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- Library Collection RecordDowny brome (Bromus tectorum L.) is a highly successful invasive species primarily because it fills an open niche in native plant communities. It also produces large amounts of litter over time. We…Publication Date 2015-07
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- imazapic
- remnant plant community
- soil seed bank
- tebuthiuron
- Library Collection RecordA 17-yr grazing trial was conducted in the eastern Galilee of Israel to quantify trade-offs among the responses of pasture and livestock productivity, duration of grazing, amount of supplementary…Publication Date 2015-07
- beef cattle
- biomass dynamics
- continuous grazing
- grazing efficiency
- grazing pressure index
- herbaceous biomass
- poultry litter
- primary production
- split-paddock grazing
- Library Collection RecordGranivory and soil disturbance are two modes by which burrowing rodents may limit the success of native plant restoration in rangelands. This guild of animals has prolific effects on plant community…Publication Date 2015-07
- Dipodomys
- granivory
- restoration
- soil disturbance
- valley grassland
- 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 RecordPopulation declines of grassland birds over the past 30 yr have followed the widespread implementation of intensive rangeland management practices that create homogenous grassland habitats. Patch-…Publication Date 2015-05
- game bird
- habitat use
- intensive early stocking
- nest survival
- patch-burn grazing
- prescribed fire
- resource selection
- Tympanuchus cupido
- Library Collection RecordBroadcast seeding is one of the most commonly applied rehabilitation treatments for the restoration of burned piñon and juniper woodlands, but the success rate of this treatment is notoriously low.…Publication Date 2015-05
- anchor chaining
- restoration
- seeding
- soil water repellency
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordExpansion of juniper on U.S. rangelands is a significant environmental concern. Prescribed fire is often recommended to control juniper. To that end, a prescribed burn was conducted in a Great Basin…Publication Date 2015-05
- Cyanobacteria
- green algae
- lichens
- mosses
- nitrogen fixation
- prescribed burn
- Library Collection RecordRangeland carrying capacity depends on aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and on the sustainable harvest index (HIsust), the portion of ANPP that livestock can consume without undermining the…Publication Date 2015-05
- grazing
- harvest index
- range management
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordWe compared the influence of patch-burn grazing to traditional range management practices on abundance of the most economically injurious fly parasites of cattle. Horn flies (Haematobia irritans),…Publication Date 2015-05
- ecology
- patch-burning
- pest management
- production
- pyric-herbivory
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordTwo in vitro trials were conducted for estimates of dietary percentage of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens; FS) or winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata; WF) for improved dietary digestibility…Publication Date 2015-05
- dormant-season
- grazing
- protein intake
- winter
- Winterfat
- Library Collection RecordMaking accurate predictions of plant community responses to grazing management is a major objective of rangeland ecology. Metrics such as species composition are site specific, whereas others such as…Publication Date 2015-05
- community-weighted mean traits
- long-term studies
- max vegetative height
- plant functional traits
- Seed mass
- specific leaf area
- Library Collection RecordInvasive plant response to control efforts is strongly modified by site-specific factors, treatment timing, and environmental conditions following treatment, making management outcomes challenging to…Publication Date 2015-05
- Annual Grassland
- California
- ecosystem services
- invasive
- restoration
- seeding
- Library Collection RecordConsiderable debate remains over the efficacy of rotational grazing systems to enhance conservation and agricultural production goals on rangelands. We analyzed responses to grazing management…Publication Date 2015-05
- attitudes
- conditional inference regression tree analysis
- decision-making
- grazing management practices
- grazing system
- latent class analysis
- prescribed grazing
- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. subsp. wyomingensis Beetle & Young) rangeland have been invaded by medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski…Publication Date 2015-05
- bunchgrasses
- crested wheatgrass
- exotic annual grasses
- forage kochia
- imazapic
- restoration
- Wyoming big sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordIn order to intensify cattle utilization, embankments were constructed to avoid tidal ingressions in Samborombon Bay, Argentina, The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of tidal…Publication Date 2015-05
- compensatory growth
- Forage Supply
- rangeland
- sustainable management
- temperate meadow
- Library Collection RecordA quantitative analysis of the British Columbia, Canada cattle ranching community in light of global climate change provides insight as to how stakeholder needs and observations can be included in…Publication Date 2015-03
- adaptive capacity
- Cattle Ranching
- global climate change
- mail survey
- range management
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm) has been seeded on more than 5 million hectares in western North America because it establishes more readily than native bunchgrasses. Currently,…Publication Date 2015-03
- Agropyron cristatum
- restoration
- revegetation
- sagebrush steppe
- Library Collection RecordGovernance plays a key role in rangeland management. In China, all rangeland, including pastoral land and agro-pastoral land, is owned by the State. Since 1980, use rights have been granted to…Publication Date 2015-03
- agro-pastoral region
- Community participation
- family income
- livestock
- rangeland governance
- vegetation
- 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 RecordWorldwide, many rangelands are managed for multiple uses, and it is increasingly important to identify livestock management practices that maximize rangeland productivity, biodiversity, and wildlife…Publication Date 2015-03
- fragmentation
- grazing lawn
- islands of fertility
- Laikipia
- legacy effects
- Ol Pejeta
- Library Collection RecordEighty-seven cows were GPS (Global Positioning System) tracked for 1 to 3 months in mountainous and/or extensive pastures at five ranches located in New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana. The Illumina…Publication Date 2015-03
- genotype
- Global positioning system
- grazing behavior
- single-nucleotide polymorphism
- Library Collection RecordFire-resistant woody species have invaded many grassland and savanna ecosystems worldwide. Adults of many of these species are fire resistant because they resprout following fire; however, seedlings…Publication Date 2015-03
- brush
- prescribed burning
- seed ecology
- seedling establishment
- shrub-grass competition
- woody plant invasion
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordBroadcasting of Chinese wild rye, Leymus chinensis seeds (without plowing) is the long-standing recommendation for reseeding degraded grasslands in Northern China. However, no experimental…Publication Date 2015-03
- Leymus chinensis
- regeneration niche
- reseeding
- restoration
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring the effects of grazing on rangelands is crucial for ensuring sustainable rangeland ecosystem function and maintaining its conservation values. Residual dry matter (RDM), the dry grass…Publication Date 2015-03
- (NDVI)
- Leaf Area Index (LAI)
- normalized difference vegetation index
- overgrazing
- remote sensing
- residual dry matter (RDM)
- Time series analysis
- Library Collection RecordRotational grazing methods provide range managers opportunities to alter the time when grazing occurs on pastures in consecutive years. The effect of time of grazing on subsequent-year standing crop…Publication Date 2015-03
- 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 RecordRecruitment by seeds can be an important mechanism for recovery of plant communities following disturbance. Our objective was to assess the density and spatial patterning of perennial grass (highly…Publication Date 2015-01
- litter patch
- Patagonian Monte
- patterning of seed bank
- plant patch
- spatial vegetation states
- Library Collection RecordInterest in developing more flexible fencing technology to improve pasture and rangeland management is increasing. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of a new virtual fencing…Publication Date 2015-01
- animal behavior
- Boviguard
- Cattle Distribution
- GPS
- grazing
- Invisible Fence
- Library Collection RecordIn order to assess the diet quality of two Mediterranean deer species we developed and validated a Fourier transform near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy methodology on feces (Fecal-FT-NIRS…Publication Date 2015-01
- C:N
- EDOM
- fecal-FT-NIRS
- fiber
- lignin
- Mediterranean deer diet
- Library Collection RecordBelowground accumulation of vegetative buds provides a reservoir of meristems that can be utilized following disturbance. Perennial grass bud banks are the primary source of nearly all tiller growth…Publication Date 2015-01
- Bud bank
- grassland
- meristem
- prescribed burning
- tiller
- Vegetative Reproduction
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, the impacts of cattle grazing with differing grazing rates on species composition, canopy structural traits, standing crop of canopy biomass, and plant species diversity were examined…Publication Date 2015-01
- canopy biomass
- cattle herbivory
- compensatory growth
- intermediate grazing effects
- Life Form
- relative dominance of species
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) dynamics in the Northern Great Basin rangelands, USA, is necessary to effectively manage the region's lands. This study's goal was to map and…Publication Date 2015-01
- Bromus tectorum
- ecological models
- invasive species
- Land cover change
- MODIS
- Snake River Plain
- Library Collection RecordManagement strategies that allow for spatiotemporal interactions between fire and herbivores can potentially achieve multiple management goals related to livestock production and wildlife…Publication Date 2015-01
- Antilocapra americana
- conservation grazing
- Opuntia polyacantha
- prescribed fire
- pyric herbivory
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordLivestock producers in the Northern Great Plains value alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) for increasing forage production and quality in grazing lands. However, alfalfa persistence can be poor, especially…Publication Date 2015-01
- falcata
- grazing tolerance
- Lucerne
- perennial legumes
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of sheep grazing on carbon cycling in the midarid steppe of the Loess Plateau, Gansu, China, was investigated by measuring the CO2 exchange rate in pastures with a 7-year history of…Publication Date 2015-01
- CO2 efflux
- path analysis
- root biomass
- rotational grazing
- typical steppe
- Library Collection RecordIn China, booming tourism is considered to be a win-win solution to fight both ecosystem degradation and poverty in pastoral areas. However, whether this alternative livelihood can reduce pressure on…Publication Date 2015-01
- economy of pastoral areas
- inner Mongolia
- pastoralism
- perceptions of ecosystem change
- sustainable tourism
- Xinjiang
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the complex dynamics of insect herbivores requires consideration of both exogenous and endogenous factors at multiple temporal scales. This problem is difficult due to differences in…Publication Date 2015-01
- Acrididae
- atmospheric oscillations (NAO, PDO, SOI)
- Density dependence
- exogenous and endogenous feedbacks
- grasshopper control
- insect herbivores
- population growth rate (R)
- Library Collection RecordLandscapes are complex creative systems that continually transform due to ever-changing relationships among environments and organisms including human beings. During the past half-century, those who…Publication Date 2015-01
- adaptive management
- diet variety
- grazing circuits
- meal patterns
- pastoralism
- social learning
- Library Collection RecordGlobal positioning system (GPS) data collected over a 4-yr period on 52 crossbred young cows grazing a 146-ha pasture were used to determine whether cattle establish patch-scale rotational patterns…Publication Date 2014-11
- cattle
- GPS
- patch grazing
- Library Collection RecordIt has recently been proposed that the cost of rehabilitating medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski)–invaded rangelands may be reduced by concurrently seeding desired vegetation and…Publication Date 2014-11
- annual grass control
- invasive plants
- preemergent herbicide
- revegetation
- sagebrush
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Library Collection RecordLand managers frequently use prescribed burning to help maintain grassland communities. Semiarid grassland dynamics following fire are linked to precipitation, with increasing soil moisture…Publication Date 2014-11
- black grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- fire seasonality
- semiarid grassland
- Library Collection RecordUS natural resources and wildlife agencies have been increasing their efforts to involve cattle ranchers in wildlife conservation through technical assistance programs that provide for wildlife…Publication Date 2014-11
- conservation behavior
- Farm Bill
- Field Days
- rancher
- theory of planned behavior
- Workshops
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper has increased in density and distribution in the interior Pacific Northwest since the late 1800s. Management goals for many juniper woodlands are now focused on reducing tree…Publication Date 2014-11
- big sagebrush
- biotic resistance
- exotic invasive plants
- juniper encroachment
- Juniperus occidentalis
- thinning
- Library Collection RecordThe pastoral system in the Far North Region of Cameroon is best described as an open system in which mobile pastoralists have open access to common-pool grazing resources. We hypothesized that there…Publication Date 2014-11
- behavioral ecology
- common-pool resources
- complex adaptive system
- Ideal Free Distribution
- Pastoral systems
- Library Collection RecordRangeland management is largely focused on managing vegetation change. Objectives may include managing against change if the desired vegetation is in place, or attempting to create a shift in…Publication Date 2014-11
- disturbance
- plant succession
- recruitment
- state-and-transition models
- thresholds
- 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 RecordEcological studies often suggest that diverse communities are most resistant to invasion by exotic plants, but relatively few local species may be available to a rehabilitation practitioner. We…Publication Date 2014-11
- cheatgrass
- dyer's woad
- Growth Form
- invasion resistance
- species assemblage
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated effects of three burning seasons under two simulated fuel loads on plant mortality and basal area of small and large blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B.K.] Lag) and broomgrass muhly…Publication Date 2014-11
- basal area
- blue grama
- broomgrass muhly
- fire simulation
- mortality
- Plant Size
- Library Collection RecordWhite locoweed (Oxytropis sericea Nuttall) and nontarget vegetation response to 2 yr of targeted grazing by sheep, one treatment of picloram plus 2, 4-D (HER) or no treatment (CON) were compared.…Publication Date 2014-11
- biological control
- prescribed grazing
- seed bank
- swainsonine
- toxic plants