Ecological Health Index: A Short Term Monitoring Method for Land Managers to Assess Grazing Lands Ecological Health
Grazing lands should be monitored to ensure their productivity and the preservation of ecosystem services. The study objective was to investigate the effectiveness of an Ecological Health Index (EHI) for assessing ecosystem ecological health in grazing lands. The EHI was developed by synthesizing ex...
Main Authors: | Sutie Xu, Jason Rowntree, Pablo Borrelli, Jennifer Hodbod, Matt R. Raven |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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Series: | Environments |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/6/6/67 |
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