Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on Units of Measurement ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction. Rangelands, Science, and the Politics of Scale 1
6. One. Producing the Range: Extermination and Fences 32
7. Two. Fire and Climax: Bureaucratic Divisions of Scientific Labor 61
8. Three. Squinting at Blind Spots: Southwestern Rangelands and the Consolidation of Successional Theory 87
9. Four. Fixing Stocking Rates: Monitoring and the Politics of Measurement 109
10. Five. To Manage or Manipulate: Natural versus Artificial Improvement of Depleted Rangelands 133
11. Six. The Western Range Goes Global: Neo-Malthusianism and Pastoral Development 165
12. Seven. Till the Cows Come Home: Overseas Failures and Critiques of Range Science 186
13. Conclusion. Capital, Climate, and Community-Based Conservation 209
14. Notes 221
15. Bibliography 229
16. Index 253