Pellant, M., Shaver, P., Pyke, D.A., Herrick, J.E., 2005, Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Version 4: Technical Reference 1734-6, Denver, Colorado, Bureau of Land Management, National Science and Technology Center, 122 p. Full publication Abstract (pdf)

Pellant, M., P. Shaver, D.A. Pyke, and J.E. Herrick. 2000. Interpreting indicators of rangeland health, version 3. Interagency Technical Reference 1734-6, USDI Bureau of Land Management, National Science and Technology Center, Denver, CO. Full publication Abstract (pdf)

Pyke, D.A., J.E. Herrick, P. Shaver, and M. Pellant. 2002. Rangeland health attributes and indicators for qualitative assessment. J. Range Manage. 55:584-697.
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Herrick, J.E., W.G. Whitford, A.G. de Soyza, J.W. Van Zee, K.M. Havstad, C.A. Seybold, M. Walton. 2001. Field soil aggregate stability kit for soil quality and rangeland health evaluations. Catena 44:27-345. Full publication Abstract (pdf)

Spaeth, K.E., F.B. Pierson, J.E. Herrick, P.L. Shaver, D.A. Pyke, M. Pellant, D. Thompson, and B. Dayton. 2003. New proposed national resources inventory protocols on nonfederal rangelands. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58(1):18A-21A.
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Assessing Rangelands Fact Sheet (USGS FS-125-02)
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Herrick, J.E., J.W. Van Zee, K.M. Havstad, L.M. Burkett, and W.G. Whitford. 2005. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems, Volume I: Quick Start. USDA - ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM
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Herrick, J.E., J.W. Van Zee, K.M. Havstad, L.M. Burkett, and W.G. Whitford. 2005. Monitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems, Volume II: Design, Supplementary Methods and Interpretation. USDA - ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM
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USDA NRCS Rangeland Soil Quality Information Sheets Site

Herrick, J.E., and T.L. Jones. 2002. A Dynamic Cone Penetrometer for Measuring Soil Penetration Resistance. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:1320-1324.
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USDA NRCS. 2003. National Range and Pasture Handbook, Revision 1. USDA NRCS Grazing Lands Tecnology Institute, Fort Worth, TX.
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