Viewpoint: The range utilization concept, allocation arrays, and range management science

The transition of range utilization from a qualitative concept in the early years of range management to a quantitative concept in today's range manag ement science has been problematic. This paper (1) evaluates the origins, c onfoundings, and interpretations of range utilization in range management s cience, (2) presents an explicit allocation array of variables to replace t he range utilization concept, and (3) examines the role of range utilizatio n specifically, and management science generally in the present and future message of the Society for Range Management, and in range management scienc e.