Cattle grazing reduces fuel and leads to more manageable fire behavior

Cattle play an important role in wildfire management by grazing fuel on California rangelands. The benefits of cattle grazing have not been thoroughly explored, though. Using statewide cattle inventory, brand inspection and land use data, we have estimated that cattle removed 11.6 billion pounds (5....

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Hlavní autoři: Felix Ratcliff, Devii Rao, Sheila Barry, Shane Dewees, Luke Macaulay, Royce Larsen, Matthew Shapero, Rowan Peterson, Max Moritz, Larry Forero
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2022-10-01
Edice:California Agriculture
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On-line přístup:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2022a0011