[PSSC 330] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (60 pages long)

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Plant and Soil Science
• Course: PSSC 330
• Professor: De Atley

Document Summary

Uncultivated land dominated by native plants: grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, or shrubs. All land that is not: farmland, dense forest (can"t get enough sunlight for good population of grasses), barren desert, or land covered by solid rock/concrete/glaciers. Nevada- highest % of land classified as rangeland. Also highest % publicly owned rangeland (b/c no one wanted to settle there due to harsh conditions) Average annual precipitation of most rangeland: 8 to 28 inches. Continent with greatest land classified as rangeland: australia. Wild animals living in rangeland: 75-100% of wild animals. 38% of fishes live in rangeland ecosystems rangeland management- careful use and management of rangeland resources to meet needs/wants of society. *due to management, improving what our ancestors messed up. Multiple use- several uses/values of rangeland managed simultaneously to avoid overuse/destruction of natural resources. Livestock production: wildlife habitat, water, recreation, renewable energy, minerals/mining, native plants, open space, forage.