This book juxtaposes traditional and currently applied concepts of rangeland condition with new concepts. It presents a dialogue between traditionalists and their critics. The book outlines the effects of various activities by humans that eventually lead toward multiple climaxes.

W. K. Lauenroth Range Science Department and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 W. A. Laycock Department of Range Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071