Summary of a National-Scale Assessment of the Ecological Site Description (ESD) Database

Abstract

Over the last 15 years, rangeland professionals have undertaken a monumental effort to develop the Ecological Site Description (ESD) database as part of a disciplinary move toward a more dynamic platform for rangeland management. At the heart of the ESD database are state-and-transition models (Fig. 1a), which have been developed to help frame rangeland management deci- sions within a more dynamic context than occurred in previous rangeland assessment and management frameworks.

DOI: 10.2458/azu_rangelands_v36i4_twidwell