Part IV
Summary and Analysis
Part IV contains the views of the Grassland Study Review Panel on the state of Chinese grassland studies and their relationship to international scholarship in this field. The following chapter was reviewed and approved by the entire panel. Each section was drafted by a member of the panel or contributor as follows: "The Pastoral Frontier" by Arthur Waldron, "Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions" by Roger Pielke, ''Social Dimensions of Grassland Studies'' by Thomas Barfield, "Desertification and Degradation" by Jerrold Dodd, "Management of Common Pool Resources" by Jeremy Swift, "Rational Rangeland Management" by James Ellis, "Conservation and Wildlife" by George Schaller, and "The Organization and Conduct of Science" by James Reardon-Anderson.