- Rangeland - Wikipedia
Rangelands are grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals Types of rangelands include tallgrass and shortgrass prairies, desert grasslands and shrublands, woodlands, savannas, chaparrals, steppes, open forest, and tundras
- Rangeland | Definition, Ecology, Management | Britannica
Rangeland, any extensive area of land that is occupied by native herbaceous or shrubby vegetation which is grazed by domestic or wild herbivores The vegetation of ranges may include tallgrass prairies, steppes, shrub woodlands, savannas, and tundras
- Range Resources | Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rangelands include grasslands, savannas, shrublands, most deserts, tundra, alpine communities, marshes and meadows Rangelands comprise about 30% of the entire land cover of the United States, totaling about 770 million acres About 2 3 of all U S rangelands are privately owned
- Rangelands and Grazing - Bureau of Land Management
These lands preserve the open spaces that continue to shape the character of the West Read about national and regional rangeland health, including state range health standards and grazing guidelines
- Welcome | Rangelands Gateway
Learn about ecosystems dominated by grasses and shrubs, collectively called rangelands, that span one-third of the world’s land surface Understand complex rangeland issues related to ranch economics, ecosystem services, generational transfer, conflict resolution, and local knowledge
- Rangeland Basics - rangeuniversity. org
Rangeland management involves managing unforested lands with natural plant communities dominated by grasses, shrubs, and forbs This endeavor is different from agriculture because plants and animals are not managed in isolation or solely for production purposes
- Rangeland Ecology – A section of the Ecological Society of America - ESA
Rangelands are distinguished from pastures because they are primarily natural ecosystems with native vegetation rather than plants established by humans
- About Rangeland Management - US Forest Service
They are the wet grasslands of Florida to the desert shrub ecosystems of Wyoming They include the high mountain meadows of Utah to the desert floor of California The United States has about 770 million acres of rangelands Private individuals own more than half of the Nation's rangelands
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