Energy is fundamental to sustainable development, providing means for resolution of challenges facing humanity, including water and food shortages and poverty. More diverse energy sources are needed for countries to meet future food production needs. Rangelands represent a major source of alternative energies.
- Framework for comparing ecosystem impacts of unconventional energy development on western US rangelands Poster (pdf – 2.9MB)
- State of Knowledge About Energy Development Impacts on North American Rangelands: An Integrative Approach (pdf – 2.6MB)
- Kreuter, Urs P.; Fox, William E.; Tanaka, John A.; Maczko, Kristie A.; McCollum, Daniel W.; Mitchell, John E.; Duke, Clifford S.; Hidinger, Lori. 2012. Framework for comparing ecosystem impacts of developing unconventional energy resources on western US rangelands. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 65: 433-443. (pdf – 732KB)