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Rangeland Desertification

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Olafur Arnalds
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  2. Steve Archer
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Part of the book series: Advances in Vegetation Science (AIVS, volume 19)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Olafur Arnalds, Steve Archer
      Pages 1-4

  3. Processes

    1. Desertification: an appeal for a broader perspective

      • Olafur Arnalds
      Pages 5-15

    2. Stress, disturbance and change in rangeland ecosystems

      • Steve Archer, Chris Stokes
      Pages 17-38

    3. Viewing rangelands as landscape systems

      • John A. Ludwig, David J. Tongway
      Pages 39-52

    4. Hydrologic effects on rangeland degradation and restoration processes

      • Thomas L. Thurow
      Pages 53-66

    5. Erosion models: use and misuse on rangelands

      • Frederick B. Pierson Jr.
      Pages 67-76

    6. Desert rangelands, degradation and nutrients

      • Kris M. Havstad, J. E. Herrick, W. H. Schlesinger
      Pages 77-87

    7. Assessing and monitoring desertification with soil indicators

      • David Tongway, Norman Hindley
      Pages 89-98

    8. Scaling up from field measurements to large areas using the Desertification Response Unit and Indicator Approaches

      • Anton Imeson, Erik Cammeraat
      Pages 99-114

    9. Agricultural and ecological perspectives of vegetation dynamics and desertification

      • M. Timm Hoffman
      Pages 115-130
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Desertification has occurred worldwide. The biophysical and socio-economic complexity of this phenomenon has challenged our ability to categorize, inventory, monitor and repair the condition of degraded lands. One of the most important distinctions to be made in relation to land degradation is between cultivated land used for annual crop production and `rangelands'. Grazing by free-roaming livestock is the traditional primary use of the world's rangelands. However, there is growing recognition of the importance of these vast acreages for wildlife habitat, hydrology and ground water recharge, recreation and aesthetics.
This text focuses on the desertification of rangelands and explores processes, problems and solutions. Chapters in the first section evaluate interactions between `natural' and human-induced disturbance regimes, thresholds, and non-linear change with respect to vegetation, hydrology, nutrients and erosion. Chapters in the second section examine socio-economic constraints and approaches for preventing and reversing degradation.
The book provides a contemporary, process-oriented perspective on rangeland degradation of value to students, policy-makers and professionals alike.

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