Upland Bare Ground and Riparian Vegetative Cover Under Strategic Grazing Management, Continuous Stocking, and Multiyear Rest in New Mexico Mid-grass Prairie
| Autor: | R. Douglas Ramsey, Randy T. Larsen, Gregg E. Simonds, Tony J. Svejcar, Frederick D. Provenza, Rick Danvir, Eric D. Sant, Eric Thacker, Chad S. Boyd |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Range (biology) Geography Planning and Development Forestry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Land cover Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Stocking Remote sensing (archaeology) Grazing 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Precipitation Rangeland Riparian zone |
| Zdroj: | Rangelands. 40:1-8 |
| ISSN: | 0190-0528 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rala.2017.12.004 |
| Popis: | On the Ground • We compared land cover attributes on rangeland pastures with strategically managed ranches (SGM), continuously stocked (CS), and rested pastures. • SGM pastures had less upland bare ground and more riparian vegetative cover than adjoining CS pastures, and SGM pastures had bare ground cover comparable to pastures rested from grazing for three or more years. • Differences in riparian cover between management types were greatest in years of near-average precipitation and lower in years of high precipitation or drought. • Remote sensing technology provided a means of quantifying range condition and comparing management effectiveness on large landscapes in a constantly changing environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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