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ISBN: 9780975555200
Category : Grassland ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems: Design, supplementary methods and interpretation
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975555200
Category : Grassland ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems, Volume II: Design, Supplementary Methods and Interpretation, 2005
Author: Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems
Author: Jeffrey E. HerrickPublisher: Jornada Experimental Res
ISBN: 9780975555200
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book describes the first integrated soil and vegetation monitoring system for rangeland ecosystems and is also the only monitoring guide to address the increasingly popular concept of "rangeland health." Rather than focusing on any particular land management objective—such as livestock production, watershed protection, or biodiversity conservation—the manual describes how to monitor basic ecosystem attributes on which all land uses depend: soil and site stability, watershed function, and biotic integrity. The manual is divided into two volumes to facilitate its use by individuals with little or no background in science or land management. Volume I, "Quick Start," contains all of the information needed to begin monitoring. Volume II outlines monitoring program development, contains supplementary methods, and provides guidelines for data entry. A Special Topics section in Volume II describes how to adapt the protocols to address more specific land management objectives: riparian environments, livestock production, wildlife habitats, off-road vehicle and other recreation uses, fire, invasive species, state and transition models, and remote sensing. The manual’s value-neutral approach has facilitated adoption by a wide range of individuals and organizations, and the protocols described are already being applied by ranchers, environmental organizations, land management agencies, and the National Park Service. Nearly everything that we value about rangelands depends upon the three attributes on which these methods focus; monitoring them is like monitoring the foundation of our rangeland ecosystems. This book provides step-by-step instructions for putting these important methods into practice.
Monitoring manual for grassland, shrubland and savanna ecosystems
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ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems
Author: Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems: Quick start
Author: Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing
Author: Ph.D., Prasad S. ThenkabailPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482217988
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 869
Book Description
A volume in the three-volume Remote Sensing Handbook series, Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing documents the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place during the last 50 years. The other two volumes in the series are Remotely Sensed Data Characterization, Classification, and Accuracies, and Remo
Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Author: Ramesh SivanpillaiPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128205806
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Second Edition provides an integrated look at major impacts to the Earth’s biosphere caused by diseases, algal blooms, insects, animals, species extinction, deforestation, land degradation, and comet and asteroid strikes, with important implications for humans. This second edition from Elsevier’s Hazards and Disasters Series incorporates perspectives from the natural and social sciences to offer in-depth coverage of threats from microscopic organisms to celestial objects and their potential impacts. Contributions from expert biological, health, ecological, environmental, wildlife, physical, and health scientists, readers will gain valuable insights on damages, causality, economic impacts, preparedness, and mitigation. Provides inter- and multi-disciplinary research accessible to both specialists and non-specialists Includes newly added chapters on emerging hazards and risks to earth’s ecosystems (land conversion and habitat loss) and human health (spread of diseases) Contains full-color tables, maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs of hazardous processes
Roadside Revegetation
Author: David E. SteinfeldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Endemic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Native plants are a foundation of ecological function, affecting soil conservation, wildlife habitat, plant communities, invasive species, and water quality. Establishing locally-adapted, self-sustaining plant communities can also support transportation goals for safety and efficiency. Past obstacles to establishing native plant communities on roadsides have been technical, informational, and organizational. Effective strategies and practical techniques for revegetating the disturbed conditions with limited resources must be made available to practitioners. Multiple disciplines, ranging from engineering to soil science, ecology, botany, and wildlife science, must be able to work cooperatively, not in isolation. This report offers an integrated approach to facilitate the successful establishment of native plants along roadsides and other areas of disturbance associated with road modifications. It guides readers through a comprehensive process of: 1) initiating, 2) planning, 3) implementing, and 4) monitoring a roadside revegetating project with native plants.
Handbook of Soil Sciences (Two Volume Set)
Author: Pan Ming HuangPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439803048
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2272
Book Description
An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co