Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 Rangeland Ecology: The Underpinnings
1. Sustainable Rangeland Management: An Ecological and Economic Imperative
(V. R. Squires, Visiting Professor in Rangeland Ecology and Management, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou. China)
2. On the Failure to Control Overgrazing and Land Degradation in China’s Pastoral Lands: Implications for Policy and for the Research Agenda
(V.R. Squires and Hua Limin, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou China)
3. Small Holders, the Key to Successful Implementation of Integrated Ecosystem Management: A Case Study from North West China’s Pastoral Zone
(Hua Limin and V.R. Squires, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China)
Part 2 Rangeland Management in Practice
4. Comparative Sustainability Assessment of Extensive Beef Cattle Farms in a High Nature Value Agroforestry System
(A.J. Escribano, P. Gaspar, F.J. Mesías, M. Escribano and F.Pulido, Department of Animal Production and Food Science, University of Extremadura, Spain,)
5. Changes in Vegetation and in the Organic Soil Fractions Related with Grazing and Fire Histories in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina
Guadalupe Peter, Flavia Alejandra Funk, Martín Alejandro Luna, Silvia Susana Torres Robles, Sede Atlántica, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Viedma, Argentina)
6. Working with Land users in Mongolia to Arrest and Reverse Desertification and Capture Conservation Benefits
D. Bolormaa, Chantsallkham Jamsranjav, Mongolian Society for Range Management, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Banzaragch Tsesed, Ministry of Environment and Green Development, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Ts Sukhtulga, National University of Mongolia)
7. Pastureland Management in Tajikistan’s Rural Regions for Ecological Sustainability, Economic Profit and Social Equity
(V. R Squires, College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China, Barno Kurbanova, Giprozem 15, Dushanbe, Tajikistan and A.A. Madaminov Institute of Botany, Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Part 3 Capturing the Conservation Benefits of Better Rangeland Management
8. Preliminary Investigation of the Decomposition of Feral Camel Carcasses in Central Australia
(Benxiang Zeng, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Grevillea Drive, Alice Springs, NT, Australia)
9. Resilience Management of Alpine Rangeland Ecosystems under Climate Change in North-west China
Victor R. Squires, Hua Limin and Zhang Degang, Rangeland Resources and Ecology Group, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
10. Unifying Perspectives: Ensuring Conservation Benefits through Better Rangeland Management
(V.R. Squires, Visiting Professor in Rangeland Ecology and Management, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China)
List of Contributors
Index
Reviews
to read the book review by – Lynn Huntsinger, Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management, University of California, Berkeley
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice – Bruce Alchin, The University of Queensland, Australia, School of Natural and Rural Systems Management
Additional Information
The book will be valuable for researchers, academic and policy-makers as it provides insights into issues faced and solutions attempted in less well-known rangeland situations. The extensive bibliography will give access to literature that may be in languages other than English.
