Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands

David D. Briske (), Steven R. Archer, Emily Burchfield, William Burnidge, Justin D. Derner, Hannah Gosnell, Jerry Hatfield, Clare E. Kazanski, Mona Khalil, Tyler J. Lark, Pamela Nagler, Osvaldo Sala, Nathan F. Sayre and Kimberly R. Stackhouse-Lawson
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David D. Briske: Texas A&M University
Steven R. Archer: University of Arizona
Emily Burchfield: Emory University
William Burnidge: The Nature Conservancy
Justin D. Derner: Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit, High Plains Grasslands Research Station, USDA-ARS
Hannah Gosnell: Oregon State University
Jerry Hatfield: National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USDA-ARS
Clare E. Kazanski: The Nature Conservancy
Mona Khalil: Ecosystems Mission Area, US Geological Survey
Tyler J. Lark: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pamela Nagler: Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey
Osvaldo Sala: Arizona State University
Nathan F. Sayre: University of California Berkeley
Kimberly R. Stackhouse-Lawson: Colorado State University

Nature Sustainability, 2023, vol. 6, issue 12, 1524-1532

Abstract: Abstract Rangelands comprise 40% of the conterminous United States and they supply essential ecosystem services to society. A scenario assessment was conducted to determine how accelerating biophysical and societal drivers may modify their future availability. Four scenarios emerged: two may maintain rural communities by sustaining the prevailing ecosystem service of beef cattle production, and two may transform rural communities through expansion of renewable energy technologies and infusion of external capital from amenity land sales. Collaborative organizations representing diverse societal sectors may most effectively identify and manage trade-offs among ecosystem service availability, and equitably prioritize food and energy security, environmental quality and cultural identity.

Date: 2023
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