Funding Research as an Investment for Improving Management
Abstract ... 100 Introduction ... 100 Management-Based Research ... 101King Ranch Management before Biologists ... 101 Harvest Management ... 101King Ranch Management after Biologists ... 102 Current King Ranch Management ... 106Research-Based Management ... 109 The King Ranch Grass Program ... 109...
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Published in | Wildlife Science pp. 120 - 139 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
Published |
United Kingdom
CRC Press
2012
Taylor & Francis Group |
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Summary: | Abstract ... 100
Introduction ... 100
Management-Based Research ... 101King Ranch Management before Biologists ... 101
Harvest Management ... 101King Ranch Management after Biologists ... 102
Current King Ranch Management ... 106Research-Based Management ... 109
The King Ranch Grass Program ... 109
Consequences of the King Ranch Grass Program... 112Recommendations ... 113
Acknowledgments ... 114
References ... 115King Ranch and its South Texas Farm are located in Kingsville, Texas and have
been in operation since 1853. Due to King Ranch’s in¦uential research and political efforts and the dedication of its family shareholders to wildlife conservation, it
has established a reputation as a leader in both ranching and wildlife management.
King Ranch strives to make conservation decisions based on sound research and
has a rich history of research projects where management-based research was conducted to assist in decision-making processes. Research conducted on King Ranch
can be broken into two categories: (1) management-based research, and (2) researchbased management. In the context of this work, the nature of management-based
research is analytical and didactic, and the results of such research function as a tool
for determining appropriate management decisions. Research-based management is
experimental and ascertainable, and results are applied to achieve specic management goals. Thus, by these denitions, research-based management is subject to consequences. Our objectives are to provide insight on how King Ranch has historically
made wildlife, range, and other management decisions based on research and how
King Ranch biologists Val W. Lehmann, William “Bill” H. Kiel, Jr., and Mickey W.
Hellickson improved the welfare of King Ranch by conducting and applying sound
management-based research. We also discuss the current King Ranch and how the
family has always taken an innovative approach to wildlife and habitat management,
and this commitment has remained steadfast as non-family professional management has taken a more active role in recent years in all aspects of ranch operations. In
addition, we discuss how research-based management decisions were made and what
the resulting unforeseen ramications were. We will draw on the introduction of
non native grass on King Ranch to illustrate this objective. Ultimately, we encourage
landowners, managers, and biologists to make management decisions based on accurate and long-term research and consider all consequences before making decisions. |
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ISBN: | 1439847738 9781439847732 |
DOI: | 10.1201/b12139-14 |