Assessing impacts of roads: Application of a standard assessment protocol

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 364-375

  Duniway, Michael C ^a   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive management; assessment; monitoring; off highway vehicles; oil and gas; rangeland health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; RANGELAND; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID REGION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84878283471     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-11-00130.1     Document Type: Article

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