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Perceived Fairness And Effectiveness Of Rangeland Collaborative Processes, Kimberly J. Richardson
Perceived Fairness And Effectiveness Of Rangeland Collaborative Processes, Kimberly J. Richardson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Involvement in collaborative partnerships in natural resource management has become a popular method for natural resource management agencies to collect public input, cope with conflicts, and develop ecosystem management plans. This thesis evaluates various collaborative processes, emphasizing multiple-owner partnerships. Qualitative interviews of 46 landowners in Utah were conducted to reveal concerns and suggestions regarding multiple-owner landscape-level collaborative partnerships. Landowners were concerned about private property rights infringement and losing control of their private land. Landowners were primarily concerned about the fairness and effectiveness of any partnership in which they were involved.
However, they were willing to consider participating if certain procedural …
Utilization Of Spatially Distributed Soil Resources By Several Species Common To The Great Basin, Sarah Duke
Utilization Of Spatially Distributed Soil Resources By Several Species Common To The Great Basin, Sarah Duke
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Heterogeneous spatial and temporal distributions of soil resources important to plant growth have been documented in the sagebrush steppe ecosystem. There can exist as much variability in soil resources within the root zone of individual plants as exists across an entire field. The objective of this dissertation research was to evaluate how plants respond to, utilize and influence the spatial heterogeneity of soil resources. The three specific sets of questions addressed are outlined in the three main chapters of this dissertation.
My first study addressed how the number and concentration of phosphorus (P) patches in the root zone of an …