| Main Title |
Rangeland health : new methods to classify, inventory, and monitor rangelands / |
| Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| OCLC Number |
29477581 |
| ISBN |
0309048796; 9780309048798 |
| Subjects |
Rangeland health--United States ;
Rangelands--United States ;
Rangelands--Monitoring--United States ;
Range ecology--United States ;
Weiden (veeteelt) ;
Ecologie ;
Management ;
Range mangement--United States
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBM |
SF85.3.R36 1993 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/18/1994 |
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| Collation |
xvi, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-168) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
State of Rangeland Ecosystems. Purposes of National Assessments. Methods to Assess Rangeland Health. National Inventorying and Monitoring System. Transition to Rangeland Health. Challenge to Range Scientists and Managers -- 1. Rangelands Are Important. Rangeland Management and Uses. Concern About the State of U.S. Rangelands. Urgent Need for National Assessments -- 2. Rangeland Health. Goals for National Assessments. Standards for Rangeland Assessments. Role of Rangeland Health in Rangeland Management -- 3. Current Methods of Rangeland Assessment. Development of Current Theory and Practice of Rangeland Assessments. Current Agency Rangeland Assessment Theory and Practice. New Methods Needed to Assess Rangeland Health -- 4. Criteria and Indicators of Rangeland Health. Soil Stability and Watershed Function. Distribution of Nutrients and Energy. Recovery Mechanisms. Measurement and Evaluation of Indicators of Rangeland Health -- 5. Inventorying and Monitoring Rangeland Health. |
