CPRM: Recommended Test References
The following books may be useful in preparing for the Certified Professional in Range Management Exam:

Barbour, M. G., J. H. Burk, W. D. Pins, F. S. Gilliam, and M. W. Schwartz. 1999. Terrestrial plant ecology. Third Edition. Benjamin/Cummings, an imprint of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. Menlo Park, CA.

Bedunah, D. J. and R. E. Sosebee. (eds). 1995. Physiological ecology and developmental morphology .Society or Range Management Denver, CO.

Bonham, C. D. 1989. Measurement techniques for terrestrial vegetation. John Wiley & Sons. New York, NY.

Buol, S. W., F. D. Hole, and R. J. McCracken. 1980. Soil genesis and classification. Second Edition. Iowa State University Press. Ames, 10.

Heady, H. F. and R. D. Child. 1994. Rangeland ecology and management. Westview Press. Boulder, CO USA.

Heitschmidt, R. K.. and J. W. Stuth. 1991. Grazing management: an ecological perspective. Timber Press. Portland, OR.

Holechek, J. L., R. D. Pieper, and C. H. Herbel. 2001. Range management principles and practices. Fourth Edition. Prentice-Hall Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Krausman, P. R. 1996. (ed.). Rangeland wildlife. Society for Range Management. Denver, CO.

Miller, R. W. and R. L. Donahue. 1990. Soils, an introduction to soils and plant growth. Sixth Edition. Prentice Hall. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. National Resource Council/National Academy of Sciences. 1984. Developing strategies for rangeland management A report prepared by the Committee on Developing Strategies for Rangeland Management. Westview Press. Boulder, CO.

Stoddart, L. A., A. D. Smith, and T. W. Box. 1975. Range Management Third Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York, NY.

Tueller, P. T. (ed.). 1988. Vegetation science application for rangeland analysis and management. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Vavra, M., W. A. Laycock, and R. D. Pieper (eds.). Ecological implications of livestock herbivory in the West. Society for Range Management Denver, CO.

Vallentine, J. F. 1989. Range development and improvements. Third Edition. Academic Press. San Diego, CA.

Vallentine, I. F. 1990. Grazing management. Academic Press, Inc. San Diego, CA.

Workman, I. P. 1986. Range economics. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York, NY.