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Rangelands are lands generally characterized by low and/or erratic precipitation, poor drainage, rough topography, and often low soil fertility.1 They occupy some 47% of the earth’s surface (Heitschmidt and Stuth 1991). Fire, rainfall, soil type, and grazing animals are driving forces determining plant species composition, distribution, and productivity. Management of rangelands ranges from nomadic pastoralism, to subsistence farming, to commercial ranching. Many rangelands have been used the same way for thousands of years, while others have a relatively short history of use.
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Sathaye, J., Meyers, S. (1995). Rangelands and Grasslands. In: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Assessment: A Guidebook. Environmental Science and Technology Library, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8466-1_13
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