Grasslands ecosystems, endangered species, and sustainable ranching in the Mexico-U.S. borderlands
Subtitle: conference proceedings = Ecosistemas de pastizales, especies en peligro y ganadería sostenible en tierras fronterizas de México-Estados Unidos : conferencia transcripciõnes
By: editors, Xavier Basurto and Diana Hadley.
Contributors: Basurto, Xavier.; Hadley, Diana.; Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Series: Proceedings RMRS -- P-40.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Fort Collins, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Grassland ecology -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Congresses.; Grassland ecology -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.; Grassland ecology -- Mexico -- Congresses.; Range ecology -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Congresses.; Range ecology -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.; Range ecology -- Mexico -- Congresses.; Grassland conservation -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Congresses.; Grassland conservation -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.; Grassland conservation -- Mexico -- Congresses.; Range management -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Congresses.; Range management -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.; Range management -- Mexico -- Congresses.; Endangered species -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Congresses.; Endangered species -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.; Endangered species -- Mexico -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Ecosistemas de pastizales, especies en peligro y ganadería sostenible en tierras fronterizas de México-Estados Unidos :
Description: The semi-arid grasslands in the Mexico-United States border region are relatively intact and provide opportunities in North America to preserve and nurture an extensive series of grassland ecosystems. The conference was organized to increase appreciation for the importance of the remaining semi-arid grasslands and to create a platform for expanding the integration of natural and social sciences among individuals and organizations. The conference was attended by ranchers, environmentalists, academics, and agency personnel from both nations. Main topics include grassland ecology and biodiversity, management and conservation, and sustainable borderland ranching. Endangered species management, especially of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), was an important topic.  Oral presentations were in English or Spanish, with simultaneous translations, and the papers have been printed in both languages. The conference revealed the ties between ecological processes and environmental conditions in the Borderland grasslands and the cultural and economic priorities of the human communities who depend on them. This recognition should enable interested people and groups to work together to achieve satisfactory solutions to the challenges of the future.
Notes: "June 2006."

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