A long standing question in range management concerns the relative importance of the stocking rate versus the length of time during which animals graze a particular rangeland. We address this question by analyzing the problem faced by a private rancher who wishes to minimize the long run expected net unit cost from range operations by choosing either the stocking rate or the length of time duri...

The importance of accurately monitoring rangeland degradation dynamics over decades is increasing in Linxia rangeland, the birthplace of the Yellow River in China. Since 2000, the Chinese government has implemented the “Grain for Green” program and enforced a grazing ban in Gansu province, one of the most degraded provinces, to mitigate the problem of rangeland degradation. The effects of these...

SUMMARY Results from various straight-and crossbreeding trials South Africa were reviewed. The conclusion is drawn that in instances, initial crossbreeding followed by inter ~ matin, crossbred cattle give the same if not better results than crossbreeding. This facilitates rangeland improvement as it number of pastures needed during the breeding season.

The introduction of domestic livestock particularly sheep and rangeland grazing by Norse settlers to Faroe during the 9th century has generally been described as a major pressure on a sensitive landscape, leading to rapid and widespread vegetation change and contributing to land degradation. This view has, however, been developed without consideration of Norse grazing management practices which...

We examine relationships between landscape scale measurements of rangeland complexity and cattle stocking rates in Kansas. Rangeland complexity was characterized using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite imagery and the USGS National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD). Satellite Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values were summed over the 2002 growing-season and then ...

Pasture and grazing land in the southern central Great Plains is being invaded by woody species, especially eastern redcedar. As a result of plant encroachment, cattle production on native rangeland becoming less profitable because stocking rates must be decreased. Eastern redcedar encroachment can controlled management, herbicide use, prescribed fire, mechanical control mixed species grazing. ...

the “Three-River Headwaters” region (TRHR) rangeland ecosystem is extremely sensitive and fragile, and in recent years has undergone continuous degradation. The vast area and severe nature conditions inhibit data acquisition and field experiments, resulting in different understandings about the spatial characteristics and dynamics of rangeland degradation in the region. Therefore, reliable moni...