ENCS406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rangeland Management, Rangeland, Ecosystem Management

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Environmental and Conservation Sciences
• Course: ENCS406
• Professor: Edward Bork

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A(cid:374)(cid:455) terrestrial area that is (cid:862)a sour(cid:272)e of forage for free-ranging native and domestic animals, as well as a source of wood products, water and wildlife(cid:863) (cid:894) toddart et al. (cid:1005)975(cid:895) Multiple use is a really important rangeland concept. Even the arctic and deserts count; muskox are an example of free-ranging native animals who rely on arctic systems for forage, and deserts support animals, even if the carrying capacity is really low. Vegetatio(cid:374) type or origin does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atter: what matters is that forage is provided and free-ranging animals can access it, the rangeland philosophy matters more than if the vegetation is native or not. Examples of non-rangelands: pure ice, urban places, land converted into intense crop production. Note that (cid:862)(cid:1005)-3(cid:863) soils are also suita(cid:271)le for ra(cid:374)gela(cid:374)d (cid:894)ie. ra(cid:374)(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g e(cid:272)os(cid:455)ste(cid:373)(cid:895), a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ere i(cid:374) fa(cid:272)t ra(cid:374)gela(cid:374)ds prior to europea(cid:374) settle(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:271)ut (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the(cid:455)"re so fertile (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e (cid:272)hose(cid:374) to (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)ert them to agricultural use.