Range Management

Web Assignment 4

This web assignment is based on our text Chapter 7 "Range Inventory and Monitoring"
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How does our text define grazing intensity?
How does our text define utilization?
Briefly describe the height-weight method of estimating utilization.
According to our text, the BLM in southern NM uses a qualitative method for estimating range utilization. What is the estimate based on? What are the terms used for the 5 categories they recognize?
What is the primary concern with these types of methods?
How does our text define the term habitat type?
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: Rather than using therms of excellent, good, fair, and poor to describe range condition wiht the Dyksterhuis approach, many range managers now use categories of ...
Briefly describe 3 weaknesses of the Dyksterhuis or classic approach to range condition.
What range conditon terminology is suggested by the NRC?
What two terms for range condition have been suggested by the Society for Range Management task group on unity in concepts in terminology? What is the main criterion for range condition classification in this approach?
In the southwestern US pronghorn antelope prefer forbs in their diet over grasses. Disturbed sites at some stage below climax are usually best suited to produce pronghorn food.

COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE: A combination of grazing capacity, utilization_______ is needed for sound range management decisions.
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