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The Politics of Scale : A History of Rangeland Science / / Nathan F. Sayre
The Politics of Scale : A History of Rangeland Science / / Nathan F. Sayre
Autore Sayre Nathan F.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2017]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (282 pages)
Disciplina 636.08/45
Soggetto topico Rangelands - United States - History
Range ecology - United States
Soggetto non controllato Forest Service
Frederic Clements
capital
carrying capacity
grazing
pastoralism
ranching
scale
stocking rates
variability
ISBN 0-226-08325-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note on Units of Measurement -- Preface -- Introduction. Rangelands, Science, and the Politics of Scale -- One. Producing the Range: Extermination and Fences -- Two. Fire and Climax: Bureaucratic Divisions of Scientific Labor -- Three. Squinting at Blind Spots: Southwestern Rangelands and the Consolidation of Successional Theory -- Four. Fixing Stocking Rates: Monitoring and the Politics of Measurement -- Five. To Manage or Manipulate: Natural versus Artificial Improvement of Depleted Rangelands -- Six. The Western Range Goes Global: Neo-Malthusianism and Pastoral Development -- Seven. Till the Cows Come Home: Overseas Failures and Critiques of Range Science -- Conclusion. Capital, Climate, and Community-Based Conservation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910838231503321
Sayre Nathan F.  
Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2017]
Materiale a stampa
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Public lands and political meaning [[electronic resource] ] : ranchers, the government, and the property between them / / Karen R. Merrill
Public lands and political meaning [[electronic resource] ] : ranchers, the government, and the property between them / / Karen R. Merrill
Autore Merrill Karen R
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina 333.74/0973
Soggetto topico Public lands - United States - History
Government ownership - United States - History
Ranchers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History
Pasture, Right of - United States - History
Soggetto non controllato american history
american west
cattle
environment
federal government
federal land agencies
frontier
government control
grazing lands
history
land administration
land management
land rights
land use
modern west
nature
political science
politics
property rights
protest
public grazing
public lands
public range
ranchers
ranching
range
sagebrush rebellions
settlers
settling the west
social issues
state building
united states
wild west
ISBN 0-520-92688-9
1-59734-838-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Policing and policy-making on the range -- The properties of the home-builder -- The lessons of the market -- The sovereignty of the state, or the states? -- The Taylor Grazing Act and the "Vast National Estate" -- Property rights and political meaning.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780078603321
Merrill Karen R  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
Materiale a stampa
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Survival by hunting [[electronic resource] ] : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / / George C. Frison
Survival by hunting [[electronic resource] ] : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / / George C. Frison
Autore Frison George C
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina 306.3/64
Soggetto topico Hunting, Prehistoric
Paleo-Indians - Hunting
Hunting and gathering societies
Soggetto non controllato american west
animal populations
animals as food
animals
antelope
apex predator
big horn mountains
bison
buffalo
conservation
deer
elk
environment
environmentalism
extinct animals
food studies
frontier
human animal relationships
hunter gatherer
hunting
indigenous culture
indigenous peoples
mountain sheep
mule deer
natural world
nature
nonfiction
paleo indians
persistence predator
plains animals
predator
prehistoric
prey
pronghorn
ranching
rocky mountains
substance hunting
ISBN 1-282-35622-4
9786612356223
0-520-92796-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Where the buffalo once roamed -- The education of a hunter -- Paleoindian hunters and extinct animals -- The North American bison -- The North American pronghorn -- The rocky mountain sheep -- Hunting the deer, elk, and other creatures -- Weaponry and tools used by the hunter -- Concluding thoughts.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778067203321
Frison George C  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Materiale a stampa
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Survival by hunting : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / / George C. Frison
Survival by hunting : prehistoric human predators and animal prey / / George C. Frison
Autore Frison George C
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina 306.3/64
Soggetto topico Hunting, Prehistoric
Paleo-Indians - Hunting
Hunting and gathering societies
Soggetto non controllato american west
animal populations
animals as food
animals
antelope
apex predator
big horn mountains
bison
buffalo
conservation
deer
elk
environment
environmentalism
extinct animals
food studies
frontier
human animal relationships
hunter gatherer
hunting
indigenous culture
indigenous peoples
mountain sheep
mule deer
natural world
nature
nonfiction
paleo indians
persistence predator
plains animals
predator
prehistoric
prey
pronghorn
ranching
rocky mountains
substance hunting
ISBN 1-282-35622-4
9786612356223
0-520-92796-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Where the buffalo once roamed -- The education of a hunter -- Paleoindian hunters and extinct animals -- The North American bison -- The North American pronghorn -- The rocky mountain sheep -- Hunting the deer, elk, and other creatures -- Weaponry and tools used by the hunter -- Concluding thoughts.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910822086103321
Frison George C  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Materiale a stampa
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