Ranching and multiyear droughts in Utah: Production impacts, risk perceptions, and changes in preparedness

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 607-618

  Coppock, D Layne ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive management; climate change; policy; range livestock; risk management; social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; FORAGE; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RANCHING; RANGELAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BOS;

EID: 81855183861     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00113.1     Document Type: Article

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