Finding a GEM: The Grassland Effectiveness Monitoring (GEM) protocol provides a tiered approach for habitat treatment assessment across private lands incentive programs
American Bird Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Abstract
The soil store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through different processes, depending on the use and management of the land. For the Maderas del Carmen and Ocampo natural protected areas, one of the main conservation goals is to preserve natural habitats, ensuring an ecological balance and making a sustainable. The main productive activity in the region is extensive livestock. Different strategies have been explored for producers to modify their practices to ensure sustainable management. In this study, we established the baseline of sustainable management indicators according to the sustainable management protocol. Soils showed a low activity and low C with a high bulk density. Establishing this baseline will allow a starting point for a long-term evaluation different from those traditionally used when evaluating the productivity of the rangeland.
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Rylander, R.J., Matthews, A.M., Bunting, D., Duniway, M.C., Giocomo, J.J., Knight, A.C., Leiva, A., Perez, R.M., Stonehouse, K., Wiley, D., Wilhelm, D., 2023, Finding a GEM: The Grassland Effectiveness Monitoring (GEM) protocol provides a tiered approach for habitat treatment assessment across private lands incentive programs, in America's Grasslands Conference: Reconnecting America's Grasslands, Cheyenne, Wyoming, August 8-10, 2023, p. 76-79.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Finding a GEM: The Grassland Effectiveness Monitoring (GEM) protocol provides a tiered approach for habitat treatment assessment across private lands incentive programs |
| Year Published | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Wildlife Federation |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | America's Grasslands Conference: Reconnecting America's Grasslands |
| First page | 76 |
| Last page | 79 |
| Conference Title | 6th Biennial Conference on the Conservation of America’s Grasslands |
| Conference Location | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Conference Date | August 8-10, 2023 |