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    Rangeland health attributes and indicators for qualitative assessment

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    Author
    Pyke, D. A.
    Herrick, J. E.
    Shaver, P.
    Pellant, M.
    Issue Date
    2002-11-01
    Keywords
    soil surface
    soil structure
    flow resistance
    soil morphology
    gullied land
    wind erosion
    hydrologic factors
    assessment
    rapid methods
    data collection
    ecological balance
    grassland condition
    overland flow
    rill erosion
    ground cover
    grasslands
    range condition
    perennials
    mortality
    vegetation
    biomass production
    range management
    plant litter
    introduced species
    invasive species
    literature reviews
    United States
    soil compaction
    soil stability
    hydrologic function
    biological integrity
    ecosystem status
    erosion
    infiltration
    inventory
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    Pyke, D. A., Herrick, J. E., Shaver, P., & Pellant, M. (2002). Rangeland health attributes and indicators for qualitative assessment. Journal of Range Management, 55(6), 584-597.
    Publisher
    Society for Range Management
    Journal
    Journal of Range Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10150/643703
    DOI
    10.2307/4004002
    10.2458/azu_jrm_v55i6_pyke
    Additional Links
    https://rangelands.org/
    Abstract
    Panels of experts from the Society for Range Management and the National Research Council proposed that status of rangeland ecosystems could be ascertained by evaluating an ecological site's potential to conserve soil resources and by a series of indicators for ecosystem processes and site stability. Using these recommendations as a starting point, we developed a rapid, qualitative method for assessing a moment-in-time status of rangelands. Evaluators rate 17 indicators to assess 3 ecosystem attributes (soil and site stability, hydrologic function, and biotic integrity) for a given location. Indicators include rills, water flow patterns, pedestals and terracettes, bare ground, gullies, wind scour and depositional areas, litter movement, soil resistance to erosion, soil surface loss or degradation, plant composition relative to infiltration, soil compaction, plant functional/structural groups, plant mortality, litter amount, annual production, invasive plants, and reproductive capability. In this paper, we detail the development and evolution of the technique and introduce a modified ecological reference worksheet that documents the expected presence and amount of each indicator on the ecological site. In addition, we review the intended applications for this technique and clarify the differences between assessment and monitoring that lead us to recommend this technique be used for moment-in-time assessments and not be used for temporal monitoring of rangeland status. Lastly, we propose a mechanism for adapting and modifying this technique to reflect improvements in understanding of ecosystem processes. We support the need for quantitative measures for monitoring rangeland health and propose some measures that we believe may address some of the 17 indicators.
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    text
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0022-409X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.2307/4004002
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