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Range research: The second generation
Author
Young, J. A.
Clements, C. D.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2001-03-01
Body

The decade of the 1920s was somewhat of a paradox for range science. A. W. Sampson published 3 books that were widely used as text for higher education classes in range management. The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service expanded their mandate to manage grazing on National Forest and began to apply the principles of plant ecology and physiology that were being enumerated by range scientists. At the same time millions of acres of public domain outside the National Forest remained as free range and continued to decline in productivity. Progress was made in applying animal behavior technology to improve the uniformity of range forage utilization. This was especially apparent in regard to sheep and goats which were herded on rangelands. The management tools utilized were herding techniques, salt distribution and water developments. Restoration of range productivity and the place of wildfires in range ecosystems remained very controversial subjects. The Journal of Range Management 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 August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/4003170
Additional Information
Young, J. A., & Clements, C. D. (2001). Range research: The second generation. Journal of Range Management, 54(2), 115-121.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/643843
Journal Volume
54
Journal Number
2
Journal Pages
115-121
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
social change
textbooks
salt licks
grazing tenancy
USDA
public domain
history
water supply
prescribed burning
sheep
goats
overgrazing
range management
grazing
herding technology
range text
wildfire
salting