Dzud is the Mongolian term for a severe winter weather disaster. With global change dzud
may increase in frequency and intensity, placing livestock and livelihoods at risk. We …

This article examines the question of how well the rangeland management profession has
served conservation of patterns and processes that support multiple ecosystem services. We …

Increasing atmospheric [CO 2] and temperature are expected to affect the productivity,
species composition, biogeochemistry, and therefore the quantity and quality of forage …

Remote tracking of livestock through the use of GPS technology has tremendous potential
for the study of livestock use patterns on the landscape. The addition of high frequency …

Plant community responses to livestock grazing lack conformity across studies, even those
conducted within similar ecosystems. Variability in outcomes can often be traced back to …

The social and ecological contexts for rangeland management are changing rapidly,
prompting a reevaluation of science, management, and their relationship. We argue that …

Temporal changes in semi‐arid ecosystems can include transitions between alternative
stable states, involving thresholds and multiple domains of attraction, but can also include …

Climate controls vegetation distribution across the globe, and some vegetation types are
more vulnerable to climate change, whereas others are more resistant. Because resistance …

Achieving economically optimum livestock production on rangelands can conflict with
conservation strategies that require lower stocking rate to maintain wildlife habitat …

Experiments investigating grazing systems have often excluded ranch-scale decision
making, which has limited our understanding of the processes and consequences of …