexton, Jason P.
dc.contributor.authorWaring, Timothy M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-05T07:16:34Z
dc.date.available2020-09-05T07:16:34Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.identifier.citationAslan, C. E., Hufford, M. B., Epanchin-Niell, R. S., Port, J. D., Sexton, J. P., & Waring, T. M. (2009). Practical challenges in private stewardship of rangeland ecosystems: yellow starthistle control in Sierra Nevadan foothills. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 62(1), 28-37.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2111/07-123
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/643000
dc.description.abstractPrivate landowners are often de facto stewards of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, ranchers frequently present the only defense against biological invasions in private rangelands. Although ranchers’ land management goals (e.g., the desire to control invasive species) can be consistent with ecosystem protection, practical constraints often limit their success. Considerable research on the invasive weed, yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.), has produced numerous control strategies. Nevertheless, the range of this noxious weed continues to increase. We used surveys and interviews to document the weed control efforts of 202 ranchers and to identify practical limitations to their efficacy. Overall, 86% of ranchers who had experienced yellow starthistle infestation had attempted control, using one or more of 19 methods. Early response reduced negative effects from yellow starthistle. Control methods learned from agricultural advisors were reported more effective than those learned elsewhere. Limitations to yellow starthistle control in our study population resulted from incomplete information regarding control methods, complexity of weed control in heterogeneous landscapes, inconsistent application of methods, and lack of long-term planning for weed control. Such hindrances make it difficult for landowners to implement control methods promoted by researchers. This gap between science and practice contributes to the continued increase of yellow starthistle within the study region. To shrink this gap, researchers and agricultural advisors can incorporate environmental heterogeneity into applied agricultural research, use land stewards’ knowledge and experience, and increase public education. 
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.subjectbiological invasions
dc.subjectCentaurea solstitialis
dc.subjectheterogeneous landscapes
dc.subjectinvasive species
dc.subjectlandscape ecology
dc.subjectweed control
dc.titlePractical Challenges in Private Stewardship of Rangeland Ecosystems: Yellow Starthistle Control in Sierra Nevadan Foothills
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume62
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage28-37
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-05T07:16:34Z


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