Range Management : Principles and Practices

by Jerry L. Holechek; Rex D. Pieper; Carlton H. Herbel

• ISBN13: 9780136269885
• ISBN10: 0136269885
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Summary

This revision of the most widely applauded and used book on "Range Management" presents range management practice toward multiple land use more successfully than any other text published. In the third edition, readers will find an up-to-date presentation on range plant physiology, range ecology, stocking rates, wildlife management, range vegetation, recreational use of land, and management in developing countries.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii	(2)
Preface	xv	(2)
Conversion from a Metric Unit To the English Equivalent	xvii
Chapter 1 RANGELAND AND MAN	1	(20)
Rangeland Defined	1	(4)
Range Management Defined	5	(1)
Relationship of Range Management to Other Disciplines	6	(2)
The Importance of Rangelands to Humans	8	(8)
Desertification	16	(1)
Changes in the Amount of Rangeland	17	(1)
Range Management Principles	18	(1)
Literature Cited	19	(2)
Chapter 2 RANGELAND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS	21	(26)
Precipitation	21	(7)
Wind	28	(1)
Temperature	28	(1)
Frostfree Period	28	(1)
Humidity	29	(1)
Climate Types	29	(4)
Topography	33	(1)
Soils	34	(8)
Influence of Rangeland Physical Characteristics Upon Range Animals	42	(2)
Range Management Principles	44	(1)
Literature Cited	44	(3)
Chapter 3 RANGE MANAGEMENT HISTORY	47	(19)
Origination of Range Science	47	(1)
Chronological History of Livestock Grazing	48	(10)
Government Land Policies	58	(5)
Development of Range Management in Other Countries	63	(1)
Range Management Principles	63	(1)
Literature Cited	64	(2)
Chapter 4 DESCRIPTION OF RANGELAND TYPES	66	(44)
Types of Rangeland	66	(8)
Rangelands of the United States	74	(32)
Range Management Principles	106	(1)
Literature Cited	106	(4)
Chapter 5 RANGE PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	110	(20)
Basic Concepts	110	(5)
Carbohydrate Reserves	115	(3)
Water Relations	118	(1)
Plant Morphology	119	(2)
Reproduction	121	(1)
Resistance to Grazing	121	(3)
Grazing Optimization Theories	124	(3)
Range Management Principles	127	(1)
Literature Cited	127	(3)
Chapter 6 RANGE ECOLOGY	130	(33)
Ecology Defined	130	(1)
Rangeland Ecosystem Components and Functions	130	(8)
Succession and Climax	138	(16)
Drought	154	(2)
Competition	156	(1)
Plant Succession and Range Management: A Conclusion	157	(1)
Range Management Principles	158	(1)
Literature Cited	158	(5)
Chapter 7 RANGE INVENTORY AND MONITORING	163	(27)
Vegetational Mapping	163	(3)
Determination of Vegetational Attributes	166	(3)
Grazing Surveys	169	(1)
Determining Utilization	170	(2)
Range Condition	172	(7)
Determining Trend	179	(7)
Range Management Principles	186	(1)
Literature Cited	186	(4)
Chapter 8 CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING STOCKING RATE	190	(38)
Importance of Correct Stocking Rate	190	(1)
Influence of Stocking Rate on Forage Production	191	(4)
Influence of Stocking Rate on Range Livestock Productivity	195	(3)
Influence of Stocking Rate on Economic Returns	198	(5)
Flexible Versus Fixed Stocking Rates	203	(2)
Grazing Intensity Considerations	205	(4)
Adjustment for Distance from Water	209	(1)
Adjustment for Slope	209	(1)
Forage Demand by Grazing Animals	210	(1)
Calculation of Stocking Rate	210	(6)
Key-Plant and Key-Area Principles	216	(3)
Forage Allocation to More than One Animal Species	219	(2)
Conclusion	221	(1)
Range Management Principles	221	(1)
Literature Cited	222	(6)
Chapter 9 SELECTION OF GRAZING METHODS	228	(41)
Definition of Grazing System Terms	228	(1)
Considerations in Grazing System Selection	229	(27)
Grazing Systems for Riparian Zones	256	(2)
Grazing Systems for Developing Countries	258	(3)
Economic Advantages of Specialized Grazing Systems	261	(1)
Range Management Principles	262	(1)
Literature Cited	262	(7)
Chapter 10 METHODS OF IMPROVING LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION	269	(17)
Factors Causing Poor Distribution	269	(5)
Better Livestock Distribution Methods	274	(9)
Range Management Principles	283	(1)
Literature Cited	283	(3)
Chapter 11 RANGE ANIMAL NUTRITION	286	(45)
Nutritional Components of Grazing Animal Foods	286	(3)
Methods for Determining the Nutritional Value of Grazing Animal Diets	289	(1)
Diet and Nutritional Quality of Livestock on Different Ranges	289	(1)
Forage Intake of Grazing Animals	290	(1)
Comparative Nutritive Value of Plant Parts	290	(4)
Seasonal Effects on Forage Nutritional Quality	294	(1)
Comparative Nutritive Value of Range Forages	294	(9)
Comparative Nutrition of Grazing Animals	303	(10)
How Grazing Animals Cope with Periods of Low Forage Quality	313	(1)
Energy Expenditure by Grazing Animals	314	(1)
Supplementing Range Livestock	314	(1)
Range Livestock Nutritional Guidelines	314	(8)
Range Management Principles	322	(1)
Literature Cited	322	(9)
Chapter 12 RANGE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION	331	(38)
Economics of Range Livestock Production	331	(13)
Management of Reproductive Efficiency	344	(5)
Animal Selection	349	(3)
Common-Use Grazing	352	(1)
Livestock Management During Drought	353	(7)
Poisonous Plant Problems	360	(4)
Range Management Principles	364	(1)
Literature Cited	365	(4)
Chapter 13 RANGE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT	369	(46)
Basic Concepts Concerning Wildlife Habitat	369	(1)
Grazing Effects on Rangeland Wildlife	370	(7)
Grazing Methods for Wildlife Enhancement	377	(7)
Provision of Forage to Big Game	384	(3)
Impacts of Brush Control on Wildlife	387	(2)
Game Ranching	389	(5)
Problems with Wild Horses and Burros	394	(1)
Problems with Small Mammals	395	(3)
Problems with Insects	398	(3)
Problems with Predators	401	(4)
Threatened and Endangered Wildlife	405	(1)
Range Management Principles	405	(1)
Literature Cited	406	(9)
Chapter 14 RANGE MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE USE	415	(41)
Rangeland Hydrology	415	(5)
Grazing Impacts on Watersheds	420	(10)
Manipulation of Water Yield	430	(2)
Timber Production and Grazing	432	(4)
Management Systems for Trees, Livestock, and Wildlife	436	(3)
Recreational Use of Rangelands	439	(10)
Range Management Principles	449	(1)
Literature Cited	450	(6)
Chapter 15 MANIPULATION OF RANGE VEGETATION	456	(39)
Control of Unwanted Plants	457	(17)
Economic Considerations	474	(6)
Considerations in Seeding	480	(5)
Fertilization	485	(4)
Forage Conservation	489	(1)
Range Management Principles	489	(1)
Literature Cited	490	(5)
Chapter 16 RANGE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES	495	(16)
Problems Relating to Livestock Numbers	495	(5)
Land Tenure and Communal Grazing	500	(1)
Problems Relating to Dry-Season Grazing	501	(3)
Drought	504	(2)
Development of Livestock Water	506	(1)
Range Burning	507	(1)
Agricultural Versus Industrial Development	508	(1)
Range Management Principles	508	(1)
Literature Cited	509	(2)
Chapter 17 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND THE FUTURE	511	(14)
System Analysis	512	(4)
Virtual Reality	516	(1)
Economic Analysis	517	(1)
Computers and the Future	518	(4)
Range Management Principles	522	(1)
Literature Cited	522	(3)
Index	525