Integrating Knowledge of Scientists and Ranchers Offers a More Complete Landscape
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 14:50
in Biology & Nature
Knowledge gained from scientific data and from firsthand experience are two different things. When combined, however, these two sources can offer a more complete picture than either one alone. Researchers applied this concept to the creation of state-and-transition models--studies of vegetation dynamics within ecological sites--using the expertise of conservation land managers and the local knowledge of ranchers.