History of Rangeland Monitoring in the U.S.A

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-545

  West, Neil E ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological Integrity; Range Condition; Rangeland Health; Trends In Condition

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RANGELAND;

UNITED STATES;

NEPA;

EID: 0142036218     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713936110     Document Type: Article

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