The Role of Rangelands in Diversified Farming Systems: Innovations, Obstacles, and Opportunities in the USA
Discussions of diversified farming systems (DFS) rarely mention rangelands: the grasslands, shrublands, and savannas that make up roughly one-third of Earth's ice-free terrestrial area, including some 312 million ha of the United States. Although ranching has been criticized by environmentalist...
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Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2012-12-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art43/ |