TY - GEN
T1 - Usable Science for Managing Animals and Rangeland Sustainability
AU - Meiman, Paul J.
AU - Tolleson, Doug R.
AU - Johnson, Theodora
AU - Echols, Alex
AU - Price, Frank
AU - Stackhouse-Lawson, Kim
N1 - Funding Information:
Our intent in this article is to generate support for usable science focused on animals and sustainable rangelands. The rangeland animal working group was dominated by people who are considered “end users” of information generated through research, which is arguably the most important component of usable science. In the short term, members of the group plan to pursue funding to begin addressing certain components of the research questions presented in this article. Over the longer term, consideration and further discussion of priority issues and needs for usable science (those presented here and additional ones) are strongly encouraged, with the ultimate desired outcome being funding to support needed research. Authors are Associate Professor, Dept of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University, 1472 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA, [email protected] (Meiman); Extension Rangeland Specialist and Research Scientist, University of Arizona, V Bar V Ranch, 2830 N Commonwealth Drive Suite 103, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, USA (Tolleson); Rancher and Manager of Legislative Affairs, Public Lands Council, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Ste 300, Washington, DC 20004, USA (Dowling); Consultant, Sand County Foundation, 1145 Belle Haven Road, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22037, USA (Echols); Rancher and Owner, Frank & Sims Price Ranch, PO Box 907, Sterling City, TX 76971, USA (Price); and Director of Sustainability Research, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, 9110 East Nichols Ave, Suite 300, Centennial, CO 80112 USA (Stackhouse).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Society for Range Management.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - On the Ground: Animals are critical components of rangeland ecosystems, and domestic livestock provide an extremely important management tool on rangelands.Decades of research have yielded much valuable information to support sustainable and effective grazing management, but increased complexity resulting in part from expanding environmental, economic, and societal pressures demands future investments in usable science focused on rangeland animals.Three priorities for usable science are recommended:Proactive drought planningBetter matching livestock production systems to rangeland resourcesComprehensive synthesis of and effective communication concerning environmental impacts (positive, negative, and neutral) of livestock on rangelands.
AB - On the Ground: Animals are critical components of rangeland ecosystems, and domestic livestock provide an extremely important management tool on rangelands.Decades of research have yielded much valuable information to support sustainable and effective grazing management, but increased complexity resulting in part from expanding environmental, economic, and societal pressures demands future investments in usable science focused on rangeland animals.Three priorities for usable science are recommended:Proactive drought planningBetter matching livestock production systems to rangeland resourcesComprehensive synthesis of and effective communication concerning environmental impacts (positive, negative, and neutral) of livestock on rangelands.
KW - applied
KW - large ungulates
KW - research priorities
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84964674900
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rala.2016.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.rala.2016.01.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964674900
SN - 0190-0528
VL - 38
SP - 79
EP - 84
JO - Rangelands
JF - Rangelands
ER -