Brush management  past, present, future / 
edited by Wayne T. Hamilton ... [and others. 
 - first edition. 
 - College Station :  Texas A and M University Press,  (c)2004. 
 - 1 online resource (282 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Texas A & M University agriculture series ;  no. 7 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: rangeland woody plant and weed management--past, present, and future /  Mechanical practices prior to 1975 /  Current state of the art /  The future of mechanical treatments for brush management: what is next? /  Chemical weed and brush control: where we have been /  A paradigm shift --  Rob Mitchell, Steve Whisenant, and Ron Sosebee --  Future of rangeland chemical week and brush control: a Texas range scientist's viewpoint /  Timing: the key to successful brush management with herbicides /  A historical perspective /  Current state of the art /  The future of biological management of weeds on rangelands: an entomologist's viewpoint /  Biological management of noxious brush: a range scientist's viewpoint /  Fire ecology and the progression of prescribed burning for brush management /  Prescribed burning: current policies, regulations, and information sources /  Effective application of prescribed burning /  What's next: the future of fire as a tool for managing brush /  Economic and financial considerations /  Runoff from rangelands: the role of shrubs /  Integrating wildlife concerns into brush management /  Conclusion: developing and implementing brush management strategies /  Wayne T. Hamilton and Darrell N. Ueckert --  Wayne T. Hamilton and C. Wayne Hanselka --  Harold Wiedemann --  Rory Burroughs, Mike Gibbs, Robert K. Lyons, and Colin McGahey --  Rodney W. Bovey --  Allan McGinty --  Ronald E. Sosebee --  Darrell N. Ueckert --  C. Jack DeLoach and Phil A. Lewis --  David C. Thompson and Kevin T. Gardner --  Charles A. Taylor, Jr. --  C.J. Scifres --  D. Lynn Drawe and Allen Rasmussen --  B. Keith Blair, Jeffrey C. Sparks, and Joe Franklin --  R. James Ansley and Charles A. Taylor --  J. Richard Conner --  Bradford P. Wilcox --  Dale Rollins and Ken Cearley --  Darrell N. Ueckert and Wayne T. Hamilton. 
<br/><br/> From the futile attempts at eradication to the successes of integrated brush management, practitioners examine mechanical, biological, chemical, and fire-related methods from three perspectives--the past, the present or "state-of-the-art," and the future. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603446280 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Brush--Control--Texas.<br/>Rangelands--Weed control--Texas.<br/>Range management--Texas.<br/>Prescribed burning--Texas.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB612  / .B787 2004