A strategy for defining the reference for land health and degradation assessments

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 97; pp. 225 - 230
• Main Authors: Herrick, Jeffrey E., Shaver, Patrick, Pyke, David A., Pellant, Mike, Toledo, David, Lepak, Nika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Baseline; Benchmark; Indicator; Land degradation; Land health; Rangeland health; Soil health; Land health; Soil health; Benchmark; Rangeland health; Land degradation; Baseline; Indicator

•Reference information is required for land health and degradation assessments.•Historic references are difficult to define, but not always necessary.•The policy and management objectives requiring a historic reference are reviewed.•A new strategy for systematically defining reference conditions is...