Report 7
GUIDE TO NEW MEXICO
RANGE ANALYSIS
THE RANGE IMPROVEMENT
TASK FORCE
Range Improvement Task Force
Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension Service
RITF Report 07: Guide to New Mexico range analysis
Series Designation
Range Improvement Task Force
Table of Contents
1. Grazing allotment management plans (White section); 2. Range mapping and inventory (Blue section); Reason for mapping; Some principles of mapping; Preparation of maps; Approaches to range mapping and inventory; Ocular reconnaissance or interagency survey method; Forest Service approach to range mapping; SCS approach to range mapping; BLM approach to range mapping; 3. Range condition and trend (Green section); Introduction; Range condition analyses; SCS methods; USFS methods; BLM methods; Range trend analyses; SCS methods; USFS methods; BLM methods; References; 4. Range forage production, utilization and grazing capacity estimates (Goldenrod section); Introduction; Animal requirements; Measuring forage production; Grazing capacity estimates from forage production data; Definition of forage utilization and value; Methods used to determine utilization; Utilization maps; Calculating a grazing capacity estimate from utilization data; Examples of forest service calculations of grazing capacity from P-U studies
Description
Report containing guidance on the range analysis methods used by federal agencies when analyzing New Mexico rangelands.
Subject
Range management--New Mexico; range management (NAL); New Mexico (NAL);
Creator
Bryant, Dave; Le Viness, Ed; Ogden, Phil R.; Smith, Lamar
Contributors
McDaniel, Kirk C.; Schickedanz, Jerry G. (Jerry Guy), 1943-;
Date Original
1981-02
Digital Publisher
New Mexico State University Library;
Rights
Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents.
Collection
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
Digital Identifier
UAAPcRITF07
Source
Saved from pdf available on the NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension Service website for Task Force publications: http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/taskforce/
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
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Report 7
GUIDE TO NEW MEXICO
RANGE ANALYSIS
THE RANGE IMPROVEMENT
TASK FORCE
Range Improvement Task Force
Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension Service
