Range Management : Principles and Practices,9780136269885

Range Management : Principles and Practices

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780136269885
ISBN10: 0136269885
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-08-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
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Summary

This revision of the most widely applauded and used book on "Range Management" presents range management practice toward multiple land use more successfully than any other text published. In the third edition, readers will find an up-to-date presentation on range plant physiology, range ecology, stocking rates, wildlife management, range vegetation, recreational use of land, and management in developing countries.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii(2)
Preface xv(2)
Conversion from a Metric Unit To the English Equivalent xvii
Chapter 1 RANGELAND AND MAN
1(20)
Rangeland Defined
1(4)
Range Management Defined
5(1)
Relationship of Range Management to Other Disciplines
6(2)
The Importance of Rangelands to Humans
8(8)
Desertification
16(1)
Changes in the Amount of Rangeland
17(1)
Range Management Principles
18(1)
Literature Cited
19(2)
Chapter 2 RANGELAND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
21(26)
Precipitation
21(7)
Wind
28(1)
Temperature
28(1)
Frostfree Period
28(1)
Humidity
29(1)
Climate Types
29(4)
Topography
33(1)
Soils
34(8)
Influence of Rangeland Physical Characteristics Upon Range Animals
42(2)
Range Management Principles
44(1)
Literature Cited
44(3)
Chapter 3 RANGE MANAGEMENT HISTORY
47(19)
Origination of Range Science
47(1)
Chronological History of Livestock Grazing
48(10)
Government Land Policies
58(5)
Development of Range Management in Other Countries
63(1)
Range Management Principles
63(1)
Literature Cited
64(2)
Chapter 4 DESCRIPTION OF RANGELAND TYPES
66(44)
Types of Rangeland
66(8)
Rangelands of the United States
74(32)
Range Management Principles
106(1)
Literature Cited
106(4)
Chapter 5 RANGE PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
110(20)
Basic Concepts
110(5)
Carbohydrate Reserves
115(3)
Water Relations
118(1)
Plant Morphology
119(2)
Reproduction
121(1)
Resistance to Grazing
121(3)
Grazing Optimization Theories
124(3)
Range Management Principles
127(1)
Literature Cited
127(3)
Chapter 6 RANGE ECOLOGY
130(33)
Ecology Defined
130(1)
Rangeland Ecosystem Components and Functions
130(8)
Succession and Climax
138(16)
Drought
154(2)
Competition
156(1)
Plant Succession and Range Management: A Conclusion
157(1)
Range Management Principles
158(1)
Literature Cited
158(5)
Chapter 7 RANGE INVENTORY AND MONITORING
163(27)
Vegetational Mapping
163(3)
Determination of Vegetational Attributes
166(3)
Grazing Surveys
169(1)
Determining Utilization
170(2)
Range Condition
172(7)
Determining Trend
179(7)
Range Management Principles
186(1)
Literature Cited
186(4)
Chapter 8 CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING STOCKING RATE
190(38)
Importance of Correct Stocking Rate
190(1)
Influence of Stocking Rate on Forage Production
191(4)
Influence of Stocking Rate on Range Livestock Productivity
195(3)
Influence of Stocking Rate on Economic Returns
198(5)
Flexible Versus Fixed Stocking Rates
203(2)
Grazing Intensity Considerations
205(4)
Adjustment for Distance from Water
209(1)
Adjustment for Slope
209(1)
Forage Demand by Grazing Animals
210(1)
Calculation of Stocking Rate
210(6)
Key-Plant and Key-Area Principles
216(3)
Forage Allocation to More than One Animal Species
219(2)
Conclusion
221(1)
Range Management Principles
221(1)
Literature Cited
222(6)
Chapter 9 SELECTION OF GRAZING METHODS
228(41)
Definition of Grazing System Terms
228(1)
Considerations in Grazing System Selection
229(27)
Grazing Systems for Riparian Zones
256(2)
Grazing Systems for Developing Countries
258(3)
Economic Advantages of Specialized Grazing Systems
261(1)
Range Management Principles
262(1)
Literature Cited
262(7)
Chapter 10 METHODS OF IMPROVING LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
269(17)
Factors Causing Poor Distribution
269(5)
Better Livestock Distribution Methods
274(9)
Range Management Principles
283(1)
Literature Cited
283(3)
Chapter 11 RANGE ANIMAL NUTRITION
286(45)
Nutritional Components of Grazing Animal Foods
286(3)
Methods for Determining the Nutritional Value of Grazing Animal Diets
289(1)
Diet and Nutritional Quality of Livestock on Different Ranges
289(1)
Forage Intake of Grazing Animals
290(1)
Comparative Nutritive Value of Plant Parts
290(4)
Seasonal Effects on Forage Nutritional Quality
294(1)
Comparative Nutritive Value of Range Forages
294(9)
Comparative Nutrition of Grazing Animals
303(10)
How Grazing Animals Cope with Periods of Low Forage Quality
313(1)
Energy Expenditure by Grazing Animals
314(1)
Supplementing Range Livestock
314(1)
Range Livestock Nutritional Guidelines
314(8)
Range Management Principles
322(1)
Literature Cited
322(9)
Chapter 12 RANGE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
331(38)
Economics of Range Livestock Production
331(13)
Management of Reproductive Efficiency
344(5)
Animal Selection
349(3)
Common-Use Grazing
352(1)
Livestock Management During Drought
353(7)
Poisonous Plant Problems
360(4)
Range Management Principles
364(1)
Literature Cited
365(4)
Chapter 13 RANGE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
369(46)
Basic Concepts Concerning Wildlife Habitat
369(1)
Grazing Effects on Rangeland Wildlife
370(7)
Grazing Methods for Wildlife Enhancement
377(7)
Provision of Forage to Big Game
384(3)
Impacts of Brush Control on Wildlife
387(2)
Game Ranching
389(5)
Problems with Wild Horses and Burros
394(1)
Problems with Small Mammals
395(3)
Problems with Insects
398(3)
Problems with Predators
401(4)
Threatened and Endangered Wildlife
405(1)
Range Management Principles
405(1)
Literature Cited
406(9)
Chapter 14 RANGE MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE USE
415(41)
Rangeland Hydrology
415(5)
Grazing Impacts on Watersheds
420(10)
Manipulation of Water Yield
430(2)
Timber Production and Grazing
432(4)
Management Systems for Trees, Livestock, and Wildlife
436(3)
Recreational Use of Rangelands
439(10)
Range Management Principles
449(1)
Literature Cited
450(6)
Chapter 15 MANIPULATION OF RANGE VEGETATION
456(39)
Control of Unwanted Plants
457(17)
Economic Considerations
474(6)
Considerations in Seeding
480(5)
Fertilization
485(4)
Forage Conservation
489(1)
Range Management Principles
489(1)
Literature Cited
490(5)
Chapter 16 RANGE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
495(16)
Problems Relating to Livestock Numbers
495(5)
Land Tenure and Communal Grazing
500(1)
Problems Relating to Dry-Season Grazing
501(3)
Drought
504(2)
Development of Livestock Water
506(1)
Range Burning
507(1)
Agricultural Versus Industrial Development
508(1)
Range Management Principles
508(1)
Literature Cited
509(2)
Chapter 17 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND THE FUTURE
511(14)
System Analysis
512(4)
Virtual Reality
516(1)
Economic Analysis
517(1)
Computers and the Future
518(4)
Range Management Principles
522(1)
Literature Cited
522(3)
Index 525

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