This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledg

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This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to bette

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Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands,shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of theworld’s livestock, while also providing hab