Livestock Grazing Impacts on Riparian & Aquatic Ecosystems in the Wilderness of the Western U.S

Charles P. Hawkins

No 386155, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The objectives of this project were to: 1. Synthesize the literature on livestock grazing impacts to riparian and aquatic ecosystems in wilderness of the western United States 2. Analyze the data from as many prior studies as feasible in a meta-analysis to discern broad geographic and ecological patterns in livestock grazing impacts to riparian and aquatic ecosystems of the western United States 3. Develop a set of prioritized knowledge-gaps based upon the literature synthesis and meta-analysis 4. Prioritize recommendations for future research on livestock grazing impacts to riparian and aquatic ecosystems of the western United States based on the literature synthesis, meta-analysis, and the set of prioritized knowledge gaps.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43
Date: 1998-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.386155

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