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Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands

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  • David D. Briske

    (Texas A&M University)

  • Steven R. Archer

    (University of Arizona)

  • Emily Burchfield

    (Emory University)

  • William Burnidge

    (The Nature Conservancy)

  • Justin D. Derner

    (Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit, High Plains Grasslands Research Station, USDA-ARS)

  • Hannah Gosnell

    (Oregon State University)

  • Jerry Hatfield

    (National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USDA-ARS)

  • Clare E. Kazanski

    (The Nature Conservancy)

  • Mona Khalil

    (Ecosystems Mission Area, US Geological Survey)

  • Tyler J. Lark

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Pamela Nagler

    (Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey)

  • Osvaldo Sala

    (Arizona State University)

  • Nathan F. Sayre

    (University of California Berkeley)

  • Kimberly R. Stackhouse-Lawson

    (Colorado State University)

Abstract

Rangelands comprise 40% of the conterminous United States and they supply essential ecosystem services to society. A scenario assessment was conducted to determine how accelerating biophysical and societal drivers may modify their future availability. Four scenarios emerged: two may maintain rural communities by sustaining the prevailing ecosystem service of beef cattle production, and two may transform rural communities through expansion of renewable energy technologies and infusion of external capital from amenity land sales. Collaborative organizations representing diverse societal sectors may most effectively identify and manage trade-offs among ecosystem service availability, and equitably prioritize food and energy security, environmental quality and cultural identity.

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  • David D. Briske & Steven R. Archer & Emily Burchfield & William Burnidge & Justin D. Derner & Hannah Gosnell & Jerry Hatfield & Clare E. Kazanski & Mona Khalil & Tyler J. Lark & Pamela Nagler & Osvald, 2023. "Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 6(12), pages 1524-1532, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:6:y:2023:i:12:d:10.1038_s41893-023-01194-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-023-01194-6
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