Volunteering to Manage Rangeland Weeds
Volunteering to Manage Rangeland Weeds
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志愿管理牧场杂草
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2008
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通讯作者：
M. Brunson
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作者：
L. Tidwell;M. Brunson
入侵植物的出现越来越多地影响了牧场，威胁到生态系统和经济的健康。入侵杂草可以降低野生动物的生存达特，减少植物和动物的多样性，减少饲料资源，改变生态系统功能。1早期攻击入侵被认为是管理入侵植物和保护健康牧场的关键。然而，土地管理者往往缺乏资源进行监测、保护和控制方案。让志愿者参与牧场杂草管理可以提供有关虫害规模和范围的关键信息，以及早期干预，教育，控制和恢复工作的必要劳动力。为了帮助土地管理人员和教育/推广专业人员确定志愿者参与杂草管理的机会，我们调查了美国西南部部分地区的公民，那里的牧场杂草不像其他地方那样广泛存在，志愿者的需求和价值可能特别大。
Increasing occurrence of invasive plants has affected rangelands by threatening the health of both ecosys tems and economies. Invasive weeds can degrade habi tat for wild animals, reduce plant and animal diversity, curtail forage resources, and alter ecosystem function.1 Attacking infestations early is considered vital to managing invasive plants and conserving healthy rangelands. However, land managers often lack resources for monitoring, restora tion, and control programs. Involving volunteers in range land weed management can provide critical information on the size and scope of infestations as well as essential labor for early intervention, education, control, and restoration efforts. To assist land managers and education/extension professionals in identifying opportunities for volunteer participation in weed management, we surveyed citizens in parts of the southwestern United States, where rangeland weeds are not as widely established as elsewhere, and where the need as well as the value of volunteers may be especially great.