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Title: Collaborative adaptive landscape management (CALM) in rangelands: Discussion of general principles

Author
item Bestelmeyer, Brandon
item MILLER, JAMES - University Of Illinois

Submitted to: Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/25/2014
Publication Date: 1/31/2015
Publication URL: https://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/63247
Citation: Bestelmeyer, B.T., Miller, J.R. 2015. Collaborative adaptive landscape management (CALM) in rangelands: Discussion of general principles [abstract]. 68th Annual Society for Range Management Meeting. January 31-February 6, 2015. Sacramento, CA.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The management of rangeland landscapes involves broad spatial extents, mixed land ownership, and multiple resource objectives. Management outcomes depend on biophysical heterogeneity, highly variable weather conditions, land use legacies, and spatial processes such as wildlife movement, hydrological connectivity, and fire that interact with management actions. Given the high level of uncertainty in management responses and the importance of processes at the landscape level, collaborative adaptive management has emerged as an important framework for rangeland stewardship. Collaborative adaptive management emphasizes cooperative planning, learning, and adjustment of actions in response to new knowledge. The term “landscape” might usefully be added when cooperation, learning, and implementation involve processes and outcomes at the landscape level (collaborative adaptive landscape management, CALM). There is, however, little synthetic information about the application of CALM in rangelands. In this talk/discussion, we will draw upon core ideas raised during the preceding presentations on CALM projects to identify a set of general principles, tools, and best practices that can help to refine and inspire CALM approaches.