Origin, persistence, and resolution of the rotational grazing debate: Integrating human dimensions into rangeland research

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-334

  Briske, D D ^a   Sayre, Nathan F ^b   Huntsinger, L ^c   Fernandez Gimenez, M ^d   Budd, B ^e   Derner, J D ^f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 507 McCone Hall ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust   (United States)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; complex ecological systems; ecosystem management; grazing management; social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIOPHYSICS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; RANGELAND; RESEARCH WORK; RESOLUTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960624993     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00084.1     Document Type: Review

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