TY - JOUR
AU - Walker, Brian H.
AB - Ecosystems (2002) 5: 23– 44 DOI: 10.1007/s10021-001-0053-9 ECOSYSTEMS © 2002 Springer-Verlag Grazing Management, Resilience, and the Dynamics of a Fire-driven Rangeland System 1 2 1 John M. Anderies, * Marco A. Janssen, and Brian H. Walker 1 2 CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; and Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands ABSTRACT We developed a stylized mathematical model to ence which stable configuration is occupied. This, in explore the effects of physical, ecological, and eco- turn, determines the resilience of the rangeland nomic factors on the resilience of a managed fire- system. These results are used to establish condi- driven rangeland system. Depending on grazing tions under which management for profit is consis- pressure, the model exhibits one of three distinct tent with the maintenance of resilience. configurations: a fire-dominated, grazing-domi- nated, or shrub-dominated rangeland system. Key words: resilience; rangelands; multiple states; Transaction costs and costs due to shrub invasion, via their effect on grazing decisions, strongly influ- complex systems. able than others. Over time, a system may move INTRODUCTION from such a preferred state into another, less pre- This paper explores the idea of resilience in 
TI - Grazing Management, Resilience, and the Dynamics of a Fire-driven Rangeland System
JF - Ecosystems
DO - 10.1007/s10021-001-0053-9
DA - 2002-01-01
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SP - 23
EP - 44
VL - 5
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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