Great plains ranchers managing for vegetation heterogeneity a multiple case study

Agriculture & Biology

• ranchers 100%
• grasslands 57%
• case studies 56%
• vegetation 49%
• prairies 49%
• endangered ecosystems 38%
• ecosystems 33%
• grassland management 31%
• landowners 30%
• environmental health 27%
• ranching 27%
• ecologists 26%
• urbanization 25%
• livestock production 24%
• managers 21%
• interviews 21%
• shrubs 19%
• climate change 18%
• pastures 17%
• crops 11%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• grassland 55%
• plain 50%
• vegetation 40%
• prairie 35%
• ecosystem 29%
• good management 24%
• livestock farming 20%
• landowner 19%
• ecosystem health 18%
• pasture 16%
• shrub 15%
• crop 11%
• indicator 9%
• climate change 9%
• world 9%
• need 8%
• analysis 4%

Social Sciences

• encroachment 21%
• management 16%
• climate change 14%
• assistance 12%
• manager 11%
• health 7%
• interview 7%