The USDA Rangeland Conservation Practice Effectiveness Program scientific re
view is now available online.This is a very comprehensive review (3 years, 40 scientists) of the current science on rangeland management for conservation. http://rangelandwatersheds.ucdavis.edu/ See bottom of Home Page, "Just Published" "Conservation Benefits of Rangeland Practices"The chapter titles and authors are shown below.
Chapter 1. An Evidence-Based Assessment of Prescribed Grazing Practices. David D. Briske, Justin D. Derner, Daniel G. Milchunas, and Ken W. Tate
Chapter 2. Assessment of Prescribed Fire as a Conservation Practice. Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Ryan F. Limb, David M. Engle, and Richard F. Miller
Chapter 3. Brush Management as a Rangeland Conservation Strategy: A Critical Evaluation. Steven R. Archer, Kirk W. Davies, Timothy E. Fulbright, Kirk C. McDaniel, Bradford P. Wilcox, and Katharine I.Predick
Chapter 4. Assessment of Range Planting as a Conservation Practice. Stuart P. Hardegree, Thomas A. Jones, Bruce A. Roundy, Nancy L. Shaw, and Thomas A. Monaco
Chapter 5. A Scientific Assessment of the Effectiveness of Riparian Management Practices. Mel R. George, Randy D. Jackson, Chad S. Boyd, and Ken W. Tate
Chapter 6. An Assessment of Rangeland Activities on Wildlife Populations and habitats. Paul R. Krausman, Vernon C. Bleich, William M. Block, David E. Naugle, and Mark C. Wallace
Chapter 7. Invasive Plant Management on Anticipated Conservation Benefits: A Scientific Assessment. Roger L. Sheley, Jeremy J. James, Mathew J. Rinella, Dana Blumenthal, and Joseph M. DiTomaso
Chapter 8. A Landscape Approach to Rangeland Conservation Practices. Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Joel R. Brown, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Gene A. Fults, and X. Ben Wu
Chapter 9. A Social and Economic Assessment of Rangeland Conservation Practices. John A. Tanaka, Mark Brunson, and L. Allen Torell
It is also available at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/nra/ceap/?&cid=stelprdb1045811.