Northern Mexico includes three major ecosystems, the Tamaulipan Biotic Province, the Chiuahuan Desert, and the Sonoran Desert. Texas shares the Tamaulipan Biotic Province and the Chiuahuan Desert. Production systems in both countries have experienced important changes over the years, with game wildlife becoming an increasingly important part of the ranching industry because its economic value. Range management practices have been adapted to meet habitat requirements for game species in addition cattle requirements. Range management for multiple species is more complex. Adaptive management needs to be used to guarantee the integrity of the plant communities and optimize productivity and economic output of ranches.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.