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- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-03-01
- Rainy Season
- seasonal variation
- coverage
- Summer Season
- Grazing Intensities
- origin
- grazing intensity
- India
- forbs
- grasses
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-05-01
- educator
- Curriculum Planning
- Teaching Methods
- Ranch Managers
- lands
- Basic Sciences
- international development
- Nations
- Courses
- challenge
- range research
- students
- content
- objectives
- multiple use
- private
- Public
- Range Schools
- development
- future
- range management
- education
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-05-01
- work
- challenge
- Working Relationships
- standards
- Traits
- Duties
- Develop
- Coordinating
- Alternative Land Use
- appraisal
- Additional Knowledge
- economics
- plant physiology
- range technician
- Job
- prediction
- evaluation
- surveys
- multiple use
- planning
- intensity
- utilization
- seeding
- forage yield
- range condition
- grazing
- relationships
- control
- fertilization
- future
- conservation
- applications
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-05-01
- cultivated lands
- Seed Placement
- Erosion Hazard
- improvement practices
- Furrow Spacing
- Climax Grasses
- Range Interseeding
- Interseeder
- Range Stie
- Go Back Fields
- Furrow Type
- Seed Selection
- Lister
- Double Disk Furrow
- Poor Condition
- Status
- observation
- Great Plains
- plant succession
- conditions
- Sandy Range
- development
- Nebraska
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis article discusses the status of range management in Greece and its relationship to other aspects of the general economy. Since the general economy is improving rapidly, increased attention is…Publication Date 1964-11-01
- management
- Extension
- forests
- Grazing Practices
- teaching
- Aristotelion University
- Thessaloniki
- tourism
- agricultural production
- Farming Lands
- Future Development
- American Farm School
- demonstrations
- Village
- Public Works
- Stored Fodder
- patterns
- industry
- Greece
- soil conservation
- economy
- land use
- land ownership
- research
- controlled grazing
- composition
- improvement
- livestock
- forage
- range management
- Library Collection RecordMost of the world’s rangelands are subject to large spatial and temporal variation in forage quantity and quality, which can have severe consequences for the stability and profitability of livestock…Publication Date 2012-07-01
- adaptive grazing
- forage quality
- grazing
- management
- key resources
- nutrient loss rates
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordPurposeful introductions of exotic species for rehabilitation efforts following wildfire are common on rangelands in the western United States, though ecological impacts of exotic species in novel…Publication Date 2013-03-01
- exotic species
- greenstrips
- management
- sagebrush steppe
- slickspots
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes rancher participation in conservation programs in the context of a social-ecological framework for adaptive rangeland decision-making. We argue that conservation programs are best…Publication Date 2013-11-01
- ecosystem services
- management
- social networks
- Library Collection RecordA longitudinal study of California hardwood rangelands shows significant change in landowner characteristics and goals. Results of three studies spanning 1985 to 2004 were used to develop and…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- attitudes
- conservation easements
- impermanence syndrome
- land use
- management
- Quercus
- Library Collection RecordMicrohistological analysis of feces is the most applied noninvasive method for assessing diets of wild ungulates. However, the method is complicated by differential digestibility of forage species.…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- bite count
- management
- ruminants
- techniques
- Library Collection RecordFor more than 150 years, ranchers in the West have gained insight about natural systems through daily interaction and management of landscapes, but this knowledge has never been systematically…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- adoption of innovation
- knowledge networks
- local knowledge
- management
- ranchers
- rangeland health
- semistructured interviews
- Library Collection RecordArid and semiarid rangelands often behave unpredictably in response to management actions and environmental stressors, making it difficult for ranchers to manage for long-term sustainability. State-…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- local knowledge
- management
- ranchers
- semistructured interviews
- state-and-transition models
- vegetation changes
- Library Collection RecordInvasion of rangeland by exotic forage species threatens ecosystem structure and function and can cause catastrophic economic losses. Herbicide treatments often are the focus of management efforts to…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- Chinese bush cloer
- disturbance ecology
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- heterogeneity
- herbivory
- invasion
- macro-ecology
- Sericea lespedeza
- Library Collection RecordTwo experiments evaluated effects of weaning date on cow body condition score (BCS) and calf growth. In Experiment 1, 134 March-calving cows were used in a four-year experiment. Calves were weaned 18…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- beef cows
- systems
- production
- management
- Library Collection RecordOptimum habitat condition is a concept typically used for wildlife rather than livestock. The definition for optimal livestock habitat will vary with management objectives. Abiotic factors, such as…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- distribution
- grazing
- foraging
- behavioral mechanisms
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis study identifies the characteristics and attitudes of public land ranchers. Data from a random survey of 2,000 U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management grazing permittees (53.5%…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- socioeconomic status
- cultural values
- intensification
- ranges
- farm income
- grazing tenancy
- livestock numbers
- management
- farm size
- public domain
- ranching
- farmers' attitudes
- Western United States
- demography
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- beef cattle
- grazing fees
- grazing reduction
- grazing season
- public land property
- Library Collection RecordPoisonous plants that impair normal reproductive functions in livestock include Veratrum californicum Durand, lupines, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl.), broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- teratogens
- abortion
- mechanism of action
- Oxytropis
- Astragalus
- alkaloids
- Lupinus
- controlled grazing
- Pinus ponderosa
- reproductive performance
- species differences
- cattle
- range management
- literature reviews
- poisonous plants
- poisonous plants
- lupine
- locoweed
- ponderosa pine
- reproduction
- management
- Library Collection RecordFlorida native range is grazed in winter and cows are moved to bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) pasture in March for breeding and calf rearing. Winter weight loss of cows is a major problem, and…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- weaning
- pregnancy rate
- breeding season
- weaning weight
- sown grasslands
- weight losses
- Paspalum notatum
- liveweight gain
- calves
- body weight
- rain
- Florida
- pastures
- spring
- beef cows
- summer
- grazing
- native forage
- cattle
- reproduction
- weight change
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to provide a tool for maintaining a high grazing efficiency. In a rotational grazing system, the residual sward height does not provide enough information in advance…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- France
- assessment
- ewes
- heat sums
- dairy cows
- nitrogen balance
- volume determination
- controlled grazing
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- plant height
- herbage height
- nitrogen
- stocking rate
- management
- dairy farms
- Library Collection RecordSome grasses harbor endophytic fungi living in intercellular spaces in the leaves, stems and reproductive organs. The fungi can dramatically affect the physiology and ecology of plants. For example,…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- Elymus canadensis
- mutualism
- colonization
- host plants
- Iowa
- plant physiology
- toxins
- plant-water relations
- leaves
- Illinois
- Missouri
- stems
- Kansas
- plant ecology
- incidence
- Nebraska
- herbivores
- Oklahoma
- tillers
- Texas
- prairies
- geographical distribution
- Acremonium
- endophytes
- Elymus canadensis
- Epichlo typhina
- Neotyphodium
- geographical pattern
- mutualism
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordLate spring burning response of the dominant big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) was studied on a tallgrass site in central Oklahoma (USA) during a dry (1984) and a wet (1985) year. During active…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- nitrogen assimilation
- anatomy and morphology
- plant physiology
- leaf area
- biogeochemical cycles
- prescribed burning
- Andropogon gerardii
- Oklahoma
- biomass accumulation
- phenology
- Library Collection RecordThe use of metal and plastic barriers to contain root systems of woody plants is presented as a method to study water relations and other physiological responses of field-grown shrubs. This method…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- plant physiology
- plant-water relations
- research
- Prosopis glandulosa
- containers
- root systems
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordA method for mapping coarse root distribution suitable for stony soils was developed. Each root is considered as a broken line, whose segments are fairly straight root portions. The spatial location…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- Apiaceae
- plant physiology
- stony soils
- root distribution
- quantitative analysis
- computer techniques
- Senecio
- species
- Argentina
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordA single, mature and 12 smaller honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) trees were partially excavated during 1986 to examine root distributional patterns. The mature tree had an…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- plant physiology
- root distribution
- leaf area
- soil water relations
- dry matter accumulation
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- Texas
- biomass accumulation
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordAbove- and belowground biomass dynamics of 'WW-Spar' (Bothriochloa ischaemum) and 'Caucasian' (B. caucasica) Old World bluestems were monitored under field conditions during…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- plant physiology
- roots
- plant morphology
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- Bothriochloa bladhii
- water-use efficiency
- Oklahoma
- growth rate
- biomass
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordLight and temperature dependencies for net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance were generally very similar between foliage on crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.)…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- characteristics
- stomatal movement
- plant physiology
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- light intensity
- Agropyron desertorum
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- temperature
- phenology
- rangelands
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordAn experiment was conducted to determine if concentrations of chlorophyll and basic metabolites (total organic nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC)) were…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- phenotype
- sex expression
- plant physiology
- metabolites
- chlorophyll
- carbohydrates
- Atriplex canescens
- gender differences
- vigor
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordTebuthiuron [N-(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N,N′-dimethylurea] pellets (20% ai) were broadcast at 0.2 kg increments to 1.0 kg/ha onto a sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) community…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- Quercus havardii
- grass yield
- Rates
- tebuthiuron
- sand shinnery oak
- Oak Canopy
- herbicide treatments
- Southern High Plains
- control
- drought
- Texas
- management
- Library Collection RecordAn important, yet overlooked aspect of public land management involves the economic significance to rural areas of grazing and lumber production on federal lands. To illustrate the relative…Publication Date 1969-01-01
- Federal Grazing
- Interindustry Analysis
- Lumber Production
- Mathematical Technique
- Economic Interdependence
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Oregon State University
- Economic Activity
- Grant County
- Lumber Sector
- Economic Importance
- reduction
- land use
- public lands
- Oregon
- management
- Library Collection RecordIf properly applied, 2,4-D reduces rabbitbrush and forbs and allows grass to increase. This would be a desirable management tool on cattle ranges. The most effective kill of rabbitbrush was obtained…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- Sheep Range
- Tool
- ecological effects
- Long Term
- Lanceleaf Rabbitbrush
- Pole Creek Ranger Station
- Date of Spraying
- Stage of Plant Growth
- Associated Species
- plant communities
- vegetation sampling
- cattle ranges
- effects
- Kill
- responses
- soil moisture
- spraying
- 2,4-D
- Nevada
- statistical analysis
- management
- Library Collection RecordRootplowing and rootplowing combined with rootraking increased the density of pricklypear stands but decreased the density of other undesirable woody species. Chaining resulted in extremely dense…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Rio Grande Plain
- Herbaceous Forage
- Dragging
- root plowing
- root raking
- Opunita
- pricklypear
- mechanical control
- chaining
- Woody Species
- density
- establishment
- maintenance
- Texas
- grasslands
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe grazing capacity of mountain rangelands can be increased by management practices which improve cattle distribution. In this study, the increased economic returns resulting from pond construction…Publication Date 1968-09-01
- Cattle Distribution Practices
- mountain rangeland
- Pond Construction
- Spring Development
- Trial Construction
- Guzzler Construction
- Drifting
- Trail Construction
- Economic Returns
- Economic Evaluation
- herding
- salting
- grazing capacity
- fencing
- livestock
- water development
- investment
- carrying capacity
- management
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production from native rangelands is the most important agricultural enterprise in the Somali Republic. The ranges of Somalia have a potential for much greater production than is currently…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Grassland Savannahs
- environment
- native rangelands
- Production Potential
- grazing systems
- range condition
- range resources
- Somalia
- livestock production
- stocking rate
- livestock
- range management
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe national grassland program has produced a number of beneficial changes in both the land and the economy of southwestern Kansas. Through the federal purchase and conversion of marginal farmland to…Publication Date 1968-05-01
- soil erosion
- government
- rehabilitation
- animal unit month
- ponds
- Cimarron National Grassland
- adjustments
- National Grassland Program
- marginal farmland
- runoff water
- Summer Forage
- Multiple Use Management
- Recreational Opportunities
- Natural Resoruces
- Mineral Leases
- Recreational Visits
- Pipeline Easements
- Resource Use
- economy
- land use
- Kansas
- income
- wildlife
- grazing
- land
- conservation
- private lands
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn most fertilization studies on desert grasslands, little attention has been paid to soil moisture conditions at the time of application. Results have been highly variable and fertilization has not…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- fertilizer application
- desert grasslands
- Summer Rainy Season
- management
- Arizona
- yields
- responses
- Time
- black grama
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- protein content
- Grass Growth
- Soil Moisture Conditions
- Williams Ranch
- Oven Dry
- Library Collection RecordMany factors affect the utilization of mountain terrain by cattle and these factors are interrelated and exert their influence in a complicated manner. Actual use obtained under good management is…Publication Date 1966-07-01
- vegetation cover
- mountain slopes
- Actual Use
- Percent Slope
- Palatable Plants
- Brush Thickness
- Range Survey
- Degree of Use
- topography
- salt
- utilization
- water
- terrain
- cattle
- Location
- Utah
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1966-11-01
- natural pasture
- 19th Annual Meeting
- New Orleans
- Society for Range Management
- Worldwide
- Annual Meeting
- Introduction
- FAO
- livestock production
- range management
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1966-11-01
- Jordan
- food production
- Technical Assistance
- legislation
- agricultural development
- World Hunger
- Agricultural Institutions
- administration
- Public Policies
- international cooperation
- India
- Brazil
- education
- training
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1951-05-01
- East Texas
- Piney Woods
- Free Range
- cattle production
- reforestation
- Pasture Development
- forest range
- bluestems
- beef cattle
- grazing capacity
- forage plants
- nutritive value
- Andropogon
- Timber Production
- range
- forage production
- range improvement
- grazing
- cattle
- Louisiana
- grasses
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1951-05-01
- California Agricultural Extension Service
- Milton D. Miller
- What We Know About Brushland Management in California
- Land Administrators
- brush cover
- brushlands
- soil erosion
- landowners
- controlled burning
- moisture
- forage production
- range improvement
- runoff
- California
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1949-07-01
- Quantitative Ecology
- Ecologic Principles
- Quantitative System
- New Grouping
- Sampson
- climax vegetation
- rangelands
- Floristic Composition
- technicians
- range plants
- conditions
- qualitative
- classification
- forage production
- range condition
- management
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1951-05-01
- Range Condition Classes
- soil conditions
- Southwestern Alberta
- Soil Protection
- Soil Depletion
- mountain range
- forbs
- plant vigor
- vegetative composition
- bunchgrass
- plant density
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1950-07-01
- Panhandle
- Deferred Range
- Range Composition
- Hospital Bunch
- stockmen
- calf crops
- Flexible
- Fence
- cows
- returns
- western wheatgrass
- steers
- selection
- livestock
- overstocking
- calves
- winter
- Sideoats grama
- disease
- little bluestem
- evaporation
- water
- quality
- production
- Oklahoma
- conservation
- drought
- runoff
- ranching
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1951-01-01
- Orange Sneezeweed
- Helenium hoopesii
- Borax
- Sodium Chlorate
- Pure Acid
- Amines
- Uncompahgre Forest
- Grand Mesa Forest
- Colorado
- grubbing
- Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
- Salts
- herbicides
- sheep
- cattle
- overgrazing
- grasses
- 2,4-D
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1951-07-01
- Vegetative Production
- Ranch Operators
- Methods of Production
- Breeding Cow Ranch
- Ranch Production
- Steer Ranches
- Commercial Cattle Ranches
- grazing systems
- Heavy Grazing
- Moderate Grazing
- livestock production
- range condition
- livestock
- cattle
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1950-07-01
- Brush Infestation
- A&M
- Agents
- Field Days
- contests
- demonstrations
- pricklypear
- Management Systems
- schools
- meetings
- Sand Sagebrush
- work
- 4-H
- Extension
- capacity
- Cedar
- grazing values
- poisonous plants
- range
- reseeding
- mesquite
- production
- overgrazing
- drought
- brush control
- Texas
- Value
- management
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1950-04-01
- Reseeding Ranges
- Pacific Coast Region
- Fire Prevention
- stockwater developments
- range fertilization
- stenoptera
- Phalaris tuberosa
- reserves
- grass management
- Harding grass
- practices
- deferred grazing
- continuous grazing
- rotation
- Feed Reserves
- forage management
- seeding
- improvement
- Agropyron cristatum
- grazing
- livestock
- protection
- brush control
- management
- crested wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1950-10-01
- Ranching Services
- rangemen
- Farming Economy
- Soil Revitalization
- Population Shift
- Western range
- Soil Control
- Services
- Contractors
- consultants
- Supervision
- Weather Cycles
- Plan
- challenge
- range research
- trends
- seed
- revegetation
- breeding
- prices
- analyses
- pastures
- decline
- restoration
- fertilizer
- productivity
- fencing
- seeding
- grass
- improvement
- range condition
- livestock
- investment
- management