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- Library Collection RecordA clipping study was set up to examine the optimal defoliation timing, intensity (stubble height), and frequency for maximum seed reduction and to prepare an effective seedbed for native reseeding…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- livestock
- weed control
- cheatgrass
- cheatgrass control
- clipping
- native plant restoration
- Library Collection RecordStudy was conducted in two montane riparian areas in the Black Range of western New Mexico, approximately 230 km northwest of Las Cruces to evaluate the effects of different grazing intensities and…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- streambank morphology
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction of nutria herbivory with fire was investigated on three types of marshes along the Pearl River basin in Gulf Coast of Louisiana. In each marsh, two, 10 m² plots were established in…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- plant cover
- Nutria
- coastal marsh
- fire
- plant biomass
- Species Density
- Library Collection RecordPlains cottonwood and peachleaf willow seedling establishment was studied to determine the effects of seedbed disturbance and irrigation along Boulder Creek, Colorado (40° 3' N, 105° 8…Publication Date 1969
- Populus deltoides
- disturbance
- Flood
- natural seedfall
- peachleaf willow
- plains cottonwood
- restoration
- riparian
- Salix amygdaloides
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordRunoff and infiltration was measured on the Central Plains Experimental Range, near Nunn, Colorado to see how these attributes change after cattle grazing is stopped. Along with runoff and…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- soil compaction
- cattle grazing
- cattle removal
- infiltration rates
- Library Collection RecordEvapotranspiration (ET) along with soil water content, aboveground biomass and leaf area index (LAI) was investigated to gain a better understanding of how grazing affects water availability in the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- biomass
- evapotranspiration
- soil water
- forage production
- Library Collection RecordTo calculate the contribution beavers make to the methane budget in streams, submerged carboys of collected gases were taken at ten sites on four streams in the Matamek River watershed, Quebec,…Publication Date 1969
- Methane
- boreal forests
- beaver
- carbon cycling
- Castor canadensis
- evasion rate
- Library Collection RecordHow vertebrate herbivores, especially nutria and wild boar, alter soil and plant characteristics over time was investigated during three summers in the Pearl River basin in southern Louisiana along…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- Wild boar
- Sus scrofa
- herbivory
- coastal wetlands
- habitat destruction
- Myocastor coypus
- Soil Development
- wetland loss
- Library Collection RecordTo better understand the aspects of livestock grazing that lead to riparian and stream degradation, four treatments (grazed and trampled, trampled, mowed and control) were tested along Sheep Creek in…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- drainage density
- microchannels
- rainfall simulation
- sinuosity
- stem density
- Library Collection RecordThis is a summary of 171 papers on livestock grazing in the West.Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- alteration of ecosystem structure
- ecosystem functioning
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitats
- species composition
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis is a synthesis of issues surrounding livestock grazing on riparian areas and possible pathways to mitigation. It is based on a review of 36 articles.Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- riparian
- riparian grazing
- Library Collection RecordTurbidity, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, and fecal coliform bacteria were measured in the Upper Oconee Watershed in Georgia to better understand the effects of agriculture and urbanization…Publication Date 1969
- grazing lands
- poultry
- coliform bacteria
- dairy
- manure
- urban
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of herbivory by waterfowl and nutria were measured because of vegetation loss in Sagittaria spp. dominated marshes along the coast of Louisiana. One set of study plots was set up on…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- biomass
- waterfowl
- coastal marsh
- muskrat
- Myocastor coypus
- Ondatra zibethicus
- Sagittaria latifolia
- Sagittaria platyphylla
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordTo understand what cattle eat in a mountain riparian area, the diets of five steers were analyzed during several periods over two grazing seasons. In 1994 a series of paddocks were established along…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- utilization
- willow
- diet composition
- preference
- Salix spp.
- Steer diets
- Library Collection RecordIn this scientific opinion, previous work (author’s dissertation and other investigations [Kondolf, 1993 in the RSIS database]) conducted on Paiute cutthroat trout habitat along the North Fork…Publication Date 1969
- aquatic habitat
- cumulative watershed effects
- Exclosure
- grazing impacts
- Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris
- Paiute cutthroat trout
- public lands
- streambank recovery
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of lessor snow geese herbivory on Carex subspathecea were investigated in the salt marshes along La Perouse Bay, Manitoba, Canada. Three exclosed plots were paired with three plots that…Publication Date 1969
- plant production
- compensatory growth
- Anser caerulescens caerulescens
- exclosures
- lesser snow geese
- net annual primary production
- sedge-meadow community
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of different disturbances on the invasibility of Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) was investigated in two trials in Wisconsin. One hundred-fifty mesocosms (1m² stock tanks) of…Publication Date 1969
- eutrophication
- flooding
- invasive species
- fluctuating resource hypothesis
- invasibility
- simulated herbivory
- Library Collection RecordA 4 year study examined four treatments (spring herbicide only, repeated sheep grazing only, spring herbicide and repeated sheep grazing though out the summer, no herbicide or grazing) to control…Publication Date 1969
- Centaurea maculosa
- grazing weeds
- integrated weed management
- noxious rangelands weeds
- range improvement
- sheep utilization
- Weed Density
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing intensity on a montane willow community in the Sheep Creek riparian ecosystem located in Roosevelt National Forest (40Ëš 56.46’ N, 105Ëš 39.55’ W) of Colorado…Publication Date 1969
- Salix
- population dynamics
- cattle grazing
- grazing exclusion
- riparian areas
- willow height
- Library Collection RecordSteers were used to evaluate the effects of stocking density on grazing behavior, dietary selection, forage intake, digesta kinetics, and growth rates of Carex nebraskensis and Juncus balticus in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- stocking density
- biomass
- steers
- Carexnebraskensis
- forage intake
- Juncusbalticus
- Library Collection RecordThe influences of buffer width and slope, vegetation characteristics, and stubble height on sediment retention were examined at the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station’s Red Bluff Research…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- biomass
- buffer width
- ground cover
- sediment retention
- slope
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordEffects of streambank fencing on reptile and amphibian species richness, abundance, and biomass were investigated within and around the Pike Run watershed of southwestern Pennsylvania. This was done…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- livestock
- vegetation
- water quality
- abundance
- amphibian
- herpetofauna
- macroinvertebrate
- reptile
- riparian areas
- species richness
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordThe relationship of soil and vegetation factors to soil loss and runoff were examined near Center, North Dakota on reclaimed mine-land pastures (Cabba Soils) and adjacent native rangeland (Sen Soils…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- pastures
- rangelands
- grazing
- vegetation
- Simulated rainfall
- soil loss
- Library Collection RecordThe response of the salt-marsh plant communities to grazing by lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) and isostatic uplift at La Perouse Bay, Manitoba, (58Ëš 04’ N, 94Ëš 30ââ…Publication Date 1969
- arctic salt-marshes
- edaphic processes
- grazing lawns
- lesser snow goose
- multiple-state communities
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of multiple grazing sessions (no grazing, early season grazing 1-6 times every 12 days, or early season grazing 2-3 times every 24 days or late-season once every 12 days for three…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- forage quality
- lesser snow goose
- net above-ground primary production (NAPP)
- Puccinellia phryganodes
- shoot nitrogen content
- Library Collection RecordThe differences in storm runoff and peak discharges between grazing intensities and vegetation types on 13 small watersheds within Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon were investigated. The pastures…Publication Date 1969
- base-flow rise rate
- hydrograph separation
- peak flow
- storm flow
- surface water hydrology
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of different grazing intensities (no grazing, light, moderate, and heavy) of Black Brant (Branta bernicla) gosling on grazing lawns planted to Carex subspathacea and native slough levees (…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing intensity
- black brant geese
- Branta bernicla nigricans
- Carex subspathacea
- forage availability
- foraging efficiency
- Triglochin palustris
- Library Collection RecordLong-term effects of stocking rate and grazing system on livestock gains were assessed in the northern mixed-grass prairie at the USDA Agriculture High Plains Grassland Research Station in…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- average daily gain
- grazing pressure
- short-duration grazing
- spring precipitation
- Library Collection RecordLong-term effects of stocking rate and grazing system on livestock gains were assessed in the northern mixed-grass prairie at the USDA Agriculture High Plains Grassland Research Station in…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- average daily gain
- grazing pressure
- short-duration grazing
- spring precipitation
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of stocking rates on animal’s performance and forage selectivity through co-grazing of sheep and goats within pastures that contain various species of grasses and forbs was…Publication Date 1969
- animal performance
- goats
- mixed pastures
- sheep
- average daily gains
- co-grazing
- forage selectivity
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of nitrogen addition from snow goose feces and how the uptake of that nitrogen by mosses affects nitrogen uptake in grasses and sedges were measured in two types of arctic marshes. Mosses…Publication Date 1969
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- competition
- lesser snow goose
- moss
- nitrogen limitation
- nutrient cycling
- Library Collection RecordTo estimate lesser snow geese populations and determine the effects of geese herbivory along the Hudson Bay in the Northwest Territories, nesting and population surveys were conducted along with…Publication Date 1969
- Hudson Bay
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- fen
- grubbing
- lesser snow geese
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordSince many studies fail to include belowground analysis, the effects of livestock exclusion on soil properties and below ground vegetative production were examined along the Middle Fork of the John…Publication Date 1969
- riparian zones
- soil properties
- ecological resilience
- ecological restoration
- infiltration rates
- livestock effects
- nitrogen dynamics
- Oregon meadow communities
- root biomass
- Library Collection RecordThe Goodwin Creek Experimental Watershed in northern Mississippi was used to investigate how switching from cultivated land to non-cultivated land, including pastures, alters the amount and rate of…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- land use
- rainfall
- runoff
- sediment transport
- Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT model)
- watershed
- Library Collection RecordHow Carex density is affected by lesser snow geese grazing was measured in salt and freshwater marshes along La Pérouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58° 04' N, 94° 03' W). Carex shoots…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Sedges
- alternative vegetation states
- moss carpets
- shoot-pulling
- Library Collection RecordHow Carex leaf production and longevity are affected by grazing was measured in freshwater marshes along La Pérouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58° 04' N, 94° 03 'W). Carex x…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Carex x flavicans
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- leaf demography
- lesser snow goose
- saltmarsh
- Library Collection RecordChannel width, depth, water velocity, vegetation cover, and substrate size were measured along two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), in Sierra…Publication Date 1969
- reproduction
- California golden trout
- livestock grazing
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- recruitment
- salmonids
- Sierra Nevada
- spawning habitat
- stream alteration
- stream morphology
- Library Collection RecordCharacteristics of Deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hairgrass) and Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) were measured at 30 montane meadow sites on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (39°N…Publication Date 1969
- Poa pratensis
- water
- soil moisture
- competition
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- simulated grazing
- Library Collection RecordWater vole populations were surveyed in the Big Horn Mountains of north central Wyoming to determine how livestock grazing affects their habitat. Voles were surveyed using a mark and recapture method…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- Carex
- habitat degradation
- habitat requirements
- livestock grazing
- Microtus richardsoni
- sensitive species
- water vole
- Library Collection RecordGrowth characteristics of two red willow populations were compared in a study conducted in an area with no historic use by domestic herbivores in the Jordan Crater Research Natural Area in…Publication Date 1969
- regrowth
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- natural exclosure
- red willow
- Salix lasiandra
- season of use
- stem removal
- Library Collection RecordRiparian area recovery from grazing was measured along the North Fork of Cottonwood Creek in Inyo National Forest, California. The indicator of recovery was channel width and vegetation height after…Publication Date 1969
- revegetation
- channel morphology
- grazing impacts
- Inyo National Forest
- stream channel width
- streambank recovery
- streambank vegetation
- Library Collection RecordReduction of amphibian populations was investigated by looking at 40 ponds in the agricultural region of southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and southwestern Wisconsin to determine what…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- fish
- landscape
- nitrogen
- water quality
- agricultural pond
- amphibian
- Driftless Area Ecoregion
- farm pond
- habitat management
- livestock grazing
- stock pond
- Library Collection RecordTwelve habitat characteristics were measured inside and outside three livestock exclosures on two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 1969
- riparian vegetation
- California golden trout
- cattle grazing
- habitat degradation
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- riparian health
- threatened species
- Library Collection RecordResponse of red willow trees to simulated beaver herbivory was measured in the Jordan Crater Research Natural Area in southeastern Oregon. Lava flows excluded livestock and beaver from the test…Publication Date 1969
- regrowth
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- natural exclosure
- plant recovery
- red willow
- Salix lasiandra
- season of use
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of increasing stocking rates on live weight gain and gain/hectare using light-weight (141 kg) and heavy-weight (265 kg) steers grazing Plains Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum)…Publication Date 1969
- animal performance
- cattle
- grazing
- animal weight
- average daily gains
- Plains Old World bluestem
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of summer grazing by captive lesser snow geese goslings (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) on the vegetation of the La Perouse Bay salt marsh in Manitoba, Canada (58Ã�ï¿Â…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- vegetation
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- forage quality
- herbivore-optimization model
- lesser snow goose
- net above-ground primary production (NAPP)
- Puccinellia phryganodes
- Library Collection RecordSimulation model (Simple Ecological Sustainability Simulator- SESS) representing a hypothetical 100ha ranch in northern Mexico, southern TX, was used to determine ecological and economic consequences…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- sustainability
- prescribed fire
- ranching systems
- range condition
- semi-arid
- Library Collection RecordThis opinion paper is a summary of 43 articles outlining the challenges (species of grazing animal and rangeland factors) and how to overcome these challenges to set appropriate stocking rates.Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- livestock production
- range management
- Annual Precipitation
- forage production
- Key Species
- range types
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordTrust levels in relation to profit, for future transactions were examined using an experiment intended to represent key aspects of agistment, an informal system in which kin and social networks are…Publication Date 1969
- institutions
- agistment
- Equity
- Experimental economics
- social norms
- trust
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of five economic studies (South Dakota, North Dakota, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico) that examined the economic effects of short-duration grazing where four questions [1)…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- risk management
- beef production
- biological conditions
- cash-flow requirements
- Ecological Conditions
- economics research
- optimal investment
- optimal stocking level
- Short-duration grazing (SDG)