{"product_id":"9783319835686","title":"Rangeland Systems Processes, Management and Challenges","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSpringer Series on Environmental Management\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRangeland Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProcesses, Management and Challenges\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid D. Briske\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Environmental \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eThis  book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of  scientific and management knowledge regarding  global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has  been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the  conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The  second addresses the implications of these conceptual  advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major  challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century.  This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by  describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland  profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad  audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy  makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge  and commitment of 80 authors who have worked  in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions  indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the  complex challenges confronting global rangelands.  Rangelands represent  adaptive social-ecological systems, in which  societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance  to, and interact with, those of ecological processes.  A more  comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management  agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations  to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate  solutions.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid D. Briske is the T.M. O’Connor Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science \u0026amp; Management at Texas A\u0026amp;M University, U.S.A.  He earned a B.A. in Botany from North Dakota State University and a Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His scholarship and pedagogy emphasize the ecological function and management strategies of global rangelands.  He has served as editor of the book ‘Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices’ and the journal ‘Rangeland Ecology \u0026amp; Management’. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 July 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783319835686\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e661\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53263031369868,"sku":"9783319835686","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319835686","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}