Art to Science: Tools for Greater Objectivity in Resource Monitoring
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Art to Science: Tools for Greater Objectivity in Resource Monitoring
The Need for New Monitoring Tools The earliest inventories of western rangelands were “ocular” estimates.1 Such estimates are subjective; they are opinions, judgments, or guesses based on experience and feelings—“the art” of rangeland management (Fig. 1). Now, our monitoring needs are different and the importance of objective data consistent with formal scientifi c inquiry is more essential; th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rangelands
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0190-0528
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501x-33.4.27