The 2008 Joint Meeting of the Society for Range Management and the America Forage and Grassland Council. |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
| Segell - E3 (Galt House Hotel & Suites) | |||
| Use of Heterogeneity-Based Grassland Management Techniques for Improved Wildlife Habitat : What Does It Look Like? | |||
| Habitat variability, especially in vegetation structure, may be critical to declining grassland species. The synergy between fire and grazing applied in a patchy manner in pastures may benefit plants, wildlife, and livestock. Although some studies support fire-driven focal grazing systems to improve habitat, they may not have application in all grassland contexts. Researchers and practitioners are also investigating alternative techniques to create habitat heterogeneity where fire or grazing might not be options. Speakers will discuss application of heterogeneity management practices in both native and introduced pasture systems in the US and abroad. | |||
| Moderator: | Sherry Leis | ||
| Organizer: | Sherry Leis | ||
| 8:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks | ||
| 8:40 AM | Forage, Fire, and Fescue: The Considerations and Challenges of Applying A Patch-Burn Grazing Model on Tall Fescue-Dominated Tallgrass Prairie Devan Allen McGranahan, David M. Engle | ||
| 9:00 AM | Diverse Plant Communities, Heterogeneous Landscapes, and Behavior-Based Grazing Management for Herbivores and Ecosystems F.D. Provenza | ||
| 9:20 AM | Savanna Fire Ignition Research Experiment (SAVFIRE) – Promoting Grassland and Savanna Heterogeneity for African Wildlife through Greater Pyrodiversity Winston Trollope, Navashni Govender, Chris de B. Austin, Lynne A. Trollope, Alex Held | ||
| 9:40 AM | Restoring Heterogeneity in A Privately Owned Landscape: Implementation Challenges Brian Obermeyer, Robert Hamilton | ||
| 10:00 AM | Break | ||
| 10:20 AM | Redefining the Bottom Line: Ranching for Diversity in the Kansas Flint Hills Jane B. Koger, Marva L. Weigelt | ||
| 10:40 AM | Evaluation of A Grazing System for Maintaining Grassland Integrity and Improving Upland Bird Habitat in Missouri Brent E. Jamison, Norman L. Murray | ||
| 11:00 AM | Sheep, Sagebrush, and Sage-grouse: Managing Habitats Through Strategic Intensive Grazing Michael R. Guttery | ||
| 11:20 AM | Is Patch Burning A Silver Bullet for Conservation of Rangelands? Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Raymond Moranz, Sherry Leis | ||
| Sponsor: | Symposia | ||
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