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- 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 RecordThis article examines the question of how well the rangeland management profession has served conservation of patterns and processes that support multiple ecosystem services. We examine the paradigms…Publication Date 2012-11-01
- biodiversity
- fire
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- pyric herbivory
- shifting mosaic
- 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 RecordRecent opposition to the rangeland management paradigm of achieving uniform, moderate grazing across entire landscapes has emerged because heterogeneity is recognized as the foundation of…Publication Date 2013-09-01
- biodiversity
- conservation of pattern and process
- heterogeneity
- landscapes patch burning
- pyric herbivory
- vegetation structure
- 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 RecordMonoculture and mixed pastures in Florida provide habitat for a variety of resident and migratory bird species. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of grazing on vegetation…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- abundance
- avian-habitat relationships
- biodiversity
- guild
- heterogeneity
- migratory birds
- vegetation structure
- 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 RecordAn assessment of nonequilibrium rangeland dynamics was conducted in the Aru basin, a semiarid site located in the very dry northwest part of the Chang Tang Nature Reserve, Tibet, China. A grazing…Publication Date 2010-07-01
- biodiversity
- grazing gradient
- rangeland assessment
- rangeland ecosystem management
- species diversity
- Library Collection RecordSuccessful prairie restoration will depend in part on convincing private landowners with agricultural and recreational use goals to implement appropriate rangeland management practices, such as…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- adaptive ecosystem management
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- Juniperus virginiana
- landowner attitudes
- prairie restoration
- prescribed burning
- Library Collection RecordManagement of rangelands has largely operated under the paradigm of minimizing spatially discrete disturbances, often under the objective of reducing inherent heterogeneity within managed ecosystems…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- biodiversity
- fire
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- patch dynamics
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordLandspraying while drilling (LWD) is an approved disposal method for water-based drilling mud (WBM) systems in western Canada. The mud is applied either on cultivated land, where it is incorporated…Publication Date 2011-07-01
- biodiversity
- energy exploitation
- hydrocarbon extraction
- native rangelands
- oil and natural gas
- Library Collection RecordAchieving economically optimum livestock production on rangelands can conflict with conservation strategies that require lower stocking rate to maintain wildlife habitat. Combining the spatial and…Publication Date 2011-11-01
- biodiversity
- conservation grazing
- fire
- heterogeneity
- patch burn
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated the impact of shrub encroachment within cool-season floodplain meadows in a portion of the Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve in southwestern Alberta, where nearly half of open…Publication Date 2009-01-01
- Betula glandulosa
- biodiversity
- bunchgrasses
- fire suppression
- forage production
- shrub cover
- 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 RecordInformation about national policies that FWS has issued to promote efficiency and nationwide consistency in implementing the ESA to protect and recover listed species of plants and animals native to…
- Laws
- management
- United States
- 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 RecordProvides taxonomic classification, conservation status and distribution information on species that have been evaluated using IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system is designated to…
- biodiversity
- endangered species
- Extinction Risk
- international
- threatened species
- Library Collection RecordAn article about a new report from Utah State University titled "Wolves in Utah: An Analysis of Potential Impacts and Recommendations for Management" which debunks much of the criticism…Publication Date 2002
- wolves
- management
- Impact assessment
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted in tallgrass prairie to assess the effects of grazing management (cattle stocking densities and grazing systems) on plant community composition and diversity. Treatments…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- biodiversity
- plant ecology
- cattle grazing
- Flint Hills
- range management
- grazing systems
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordMany range managers have suggested that clubmoss (Selaginella densa Rydb.) negatively alters the composition of seed banks and inhibits the establishment of plant species that decrease under improper…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- biodiversity
- microbiotic crust
- microphytic crust
- Northern Mixed Prairie
- range condition
- Selaginella densa
- Library Collection Record
176 Rangeland Health
This NRCS bulletin discusses ways to measure rangeland health and the need to develop indicators based on sound science, yet understandable to the public.- management
- standards
- invasive species
- soil aggregates
- bare ground
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NRCS
- rangeland health
- United States
- 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 RecordUndisturbed plant communities dominated by shrubs or trees are often left isolated within landscapes otherwise devoid of woody vegetation following large-scale disturbances such as wildfires. We…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- biogeography
- Phasianidae
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- biodiversity
- wildfire management
- arid grasslands
- habitats
- Purshia tridentata
- prediction
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- fires
- fire effects
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- California
- land restoration
- range management
- Nevada
- rangelands
- Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
- biological diversity
- disturbance
- Island Biogeography Theory
- succession
- terrestial habitat islands
- Library Collection RecordAfter wildfires in 1996 in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and pinyon-juniper (Pinus spp.–Juniperus spp.) zones of west-central Utah, the USDI-BLM attempted to reduce soil erosion and cheatgrass…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- aerial sowing
- revegetation plants
- erosion control
- rehabilitation
- biodiversity
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- sowing
- wildfire management
- sown grasslands
- Artemisia
- species diversity
- Agropyron cristatum
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- Elytrigia elongata
- Bureau of Land Management
- rehabilitation
- chaining
- serial seeding
- plant material
- cheatgrass
- 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 RecordAn extensive explanation of wilderness management issues including recreation, wildlife, water, pollution, historical resources, mining, air quality, aircraft and research.
- Wilderness areas
- land management
- management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of herbicide applications to kill honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) on community diversity are poorly documented. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that herbicide…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- nontarget organisms
- rodents
- biodiversity
- wild birds
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- species diversity
- rain
- vegetation
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordGrazed and ungrazed sites subjected to different fire frequencies were sampled on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area in northeast Kansas after 4 years of bison grazing (1987-1991). The objective…Publication Date 1996-09-01
- biodiversity
- bison
- topography
- frequency
- Kansas
- fires
- plant communities
- prairies
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection Record
- natural resources
- Nature conservation
- rangelands
- semiarid zones
- Syria
- Social participation
- environmental protection
- land improvement
- biodiversity
- Library Collection Record
- sociocultural environment
- sustainability
- biodiversity
- population density
- Rural settlement
- hunting
- employment
- farmers
- shifting cultivation
- agroforestry
- Industrialization
- reindeer
- livestock management
- legislation
- species
- multipurpose trees
- extension activities
- Rapid rural appraisal
- Role of women
- Land Policies
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Forestry production
- trade
- grassland management
- Regulations
- Time
- Rain forests
- Ethnic groups
- communal forests
- resource conservation
- forest management
- forest products
- Multiple use forestry
- boreal forests
- socioeconomic environment
- land use
- woodlands
- forest resources
- Social consciousness
- Indigenous knowledge
- FAO
- development plans
- land management
- national parks
- rural communities
- Drug plants
- compensation
- Forest Land
- Community development
- Forestry policies
- Library Collection Record
- grassland management
- grasslands
- grazing lands
- grazing systems
- livestock management
- pastoralism
- ecosystems
- biodiversity
- vegetation
- botanical composition
- livestock
- feeds
- transhumance
- Library Collection Record
- Forestry equipment
- housing
- wood
- hydrolysis
- forestry
- Services
- extension activities
- training
- species
- Scrub
- Forest products industry
- forests
- afforestation
- undergrowth
- weed control
- Bamboos
- Construction Materials
- rural areas
- engineering
- research
- Laboratory experimentation
- grassland management
- forest management
- watershed management
- wildlife
- management
- Operating Costs
- production possibilities
- land use
- Labour
- vegetation
- topography
- soil
- Rail transport
- Inland waterways
- Pulp and paper industry
- Library Collection Record
- wildlife
- silviculture
- natural regeneration
- artificial regeneration
- research
- Operating Costs
- management
- production data
- quarantine
- international cooperation
- Disease resistance
- sampling
- laboratories
- soil analysis
- nutrients
- climate
- environmental factors
- world
- grassland management
- regeneration
- forests
- Insecta
- biological control
- planning
- forestry
- Plant diseases
- forest trees
- fertility
- Forest Land
- site factors
- forecasting
- prices
- Exports
- imports
- Softwood
- Sawnwood
- Library Collection Record
- animal feeding
- animal health
- animal production
- grazing systems
- livestock
- reproductive performance
- silvopastoral systems
- agropastoral systems
- pastoralism
- pastoral society
- biodiversity
- Library Collection Record
- agroforestry
- animal production
- cattle
- Latin America
- livestock
- pastures
- resource conservation
- silvopastoral systems
- environmental impact
- biodiversity
- Library Collection Record
- Forestry equipment
- housing
- wood
- hydrolysis
- forestry
- Services
- extension activities
- training
- species
- Scrub
- Forest products industry
- forests
- afforestation
- undergrowth
- weed control
- Bamboos
- Construction Materials
- rural areas
- engineering
- research
- Laboratory experimentation
- grassland management
- forest management
- watershed management
- wildlife
- management
- Operating Costs
- production possibilities
- land use
- Labour
- vegetation
- topography
- soil
- Rail transport
- Inland waterways
- Pulp and paper industry
- Library Collection Record
- sociocultural environment
- sustainability
- biodiversity
- population density
- Rural settlement
- hunting
- employment
- farmers
- shifting cultivation
- agroforestry
- Industrialization
- reindeer
- livestock management
- legislation
- species
- multipurpose trees
- extension activities
- Rapid rural appraisal
- Role of women
- Land Policies
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Forestry production
- trade
- grassland management
- Regulations
- Time
- Rain forests
- Ethnic groups
- communal forests
- resource conservation
- forest management
- forest products
- Multiple use forestry
- boreal forests
- socioeconomic environment
- land use
- woodlands
- forest resources
- Social consciousness
- Indigenous knowledge
- FAO
- development plans
- land management
- national parks
- rural communities
- Drug plants
- compensation
- Forest Land
- Community development
- Forestry policies
- Library Collection Record
- wildlife
- silviculture
- natural regeneration
- artificial regeneration
- research
- Operating Costs
- management
- production data
- quarantine
- international cooperation
- Disease resistance
- sampling
- laboratories
- soil analysis
- nutrients
- climate
- environmental factors
- world
- grassland management
- regeneration
- forests
- Insecta
- biological control
- planning
- forestry
- Plant diseases
- forest trees
- fertility
- Forest Land
- site factors
- forecasting
- prices
- Exports
- imports
- Softwood
- Sawnwood
- Library Collection Record
- socioeconomic environment
- forest grazing
- deforestation
- biodiversity
- Environmental policies
- sustainability
- Social indicators
- employment
- risk
- Pasture Improvement
- case studies
- multiple land use
- farming systems
- integration
- training
- Breeds (animals)
- small farms
- development projects
- palatability
- digestibility
- animal performance
- livestock
- Veterinary hygiene
- animal health
- rural communities
- Dairies
- product development
- Producer cooperatives
- species
- traditional medicines
- nematode control
- socioeconomic development
- Production Economics
- plant production
- development aid
- pest control
- Pests of animals
- livestock management
- land use
- feeding systems
- cattle
- animal production
- technological changes
- Morus
- forage
- nutritive value
- veterinary services
- Agricultural workers
- Farm helper services
- sheep
- Dairy industry
- Milk products
- Helminths
- Drug plants
- Library Collection Record
- sociocultural environment
- sustainability
- biodiversity
- population density
- Rural settlement
- hunting
- employment
- farmers
- Indigenous knowledge
- shifting cultivation
- agroforestry
- socioeconomic environment
- communal forests
- Industrialization
- reindeer
- livestock management
- forest resources
- land management
- legislation
- forest management
- species
- Multiple use forestry
- multipurpose trees
- Community development
- extension activities
- Rapid rural appraisal
- Role of women
- Land Policies
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Forestry production
- trade
- grassland management
- Regulations
- Time
- resource conservation
- land use
- development plans
- Social consciousness
- Forest Land
- Rain forests
- Ethnic groups
- forest products
- boreal forests
- woodlands
- FAO
- national parks
- rural communities
- Drug plants
- compensation
- Forestry policies
- 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 Record
- wildlife
- silviculture
- natural regeneration
- artificial regeneration
- research
- Operating Costs
- management
- production data
- quarantine
- international cooperation
- Disease resistance
- sampling
- laboratories
- soil analysis
- nutrients
- climate
- environmental factors
- world
- grassland management
- regeneration
- forests
- Insecta
- biological control
- planning
- forestry
- Plant diseases
- forest trees
- fertility
- Forest Land
- site factors
- forecasting
- prices
- Exports
- imports
- Softwood
- Sawnwood
- Library Collection Record
- Forestry equipment
- housing
- wood
- hydrolysis
- forestry
- Services
- extension activities
- training
- species
- Scrub
- Forest products industry
- forests
- afforestation
- undergrowth
- weed control
- Bamboos
- Construction Materials
- rural areas
- engineering
- research
- Laboratory experimentation
- grassland management
- forest management
- watershed management
- wildlife
- management
- Operating Costs
- production possibilities
- land use
- Labour
- vegetation
- topography
- soil
- Rail transport
- Inland waterways
- Pulp and paper industry
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