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- Library Collection RecordWe determined the effects of two forage allowance levels (LOW vs. HIGH) and weather conditions on daytime and nighttime movement patterns of young rangeland-raised cows. We also investigated whether…Publication Date 2016
- feeding site selection
- global positioning system (GPS)
- juniper woodland
- livestock
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed fire has long been used worldwide for livestock and wildlife management. Prescribed fire effects on activity budgets and movement path characteristics of grazing animals, however, remain…Publication Date 2017
- behavior
- burning
- foraging efficiency
- GPS
- livestock
- rangeland improvement
- Library Collection RecordThe extent and heterogeneity of rangelands in the state of Nevada (United States) pose a challenging situation for land managers when determining stocking levels for livestock grazing.…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- grazing
- livestock
- MODIS
- PDSI
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordThe natural Andean vegetation environment is the most important resource available to local pastoralist economies. Knowledge of its attributes is vital in assessing ecosystem properties and improves…Publication Date 2017
- biomass
- puna
- shrubs
- tussocks
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordWe determined the effects of two forage allowance levels (LOW vs. HIGH) and weather conditions on daytime and nighttime movement patterns of young rangeland-raised cows. We also investigated whether…Publication Date 2016
- feeding site selection
- global positioning system (GPS)
- juniper woodland
- livestock
- stocking rate
- 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 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 RecordWith the encroachment of piñon (Pinus ssp.) and juniper (Juniperus ssp.) woodlands onto sagebrush steppe rangelands, there is an increasing interest in rapid, accurate, and inexpensive quantification…Publication Date 2014-09
- biomass
- ECognition® Developer
- Juniperus
- Object-based image analysis
- Pinus
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordGround squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) and American badger (Taxidea taxus) burrowing activities are ecologically important disturbances that contribute to the heterogeneity of prairie environments.…Publication Date 2014-05
- Burrowing animals
- livestock
- Prairie conservation
- vegetation composition
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- 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 1964-05-01
- Mobility
- Beef Types
- hazards
- solutions
- profits
- land values
- challenge
- Wintering
- prices
- American Society of Range Management
- calves
- ranchers
- Great Plains
- research
- wildlife
- livestock
- future
- drought
- 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 1964-05-01
- educator
- Curriculum Planning
- Teaching Methods
- Ranch Managers
- lands
- Basic Sciences
- international development
- Nations
- Courses
- challenge
- range research
- students
- content
- objectives
- multiple use
- private
- Public
- Range Schools
- development
- future
- range management
- education
- 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 1964-05-01
- cultivated lands
- Seed Placement
- Erosion Hazard
- improvement practices
- Furrow Spacing
- Climax Grasses
- Range Interseeding
- Interseeder
- Range Stie
- Go Back Fields
- Furrow Type
- Seed Selection
- Lister
- Double Disk Furrow
- Poor Condition
- Status
- observation
- Great Plains
- plant succession
- conditions
- Sandy Range
- development
- Nebraska
- management
- 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 RecordWhite-tailed deer welfare and production under various intensities of continuous-use grazing by combined cattle, sheep, and angora goats was studied in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Under poor…Publication Date 1965-01-01
- native forage
- competition
- Food
- responses
- Central Texas
- Welfare
- white-tailed deer
- Continuous Use Grazing
- Sheep Angora Goats
- Deer Production
- Ashe Juniper Vegetative Type
- Mortaility
- rest periods
- Poor
- vegetative composition
- deer
- controlled grazing
- palatability
- livestock production
- range condition
- livestock
- cattle
- production
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feed
- Edwards Plateau
- Texas
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by large herbivores has been shown to condition vegetation in a manner that improves grassland quality for subsequent herbivory. Fescue grasslands evolved with disturbance from fire and…Publication Date 2012-01-01
- biomass
- forage quality
- litter
- nitrogen concentration
- Festuca campestris
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordOur ability to assess the continental impacts of woody encroachment remains compromised by the paucity of studies quantifying regional encroachment rates. This knowledge gap is especially apparent…Publication Date 2012-05-01
- biomass
- crown cover
- Landsat
- reflectance
- remote sensing
- 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 RecordSubdivision and sedentarization of pastoral communities is accelerating rapidly across the African rangelands, posing a severe threat to wildlife populations, but few studies have looked…Publication Date 2013-01-01
- grass biomass
- land tenure
- livestock
- Maasai
- pastoralism
- wildlife conservation
- 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 RecordGrassland songbird populations are declining, and one reason for this might be livestock management practices in native prairies. Although cattle grazing is a common practice in native mixed-grass…Publication Date 2013-07-01
- ground-nesting birds
- livestock
- mixed-grass prairies
- vegetation structure
- wildlife habitats
- 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 RecordRangelands and savannas occupy 70% of the Australian continent and are mainly used for commercial grazing of sheep and cattle. In the center and north, where there are extensive areas of indigenous…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- burning
- carbon
- deforestation
- emissions
- fire
- livestock
- vegetation thickening
- Library Collection RecordIngestion of small amounts of condensed tannin (CT) by ruminants can produce valuable outcomes such as improved nitrogen use and reduced bloating, methane output, and gastrointestinal parasitism.…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- condensed tannins
- livestock
- water intake
- 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 RecordAnderson larkspur (Delphinium andersonii A. Gray) is a toxic plant responsible for cattle death losses in the western United States. The objectives of the present study were to determine when cattle…Publication Date 2011-11-01
- alkaloids
- diet
- larkspur
- livestock
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordCheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is an invasive annual grass that creates near-homogenous stands in areas throughout the Intermountain sagebrush steppe and challenges successful native plant…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- cheatgrass
- clipping
- grazing
- livestock
- native plant restoration
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordIngestion of small amounts of condensed tannin (CT) by ruminants can prevent bloat, improve nitrogen retention, and reduce excretion of urea, a precursor of ammonia and the greenhouse gas nitrous…Publication Date 2008-05-01
- livestock
- pollution reduction
- quebracho tannin
- Library Collection RecordDisturbances, such as fire and grazing, play important roles in determining grassland plant community composition and soil microbial dynamics, as well as regulating the flows of carbon (C) and…Publication Date 2008-11-01
- biomass
- C3
- C4
- cover
- disturbance
- Library Collection RecordLong-term effects of two mechanical interventions, shallow plowing and harrowing, on degraded Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. grassland were studied. Species composition and standing biomass of the…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- biomass
- facilitation
- long-term effect
- species richness
- succession trajectories
- 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 RecordScaled quail (Callipepla squamata pallida Vigors) are closely associated with semidesert grasslands of the southwestern United States, and populations have declined by as much as 50% since 1960.…Publication Date 2006-05-01
- Callipepla squamata
- grazing
- livestock
- exotic grasses
- semidesert grassland
- Chihuahuan desertscrub
- Library Collection RecordSnow accumulation is an important process that defines the hydrological characteristics of grasslands and is mediated by vegetation structure. Grazing also affects those processes, but its…Publication Date 2006-07-01
- grazing pressure
- artificial patches
- meteorologial variables
- biomass
- Library Collection RecordWe surveyed a group of rangeland managers in the Southwest about vegetation monitoring needs on grassland. Based on their responses, the objective of the RANGES (Rangeland Analysis Utilizing…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- remote sensing
- biomass
- height
- cover
- Library Collection RecordHousing developments are replacing ranches in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant but little-studied ecological effects. We counted grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and…Publication Date 2006-11-01
- Acrididae
- fire
- forbs
- grasslands
- grazing
- livestock
- mesquite
- oak
- Library Collection RecordThe impacts of wild herbivores on cattle diet selection were investigated in an East African rangeland during August 2001 and February 2002. The study compared cattle diets in plots exclusively…Publication Date 2007-03-01
- forbs
- livestock
- megaherbivores
- nutrition
- productivity
- wild herbivores
- 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 RecordIncreases of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina Woot.) in southwestern grasslands might have been caused by livestock consumption of fuels that once burned with sufficient frequency and intensity to…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- burn
- exotic grasses
- foliage volume
- fuels
- grazing
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordLandscapes with structural heterogeneity or patchiness can support diverse and stable wildlife populations. Visual obstruction methods (i.e., Robel pole and Nudd’s coverboard) are common and useful…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- biomass
- sampling variation
- techniques
- wildlife habitats
- 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 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 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 RecordChanges in soil nutrient pools and microbial activity due to fire are important for understanding the availability of nutrients to plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- Actinomycetales
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- soil bacteria
- carbon
- soil nutrient dynamics
- Paspalum
- grasslands
- soil fertility
- fire ecology
- nitrogen
- prescribed burning
- phosphorus
- biomass
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- fire
- microbial biomass
- soil nutrients
- flooding pampa
- 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