Ecosystem goods and services (EGS) are those things that humans value that are derived or part of the natural world. We define these EGS as extractable goods or tangible or intangible services. The Sustainable Rangeland Roundtable (SRR) has developed a set of questions to narrow the list of EGSs that should be considered when evaluating whether rangelands are being managed sustainably. The process takes into account the "must have" criteria followed by the "wants" of society. The intent is to help prioritize which EGS should be considered in a particular situation. Initial tests of the framework indicate that it is a useful way to organize the important aspects of an ecosystem good or service. The process would allow a decision-maker to rank the different goods and services according to importance, response to management, and other characteristics.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.