Extent of coterminous US rangelands: Quantifying implications of differing agency perspectives

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 585-597

  Reeves, Matthew Clark ^a   Mitchell, John E ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; LANDFIRE; rangeland area; rangeland classification; rangeland cover

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FIRE; FOREST INVENTORY; NATURAL RESOURCE; OWNERSHIP; PATCH SIZE; RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS; PROSOPIS; QUERCUS;

EID: 81855183832     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-11-00035.1     Document Type: Article

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