The 2008 Joint Meeting of the Society for Range Management and the America Forage and Grassland Council.

Thursday, January 31, 2008: 8:30 AM-12:30 PM
French - E3 (Galt House Hotel & Suites)
Livestock Management in Shrub-Dominated Semi-Arid Rangelands: A Comparison of Landscape Histories and Pattern Use in the Mediterranean and Southwestern North America
Moderators:Humberto Perotto-Baldivieso
Maria Fernandez-Gimenez
Organizers:Humberto Perotto-Baldivieso
Maria Fernandez-Gimenez
8:30 AMWelcoming Remarks
8:35 AMAn Eco-Historical Analysis of Rangeland Ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula. Their Influence on Landscape and Biodiversity
Antonio Gómez-Sal
9:00 AMChange in Landscape Pattern and Vegetation Succession in Response to Herder Settlement
Ahmed El Aich Sr., Concepcion Lopez Alados, Denis Dean, Melinda Laituri, Randall Boone
9:25 AMLandscape Histories, Livestock Management, and Mesquite Expansion In the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico
Ed Fredrickson, Jeff Herrick, H. Raul Peinetti, Andrea Laliberte
9:50 AMBreak
10:05 AMState-of-the art methodologies to monitor behavior in rangelands
Matteo Barbari, Leonardo Conti, Stefano Simonini
10:30 AMGrazing, Landscape and Multiple Use Criteria for Managing Mediterranean Shrubland
Zalmen Henkin
10:55 AMEffects of Grazing Systems on Livestock Grazing Behavior in Shrub-Dominated Semi-Arid and Arid Rangelands
Derek W. Bailey, Joel Brown
11:20 AMMan as A Super-Engineer in Semiarid Ecosystems: Past Evidence and Future Role
Eugene David Ungar, Avi Perevolotsky
11:45 AMPanel Discussion
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