range management an area of rangeland that has the potential to produce and sustain distinctive kinds and amounts of vegetation to result in a characteristic plant community under its particular combination of environmental factors, particularly climate, soils, and associated native biota —note 1. range site is synonymous with ecological site when referring to rangeland —note 2. some agencies use range site based on the climax concept, not potential natural communityThis definition last updated 08/11/2008