Rangeland Ecology and Management

This revised and updated second edition of Rangeland Ecology and Management offers a new description of the world's rangelands. Several chapters on the effects of defoliation of land by animals have been updated. Heady and Child explain changes in plant succession, state-and-transition models, stability, and monitoring of range condition. The authors place emphasis on environmental concerns, repair of damaged land, riparian zone management, multiple uses, livestock grazing, and animal management. Revised vegetational management highlights wildlife habitat, seeding native species, use of fire as a management tool, and rehabilitation after wild fires.

Harold F. Heady is professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. He was awarded the Berkeley Citation in 1991 in recognition of his long and preeminent career in range management. R. Dennis Child is National Program Leader, Range, with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland. Harold F. Heady is professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. He was awarded the Berkeley Citation in 1991 in recognition of his long and preeminent career in range management. R. Dennis Child is National Program Leader, Range, with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland.