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- Library Collection RecordWe investigated the hypothesis that not only forage allowance but also sward structure affects daily forage intake by beef heifers on natural grasslands of the Pampa Biome (southern Brazil). We used…Publication Date 2016
- alkane
- grazing intensity
- intake rate
- nutrient intake
- Pampa biome
- tussocks
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated the hypothesis that not only forage allowance but also sward structure affects daily forage intake by beef heifers on natural grasslands of the Pampa Biome (southern Brazil). We used…Publication Date 2016
- alkane
- grazing intensity
- intake rate
- nutrient intake
- Pampa biome
- tussocks
- Library Collection RecordCurrently, livestock management in the North American Great Plains aims for even use of forage, which creates a homogenous landscape. Reintroducing heterogeneity, defined here as the variation in…Publication Date 2015-07
- conservation grazing
- grazing intensity
- habitat heterogeneity
- Native Grassland
- protected areas
- Library Collection RecordNative warm-season grasses (NWSG) currently are being promoted for livestock forage and biofuels feedstock in the Mid-South. However, there are no published data on how NWSG managed with livestock in…Publication Date 2015-03
- grassland songbirds
- grazing intensity
- native warm-season grasses
- northern bobwhite
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction of resource availability and disturbance can strongly affect plant species richness and the spread of exotic plants. Several ecological theories posit that disturbance mediates the…Publication Date 2014-11
- California
- camera trap
- Festuca perennis
- grazing intensity
- invasive species
- principal response curves
- Library Collection RecordState-and-transition models for semiarid grasslands in the North American Great Plains suggest that the presence of herbivorous black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) on a site 1) creates a…Publication Date 2014-11
- ecological sites
- grazing intensity
- resilience
- shortgrass steppe
- state-and-transition models
- western Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordEffects of grazing management systems (GS) on biomass production and nutritional quality of rangeland vegetation in semiarid regions are extensively studied; however, limited information is available…Publication Date 2014-03
- Alternating grazing
- continuous grazing
- grazing intensity
- inner Mongolia
- Live weight gain
- steppe
- 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 RecordSixweeks fescue was found unacceptable to cattle at all seasons and nitrogen fertilization did not increase its rooting strength or palatability. It contributed nothing to forage supply and…Publication Date 1964-09-01
- Festuca octoflora
- sixweeks fescue
- Seasonal Extent
- Cattle Preferences
- Plant Phenology
- Weather Changes
- residual effects
- herbicide treatments
- Central Plains Experimental Range
- grazing intensity
- ammonium nitrate
- nitrogen fertilization
- utilization
- blue grama
- growth
- species composition
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Colorado
- 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 RecordThis work aimed to evaluate the following hypotheses: 1) the daily grazing time (GT) and 2) forage searching are more associated with the sward structure than with the levels of daily forage…Publication Date 2012-07-01
- displacement in grazing
- grazing intensity
- grazing pressure
- ingestive behavior
- natural grasslands
- Pampa biome
- Library Collection RecordGrazing is regarded as one of the most important factors influencing rangeland ecosystems. Many previous studies have used indirect measures (proxies) of grazing intensity, such as the distance from…Publication Date 2013-01-01
- Alpine region
- grazing intensity
- pika
- Tibetan Plateau
- yak
- 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 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 RecordUnderstanding how stocking rate or grazing intensity affects the abundance of common plant species is fundamental to the sustainable management of rangelands. We had the unique opportunity to…Publication Date 2006-03-01
- grazing intensity
- mixed prairie
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed cattle grazing is often used to purposely enhance wildlife habitat. This study investigated the effects of fall cattle (Bos taurus) grazing intensity on elk (Cervus elaphus) and deer (…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife-livestock relations
- Festuca altaica
- Cervus elaphus
- spring
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- summer
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus
- cattle
- wildlife management
- biomass
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- Cervus elaphus
- Festuca scabrella
- Odocoileus spp.
- livestock-wildlife relations
- prescribed livestock grading
- 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 RecordScaled quail (Callipepla squamata) numbers were evaluated during and after a 2-year drought period using strip census techniques on 2 pastures in late seral rangeland ecological condition and 2…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Callipepla
- population size
- Callipepla squamata
- game birds
- seral stages
- vegetation cover
- wildlife habitats
- arid lands
- ecological succession
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- drought
- plant litter
- New Mexico
- upland game birds
- wildlife
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe sustainability and resilience of an Asian typical steppe grazing ecosystem was assessed by determining thresholds and stable states with an ecosystem simulation model. This analysis used the…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- sustainable agriculture
- grazing management
- ecological resilience
- permanent grasslands
- primary productivity
- simulation models
- herbaceous plants
- roots
- arid lands
- savannas
- stocking rate
- China
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- biomass
- grazing management
- modeling
- thresholds
- sustainability and resilience
- typical steppe
- inner Mongolia
- Library Collection RecordThe relationship between stocking density and grazing distribution was studied in eastern Nebraska pastures seeded to a warm-season, tall-grass mixture and grazed at 4 stocking densities: 9, 18, 27,…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- sown pastures
- pasture management
- leaves
- spatial variation
- height
- rain
- stocking rate
- length
- Nebraska
- Panicum virgatum
- Andropogon gerardii
- tillers
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- crop yield
- feeding preferences
- big bluestem
- switchgrass
- uniformity index
- herbage allowance
- 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 RecordThe study analyzed the basal area and density of perennial grasses along a cattle grazing intensity gradient away from a water development. Several mechanisms explaining combinations of changes in…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Aristida
- Chloris
- Aristida inversa
- Aristida mendocina
- Chloris castilloniana
- shrublands
- basal area
- population density
- savannas
- grazing intensity
- range management
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- distance from water
- basal area
- plant density
- 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 RecordWyoming Coal Rules and Regulations require shrubs be returned to mined land and that revegetation "...be self renewing." We evaluated seed production and seed quality of Wyoming big…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- mulches
- environmental law
- fences
- windbreaks
- mined soils
- conservation plants
- browse plants
- seed productivity
- yields
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- Artemisia tridentata
- land restoration
- browsing
- environmental effects
- seed quality
- big game
- soil moisture
- ecological restoration
- Library Collection RecordNon-selective grazing (NSG) is a relatively novel way of farming livestock in the Nama Karoo of South Africa. Our key question was how heavy grazing under this high-intensity, low-frequency grazing…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- soil microorganisms
- cell respiration
- infiltration (hydrology)
- aggregate stability
- mixed grazing
- soil organic matter
- South Africa
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- range management
- grazing systems
- hoof action
- infiltration
- intensive herbivory
- microbial respiration
- semiarid
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the relationship between stocking rate or grazing intensity and plant production is fundamental to the sustainable management of rangelands. The general management paradigm is that plant…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- grazing intensity
- mixed prairie
- biomass
- composition
- Library Collection RecordA grazing experiment was conducted from 1992 to 1996 at a sandy grassland in the Horqin sandy land, located in the northeastern part of China. The grassland had been grazed by sheep for many years…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- grazing intensity
- species diversity
- desertification
- China
- Library Collection RecordRiparian areas link streams with their terrestrial catchments and decrease water pollution by trapping sediments from upland sources before they reach streams or lakes. Livestock grazing in riparian…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- mountain soils
- bioallethrin
- drainage
- water flow resistance
- terrain
- channels
- soil organic matter
- soil density
- riparian grasslands
- overland flow
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- grazing intensity
- plant density
- biomass
- plant litter
- bulk density
- Colorado
- soil water
- runoff
- stem density
- microchannels
- sinuosity
- drainage density
- rainfall simulation
- Library Collection RecordNutritional stress is an important mortality factor for wintering mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus Rafinesque), particularly fawns. The rate at which fawns utilize existing fat stores is at…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- twig diameter
- geographical variation
- nutrient content
- habitats
- Purshia tridentata
- browse plants
- Bromus tectorum
- diameter
- winter
- Idaho
- diet
- crude protein
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus hemionus
- in vitro digestibility
- browsing
- dry matter
- nutritional quality
- mule deer
- in vitro dry-matter digestibility
- crude protein
- Purshia tridentata
- Bromus tectorum
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the rate woody plant canopy cover increases is essential for understanding the ecology of rangeland plant communities, determining the economic feasibility of brush management practices…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- aerial photography
- chaining
- grubbing
- Juniperus pinchotii
- carrying capacity
- soil types
- brush control
- rain
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- canopy
- forage
- Juniperus pinchotii
- mechanical brush control
- aerial photography
- line transects
- juniper management
- herbage production
- 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 RecordAccelerated erosion of streambanks in grazed riparian pastures is of concern to land managers. We tested the hypothesis that providing cattle free-choice off-stream water and trace mineralized salt…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- riverbank protection
- soil stability
- riparian grasslands
- water erosion
- water availability
- animal behavior
- dietary mineral supplements
- Oregon
- grazing intensity
- beef cattle
- grazing
- greenline
- water quality
- livestock
- off-stream water
- 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 RecordBecause intensive grazing is new to the humid western Canadian parkland (prairies), there is little information available about its effects on soil N and P status. This study addressed the question…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Bromus inermis
- NPK fertilizers
- Bromus riparius
- triticale
- nitrate nitrogen
- sown grasslands
- soil fertility
- Alberta
- stocking rate
- use efficiency
- species differences
- phosphorus
- grazing intensity
- soil chemistry
- nitrogen content
- application rates
- prairies
- range management
- beef cattle
- ammonium
- faeces
- grazing intensity
- macronutrient status
- urine
- 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
- Library Collection RecordA revegetation techniques study was initiated during the fall of 1976 in northwestern Colorado in a disturbed sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) community. The study included 2 irrigation…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- seed mixtures
- irrigated conditions
- plant introduction
- sowing
- sown grasslands
- semiarid grasslands
- stand establishment
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- forbs
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- shrubs
- land restoration
- application rates
- fertilizer
- biomass
- introduced species
- botanical composition
- grasses
- Colorado
- seeding
- seed mixtures
- fertilization
- irrigation
- succession
- reclamation
- restoration
- 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 RecordSoil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) storage in grasslands is a function of litter and root mass production. Research on how annual grasses compare with perennials for above ground and below ground mass…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- carbon
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus riparius
- triticale
- autumn
- annuals
- sown grasslands
- roots
- root systems
- perennials
- Alberta
- chemical composition
- spring
- weight
- nitrogen
- grazing intensity
- soil chemistry
- plant litter
- seasonal variation
- annuals
- organic C
- perennials
- total N
- sequestration
- Library Collection RecordA 3-year study was conducted to evaluate grazing strategies for production of growing cattle during summer on Northern Great Plains rangeland. Crossbred yearling steers (N = 123 per year, avg initial…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- liveweight gain
- body weight
- fiber content
- stocking rate
- steers
- crude protein
- natural grasslands
- summer
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- beef cattle
- forage
- grazing management
- beef cattle
- protein supplementation
- Library Collection RecordIn August 1994, wildfire burned 6,500 ha of native Dry Mixed Prairie in southeastern Alberta. The following year, a study was initiated to monitor the recovery of major plant communities. Burning was…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- Koeleria macrantha
- Elymus lanceolatus
- Hesperostipa comata
- wildfire management
- Agropyron
- ground cover
- fires
- fire effects
- Alberta
- forbs
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- drought
- range management
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grazing
- grasses
- beef cattle
- Stipa
- composition
- forage
- litter
- preference
- production
- topography
- Library Collection RecordA 20-year set of cover data on sagebrush semi-desert plant communities responding to wildfire and livestock grazing near Mills in central Utah provided an opportunity to compare the assumptions and…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- alluvial land
- data analysis
- seral stages
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- annuals
- wildfire management
- Salsola tragus
- experimental design
- range condition
- ecological succession
- perennials
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- forbs
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- shrubs
- Utah
- canopy
- grasses
- community dynamics
- Clementsian model
- state-and-transition models
- ordination
- trend
- conditions
- Library Collection RecordThe Mixed Prairie plant communities developed with the influences of fire and grazing. Available evidence suggests that removal of these disturbances could cause succession toward a more mesic type…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- A horizons
- carbon
- chernozemic soils
- solonetzic soils
- soil depth
- species diversity
- range condition
- Alberta
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- pH
- grazing intensity
- soil chemistry
- prairies
- biomass
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- soil water
- soil nitrogen
- soil depth
- botanical composition
- plant biomass
- plant nitrogen