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- Library Collection RecordChapter 1 contains a general discussion of the basic principles of grazing management and is written to provide a conceptual framework to integrate the remaining nine chapters. Chapter 2 provides an…Publication Date 1970
- wildlife
- social change
- planning
- livestock production
- hydrology
- grazing management
- grasses
- forage
- erosion control
- environment
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordPowerful case studies from the borderlands indicate people’s willingness and ability to move beyond simplistic dichotomies of ‘use’ vs. ‘conservation,’ and toward a working West that…Publication Date 1995
- collaboration
- conservation
- grazing
- management
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPowerful case studies from the borderlands indicate people’s willingness and ability to move beyond simplistic dichotomies of ‘use’ vs. ‘conservation,’ and toward a working West that…Publication Date 1995
- collaboration
- conservation
- grazing
- management
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordConservation for a New Generation highlights the dynamic state of how natural resources management is being practiced in the United States today as it transitions from top-down programs and federal…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- management
- natural resources
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOverseas Development Institute/International Institute for Environment and Development/Commonwealth Secretariat, London (1993) xi + 248 pp. ISBN 0-85003-195-8Publication Date 1995
- rangelands
- ecology
- pastoralism
- savanna
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 1968
- ecology
- fire
- grasslands
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- management
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordThis book introduces experimental design and data analysis / interpretation as well as field monitoring skills for both plants and animals. Clearly structured throughout and written in a student-…Publication Date 2012
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordFeatures Discusses the history of the disconnect and methods of strengthening ties between wildlife research and management Examines the disconnect from an institutional perspective - including…Publication Date 2012
- management
- game
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis handbook, updated edition of the 2002 edition, seeks to address planning, monitoring, and evaluation in the context of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its evaluation policy.…Publication Date 2009
- planning
- monitoring
- decision-making
- management
- sustanable development
- southern Africa
- Library Collection Record
11 Savanna
Savannas are characterized by the coexistence of trees and grasses and occur largely in the seasonal tropics between the equatorial rainforests and mid-latitude desert ecosystems. This article…Publication Date 2008- climate change
- Deciduous
- Evergreen
- fire
- grazing
- herbivory
- phenology
- Seasonal tropics
- soils
- Tree and grass competition
- savanna
- ecology
- animal impact
- grasslands
- rainfall
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordConservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology…Publication Date 2010
- conservation
- climate change
- socio-economic aspects
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- fire ecology
- invasive species
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordCarrying capacity is typically defined as the maximum population size that can be supported indefinitely by a given environment, but there are at least 10 different specific definitions used in basic…Publication Date 2008
- Density dependence
- Law of the minimum
- Logistic population growth model
- population regulation
- population size
- Sustainable yield
- carrying capacity
- cattle
- ecology
- rangelands
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordDecomposition is a process that releases nutrient materials in the structure of plant and animal tissues to the soil solution where the nutrients are once again potentially available to plants.…Publication Date 2002
- ecology
- desertification
- soils
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordA thorough understanding of the behavior of fire in grasslands is critical to the minimization of the impact of fires on agricultural and pastoral land as well as the successful management of the…Publication Date 2010
- fire
- grasslands
- management
- species richness
- climate change
- fire ecology
- agriculture
- pastoralism
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary 10.1002/9780470292136.ch4.abs This chapter contains sections titled: * Objectives for This Chapter * Introduction * Factors Influencing the Agricultural Use of Animals * Animal Distribution…Publication Date 2008
- food production
- physiological adaptation
- buffalo
- livestock
- veterinary service
- agriculture
- management
- sustainability
- animal production
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo Abstract available.Publication Date 2003
- grasslands
- management
- agriculture
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Livestock grazing is often viewed as having detrimental effects on plants and plant communities. Livestock grazing can, however, be managed to be an effective tool for vegetation management…Publication Date 2010
- livestock
- grazing
- nutrition
- ecology
- management
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- fire ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock have played a pivotal and positive role in human development. Yet this has come at a heavy cost to the biological diversity of the world's rangelands and forests. Livestock grazing is…Publication Date 2001
- rangelands
- ecology
- livestock
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary The savanna biome is diverse, including formations ranging from almost treeless grasslands to more or less closed-canopy woodlands with considerable variation in plant composition, biomass,…Publication Date 2001
- savanna
- animal production
- plant production
- plant community ecology
- land use
- degradation
- agriculture
- ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe world population has increased from 2–10 million at the dawn of settled agriculture about 10–12 millennium ago to 6.5 billion in 2006, and may stabilize at 10–12 billion by 2100. Most of…Publication Date 2007
- socio-economic aspects
- agriculture
- pastoralism
- soils
- management
- plant production
- animal production
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublished studies relating erosion and productivity have been generally based on information derived from expert opinion on the extent and severity of soil erosion and on limited data on its impact…Publication Date 2003
- soil erosion
- plant production
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe chapter describes different patches that are included in a single landscape unit. Patches differ in size, species composition, and the way they function in a landscape. Patches may be composed of…Publication Date 2002
- vegetation dynamics
- ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 2006
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTechnical Guide by Edwin Tisdale concerning Plant Communities, Ecology and other subjectsPublication Date 1979
- plant communities
- ecology
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordTechnical Guide by Al Winward et al. concerning Plant Communities, Ecology and other subjectsPublication Date 1969
- plant communities
- ecology
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordTechnical Guide by Edwin Tisdale concerning Plant Communities, Ecology and other subjectsPublication Date 1986
- plant communities
- ecology
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordTechnical Guide by Min Hironaka et al. concerning Plant Communities, Ecology and other subjectsPublication Date 1983
- plant communities
- ecology
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordReport by Steve Bunting concerning Invasive Plants, Ecology, Herbivory and other subjectsPublication Date 1993
- invasive species
- ecology
- herbivory
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordTechnical Guide by Edwin Tisdale et al. concerning Plant Communities, Ecology and other subjectsPublication Date 1969
- plant communities
- ecology
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThis research was conducted because of concerns surrounding the fragmentation of Pronghorn habitat in the Big Chino Valley, Arizona. To promote the long-term viability of the resident pronghorn herd…Publication Date 2013
- habitats
- wildlife management
- GIS
- movement
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordPurpose: To provide land managers with information that can help them identify different aspen types, assess the condition of aspen stands, and prioritize stands for restoration using appropriate…Publication Date 2015
- aspen (tree)
- management
- Great Basin
- Library Collection RecordThe new African National Congress government announced after 1994 that municipal commonage would be a pillar of their land reform programme. The Department of Land Affairs spearheaded this by…Publication Date 2009
- Direct-use value of livestock
- Livelihoods
- Local government
- Municipal commonage
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape
- common land
- income
- land reform
- landownership
- Livestock farming
- Local government
- productivity
- rural economy
- stakeholder
- subsistence agriculture
- policies
- legislation
- livestock
- socio-economic aspects
- land use
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordPastoralists have always lived with change, but the current pace and scale of change is unprecedented. Now, more than ever, diversification and adaptation are key to ensuring that pastoralists'…Publication Date 2009
- pastoralism
- management
- subsistence agriculture
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordOver the past few years, agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies have been acquiring long-term rights over large areas of land in Africa. Together with applicable national and…Publication Date 2011
- policies
- land use
- Economic Aspects
- politics
- International Institute for Environment and Development policy
- research
- climate
- ecology
- urban
- economics
- sustainability
- legislation
- southern Africa