Application of a simple ecological sustainability simulator (SESS) as a management tool in the semi-arid rangelands of northeastern Mexico

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 514-527

  Diaz Solis, H ^a   Kothmann, M M ^b   Grant, W E ^b   De Luna Villarreal, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle production; Grazinglands; Range productivity; Rangelands; Semi arid zones; Simulation models; Stocking rate; Supplemental feeding; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

RANGELAND; STOCKING DENSITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33644520337     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. R.H. Behnke, and I. Scoones Rethinking range ecology: Implications for rangeland management in Africa R.H. Behnke I. Scoones C. Kerven Range Ecology at Disequilibrium 1993 Overseas Development Institute London 1 30
2. H.D. Blackburn, and M.M. Kothmann Modelling diet selection and intake for grazing herbivores Ecological Modelling 57 1991 145 163
3. Carlson, D.H., Thurow, T.L. 1992. Spur-91: Workbook and User Guide. MP-1743, Tex. Agric. Exp. Sta., College Station.
4. COTECOCA. 1979. Coahuila. Tipos de vegetación, sitios de productividad forrajera y coeficientes de agostadero. Secretaria de Recursos Hidráulicos. Comisión Técnico Consultiva para la Determinación Regional de los Coeficientes de Agostadero, México.
5. H. Diaz-Solis, M.M. Kothmann, W.T. Hamilton, and W.E. Grant A simple ecological sustainability simulator (SESS) for stocking rate management on semi- arid grazinglands Agricultural Systems 76 2003 655 680
6. Diaz-Solis, H., Kothmann, M.M., Grant, W.E., De Luna-Villarreal, R. 2005. Use of irrigated pastures in semi-arid grazinglands: A dynamic model for stocking rate decisions. Agricultural Systems, in press.
7. Dix, R.L., Beidleman, R.G. (Eds.), 1969. The Grassland Ecosystem. A Preliminary Synthesis. Range Sci. Dept. Sci. Series No. 2., November 1969, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins.
8. A.W. Illius, J.F. Deny, and I.J. Gordon Evaluation of strategies for tracking climatic variation in semi-arid grazing systems Agricultural Systems 57 3 1998 381 398
9. H.N. Le Houreou Rain use efficiency: a unifying concept in arid-land ecology Journal of Arid Environments 7 1984 213 247
10. Kothmann, M.M., Mathis, G.W., Marion, P.T., Waldrip, W.J. 1970. Livestock Production and Economic Returns from Grazing Treatments on the Texas Experimental Ranch. B-1100. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station. 37 p.
11. NRC. 2000. Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle. Seventh revised edition: Update 2000. Available from: http//:www.nap.edu/openbook/0309069343/html/R11. html. The National Academy of Sciences.
12. Olivares, E., Ibarra, H. 1999. Soil conservation and management on rangelands of northeast México. In: Proceedings of the Conservation and Use of Natural Resources and Marketing of Beef Cattle, 27-29 January, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
13. Redmon, L.A. 1999. Conservation of soil resources on lands used for grazing. In: Proceedings of the Conservation and Use of Natural Resources and Marketing of Beef Cattle, 27-29 January, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
14. J. Van de Koppel, and W. Rietkerk Herbivore regulation and irreversible vegetation change in semi-arid grazing systems Oikos 90 2000 253 260
15. Wight, J.R. (Ed.), 1983. SPUR - Simulation of Production and Utilization of Rangelands: A Rangeland Model for Management and Research. US Dept. Agric., Misc. Pub. No. 1431, 120 p.
16. Wight, J.R., Skiles, J.W. (Eds.), 1987. SPUR: Simulation of Production and Utilization of Rangelands. Documentation and User Guide. US Dept. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., ARS 63, 372 p.