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Rangeland health : new methods to classify, inventory, and monitor rangelands / Committee on Rangeland Classification, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 180 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585156344
  • 9780585156347
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rangeland health.DDC classification:
  • 333.74/0973 20
LOC classification:
  • SF85.3 .R36 1994eb
Other classification:
  • 48.69
Online resources:
Contents:
State of Rangeland Ecosystems. Purposes of National Assessments. Methods to Assess Rangeland Health. National Inventorying and Monitoring System. Transition to Rangeland Health. Challenge to Range Scientists and Managers -- 1. Rangelands Are Important. Rangeland Management and Uses. Concern About the State of U.S. Rangelands. Urgent Need for National Assessments -- 2. Rangeland Health. Goals for National Assessments. Standards for Rangeland Assessments. Role of Rangeland Health in Rangeland Management -- 3. Current Methods of Rangeland Assessment. Development of Current Theory and Practice of Rangeland Assessments. Current Agency Rangeland Assessment Theory and Practice. New Methods Needed to Assess Rangeland Health -- 4. Criteria and Indicators of Rangeland Health. Soil Stability and Watershed Function. Distribution of Nutrients and Energy. Recovery Mechanisms. Measurement and Evaluation of Indicators of Rangeland Health -- 5. Inventorying and Monitoring Rangeland Health.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-168) and index.

State of Rangeland Ecosystems. Purposes of National Assessments. Methods to Assess Rangeland Health. National Inventorying and Monitoring System. Transition to Rangeland Health. Challenge to Range Scientists and Managers -- 1. Rangelands Are Important. Rangeland Management and Uses. Concern About the State of U.S. Rangelands. Urgent Need for National Assessments -- 2. Rangeland Health. Goals for National Assessments. Standards for Rangeland Assessments. Role of Rangeland Health in Rangeland Management -- 3. Current Methods of Rangeland Assessment. Development of Current Theory and Practice of Rangeland Assessments. Current Agency Rangeland Assessment Theory and Practice. New Methods Needed to Assess Rangeland Health -- 4. Criteria and Indicators of Rangeland Health. Soil Stability and Watershed Function. Distribution of Nutrients and Energy. Recovery Mechanisms. Measurement and Evaluation of Indicators of Rangeland Health -- 5. Inventorying and Monitoring Rangeland Health.

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