11.2 Additional Learning Resources
For further reading and learning materials on vegetation monitoring topics, explore the following material:
Reading Resources
The following reading materials discuss general and in-depth monitoring concepts and practices. Click the link to read the following materials.
Measuring and Monitoring Plant Populations
Elzinga, C.L., D.W. Salzer and J.W. Willoughby. 1998. Measuring and Monitoring Plant PopulationsLinks to an external site.. Technical Reference 1730-1. Bureau of Land Management. Denver, Colorado. USDI, BLM
Utilization Studies and Residual Measurements
Coulloudon, B., K. Eshelman, J. Gianola, N. Habrich, L. Hughes, et al. 1996. Utilization Studies and Residual MeasurementsLinks to an external site.. Technical Reference 1734-3. Bureau of Land Management. Denver, Colorado. USDI, BLM
Sampling Vegetation Attributes
Coulloudon, B., K. Eshelman, J. Gianola, N. Habrich, L. Hughes, et al. 1996. Sampling Vegetation AttributesLinks to an external site.. Technical Reference 1734-4. Bureau of Land Management. Denver, Colorado. USDI, BLM
Stubble Height and Utilization Measurements: Uses and Misuses
Heitschmidt, R., et al. 1998. Stubble Height and Utilization Measurements: Uses and MisusesLinks to an external site.. Station Bulletin 682-E. Oregon State University-Agricultural Extension Service.
Evaluating Zones of Utilization
Anderson, E.W., and W.F. Currier. 1973. Evaluating Zones of UtilizationLinks to an external site.. Journal of Range Management. 26: 87-91.
Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation
Bonham, C.D. 1989. Measurements for terrestrial vegetation. John Wiley & Son, New York, NY. pp 49-88.
Range Research: Basic Problems and Techniques
Cook, C.W., and J. Stubbendieck. (eds). 1986. Range research: Basic problems and techniques. Society for Range Management, Denver, CO. pp 120-132.
Photo Guides
The Grazed-Class Method to Estimate Forage Utilization on Transitory Forest Rangelands
Kingery, J.L., C. Boyd, and P.E. Kingery. 1992. The Grazed-Class Method to Estimate Forage Utilization on Transitory Forest RangelandsLinks to an external site.. Station Bulletin 54. University of Idaho, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Science
A Photographic Utilization Guide for Key Riparian Graminoids
Kinney, J.W., and W.P. Clary. 1994. A Photographic Utilization Guide for Key Riparian GraminoidsLinks to an external site.. Report INT-GTR-308. United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service.
Forage Use: a Tool for Planning Range Management
Lacey, J.R., and W.P. Volk. 1988. Forage Use: a Tool for Planning Range Management. Montana State University Extension Service.
Estimating Range Use with Grazed-class Photo Guides
Schmutz, E.M. 1978. Estimating Range Use with Grazed-class Photo GuidesLinks to an external site.. Bulletin A-73. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station.
Web Resources
The University of Arizona-Rangelands West provides an excellent online resource with information about Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring, and EvaluationLinks to an external site. and specifically about Methods to Determine UtilizationLinks to an external site. under the Management Applications chapter, UtilizationLinks to an external site. section.
The LandscapeToolbox is a useful site for finding tools and methods for effective rangeland management, such as Utilization-Grazed Class Method (photo methods),Links to an external site. Utilization-Woody Species Use,Links to an external site. Utilization-Key Species MethodLinks to an external site., and Landscape Appearance MethodLinks to an external site..
The USDA-NRCS (2006) National Range and Pasture HandbookLinks to an external site. provides information on methods of conducting biomass and dry-weight conversion tables.
Video Resources
The following videos discuss concepts and techniques of measuring utilization. Click the links to watch the videos.
