Range Management: Principles and Practices

摘要: (NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Range Management Principles and Literature Cited.) 1. Rangeland Man. Defined. Relationship of to Other Disciplines. The Importance Rangelands Humans. Desertification. Changes in the Amount Rangeland. 2. History. Origin Science. Chronological History Livestock Grazing. Government Land Policies. Development Countries. 3. Physical Characteristics. Precipitation. Wind. Temperature. Humidity. Climate Types. Topography. Soils. Influence Characteristics on Animals. 4. Description Types United States. 5. Plant Physiology. Basic Concepts. Carbohydrate Reserves. Water Relations. Morphology. Reproduction. Resistance Grazing Optimization Theories. 6. Ecology. Ecology Ecosystem Components Functions. Services. Succession Climax. Drought. Competition. Management: A Conclusion. 7. Inventory Monitoring. Vegetational Mapping. Determination Attributes. Surveys. Determining Intensity. Condition. Trend. 8. Considerations Concerning Stocking Rate. Correct Rate Forage Production. Flexible Versus Fixed Rates. Intensity Considerations. Setting Adjustment for Distance from Water. Key-plant Key-Area Principles. Allocation More Than One Animal Species. 9. Selection Methods. Definition System Terms. Selection. Systems Riparian Zones. Developing Economic Advantages Specialized Systems. 10. Methods Improving Distribution. Factors Causing Poor Better Distribution 11. Nutrition. Nutritional Foods. Value Diets. Diet Quality Different Ranges. Intake Comparative Nutritive Parts. Seasonal Effects Quality. Forages. Nutrition How Animals Cope Periods Low Energy Expenditure by Supplementing Livestock. Guidelines. 12. Multiple Use. Herbage Residue Multiple-Use Hydrology. Impacts Watersheds. Manipulation Yield. Timber Production Trees, Livestock, Wildlife. Recreational Use Rangelands. 13. Economics Reproductive Efficiency. Common-Use During Poisonous Problems. 14. Wildlife Management. Trends Populations. Concepts Habitat. Enhancement. Provision Big Game. Brush Control Game Ranching. Wild Horses Burros. Small Mammals. Insects. Predators. Threatened Endangered 15. Vegetation. Problems Western Unwanted Plants. Seeding. Fertilization. Conservation. 16. Challenges African Pastoralism. Relating Numbers. Tenure Communal Dry-Season Burning. Latin America. Agricultural Industrial Development. 17. Planning, Technology, Future. Planning. Technology Computers. Analysis. Virtual Reality. Computers Index.