A Review of Three Select Rangeland and Pastureland Quantitative Inventory Methods and Determining Estimated Stocking Rates
Author
May, Joseph A.Issue Date
2015-12-01Keywords
rangeland and pastureland quantitative inventoryestimating by weight units
double-sampling and harvest sampling
1/100th-acre extended plot
estimated stocking rates
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May, J. A. (2015). A Review of Three Select Rangeland and Pastureland Quantitative Inventory Methods and Determining Estimated Stocking Rates. Rangelands, 37(3), 106-113.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
RangelandsAdditional Links
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On the Ground • In this article, I provide general guidance for conducting select methods for quantifying principally herbaceous standing crop on rangelands and pasturelands, but also quantifying current year’s shrub growth on rangelands. • I discuss estimating by weight units, double-sampling,and harvesting methods. • I also discuss the 1/100th-acre extended plot for determining current year’s growth of medium to large shrubs on rangelands and determining the estimation of stocking rates for rangeland and pastureland. • This article demonstrates how to determine the estimation of stocking rates for rangeland and pastureland. • The conservation application of my article is to provide field personnel with sound quantitative methods for determining approximate standing crop of forage plants, in pounds per acre, for the express purpose of determining a current and defensible grazing capacity of a farm, ranch, or unit of public land.Type
textArticle
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enISSN
0190-0528ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.rala.2015.03.001