RangelandsPub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2023.03.001
Aaron N. Wold , Arjan J.H. Meddens , Katherine D. Lee , Vincent S. Jansen
{"title":"Quantifying the effects of vegetation productivity and drought scenarios on livestock production decisions and income","authors":"Aaron N. Wold , Arjan J.H. Meddens , Katherine D. Lee , Vincent S. Jansen","doi":"10.1016/j.rala.2023.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2023.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p> </p><ul><li><span>•</span><span><p>The amount of available summer forage for livestock is becoming more uncertain under a changing climate.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p><span>Remote sensing estimates of herbaceous </span>biomass production are becoming more readily available for managers and scientists, making assessments of available forage across large regions possible.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>We coupled remotely sensed forage estimates with a ranch-level economic model to assess the effects of drought (short and long term) on several key economic factors in the future.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Our findings indicate forage productivity is tightly linked to mean annual temperature, vapor pressure deficit, and precipitation, and both drought scenarios resulted in significant economic effects at the ranch level (i.e., up to 32.1% losses in net income over a 40-year timespan).</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Even though our established drought scenarios are hypothetical, the coupling of remote sensing data with economic models further increases the understanding of the effects of a changing climate on rangeland productivity and can ultimately improve implementation of adaptive rangeland management strategies.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"45 2","pages":"Pages 21-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49719612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RangelandsPub Date : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2022.10.001
Anna Clare Monlezun
{"title":"Why we should consider cattle partners","authors":"Anna Clare Monlezun","doi":"10.1016/j.rala.2022.10.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2022.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>•</span><span><p>Other worldviews offer alternative ways of thinking and being in relation to food animals.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Embracing complexities in our relationship with cattle could be a starting point for resolving common, and sometimes contentious paradoxes in our industry.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Heart-centered connections we have with food animals are somehow taboo and left out of our research, professional conversations, and communication with broader society.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Shifting our language around cattle to consider them “partners” could be transformative.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Our work may benefit from intentionality, humility, and acknowledgement of our symbiosis with cattle and the natural world.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"45 1","pages":"Pages 12-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49735277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RangelandsPub Date : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rala.2022.11.004
David Matarrita-Cascante, Jacob Lucero, Cinthy Veintimilla, Morgan Treadwell, William Fox, Douglas Tolleson
{"title":"Leveraging social science research to advance contemporary rangeland management: Understanding the “new faces” of range managers","authors":"David Matarrita-Cascante, Jacob Lucero, Cinthy Veintimilla, Morgan Treadwell, William Fox, Douglas Tolleson","doi":"10.1016/j.rala.2022.11.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2022.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>•</span><span><p>Rangeland management research has historically focused on the ecological dimensions of these unique ecosystems, but the social dimensions of rangeland management have been understudied.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Considering rangelands as complex socio-ecological systems, we offer a framework to provide insights into how increased engagement of social science research can improve the management of contemporary rangeland ecosystems.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>We posit the framework within shifting socio-demographic conditions experienced in contemporary rangeland systems, which include an increasing diversity in the socio-demographics of rangeland managers; an increasing number of younger ranchers inheriting or purchasing ranches from aging ranchers; and an increasing presence of exurban migrants moving from cities to rural areas.</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Within this context, our framework centers its attention on contemporary rangeland managers and discusses their relationship with different relevant social institutions and natural resources while offering insights on how social science research can facilitate a better understanding and more up-to-date information concerning these relationships.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"45 1","pages":"Pages 1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49719849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RangelandsPub Date : 2022-12-19DOI: 10.1016/0190-0528-44.6.420
D. Ueckert, Steven R. Archer
{"title":"In Memoriam Steven G. Whisenant (1950-2022)","authors":"D. Ueckert, Steven R. Archer","doi":"10.1016/0190-0528-44.6.420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0190-0528-44.6.420","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101057,"journal":{"name":"Rangelands","volume":"55 1","pages":"420 - 421"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90852146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}