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  • The economic impacts of sagebrush steppe wildfires on an eastern Oregon ranch

    Creator:
    Maher, Anna T.
    Abstract:
    The relative success of restoration practices on cheatgrass infested sagebrush steppe lands in the Great Basin can affect the probability of crossing an ecological threshold and have economic effects on cattle ranches using federal rangelands. Cheatgrass invasion implies an increase in the risk of fire, which in turn increases the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Eastern Oregon Ranch Abstract approved: ___________________________ John A. Tanaka The

  • Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration in Resilience-Based Management: Coordinating Rancher and Land Manager Incentives

    Creator:
    Maher, Anna T.
    Abstract:
    Resilience-based management in rangelands implies maintaining desirable ecological states and avoiding thresholds to less desirable ones; however, the efficacy of resilience-based management depends upon several driving forces. These forces include management by those who depend upon rangelands for their livelihoods, the current state of ecological health of rangelands, and changing...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________________________ Heidi J. Albers John A. Tanaka Resilience-based management in rangelands implies