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Case Study: Application of Ecological Site Information to Transformative Changes on Great Basin Sagebrush Rangelands
Author
Williams, C. Jason
Pierson, Frederick B.
Spaeth, Kenneth E.
Brown, Joel R.
Al-Hamdan, Osama Z.
Weltz, Mark A.
Nearing, Mark A.
Herrick, Jeffrey E.
Boll, Jan
Robichaud, Peter R.
Goodrich, David C.
Heilman, Philip
Guertin, D. Phillip
Hernandez, Mariano
Wei, Haiyan
Polyakov, Viktor O.
Armendariz, Gerardo
Nouwakpo, Sayjro K.
Hardegree, Stuart P.
Clark, Patrick E.
Strand, Eva K.
Bates, Jonathan D.
Metz, Loretta J.
Nichols, Mary H.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2016-12-01
Body

On the Ground • The utility of ecological site descriptions (ESD) in the management of rangelands hinges on their ability to characterize and predict plant community change, the associated ecological consequences, and ecosystem responsiveness to management. • We demonstrate how enhancement of ESDs with key ecohydrologic information can aid predictions of ecosystem response and targeting of conservation practices for sagebrush rangelands that are strongly regulated by ecohydrologic or ecogeomorphic feedbacks. • The primary point of this work is that ESD concepts are flexible and can be creatively augmented for improved assessment and management of rangelands. 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. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.rala.2016.10.004
Additional Information
Williams, C. J., Pierson, F. B., Spaeth, K. E., Brown, J. R., Al-Hamdan, O. Z., Weltz, M. A., ... & Nichols, M. H. (2016). Case Study: Application of Ecological Site Information to Transformative Changes on Great Basin Sagebrush Rangelands. Rangelands, 38(6), 379-388.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/640171
Journal Volume
38
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
379-388
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
adaptive management
ecological site
erosion
rangeland hydrology and erosion model
resilience
runoff
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