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Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands,
shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world's
livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most
charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures
on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use,
over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock
and crops. Leading experts have pooled their experiences from all
continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political,
veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management today.
This book provides practitioners and students of rangeland
management and wildland conservation with a diversity of
perspectives on a central question: can rangelands be wildlands? *
The first book to examine rangelands from a conservation
perspective* Emphasizes the balance between the needs of people and
livestock, and wildlife* Written by an international team of
experts covering all geographical regions* Examines ecological,
sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of
rangeland management and wildland conservation, providing a
diversity of perspectives not seen before in a single volume
Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands,
shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the world's
livestock, while also providing habitats for some of the most
charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures
on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use,
over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock
and crops. Leading experts have pooled their experiences from all
continents to cover the ecological, sociological, political,
veterinary, and economic aspects of rangeland management today.
This book provides practitioners and students of rangeland
management and wildland conservation with a diversity of
perspectives on a central question: can rangelands be wildlands? *
The first book to examine rangelands from a conservation
perspective* Emphasizes the balance between the needs of people and
livestock, and wildlife* Written by an international team of
experts covering all geographical regions* Examines ecological,
sociological, political, veterinary, and economic aspects of
rangeland management and wildland conservation, providing a
diversity of perspectives not seen before in a single volume
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