Range management : principles and practices / Jerry L. Holechek, Rex D. Pieper, Carlton H. Herbel.

CONTENTS

Rangeland and man
range land defined
range management defined
the importance of rangelands to humans
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Range Management history
the origin of range science
chronological history of livestock grazing
government land policies
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Rangeland physical characteristics
precipitation
wind
temperature
humidity
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Description of rangeland types
types of rangeland
rangelands of the united states
range management principles
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Range plant physiology
basic concepts
carbohydrate reserves
water relations
plant morphology
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Range ecology
ecology defined
rangeland ecosystem components and functions
importance of rangeland ecosystems
succession and climax
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Range inventory and monitoring
vegetational mapping
determination of vegetational attributes
grazing surveys
determining grazing intensity
range condition
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Considerations concerning stocking rate
importance of correct stocking rate
influence of stocking rate on forage production
flexible versus fixed stocking rates
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Selection of grazing methods
definition of grazing terms
considerations in grazing system selection
grazing systems for Ripian zones
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Methods of improving livestock distribution
factors causing poor distribution
better livestock distribution methods
range management principles
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Range animal nutrition
nutritional components of grazing animal foods
methods of determining the nutritional value of grazing animal diets
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Range management for multiple use
herbage residue and multiple use concepts
rangeland hydrology
grazing impacts of watersheds
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Range livestock production
economics of range livestock production
management of reproductive efficiency
animal selection
common-use- grazing
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Range wildlife management
trends in rangeland wildlife populations
basic concepts concerning wildlife habitat
grazing effects on rangeland wildlife
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Manipulation of range vegetation
rangeland problems in the western united states
control of unwanted plants
economic considerations
considerations in seeding
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Range management in developing countries
challenges to African pastoralism
problems relating to livestock numbers
land tenure and communal grazing
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Planning, technology, and the future
range management planning
technology and computers
systems analysis
virtual reality
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Includes bibliographical references and Index