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- Library Collection RecordPlains cottonwood and peachleaf willow seedling establishment was studied to determine the effects of seedbed disturbance and irrigation along Boulder Creek, Colorado (40° 3' N, 105° 8…Publication Date 1969
- Populus deltoides
- disturbance
- Flood
- natural seedfall
- peachleaf willow
- plains cottonwood
- restoration
- riparian
- Salix amygdaloides
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordThis is a summary of 171 papers on livestock grazing in the West.Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- alteration of ecosystem structure
- ecosystem functioning
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitats
- species composition
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThe relationship of soil and vegetation factors to soil loss and runoff were examined near Center, North Dakota on reclaimed mine-land pastures (Cabba Soils) and adjacent native rangeland (Sen Soils…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- pastures
- rangelands
- grazing
- vegetation
- Simulated rainfall
- soil loss
- Library Collection RecordChannel width, depth, water velocity, vegetation cover, and substrate size were measured along two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), in Sierra…Publication Date 1969
- reproduction
- California golden trout
- livestock grazing
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- recruitment
- salmonids
- Sierra Nevada
- spawning habitat
- stream alteration
- stream morphology
- Library Collection RecordWater vole populations were surveyed in the Big Horn Mountains of north central Wyoming to determine how livestock grazing affects their habitat. Voles were surveyed using a mark and recapture method…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- Carex
- habitat degradation
- habitat requirements
- livestock grazing
- Microtus richardsoni
- sensitive species
- water vole
- Library Collection RecordReduction of amphibian populations was investigated by looking at 40 ponds in the agricultural region of southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and southwestern Wisconsin to determine what…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- fish
- landscape
- nitrogen
- water quality
- agricultural pond
- amphibian
- Driftless Area Ecoregion
- farm pond
- habitat management
- livestock grazing
- stock pond
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of 23 papers (experiments, data sets and literature reviews) on effectiveness of removing or not removing grazing cattle from western rangelands for restoration purposes.Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- grazing
- rangelands
- degradation
- conservation
- restoration
- western U.S.
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted to further determine relationships of soil and vegetation factors to soil loss and water runoff from reclaimed pastures and rangeland in Nebraska. Results showed that soil…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- pastures
- rangelands
- grazing
- vegetation
- Simulated rainfall
- soil loss
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on a semi-arid grassland community dominated by the non-native invasive grass, Lehman lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees) were evaluated at…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- prescribed burning
- species diversity
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- livestock grazing
- native plants
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordIndividual species response to grazing, physical disturbance, competition and fire was analyzed at a population-level and community-level in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania (34˚ 05â…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivores
- species diversity
- Community organization
- community structure
- disturbance
- functional response group
- mammalian grazer
- Manipulation
- Library Collection RecordThree new predictions of grazing impacts on arid rangelands: (plant species richness will exhibit a negative but moderate decrease with grazing; a separate degradation state within the impact zone…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- soil texture
- Australia
- arid lands
- desert
- distance gradients
- disturbance
- state and transition models
- water remoteness
- Library Collection RecordLong-term production and profitability of grazing on northern mixed-grass prairie using yearling steers on rangelands of three land condition classes (low-far, good and excellent), and actual…Publication Date 1969
- profit
- stocking rate
- livestock grazing
- Range Conditions
- variable stocking
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of disturbances caused by greater snow goose (Chen caerulescens atlantica) grubbing, ice scouring, and the combination of the two were examined on a tidal marsh (47° 00’N ; 70° 35’…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- primary production
- Quebec
- disturbance
- grubbing
- ice drift
- plant dynamics
- Scirpus marsh
- St. Lawrence estuary
- Library Collection RecordLong-term changes in plant community composition and vegetative structure were measured using 10 permanent plots established in 1992 and revisited in 2001. Permanent plots were established in four…Publication Date 1969
- monitoring
- disturbance
- Great Basin National Park
- livestock removal
- riparian ecosystems
- tree diameter
- woody vegetation
- Library Collection RecordAdler and Lauenroth recorded canopy cover, density, litter, bareground, soil texture, and small mammal activity on eight paired plots of moderately grazed pastures and ungrazed exclosures.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- plant competition
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Buchloe dactyloides
- Agropyron smithii
- Stipa comata
- Aristida longiseta
- bunchgrasses
- disturbance
- Moran's I
- Sitanion hystrix
- spatial dependence
- Library Collection RecordPlains cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marsh. subsp. monilifera) population dynamics were measured inside and outside of 4 exclosures along the Wild and Scenic portion of the Missouri River in Montana…Publication Date 1969
- dam
- exclosures
- Flood
- hydrogeomorphic
- livestock grazing
- plains cottonwood
- Populus deltoides Marsh. subsp. monilifera
- seedling demography
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordA two year study was conducted in Newfoundland on the Gros Morne National Park, a boreal ecosystem, to determine the level of susceptibility to invasion and if any kind of disturbance would cause…Publication Date 1969
- soil pH
- herbivory
- forests
- boreal ecosystem
- disturbance
- human activity
- natural areas
- weed spread
- Library Collection RecordEstablishment and survival of five weeds were examined across a gradient from uplands to lowlands with 5 combinations of disturbances (long-term grazed, and grazed during experiment, long-term grazed…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- compensatory growth
- Cirsium arvense
- disturbance
- establishment
- Kochia scoparia
- landscape topography
- Lepidium densiflorum
- Salsola iberica
- Sisymbrium altissimum
- Library Collection RecordPlots in the southern Sierra Nevada’s were examined for species richness and cover of native and invasive species in three vegetation types (blue oak savanna, chaparral and coniferous forests)…Publication Date 1969
- alien plant species
- cover
- disturbance
- grazing history
- plant diversity
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of complete and partial exclusion of cattle grazing on avian recovery was examined in a study conducted in riparian areas of Orestimba Creek and Garzas Creek on Simon Newman Ranch in…Publication Date 1969
- Avian conservation
- Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
- cattle exclosures
- livestock grazing
- rangeland management
- riparian habitats
- seasonal exclusion
- species restoration
- Library Collection RecordMcClaren and Anable measured the changes in density of Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) and native grasses, and the proportion of lovegrass present along a livestock grazing intensity…Publication Date 1969
- invasive species
- Arizona
- disturbance
- mesquite-grass savanna
- repeated measure analysis
- Library Collection RecordIn disturbed plots, species richness decreased with intensity of disturbance in early summer and increased in midsummer. No difference in richness or species composition was detected between control…Publication Date 1969
- Solidago canadensis
- New Jersey
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia
- disturbance
- dominance
- old fields
- species coexistence
- species richness
- succession
- Library Collection RecordA historical review of human activities influencing stream and riparian ecosystems in eastern Washington and Oregon shows that cumulative effects of resource uses and management, over the past two…Publication Date 1969
- Oregon
- Washington
- disturbance
- Resource Use
- riverine ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordFrom the time they initially colonize new areas, prairie dogs disturb grasslands by burrowing and grazing, thereby creating large patches of altered vegetation in the landscape. In this South Dakota…Publication Date 1969
- above-ground net primary production
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- disturbance
- mixed-grass prairie
- N concentration
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordValone and Kelt compared the effects of burning and grazing on summer and winter annuals and perennials, with regard to individual abundance, species richness, and diversity. On the grazed…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- species diversity
- disturbance
- fire
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordTaylor et al. concluded that the removal of cattle from Ash Springs and Browne Springs caused a healthy rebound of the fish population in that stream. They had predicted that cattle were introducing…Publication Date 1969
- ammonia
- nitrates
- disturbance
- endemic fishes
- Library Collection RecordTaylor and Littlefield examined the effects that a reduction in disturbance had on the population numbers of two passerine species in southeastern Oregon. Cattle have grazed quite extensively on the…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- disturbance
- passerine birds
- riparian habitat
- Library Collection RecordSpecies composition of a Texas grassland under rotational grazing (3 days graze, 51 days rest) was measured when cattle were stocked at rates that were 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 times the recommended…Publication Date 1969
- botanical composition
- grazing management
- rotational grazing
- Exclosure
- livestock grazing
- Native Range
- Library Collection RecordStrand and Merritt reviewed the evidence of livestock production impacts on riverine ecosystems throughout the United States. Emphasis is placed on examinations of direct responses of aquatic…Publication Date 1969
- insects
- water quality
- habitat alteration
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitat
- riverine ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordPrairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) populations, in the study area, greatly declined from 1976 to 1997. Droughts, declines in Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) populations,…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- Falco mexicanus
- livestock grazing
- military training
- spermophilus townsendii
- Townsend's ground squirrel
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of a single intense March grazing by sheep, on the components of biomass yield in 'Yamhill' soft white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) were evaluated in Oregon during the 1979…Publication Date 1969
- Triticum aestivum
- crop yield
- yield components
- cereal grain
- livestock grazing
- white winter wheat
- Library Collection RecordWhen herbivores preferentially feed on early successional species they may generate conditions favorable for these species and thus create a positive feedback. Positive feedbacks may create multiple…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- grasslands
- herbivory
- alternate stable states
- disturbance
- herbivore population dynamics
- multiple stable state
- pocket gophers
- spatial structure
- succession
- Thomomys bottae
- Library Collection RecordFollowing 40 years of rest, Wyoming mixed grass prairie grazed at light and heavy intensities for 12 years had significantly greater carbon and nitrogen in the root zone of the soil profile than an…Publication Date 1969
- carbon
- nitrogen
- rangelands
- C and N balance
- mixed-grass prairie
- Library Collection RecordSandoval et al. studied the dietary similarities between elk and mule deer on the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Dietary overlap between elk and mule deer, over the life of the study…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- forage
- wildlife
- grazing
- competition
- Library Collection RecordIn this review article, Ripple and Beschta examine the decline of deciduous woody species, found along riparian systems in the western U.S., and the need for restoration of those species at landscape…Publication Date 1969
- livestock grazing
- predation risk
- refugia
- ungulate browsing
- woody browse species
- Library Collection RecordLong-term (7-9 years) and short-term (1 year) grazing exclosures were used to determine the effects of grazing on plant and insect abundance, species richness and evenness over different time…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- community structure
- disturbance
- evenness
- exclosures
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordAccording to Platts, the overgrazing of the late 1800s and early 1900s basically destroyed the natural vegetation communities of the Western range. Major efforts to improve range conditions came…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- grazing
- grazing systems
- management
- water cycle
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordTo study disturbance in a system where minimal structure is not known, an initial, or the best available approximation to minimal structure should be used. Pickett et. al proposed an operational…Publication Date 1969
- stress
- disturbance
- ecological hierarchies
- minimal structure
- spatial dimension
- Library Collection RecordPainter and Belsky (1993) use the debate over compensatory growth as the focus for discussion about the development of basic ecological research and its application to rangeland management. They…Publication Date 1969
- grazing systems
- range management
- livestock grazing
- Selectivity
- semi-arid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordEcological research can be misinterpreted by the popular press and misapplied in land management. One example of this concerns the controversial concepts of overcompensation by grazed plants and…Publication Date 1969
- compensatory growth
- overgrazing
- range management
- application of research
- herbivore optimization
- holistic resource management
- livestock grazing
- management of public land
- misinterpreting research results
- semi-arid western rangelands
- shaping public opinions
- Library Collection RecordGrasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) consumed horse (Equus caballus) and cattle (Bos taurus) dung even while lush vegetation was abundant. The cavities in the dung, created by feeding grasshoppers,…Publication Date 1969
- Equus caballus
- Bos taurus
- thermoregulation
- convective heat loss
- livestock grazing
- optimum body temperatures
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Nash et al. measured annual plant community dynamics along transects at several distances away from livestock watering points, to determine how livestock grazing intensity affects…Publication Date 1969
- multivariate analysis
- boundary locations
- Chihuahuan Desert
- desert plant communities
- livestock grazing
- semivariogram
- Library Collection RecordNash et al. found a difference in the community structure of ants between a rangeland in good condition and a rangeland in poor condition, but could not find differences in the ant communities of…Publication Date 1969
- vegetation
- ant
- bare patches
- cool desert
- Formica spp.
- Great Basin
- indicator
- livestock grazing
- Pheidole spp.
- range condition
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine the effects of season and intensity of grazing on infiltration capacity in mixed prairie and fescue grassland ecosystems of Alberta, Canada. Grazing…Publication Date 1969
- infiltration
- grazing
- rangelands
- foothills fescue
- Infiltration Rate
- mixed-grass prairie
- parkland fescue
- Library Collection RecordNaeth et al. measured soil bulk density, moisture and penetration resistance in three Alberta plant communities, grazed at different intensities and times of the year. The impacts of grazing on…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- grazing intensity
- bulk density
- compaction
- grazing season
- penetration resistance
- Library Collection RecordThe authors measured soil water in several grassland ecosystems under different grazing treatments. Soil water was generally reduced at all depths by grazing, with differences between the controls…Publication Date 1969
- soil water
- grazing
- rangelands
- water uptake
- fescue grasslands
- mixed prairie
- Library Collection RecordMosley looked at the possibilities of sheep grazing to enhance the aspects of food, cover, water and space for numerous wildlife species. He points out that grazing can improve habitat for species…Publication Date 1969
- Space
- water
- cover
- disturbance
- niche
- symbiotic relationships
- Library Collection RecordThrough GIS analysis of aerial photographs, Miller et al. evaluated vegetation alteration and mudflat/open-water-area landscape changes, and the disturbance agents related to any changes from 1939-…Publication Date 1969
- Distichlis spicata
- GIS
- cattle herbivory
- disturbance
- fire
- landscape pattern dynamics
- patch dynamics
- wetland vegetation loss
- Library Collection RecordIn Colorado, Milchunas et al. assessed the effects of 45 years of controlled, heavy grazing by cattle and grazing exclosures on the basal cover and density of species in plant communities along…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- landscape
- catena
- community structure
- disturbance
- evolutionary history
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordMilchunas et al. examined plant community relationships across various scales and disturbance phenomena with the question of whether or not underlying generalities exist. They also examined the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- belowground herbivory
- disturbance
- diversity
- evolutionary history
- nutrient enrichment
- semiarid grassland