A viewpoint: Using multiple variables as indicators in grazing research and management
Citation
Scarnecchia, D. L. (1994). A viewpoint: Using multiple variables as indicators in grazing research and management. Journal of Range Management, 47(2), 107-111.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/4002815Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Multi-variable analysis of grazing research has seen little conceptual development and even less application. To advance research on the multiple relationships of livestock grazing, computer-based analyses using multiple variables are needed. Dynamic variables describing livestock-herbage relationships must be developed to describe dynamic processes such as herbage growth and disappearance. Such variables could be used either alone or in combination with other variables as indicators to analyze and manage grazing. This paper presents 4 arrays of derived variables and discusses their individual and combinational value in analyzing and managing grazing. Greater power in analyzing grazing will come from use of combinations of variables rather than relying on single variables, e.g., stocking level. The variables described are useful in comprehensive analyses of research or in ad hoc roles aiding decisions in management. The paper also discusses possible future uses of variables as indicators in computerized analyses of other ecological systems.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/4002815