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Measuring the social and ecological performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands: Progress and plans for an indicator framework in the LTAR network
Author
Spiegal, S.
Webb, N.P.
Boughton, E.H.
Boughton, R.K.
Bentley, Brymer, A.L.
Clark, P.E.
Collins, C.H.
Hoover, D.L.
Kaplan, N.
McCord, S.E.
Meredith, G.
Porensky, L.M.
Toledo, D.
Wilmer, H.
Wulfhorst, J.D.
Bestelmeyer, B.T.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2022-10
Body

• The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network launched the LTAR Agricultural Performance Indicator Framework to evaluate how agricultural innovations perform relative to sustainable intensification goals in five domains: Environment, Productivity, Economic, Human Condition, and Social. • Here we describe our progress and plans for measuring the performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands. • We present a method for measuring outcomes of management innovations against site-specific benchmarks, which can be applied in grazinglands worldwide. • LTAR typically studies management on fine scales (ecological site, ranch); how to measure effects on broad scales (landscape, community) remains a persistent question. • LTAR's Agricultural Performance Indicator Framework will evolve with stakeholder engagement. © 2021 The Rangelands 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.

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005
Additional Information
Sheri Spiegal, Nicholas P. Webb, Elizabeth H. Boughton, Raoul K. Boughton, Amanda L. Bentley Brymer, Patrick E. Clark, Chandra Holifield Collins, David L. Hoover, Nicole Kaplan, Sarah E. McCord, Gwendŵr Meredith, Lauren M. Porensky, David Toledo, Hailey Wilmer, JD Wulfhorst, and Brandon T. Bestelmeyer "Measuring the Social and Ecological Performance of Agricultural Innovations on Rangelands: Progress and Plans for an Indicator Framework in the LTAR Network," Rangelands 44(5), 334-344, (4 November 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005
ISSN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/675727
Journal Volume
Rangelands
Journal Number
44
Journal Pages
5
Collection
Rangelands
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
Agricultural performance indicators
Benchmarks
Collaborative approaches
Coupled human-natural systems
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR)
sustainable intensification
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