Utilization levels and residual height are tools for adaptive management, not management objectives. Utilization/residual measurements are subject to many sources of sampling, procedural and personal errors. Season of measurement has
Residual dry matter (RDM) is a standard used by land management agencies for assessing the level of grazing use on annual rangeland and associated savannas and woodlands (George et al.
Residual dry matter (RDM) is a standard used by land management agencies for assessing the level of grazing use on annual rangeland and associated savannas and woodlands. RDM is the
Healthy soils are fundamental to sustainable rangelands, but soils function in obscurity. This is reflected in the below ground black-box mentality often attributed to soils. Transformational changes get the attention
Cattle play an important role in wildfire management by grazing fuel on California rangelands. The benefits of cattle grazing have not been thoroughly explored, though. Fire behavior is characterized in
In this paper, the authors explore some of the key elements of soil health on rangelands, discuss what the ideas mean in real-world settings, and synthesize some of the conclusions
Interest in land application of organic amendments — such as biosolids, composts, and manures — is growing due to their potential to increase soil carbon and help mitigate climate change,
California’s Mediterranean climate zone supports grasslands that are biologically diverse. Livestock grazing is being increasingly used to promote native species diversity at both the pasture and landscape scales. Several federally
Vegetation change can affect the magnitude and direction of global climate change via its effect on carbon cycling among plants, the soil and the atmosphere. The invasion of non-native plants
Rangelands have the potential to be provisioners of ecosystem services, including livestock products, carbon storage and greenhouse gas regulation, water and nutrient cycling, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity. Due to their
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