Experimental use of remote sensing by private range managers and its influence on management decisions

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 541-548

  Butterfield, H Scott ^a   Malmstrom, Carolyn M ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study analysis; Collaboration; Conservation; Invasive species; Noxious weeds; Ranching

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; REMOTE SENSING; SEEDING; WEED CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 33750018360     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-184R1.1     Document Type: Article

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