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View Point: Heavy Seasonal Grazing on Central Arizona Piñon–Juniper Rangeland: Risky Business?
Author
Tolleson, Doug
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2014-06-01
Body

On the Ground • This piñon–juniper rangeland in central Arizona experienced heavy seasonal (late-spring/earlysummer) grazing, but with above average, welltimed and evenly distributed precipitation for the time of year; both cool- and warm-season native grasses recovered. • If this study had been conducted on rangeland that was typically more heavily grazed, and more susceptible to erosion, and done later in the growing season, the risk of exceeding targeted end-of-season grazing utilization would have been greater. • Planning for, or reacting to, grazing utilization that exceeds targeted levels should take site-specific risk factors into consideration. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2111/Rangelands-D-14-00001.1
Additional Information
Tolleson, D. (2014). View Point: Heavy Seasonal Grazing on Central Arizona Piñon–Juniper Rangeland: Risky Business?. Rangelands, 36(3), 12-17.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/640033
Journal Volume
36
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
12-17
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
grazing
utilization
risk
western wheatgrass
Sideoats grama
piñon–juniper
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