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Adaptive grazing management in semiarid rangelands: An outcome-driven focus
Author
Derner, J.D.
Budd, B.
Grissom, G.
Kachergis, E.J.
Augustine, D.J.
Wilmer, H.
Scasta, J.D.
Ritten, J.P.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2022-02
Body

• Adaptive management should explicitly involve stakeholders, emphasize multiple iterations of identifying and prioritizing outcomes, and tightly link science-informed monitoring to decision-making benchmarks for effective feedback loops. • Short-term monitoring procedures should be simple, quick, and based on consistent methods that are focused on locations where meaningful change is expected or uncertainty is high. • Long-term monitoring procedures should emphasize consistent methodology across years that provides broader ecosystem context for multiple ecosystem services (e.g., watershed protection and grassland bird habitat). • Incorporating timely feedback from monitoring improves the capacity for rapid decision-making when benchmarks are attained and management should be modified. © 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.2021.02.004
Additional Information
Justin D. Derner, Bob Budd, Grady Grissom, Emily J. Kachergis, David J. Augustine, Hailey Wilmer, J. Derek Scasta, and John P. Ritten "Adaptive Grazing Management in Semiarid Rangelands: An Outcome-Driven Focus," Rangelands 44(1), 111-118, (8 March 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.02.004
ISSN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/675700
Journal Volume
Rangelands
Journal Number
44
Journal Pages
1
Collection
Rangelands
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
adaptive management
complex systems
ecosystem management
monitoring
rangeland management
social-ecological systems
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