Briske, David D.
Rangeland Systems
1. Rangeland Systems: Foundation for a Conceptual Framework
David D. Briske
Section I. Processes
2. Woody Plant Encroachment: Causes and Consequences
Steven R. Archer, Erik M. Andersen, Katharine I. Predick, Susanne Schwinning, Robert J. Steidl, Steven R. Woods
3. Ecohydrology: Processes and Implications for Rangelands
Bradford P. Wilcox, David Maitre, Esteban Jobbagy, Lixin Wang, David D. Breshears
4. Soil and Belowground Processes
R. Dave Evans, Richard A. Gill, Valerie T. Eviner, Vanessa Bailey
5. Heterogeneity as the Basis for Rangeland Management
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Richard W. S. Fynn, Devan Allen McGranahan, Dirac Twidwell
6. Nonequilibrium Ecology and Resilience Theory
David D. Briske, Andrew W. Illius, J. Marty Anderies
7. Ecological Consequences of Climate Change on Rangelands
H. Wayne Polley, Derek W. Bailey, Robert S. Nowak, Mark Stafford-Smith
Section II. Management
8. Rangelands as Social–Ecological Systems
Tracy Hruska, Lynn Huntsinger, Mark Brunson, Wenjun Li, Nadine Marshall, José L. Oviedo, Hilary Whitcomb
9. State and Transition Models: Theory, Applications, and Challenges
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Andrew Ash, Joel R. Brown, Bulgamaa Densambuu, María Fernández-Giménez, Jamin Johanson, Matthew Levi, Dardo Lopez, Raul Peinetti, Libby Rumpff, Patrick Shaver
10. Livestock Production Systems
Justin D. Derner, Leigh Hunt, Kepler Euclides Filho, John Ritten, Judith Capper, Guodong Han
11. Adaptive Management of Rangeland Systems
Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler, Joseph J. Fontaine, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Noelle M. Hart, Kevin L. Pope, Dirac Twidwell
12. Managing the Livestock–Wildlife Interface on Rangelands
Johan T. Toit, Paul C. Cross, Marion Valeix
Section III. Challenges
13. Invasive Plant Species and Novel Rangeland Systems
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Thomas A. Monaco, Jeremy J. James, Jennifer Firn
14. Rangeland Ecosystem Services: Nature’s Supply and Humans’ Demand
Osvaldo E. Sala, Laura Yahdjian, Kris Havstad, Martín R. Aguiar
15. Managing Climate Change Risks in Rangeland Systems
Linda A. Joyce, Nadine A. Marshall
16. Monitoring Protocols: Options, Approaches, Implementation, Benefits
Jason W. Karl, Jeffrey E. Herrick, David A. Pyke
17. Rangeland Systems in Developing Nations: Conceptual Advances and Societal Implications
D. Layne Coppock, María Fernández-Giménez, Pierre Hiernaux, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Catherine Schloeder, Corinne Valdivia, José Tulio Arredondo, Michael Jacobs, Cecilia Turin, Matthew Turner
Keywords: Environment, Environmental Management, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Ecology, Climate Change
- Editor
- Briske, David D.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2017
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Springer Series on Environmental Management
- Page amount
- 15 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319467092
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-46707-8