Table of Contents

1. Conceptual development toward a rangeland systems framework.- Part: 1 Processes.- 2. Woody plant encroachment.- 3. Ecohydrology: processes and implications for rangelands.-  4. Soil and belowground processes.- 5. Structural heterogeneity as the basis for rangeland management.- 6. Non-equilibrium ecology and resilience theory.- 7. Ecological consequences of climate change on rangelands.- Part: 2 Management.- 8. Rangelands as social-ecological systems.- 9. State and transition models: theory, applications, and challenges.- 10. Livestock production systems.- 11. Adaptive management of rangeland systems.- 12. Managing the livestock-wildlife interface on rangelands.- Part: 3 Challenges.- 13. Invasive plant species and novel rangeland systems.- 14. Rangeland ecosystem services: nature´s supply and humans´ demand.- 15. Managing climate change risks in rangeland systems.- 16. Monitoring protocols: options, approaches, implementation, benefits.- 17. Rangeland systems in developing nations: conceptual advances and societal implications.

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About the Author

David D. Briske is the T.M. O’Connor Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science & Management at Texas A&M University, U.S.A.  He earned a B.A. in Botany from North Dakota State University and a Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His scholarship and pedagogy emphasize the ecological function and management strategies of global rangelands.  He has served as editor of the book ‘Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices’ and the journal ‘Rangeland Ecology & Management’.