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oapen-20.500.12657-762352024-02-02T15:27:22Z Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation McNew, Lance B. Dahlgren, David K. Beck, Jeffrey L. Wildlife management Ecosystem ecology Grassland ecology Habitat management Fish and wildlife biology and management Rangeland management bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology & animal sciences bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MZ Veterinary medicine This open access book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. More than half of all lands worldwide, and up to 70% of the western USA, are classified as rangelands—uncultivated lands that often support grazing by domestic livestock. The rangelands of North America provide a vast array of goods and services, including significant economic benefit to local communities, while providing critical habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife. This book provides compendium of recent data and synthesis from more than 100 experts in wildlife and rangeland ecology in Western North America. It provides a current and in-depth synthesis of knowledge related to wildlife ecology in rangeland ecosystems, and the tools used to manage them, to serve current and future wildlife biologists and rangeland managers in the working landscapes of the West. The book also identifies information gaps and serves as a jumping-off point for future research of wildlife in rangeland ecosystems. While the content focuses on wildlife ecology and management in rangelands of Western North America, the material has important implications for rangeland ecosystems worldwide. 2023-09-13T19:46:27Z 2023-09-13T19:46:27Z 2023 book ONIX_20230913_9783031340376_16 9783031340376 9783031340369 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76235 eng application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-34037-6.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-34037-6 Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-031-34037-6 10.1007/978-3-031-34037-6 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 4911eced-a18b-48ae-8393-596b1f148eb1 9783031340376 9783031340369 Springer International Publishing 1023 Cham [...] U.S. Bureau of Land Management BLM open access
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This open access book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. More than half of all lands worldwide, and up to 70% of the western USA, are classified as rangelands—uncultivated lands that often support grazing by domestic livestock. The rangelands of North America provide a vast array of goods and services, including significant economic benefit to local communities, while providing critical habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife. This book provides compendium of recent data and synthesis from more than 100 experts in wildlife and rangeland ecology in Western North America. It provides a current and in-depth synthesis of knowledge related to wildlife ecology in rangeland ecosystems, and the tools used to manage them, to serve current and future wildlife biologists and rangeland managers in the working landscapes of the West. The book also identifies information gaps and serves as a jumping-off point for future research of wildlife in rangeland ecosystems. While the content focuses on wildlife ecology and management in rangelands of Western North America, the material has important implications for rangeland ecosystems worldwide.
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