Module 1: Ecosystems and the Effects of Grazing

The 1st module includes a 'mini-documentary' video to introduce the issues, followed by 6 narrated PowerPoint presentations. The quiz includes questions on both the video and the 6 presentations. The quiz must be completed for Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Videos and Lectures

• Module Outline

• Mini-documentary Video Playlist (7 parts)

• Presentation 1: Characteristics of Grazed Ecosystems

• Presentation 2: Importance of Grazing and Grazinglands 

• Presentation 3: Rangeland Ecosystems

• Presentation 4: Effects of Grazing on Plants 

• Presentation 5: Effects of Grazing on Communities

• Presentation 6: Effects of Grazing on Ecosystems

• Quiz

Supporting Resources

• Grazing Management: An Ecological Perspective (online textbook)

• Grazing in arid North America: A biogeographical approach

• Blue Oak Enhance Soil Quality in California Oak Woodlands

• Annual Range Forage Production

• How Pasture Plants Grow

• Nutrient Cycling in Pastures