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- Library Collection RecordOne of the most important issues in natural resources today is the intersection of land management and climate influences on vegetation change and soil erosion. Here at the SNRE, we are very…Publication Date 2013
- land management
- vegetation
- climate change
- soil erosion
- Vegetation Change
- climate influence
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Laboratory
- Library Collection RecordDr. Mike Crimmins discusses the current state of drought in Southeast Arizona and where the region is headed. He examines trends in rainfall within the region. WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1,…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- climate change
- drought
- rainfall
- Arizona
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge regarding the economic impacts of predicted increases in seasonal precipitation variability on cowcalf enterprises, through influences of precipitation on both forage and cattle…Publication Date 2016
- Calf Gains
- climate change
- drought
- forage production
- northern mixed-grass prairie
- semiarid grasslands
- Library Collection RecordWe examined multiple environmental factors related to climate change that affect cattle production on rangelands to identify sources of vulnerability among seven regions of the western United States…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- climate change
- rangelands
- vulnerability
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge regarding the economic impacts of predicted increases in seasonal precipitation variability on cowcalf enterprises, through influences of precipitation on both forage and cattle…Publication Date 2016
- Calf Gains
- climate change
- drought
- forage production
- northern mixed-grass prairie
- semiarid grasslands
- Library Collection RecordSteadily rising carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere has the potential to increase plant biomass production and reduce plant transpiration in semiarid rangelands. Incorporating results…Publication Date 2015-09
- biomass
- climate change
- CO2
- evapotranspiration
- rangeland
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands are highly imperiled as a result of widespread conversion for agriculture and alteration from human development. Remaining grasslands are susceptible to mismanagement, development and…Publication Date 2015-03
- climate change
- energy development
- fire-grazing interaction
- pyric herbivory
- tallgrass prairie
- Tympanuchus cupido
- Library Collection RecordExpansion of woody plants in North American grasslands and savannas is facilitated in part by root system adaptation to climatic extremes. Climatic extremes are predicted to become more common with…Publication Date 2014-03
- Carbon isotope ratio
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- leaf water potential
- Root-to-shoot ratio
- woody plant encroachment
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-12
- beef production
- climate change
- Heritage cattle
- precipitation
- Precision livestock farming
- Supply chain
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019-02
- climate change
- drought
- fire
- grazing
- semi-arid ecosystems
- state-and-transition simulation models
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019-02
- climate change
- ecosystem services
- land-use change
- rangeland health
- soil degradation
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1990-10-01
- rangelands
- range management
- weed control
- land use
- integrated control
- global warming
- climate change
- urbanization
- water resources
- air quality
- economics
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1991-08-01
- range management
- ecosystems
- climax communities
- climate change
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-10-01
- paleoecology
- climate change
- plant communities
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThe 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…Publication Date 2000-02-01
- lakes
- playa soils
- pollen analysis
- Pleistocene era
- paleoecology
- climate change
- botanical composition
- natural grasslands
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThe 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…Publication Date 2001-12-01
- population growth
- resource utilization
- food supply
- climate change
- natural resources
- land use
- environmental protection
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • The high Andes of South America include rangelands where pure pastoralists herd llama and alpaca and agropastoralists produce tubers, grains, sheep, and cattle. • Women of the Aymara…Publication Date 2013-12-02
- Aymara
- southern Altiplano Puno Peru
- Umala Municipality Central Altiplano Bolivia
- human capital
- political capital
- livelihood diversification
- climate change
- evolving markets
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Ecological site descriptions and state-and-transition models are national-level tools for organizing and delivering information about landscape dynamics and management. • Recent…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- ecological site descriptions
- regime shifts
- grazing
- thresholds
- climate change
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Ranching is a challenging and sometimes risky business, with cattle production (and associated enterprise income) largely being dependent on seasonal weather patterns and…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- ranching
- adaptive management
- climate change
- reducing risk
- climate hubs
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Rangeland livestock producers were among the first agricultural communities affected by California’s multiyear drought. • Rancher surveys and in-person interviews have identified key…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- adaptive capacity
- climate change
- decision-making
- livestock production
- ranching
- working landscapes
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Drought is a persistent problem on rangelands and adjusting management to respond appropriately is critical to both preserving natural resources and to maintaining financial viability…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- rangeland drought
- vulnerability assessment
- policy
- climate change
- Library Collection RecordA large number of empirical and mechanistic simulation models and decision support tools have been produced for rangelands. Collectively, these models have considerably increased our fundamental…Publication Date 2012-11-01
- climate change
- decision making
- enterprise levels
- experiential and experimental knowledge
- object modeling systems
- state-and-transition models
- Library Collection RecordRangeland ecosystems cover approximately one-third of the land area in the United States and half of the land area of California. This large land area, coupled with the propensity of grasses to…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- annual grasslands
- climate change
- Mediterranean climate
- oak woodlands
- soil carbon sequestration
- Library Collection RecordThe emergence of markets for mitigation of climate change presents new opportunities for increasing economic and ecological returns to rangelands in developing countries. Improving rangeland…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordVegetation changes associated with climate shifts and anthropogenic disturbance have major impacts on biogeochemical cycling. Much of the interior western United States currently is dominated by…Publication Date 2011-03-01
- biogeochemical cycles
- carbon sequestration
- cheatgrass
- climate change
- invasive annual grass
- sagebrush
- soil organic carbon
- total nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordInter- (between years) and intra- (within year) annual variability of precipitation are high on rangelands. We used replicated rainout shelters in a southern tallgrass prairie ecosystem to decrease…Publication Date 2011-07-01
- altered precipitation regime
- climate change
- ecosystem stability
- Southern tallgrass prairie
- species richness
- rainout shelter
- Library Collection RecordFossil fuel-derived inputs can increase cow-calf production per unit of land or labor but can raise financial and environmental concerns. Eleven US cow-calf systems from nine ecological regions in…Publication Date 2011-11-01
- beef cattle
- carbon emission
- climate change
- feed costs
- fossil fuel
- Library Collection RecordDroughts characterize rangelands, yet drought research remains limited. Objectives of the study were to determine: 1) effects of the 1999-2004 drought on ranch resources, 2) how ranchers coped with…Publication Date 2011-11-01
- adaptive management
- climate change
- policy
- range livestock
- risk management
- social-ecological systems
- 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 RecordOver the last century there has been marked expansion and infilling of pinyon (Pinus spp.)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands into grassland and shrubland ecosystems across the western United States…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- age structure
- climate change
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- land use change
- pinyon
- tree growth
- tree ring
- woodland expansion
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordEffects of unmanaged populations of large mammalian herbivores, especially elk (Cervus elaphus on vegetation is a concern in Yellowstone National Park, since wolves (Canis Lupus) are extirpated,…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- Alces alces
- climate change
- Salix
- Cervus elaphus
- species differences
- growth
- tannins
- secondary metabolites
- digestibility
- Wyoming
- browsing damage
- nitrogen content
- drought
- water stress
- altitude
- Library Collection RecordSteadily rising carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere has the potential to increase plant biomass production and reduce plant transpiration in semiarid rangelands. Incorporating results…Publication Date 2015-09
- biomass
- climate change
- CO2
- evapotranspiration
- rangeland
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands are highly imperiled as a result of widespread conversion for agriculture and alteration from human development. Remaining grasslands are susceptible to mismanagement, development and…Publication Date 2015-03
- climate change
- energy development
- fire-grazing interaction
- pyric herbivory
- tallgrass prairie
- Tympanuchus cupido
- Library Collection RecordExpansion of woody plants in North American grasslands and savannas is facilitated in part by root system adaptation to climatic extremes. Climatic extremes are predicted to become more common with…Publication Date 2014-03
- Carbon isotope ratio
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- leaf water potential
- Root-to-shoot ratio
- woody plant encroachment
- Library Collection RecordWe present information useful to various stakeholders, including land managers, agency personnel, practitioners, and researchers, as it presents methodology for ○ Determining the best period for hay…Publication Date 2017-10
- climate change
- Geographic Information System
- grasslands
- Pastoralists
- rangelands
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordThe team at the National Center of Atmospheric Research explain how global temperature regimes will shift with climate change and the significance of such changes.Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordBob Henson from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research helps us understand 20th century temperature changes and what this can tell us about the future. (Source: University Corporation…Publication Date 2010
- Climatic change
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordBob Henson from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research helps us understand 20th century temperature changes and what this can tell us about the future. (Source: University Corporation…Publication Date 2010
- Climatic change
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordClimate Central research scientist, Dr. Heidi Cullen, and Governor Brian Schweitzer, discuss the changing climate in Montana and its impact on trout fishing and energy consumption, and explore…Publication Date 2008
- climate change
- temperature
- Montana
- climate observations
- United States
- Library Collection Record"What We Know for Sure" gives a brief overview of David Keeling's ground-breaking climate research on Maui and the significance of his findings.Publication Date 2008
- climate change
- climate data
- carbon dioxide
- greenhouse gases
- David Keeling
- Hawaii
- Library Collection RecordOur planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect the frequency or intensity of droughts? It's all explained here in this edition of…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- drought
- temperature
- Precipitation regime
- Library Collection RecordJohn Taylor of the University of Queensland Gaton and Mike Chuk of the Desert Channels Group discuss the ongoing encroachment of woody species in Australia's grasslands. Largely, this is because…Publication Date 2012
- woodlands
- grasslands
- climate change
- Australia
- Queensland
- woodland encroachment
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Rangelands encompass 30–40% of Earth's land surface and support 1 to 2 billion people. Their predominant use is extensive livestock production by pastoralists and ranchers. But…Publication Date 2013
- climate change
- Globalization
- land use
- livestock production
- stewardship
- Library Collection RecordSummary * 1Grasses using the C4 photosynthetic pathway dominate today's savanna ecosystems and account for ~20% of terrestrial carbon fixation. However, this dominant status was reached only…Publication Date 2008
- atmospheric CO2
- C4 plants
- climate change
- fire
- grasslands
- grazing
- Poaceae
- rainfall
- savanna
- seasonality
- carbon dioxide
- palaeoclimate
- palaeobotany
- Africa
- Library Collection Record[1] Land use/cover change has been recognized as a key component in global change. Various land cover data sets, including historically reconstructed, recently observed, and future projected, have…Publication Date 2007
- land use
- climate change
- management
- classification
- data analysis
- remote sensing
- modelling
- rainfall
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIt has been well established that drought frequently emerges in several tropical regions following the onset of El Niño. An important characteristic of such droughts is their spatial extent, which…Publication Date 2006
- drought
- climate change
- El Nino
- rainfall
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper documents a continuous ~ 44,000-yr pollen record derived from the Mfabeni Peatland on the Maputaland Coastal Plain. A detailed fossil pollen analysis indicates the existence of extensive…Publication Date 2008
- climate change
- Forest history
- Maputaland
- Africa
- pollen
- human impacts
- palaeobotany
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 2007
- carbon dioxide
- savanna
- climate change
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLong environmental proxy records are very scarce in semi-dry continental areas and often those available present conflicting interpretations. However, more in-depth investigation of apparent…Publication Date 2008
- pollen
- Lake sediments
- Stable isotope
- Speleothem
- climate change
- palaeobotany
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports new multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental data on the late Glacial-Holocene transition (c. 14.8-9.3 ka) in equatorial East Africa, in the form of microfossil assemblages (chironomids,…Publication Date 2007
- climate change
- Crater lake
- Chironomids
- Diatoms
- East Africa
- Empakaai
- Multi-proxy reconstruction
- Ostracods
- palaeobotany
- Africa