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- Library Collection RecordGrassland bird species are declining more quickly than birds of any other biome in North America, but effects of the most widespread use of native mixed-grass prairies, livestock grazing, on nest…Publication Date 2016
- chestnut-collared longspur
- grasslands
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rate
- vesper sparrow
- Library Collection RecordA study examining the composition and dynamics of the soil seedbank was conducted at two locations in central Queensland between December 2007 and May 2009. These two grassland communities were…Publication Date 2017
- Biological invasion
- grasslands
- parthenium weed
- plant diversity
- Library Collection RecordFire is a natural process in grasslands that maintains an open canopy and creates variable vegetative structure and composition over time. Although there is a wealth of knowledge on plant and avian…Publication Date 2017
- burning
- disturbance
- grasslands
- insect
- invertebrates
- predictor traits
- Library Collection RecordGrassland bird species are declining more quickly than birds of any other biome in North America, but effects of the most widespread use of native mixed-grass prairies, livestock grazing, on nest…Publication Date 2016
- chestnut-collared longspur
- grasslands
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rate
- vesper sparrow
- Library Collection RecordGross primary productivity (GPP) is a key component of ecosystem carbon fluxes and the carbon balance between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Accurate estimation of GPP is essential for quantifying…Publication Date 2014-01
- China
- grasslands
- gross primary productivity
- MODIS
- vegetation indices
- 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
- stenoptera
- Nitrogen Response
- Eagle Ranch
- Phalaris tuberosa
- San Luis Obispo County
- ammonium sulfate
- Bromus mollis
- annuals
- Soft Chess
- mixed stand
- winter range
- Harding grass
- fertilizer
- Differential
- perennials
- yields
- grasses
- California
- 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 1964-07-01
- halfshrubs
- Natural Drainages
- Central Arizona
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest
- soil types
- watersheds
- vegetative cover
- chaparral
- history
- change
- responses
- chemical control
- forbs
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThe pattern of retrogression due to grazing for native vegetation was established for the important plants of the loamy prairie range site. Total forb numbers increased as range condition declined…Publication Date 1965-01-01
- Decreasers
- Increasers
- secondary succession
- North Central Oklahoma
- Animal Output
- Loamy Prairie
- invaders
- Sideoats
- rainfall
- Big
- Little
- native vegetation
- retrogression
- bluestems
- patterns
- overuse
- buffalo grass
- mulch
- grama
- plant cover
- income
- productivity
- soil moisture
- range condition
- blue grama
- forbs
- overgrazing
- grasses
- basal cover
- mowing
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed (or targeted) sheep grazing can effectively suppress the invasive perennial forb spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos [Gugler] Hayek). Some ranchers and other natural…Publication Date 2012-05-01
- Centaurea maculosa
- Centaurea stoebe
- grasses
- prescribed grazing
- targeted grazing
- timing
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordRangeland fire is a common naturally occurring event and management tool, with the amount and structure of biomass controlling transfer of heat belowground. Temperatures that grasshopper eggs are…Publication Date 2013-01-01
- Aulocara elliotti
- bigheaded grasshopper
- fire
- grasslands
- obscure grasshopper
- Orthoptera
- Library Collection RecordWe examined the effect of fire on vegetation composition with the use of an experiment with four different fire frequencies (annual, 2-yr interval, 4-yr interval, and an intended control with no…Publication Date 2013-05-01
- C3 and C4 grasses
- fire frequency
- grasslands
- legumes
- Lespedeza capitata
- old fields
- Poa pratensis
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- species richness
- succession
- Library Collection RecordPurple threeawn (Aristida purpurea Nutt. varieties) is a native grass capable of increasing on rangelands, forming near monocultures, and creating a stable state. Productive rangelands throughout the…Publication Date 2013-09-01
- Aristida
- grasslands
- nitrogen amendments
- prescribed burning
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands and agroecosystems occupy one-third of the terrestrial area, but their contribution to the global carbon cycle remains uncertain. We used a set of 316 site-years of CO2 exchange…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- cropland
- ecosystem respiration
- grasslands
- gross primary reduction
- light-response function method
- net CO2 flux partitioning
- net ecosystem CO2 exchange
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning of aboveground biomass in tallgrass prairie is common and may influence dynamics and magnitudes of carbon (C) movement between the surface and atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2)…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- conditional sampling
- fire
- grasslands
- Konza Prairie
- land management
- net ecosystem exchange
- Library Collection RecordNutrient controls of ecosystem pattern and process have been widely studied at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, a well-studied California rangeland ecosystem. Here we review these studies, from…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- California rangelands
- carbon
- elevated CO2
- global change
- grasslands
- Jasper Ridge
- nitrogen
- nutrient limitation
- phosphorus
- Library Collection RecordRangelands occupy 50% of Earth’s land surface and thus are important in the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle. For rangelands and other terrestrial ecosystems, the balance between photosynthetic uptake of…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- climatic variability
- deserts
- functional change
- grasslands
- shrublands
- variability in carbon flux
- Library Collection RecordFuel loading information is important for prescribed fire planning, evaluating wildfire risk, and understanding fire effects in grassland. Yet fuel loads in grasslands often go unmeasured because of…Publication Date 2011-01-01
- fire
- fuel load
- grasslands
- photo board
- techniques
- Library Collection RecordGrazing management has focused largely on promoting vegetation homogeneity through uniform distribution of grazing to minimize area in a pasture that is either heavily disturbed or undisturbed. An…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- ecosystem management
- equilibrium
- grasslands
- grazing
- heterogeneity
- landscape ecology
- patch dynamics
- plant-animal interactions
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordGovernment agencies are subject to increasing public scrutiny of land management practices. Consequently, rigorous, yet efficient, monitoring protocols are needed to provide defensible quantitative…Publication Date 2008-07-01
- grasslands
- observer error
- plant canopy cover
- point-frequency model
- vegetation monitoring
- visual estimates
- Library Collection RecordRangelands account for almost half of the earth’s land surface and may play an important role in the global carbon (C) cycle. We studied net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of C on eight North American…Publication Date 2008-09-01
- carbon flux
- grasslands
- sequestration
- shrub steppe
- Library Collection RecordRunoff and sediment yield from rangelands are extremely important variables that affect productivity, but are difficult to quantify. Studies have been conducted to assess erosion on rangelands, but…Publication Date 2008-09-01
- channels
- erosion
- grasslands
- rainfall simulation
- rills
- surface hydrology
- Library Collection RecordCover and yield are two of the most commonly monitored plant attributes in rangeland vegetation surveys. These variables are usually highly correlated and many previous authors have suggested point-…Publication Date 2008-11-01
- forbs
- grasses
- non-destructive sampling
- relative cost
- shrubs
- Library Collection RecordPrecipitation-use efficiency (PUE) is a key determinant of aboveground net primary production (ANPP). We used long-term datasets to contrast ANPP and PUE estimates between northern (southeast Montana…Publication Date 2009-05-01
- climate change
- drought
- grasslands
- precipitation-use efficiency
- primary production
- rangelands
- water
- Library Collection RecordPast research has shown that changes in grazing-resistance traits may be associated with genetic changes in plant populations. Little is known about spatial genetic relationships within plant…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- apomixis
- genetic diversity
- grasslands
- grazing
- history
- Library Collection RecordDrought is an inherent trait of most rangelands and sound management necessitates managers address two fundamental questions when facing a drought situation. The first question is, ‘‘what is the…Publication Date 2006-07-01
- drought management
- forage quality
- grasslands
- primary production
- northern Great Plains
- soil water
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordHousing developments are replacing ranches in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant but little-studied ecological effects. We counted grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and…Publication Date 2006-11-01
- Acrididae
- fire
- forbs
- grasslands
- grazing
- livestock
- mesquite
- oak
- Library Collection RecordExpert opinion was sought on 2 issues relating to herbivory: seasonal sheep preferences for plant species and seasonal plant response to grazing. Expert opinion is commonly used to parameterize…Publication Date 2007-03-01
- conflict
- grasslands
- heathlands
- herbivory
- knowledge
- uncertainty
- Library Collection RecordHigh plant functional group diversity has been hypothesized to reduce resource concentrations based on the assumption that species from one functional group acquire resources similarly to one another…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- ammonium
- competition
- grasslands
- nitrates
- removal experience
- seasonal nutrient use
- soil nutrients
- Library Collection RecordWe postulate that phosphorus (P) fertilization may increase above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) of rotationally grazed rangelands without reducing the legume component, as does N…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- forage productivity
- grasses
- legumes
- phosphorus
- tall fescue
- temperate native grasslands
- Library Collection RecordQuestions have been raised about whether herbaceous productivity declines linearly with grazing or whether low levels of grazing can increase productivity. This paper reports the response of forage…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- grasslands
- grazing optimization hypothesis
- grazing pressure
- net primary production
- northern mixed-grass prairie
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordHyperspectral 1-m-resolution remote sensing has the potential to reduce the time spent sampling and reduce spatial sampling errors found in traditional forage nutritive analysis over large areas. The…Publication Date 2005-09-01
- grasslands
- riparian
- vegetation index
- biochemical
- Library Collection RecordThis study was designed to determine the utility of a 1-m-resolution hyperspectral sensor to estimate total and live biomass along with the individual biomass of litter, grasses, forbs, sedges,…Publication Date 2005-09-01
- vegetation indices
- grasslands
- riparian
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordVegetation influences runoff and soil losses in semiarid environments. In shrublands of Central Argentina, grazing has resulted in a reduction of plant cover, an increase in the proportion of bare…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- sown pastures
- splash erosion
- shortgrasses
- range improvement
- vegetation cover
- erosion control
- tallgrasses
- sowing
- shrublands
- water erosion
- endemic species
- runoff
- forbs
- semiarid zones
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Argentina
- grasses
- rainfall simulators
- runoff
- semiarid shrublands
- soil erosion
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordThe mechanisms responsible for soil-N-mediated species replacement of native perennial grasses by the invasive annual grasses cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- dry matter partitioning
- Elymus multisetus
- nutrient utilization
- nutrient partitioning
- nitrate fertilizers
- soil nutrients
- ammonium fertilizers
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Elymus elymoides
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- endemic species
- shoots
- Bromus tectorum
- nitrogen
- tillers
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- grasses
- native perennial grass
- invasive annual grass
- nitrogen availability
- nitrogen form
- carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N)
- seedling development
- root development
- Library Collection RecordChanges in soil nutrient pools and microbial activity due to fire are important for understanding the availability of nutrients to plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- Actinomycetales
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- soil bacteria
- carbon
- soil nutrient dynamics
- Paspalum
- grasslands
- soil fertility
- fire ecology
- nitrogen
- prescribed burning
- phosphorus
- biomass
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- fire
- microbial biomass
- soil nutrients
- flooding pampa
- Library Collection RecordOff-road military vehicle traffic is a major consideration in the management of military lands. The objective of this study was to determine the impacts of military tracked M1A1 heavy combat tank…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- rocks
- soil conservation
- military lands
- vehicles
- desert soils
- vegetation cover
- land management
- land use
- soil erosion
- dry seasons
- wet season
- forbs
- shrubs
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- grasses
- New Mexico
- military lands
- soil stability
- site recovery
- seasonal drought
- Library Collection RecordIn many riparian corridors of the semi-arid west, stream incision has resulted in lowered water tables, basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata Nutt.) encroachment and the loss of…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Lupinus argenteus
- soil nutrients
- soil enzymes
- Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata
- Carex douglasii
- semiarid soils
- soil organic matter
- enzyme activity
- soil depth
- ash
- nutrient content
- water table
- riparian areas
- Carex
- grasslands
- soil pH
- fire ecology
- prescribed burning
- Artemisia tridentata
- semiarid zones
- land restoration
- biomass
- plant litter
- Nevada
- invasive species
- restoration
- riparian ecosystems
- water table depth
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding landscape conversion is vital for assessing the impacts of ecological and anthropogenic disturbances at regional and global scales. Since rangelands cover nearly half of the global land…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- environmental degradation
- land use change
- anthropogenic activities
- vegetation cover
- urbanization
- shrublands
- landscape ecology
- Prosopis
- image analysis
- urban areas
- rural areas
- remote sensing
- vegetation types
- semiarid zones
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- Arizona
- land conversion
- landscape indices
- fire suppression
- rangeland maintenance
- semiarid
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordThe western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara Sheviak and Bowles) is a threatened species of the tallgrass prairie. Invasion by leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a serious threat to…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- threatened species
- imazapic
- quinclorac
- disturbed habitats
- Platanthera praeclara
- buried seeds
- pesticide application
- endemic species
- glyphosate
- Euphorbia esula
- habitats
- weed control
- forbs
- prairies
- invasive species
- introduced plants
- grasses
- North Dakota
- invasive species
- herbicides
- range improvement
- soil seed bank
- Library Collection RecordCommunity-level (per unit area) and individual tiller reproductive biomass inside and outside of long-term exclosures on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, USA were compared.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Yellowstone National Park
- bison
- seed productivity
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- Antilocapra americana
- tillering
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- grasses
- grasslands
- ungulates
- grazing
- clipping
- seed production and yield
- Yellowstone National Park
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordSoil organic matter (OM) is an important factor for maintaining the productivity and the stability of the so-called caldénal woodland ecosystem of central Argentina. Little is known about the…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- soil organic matter
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPotential vegetation environments (e.g., habitat types, range sites, ecological sites) are important to land managers because they provide a conceptual basis for the description of resource…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Little Missouri National Grasslands
- satellite surveys
- mapping
- Landsat
- shrublands
- land use planning
- habitats
- topography
- satellite imagery
- grasslands
- prediction
- range condition
- plant communities
- woodlands
- climatic factors
- grazing
- North Dakota
- habitat types
- ecological sites
- range sites
- ecological classification
- geographic information systems
- remote sensing
- vegetation mapping
- ecological units
- Library Collection RecordWe analyzed the habitat preferences of white-tailed deer in a 1,000 ha area in an arid region of northeastern Mexico where drinking water is abundant throughout the year (via 33 water troughs). Seven…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Leucophyllum
- Celtis
- rest
- shade
- Acacia
- Hilaria
- predator-prey relationships
- Opuntia
- shrublands
- Flourensia
- habitat selection
- Prosopis
- arid zones
- searching behavior
- feeding
- grasslands
- gender differences
- Mexico
- rain
- animal preferences
- Odocoileus virginianus
- animal behavior
- plant communities
- seasonal variation
- canopy
- forage
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Northeastern zone
- water sources
- radiotelemetry
- hiding cover|thermal cover
- forage
- Library Collection RecordRotational grazing has been proposed as a Best Management Practice (BMP) for minimizing runoff in Wisconsin agricultural riparian areas. The influence of this land management practice on grassland…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- sturnella magna
- passerculus sandwichensis
- dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Wisconsin
- fields
- wild birds
- depth
- grasslands
- continuous grazing
- species diversity
- riparian buffers
- rotational grazing
- plant communities
- wildlife management
- plant litter
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- species richness
- density
- dominance
- buffer strips
- Library Collection RecordLand managers need accurate and quick techniques to identify suitable habitat of species of interest. For species protected by federal or state laws, identification of suitable habitat is critical…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- wetlands
- Juncus
- Juncus balticus
- wetland soils
- endangered species
- Platanthera
- Platanthera praeclara
- stachys palustris
- sheyenne national grassland
- swales
- habitat selection
- prediction
- regression analysis
- forbs
- soil water content
- plant communities
- shrubs
- plant litter
- canopy
- grasses
- Platanthera praeclara
- wetlands
- tallgrass prairie
- threatened plant
- edaphic factors
- logistic regression
- soil moisture
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThe amount and temporal distribution of precipitation received is of critical importance for regrowth and plant production on rangelands. The effects of drought in the autumn, and spring/summer, as…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Turkey (country)
- Festuca ovina
- autumn
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- temporal variation
- rain
- water-use efficiency
- spring
- regrowth
- crude protein
- drought injury
- biomass production
- semiarid zones
- drought
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- canopy
- grasses
- Festuca ovina
- water use efficiency (WUE)
- biomass
- botanical composition
- protein
- Library Collection RecordLand, livestock, and wildlife managers need to understand the nutritional dynamics of forages to sustain adequate growth and reproduction of their animals and/or assure equitable payment for forages…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Leymus cinereus
- Elymus elymoides
- rangeland soils
- Festuca idahoensis
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- Poa secunda
- arid grasslands
- Achnatherum thurberianum
- nutrient content
- plant ecology
- fiber content
- Bromus tectorum
- Oregon
- crude protein
- precipitation
- grasses
- forage
- crude protein
- neutral detergent fiber
- in vitro organic matter disappearance
- Poa sandbergii
- Bromus tectorum
- Sitanion hystrix
- Agropyron spicatum
- Festuca idahoensis
- Stipa thurberiana
- Elymus cinereus
- Library Collection RecordThe tribe Triticeae contains over 250 perennial species that are components of grasslands in the temperate and sub-arctic regions of the world and includes some of the world's most valuable…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Elymus
- plant introduction
- germplasm
- Hordeum
- Leymus
- Psathyrostachys
- Elytrigia
- genome
- germplasm evaluation
- Agropyron
- plant genetic resources
- mortality
- yields
- adaptation
- Nebraska
- precipitation
- introduced species
- grasses
- forage
- Triticeae
- Agropyron
- Thinopyrum
- Elymus
- Leymus
- Pascopyrum
- survival
- forage yield
- Library Collection RecordThere has been increasing concern that training on military lands results in excessive soil erosion, ecosystem degradation, and loss of sustainable training resources. Vegetation structure has been…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- wind erosion
- wind tunnels
- military areas
- battletanks
- tracked vehicles
- all-terrain vehicles
- grassland condition
- surface roughness
- ground cover
- ground vegetation
- Idaho
- forbs
- losses from soil
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- grasses
- erosion
- threshold friction velocity
- threshold wind speed
- arid lands
- surface roughness
- military lands
- wind tunnels