rangeland
thumb|right|250px|Red Desert (Wyoming)|Red Desert rangeland in [[Wyoming. Water from melted snow pack can be seen on the ground. Such melting is the main source of surface water in Wyoming.]] thumb|right|250px|Weeds are all that remains in [[Idaho after a failed restoration project following wildfire, and subsequent invasion by non-native species. Russian thistle (Salsola tragus) is the only plant species seen in this picture.]]
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- Etymology and definition
- Types of rangeland
- Prairie
- Grasslands
- Steppe
- Pampas
- Shrubland
- Woodland
- Savanna
- Desert
- Tundra
- Uses of rangeland
- Rangeland degradation challenges
- Global extent
- Canada
- United States
- North American rangelands – grasslands
- North American rangelands – shrublands
- Australia
- South America
- Africa
- Asia
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Red Desert (Wyoming)|Red Desert rangeland in [[Wyoming. Water from melted snow pack can be seen on the ground. Such melting is the main source of surface water in Wyoming.]] thumb|right|250px|Weeds are all that remains in [[Idaho after a failed restoration project following wildfire, and subsequent invasion by non-native species. Russian thistle (Salsola tragus) is the only plant species seen in this picture.]]
Rangelands are grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals. Types of rangelands include tallgrass and shortgrass prairies, desert grasslands and shrublands, woodlands, savannas, chaparrals, steppes, open forest, and tundras. Rangelands do not include forests lacking grazable understory vegetation, barren desert, farmland, or land covered by solid rock, concrete, or glaciers.