Ranching as a conservation strategy: Can old ranchers save the new west?

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-147

  Brunson, Mark W ^a   Huntsinger, Lynn ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Ecosystem services; Exurban development; Innovation; Working landscapes

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INNOVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; RANCHING; RANGELAND; SYNERGISM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61949389769     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-063.1     Document Type: Article

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