Rangeland Systems: Processes, Management and Challenges

1. Conceptual development toward a rangeland systems framework.- Part: 1 Processes.- 2. Woody plant encroachment.- 3. Ecohydrology: processes and implications for rangelands.-  4. Soil and belowground processes.- 5. Structural heterogeneity as the basis for rangeland management.- 6. Non-equilibrium ecology and resilience theory.- 7. Ecological consequences of climate change on rangelands.- Part: 2 Management.- 8. Rangelands as social-ecological systems.- 9. State and transition models: theory, applications, and challenges.- 10. Livestock production systems.- 11. Adaptive management of rangeland systems.- 12. Managing the livestock-wildlife interface on rangelands.- Part: 3 Challenges.- 13. Invasive plant species and novel rangeland systems.- 14. Rangeland ecosystem services: nature´s supply and humans´ demand.- 15. Managing climate change risks in rangeland systems.- 16. Monitoring protocols: options, approaches, implementation, benefits.- 17. Rangeland systems in developing nations: conceptual advances and societal implications.