Contrasting Preference for Grassland Landscapes Among Population Groups in the Central and Southern Great Plains |
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| Authors: | Terrie A Becerra David M Engle R Dwayne Elmore Samuel D Fuhlendorf |
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| Institution: | 1. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;2. Regents Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;3. Associate Professor, and Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;4. Sarkeys Distinguished Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.;1. Professional Research Associate, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada;2. Program Head and Director, Eastern Oregon Ag & Natural Resource Program, Oregon State University, Union, OR 97883, USA;3. Wildlife Research Biologist, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, La Grande, OR 97850, USA;4. Supervisory Rangeland Scientist, Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station, USDA Forest Service Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory, La Grande, OR 97850, USA;1. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;2. Social and Participatory Action Research Group, Department of Social Anthropology, Basic Psychology and Public Health, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain;3. Forestry School, INDEHESA, University of Extremadura, Plasencia 10600, Spain;1. Quantitative Ecologist, Human Dimensions Research Program, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA;;2. Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;;3. Rangeland Management Specialist, USDA-NRCS Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA;;4. Research Ecologist, USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Temple, TX 76502, USA;;5. Distinguished Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;;6. Professor, Animal and Range Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Recent opposition to the rangeland management paradigm of achieving uniform, moderate grazing across entire landscapes has emerged because heterogeneity is recognized as the foundation of biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and multifunctionality of agricultural landscapes. Agriculture production goals appear to drive the traditional rangeland management focus on homogeneity and uniformity. To determine if preference for homogeneity is a broadly applicable social construct or one limited to agricultural producers, we determined preferences for heterogeneous grassland landscapes expressed by three study populations—managers of working lands (ranchers), natural resource professionals (grassland/rangeland specialists), and the general population living in rangeland regions within the US Great Plains. We distributed surveys that included photographs of landscapes and patterned images to assess preference. Preference for heterogeneous landscapes among ranchers, natural resource professionals, and the general population in our study area were generally consistent with the central paradigm of managing rangeland for homogeneity. However, we discovered that people, across geographic location and population group, clearly prefer heterogeneous patterned images to homogeneous patterned images. This suggests that preference for homogeneity is acquired. |
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