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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
natural resource management
land management
range management

Preferred term

range management

Type

Topic

Definition

The art and science of planning and directing range use to obtain sustained maximum animal production, consistent with perpetuation of the natural resources.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

land management

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

forage management
rangeland management
range planning

In other languages

manejo de pastizal

Spanish
manejo de pastizales

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40268

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