Range readiness is an obsolete management tool

Rangelands

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 36-41

  Perryman, B L ^a   Laycock, W A ^b   Bruce, L B ^b   Crane, K K ^a   Burkhardt, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Rangeland Consultant ^*

^c Rangeland Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RANCHING; RANGELAND;

EID: 33646165667     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X(2005)27.2[36:RRIAOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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