Name: Rangeland Systems
ISBN: 978-3-319-46709-2

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David D. Briske⁰

David D. Briske
1. Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
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Unprecedented compilation of ecological and management knowledge regarding global rangelands
Content founded on the contributions of 80 authors with decades of experience in global rangelands
In-depth recommendations to reorganize management and policy to more effectively support rangeland systems in 21st century

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Environmental Management (SSEM)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xv

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Rangeland Systems: Foundation for a Conceptual Framework
- David D. Briske
Pages 1-21Open Access
Processes
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 23-23
  
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2. Woody Plant Encroachment: Causes and Consequences
  
  Steven R. Archer, Erik M. Andersen, Katharine I. Predick, Susanne Schwinning, Robert J. Steidl, Steven R. Woods
  
  Pages 25-84Open Access
3. Ecohydrology: Processes and Implications for Rangelands
  
  Bradford P. Wilcox, David Le Maitre, Esteban Jobbagy, Lixin Wang, David D. Breshears
  
  Pages 85-129Open Access
4. Soil and Belowground Processes
  
  R. Dave Evans, Richard A. Gill, Valerie T. Eviner, Vanessa Bailey
  
  Pages 131-168Open Access
5. Heterogeneity as the Basis for Rangeland Management
  
  Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Richard W. S. Fynn, Devan Allen McGranahan, Dirac Twidwell
  
  Pages 169-196Open Access
6. Nonequilibrium Ecology and Resilience Theory
  
  David D. Briske, Andrew W. Illius, J. Marty Anderies
  
  Pages 197-227Open Access
7. Ecological Consequences of Climate Change on Rangelands
  
  H. Wayne Polley, Derek W. Bailey, Robert S. Nowak, Mark Stafford-Smith
  
  Pages 229-260Open Access
Management
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 261-261
  
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2. Rangelands as Social–Ecological Systems
  
  Tracy Hruska, Lynn Huntsinger, Mark Brunson, Wenjun Li, Nadine Marshall, José L. Oviedo et al.
  
  Pages 263-302Open Access
3. State and Transition Models: Theory, Applications, and Challenges
  
  Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Andrew Ash, Joel R. Brown, Bulgamaa Densambuu, María Fernández-Giménez, Jamin Johanson et al.
  
  Pages 303-345Open Access
4. Livestock Production Systems
  
  Justin D. Derner, Leigh Hunt, Kepler Euclides Filho, John Ritten, Judith Capper, Guodong Han
  
  Pages 347-372Open Access
5. Adaptive Management of Rangeland Systems
  
  Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler, Joseph J. Fontaine, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Noelle M. Hart, Kevin L. Pope et al.
  
  Pages 373-394Open Access
6. Managing the Livestock–Wildlife Interface on Rangelands
  
  Johan T. du Toit, Paul C. Cross, Marion Valeix
  
  Pages 395-425Open Access
Challenges
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 427-427
  
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2. Invasive Plant Species and Novel Rangeland Systems
  
  Joseph M. DiTomaso, Thomas A. Monaco, Jeremy J. James, Jennifer Firn
  
  Pages 429-465Open Access
3. Rangeland Ecosystem Services: Nature’s Supply and Humans’ Demand
  
  Osvaldo E. Sala, Laura Yahdjian, Kris Havstad, Martín R. Aguiar
  
  Pages 467-489Open Access
4. Managing Climate Change Risks in Rangeland Systems
  
  Linda A. Joyce, Nadine A. Marshall
  
  Pages 491-526Open Access
5. Monitoring Protocols: Options, Approaches, Implementation, Benefits
  
  Jason W. Karl, Jeffrey E. Herrick, David A. Pyke
  
  Pages 527-567Open Access

About this book

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.

This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the implications of these conceptual advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21^st century. This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge and commitment of 80 authors who have worked in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the complex challenges confronting global rangelands. Rangelands represent adaptive social-ecological systems, in which societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance to, and interact with, those of ecological processes. A more comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate solutions.

Keywords

ecosystem management
natural resource management
ecohydrology
rangelands
rangeland ecology
resilience
resilience-based management
social-ecological systems
climate change

Editors and Affiliations

Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

David D. Briske

About the editor

David D. Briske is the T.M. O’Connor Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science & Management at Texas A&M University, U.S.A. He earned a B.A. in Botany from North Dakota State University and a Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His scholarship and pedagogy emphasize the ecological function and management strategies of global rangelands. He has served as editor of the book ‘Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices’ and the journal ‘Rangeland Ecology & Management’.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Rangeland Systems
Book Subtitle: Processes, Management and Challenges
Editors: David D. Briske
Series Title: Springer Series on Environmental Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46709-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
License: CC BY-NC
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46707-8Published: 25 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83568-6Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46709-2Published: 12 April 2017
Series ISSN: 0172-6161
Series E-ISSN: 2512-5559
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 661
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 69 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Environmental Law, Ecology, Environmental Sciences

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

Front Matter

Processes

Front Matter

Management

Front Matter

Challenges

Front Matter

About this book

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

About the editor

Bibliographic Information

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