Rangeland health new methods to classify, inventory, and monitor rangelands

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ISBN: 0309048796
ISBN: 9780309074865 (pbk.)
ISBN: 030907486X (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780585156347 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0585156344 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 180 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-168) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	State of Rangeland Ecosystems. Purposes of National Assessments. Methods to Assess Rangeland Health. National Inventorying and Monitoring System. Transition to Rangeland Health. Challenge to Range Scientists and Managers -- 1. Rangelands Are Important. Rangeland Management and Uses. Concern About the State of U.S. Rangelands. Urgent Need for National Assessments -- 2. Rangeland Health. Goals for National Assessments. Standards for Rangeland Assessments. Role of Rangeland Health in Rangeland Management -- 3. Current Methods of Rangeland Assessment. Development of Current Theory and Practice of Rangeland Assessments. Current Agency Rangeland Assessment Theory and Practice. New Methods Needed to Assess Rangeland Health -- 4. Criteria and Indicators of Rangeland Health. Soil Stability and Watershed Function. Distribution of Nutrients and Energy. Recovery Mechanisms. Measurement and Evaluation of Indicators of Rangeland Health -- 5. Inventorying and Monitoring Rangeland Health.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.