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