Livestock Management in the American Southwest
Livestock Management in the American Southwest

Author: Roy Jemison

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13:

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Grazing, land use history, and grazing systems of the southwest; Range ecosystems; Economic, social, and cultural aspects of livestock production and management; Research and information needs and conclusions.

Livestock Management in the American Southwest
Livestock Management in the American Southwest

Author: Roy Jemison

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13:

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Grazing, land use history, and grazing systems of the southwest; Range ecosystems; Economic, social, and cultural aspects of livestock production and management; Research and information needs and conclusions.

Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States
Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States

Author: Peter F. Ffolliott

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-07-28

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1135463212

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Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management provides hydrologists, watershed managers, land-use planners, educators, policymakers, and non-governmental organizations with a comprehensive account of the multiple benefits and conflicts arising from the uniquely structured ecosystems of arid and semi-arid regions. The text describes the inhabitants of southwestern riparian ecosystems and addresses the research, planning, and management concerns for these fragile ecosystems in relation to the impacts of water and sediment flows, livestock grazing, and other human activities, and the maintenance of key wildlife and fish habitats.

The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect
The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect

Author: John M. Kimble

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2002-09-25

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1420032275

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Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a potential carbon sink grows. The Potenti