Integrating Knowledge of Scientists and Ranchers Offers a More Complete Landscape

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.

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