An assessment of state-and-transition models: Perceptions following two decades of development and implementation

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 598-606

  Knapp, Corrine N ^a   Fernandez Gimenez, Maria E ^b   Briske, David D ^c   Bestelmeyer, Brandon T ^d   Wu, X Ben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive management; ecosystem management; expert knowledge; local knowledge; monitoring and assessment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXPERT SYSTEM; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONITORING; RANGELAND; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH WORK; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855183836     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00188.1     Document Type: Article

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