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Ecosystem Concepts and Functions
Ecosystem Concepts
- an introduction to ecosystem definitions, concepts and functions
Ecosystem Level Processes
- discussion of ecological system organization, the role of climate, effects of grazing animals, mediation of processes and characteristics, and condition and trend
Utilization and Ecosystem Function
- a paper by Raymond Ratliff that proposes answers to basic questions about rangeland utilization
Rangelands as ecosystems
- discussion of rangeland ecosystems by Robert Knight
Restoring Heterogeneity on Ranglands
- proposes a paradigm to enhance heterogeniety, biological diversity and wildlife habitat on rangelands grazed by cattle
The importance of water to ecosystem function
- discussion of the hydologic cycle and the effects of grazing on erosion
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