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Twenty Years After the Dude Fire: Targeted Cattle Grazing of Weeping Lovegrass Through the Use of Protein Supplementation
Author
Bernau, Christopher R.
Sprinkle, Jim
Tanner, Ray
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2014-12-01
Body

On the Ground • The 1990 Dude Fire on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona and the following restoration resulted in an invasion of weeping lovegrass. • Ecosystem restoration required successful collaboration between federal, state, and private individuals. • We used protein supplementation to redistribute grazing pressure on the rangeland and to increase use of nutrient-poor old-growth weeping lovegrass forage. • We observed that cattle hoof action worked in concert with targeted grazing to achieve the desired effect on weeping lovegrass. After 2 years of targeted grazing, we saw a short-term reduction in weeping lovegrass and increased competitive opportunities for native vegetation. 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-14-00013.1
Additional Information
Bernau, C. R., Sprinkle, J., & Tanner, R. (2014). Twenty Years After the Dude Fire: Targeted Cattle Grazing of Weeping Lovegrass Through the Use of Protein Supplementation. Rangelands, 36(6), 15-21.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/640062
Journal Volume
36
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
15-21
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
weeping lovegrass
Eragrostis curvula
targeted grazing
cattle
protein supplementation
restoration
wildfire
Dude fire
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