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- Library Collection RecordConservation of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) systems is one of the most difficult and pressing concerns in western North America. Sagebrush obligates, such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus…Publication Date 2015-09
- case study
- greater sage-grouse
- livestock grazing
- sagebrush management
- Utah
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii DC.) is a perennial, invasive forb that infests millions of hectares of private and public rangelands in western North America. Previous research indicates…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- Centaurea
- Montana
- Ovis aries
- prescribed livestock grazing
- targeted livestock grazing
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordForage quality and quantity are important factors affecting livestock production from grazing lands. ‘‘Greenness’’ has been proposed as an indicator of herbage quality in semiarid environments,…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- northern Great Plains
- grazing
- forage nutritive quality
- rangelands
- Montana
- 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 RecordSquirreltail (Elymus elymoides, E. multisetus) is a complex of 5 taxa whose systematic interrelationships are uncertain. Our objectives were to determine whether the 3 taxa studied here, Elymus…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Elymus elymoides subsp. brevifolius
- plant taxonomy
- growth traits
- Elymus multisetus
- Elymus elymoides subsp. elymoides
- population ecology
- provenance
- ecotypes
- plant development
- geographical variation
- leaves
- conservation plants
- height
- seedling emergence
- seed productivity
- shoots
- root systems
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Wyoming
- California
- biomass
- phenology
- Montana
- Nevada
- Colorado
- Elymus elymoides
- genetic variation
- plant nutecology
- Sitanion hystrix
- 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 RecordWet meadows are some of the most productive communities in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA but are also among the most sensitive to grazing by native ungulates and domestic livestock. These meadows…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- wet environmental conditions
- flooded conditions
- permanent grasslands
- plant growth
- tillers
- Wyoming
- biomass
- flooding
- tufted hairgrass
- herbivory
- nitrogen dynamics
- wet meadows
- Library Collection RecordPresence of invading annual bromes (Bromus spp.) can alter seasonal patterns of forage production and quality and require management changes for efficient use of infested rangelands in the Northern…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Bromus japonicus
- Poa secunda
- atrazine
- arid grasslands
- liveweight gain
- weed control
- Bromus tectorum
- stocking rate
- forbs
- steers
- crude protein
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- biomass production
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- plant competition
- Bromus japonicus
- Pascopyrum smithii
- northern Great Plains
- standing crop
- forage quality
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggested that big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) recruitment occurs in pulses consistent with favorable climatic conditions. In 1997, 75 stem sections were collected from 9…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Artemisia tridentata spp. wyomingensis
- taxa
- growth rings
- artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana
- artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
- mined soils
- age determination
- ambient temperature
- reclamation
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- establishment
- soil water
- climate
- big sagebrush
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordGrazers ingest seeds of invasive forbs and may contribute to their spread by depositing viable seeds in uninfested areas. Some mature seed pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of ruminants,…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- sheep dung
- seed development
- seed dispersal
- viability
- Euphorbia esula
- invasion
- weed control
- seeds
- transit time
- sheep
- rumen fermentation
- seed germination
- Montana
- grazing
- maturity stage
- weed
- Euphorbia esula
- rumen
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordAn understanding of the impacts of grazing during and following drought on rangeland ecosystems is critical for developing effective drought management strategies. This study was designed to examine…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- tillering
- growth rate
- leaf water potential
- precipitation
- xylem water potential
- drought injury
- tillers
- biomass production
- sustainability
- plant communities
- drought
- range management
- phenology
- Montana
- grazing
- soil water
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Pascopyrum smithii
- production
- rainout shelter
- rest
- water potential
- Library Collection RecordComputer simulation was used to determine the effects of wild elk (Cervus elaphus) on available forage, cattle herd size, and ranch gross margin in southwestern Montana beef cow-calf production…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- leasing
- livestock numbers
- interspecific competition
- simulation models
- ranching
- habitats
- hunting
- production costs
- stocking rate
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wildlife management
- range management
- Montana
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- range economics
- 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 RecordAn understanding of the impacts of grazing during and following drought on rangeland ecosystems is critical for developing effective drought management strategies. This study was designed to examine…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- pascopyron smithii
- primary productivity
- drought tolerance
- stocking rate
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- tillering
- growth rate
- leaf water potential
- xylem water potential
- drought injury
- tillers
- biomass production
- Montana
- grazing
- soil water
- water stress
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Pascopyrum smithii
- production
- rainout shelter
- rest
- water potential
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the interacting effects of drought and grazing on runoff, erosion, and nutrient transport is essential for improved rangeland management. Research was conducted at the Fort Keogh…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- prairies
- water quality
- biomass
- losses from soil
- drought
- sediment yield
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- erosion
- sediment yield
- nutrient transport
- Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis Zimm.) numbers in the central Black Hills have declined since the middle 1970s. Population status has been documented by a decline in hunter…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- population decrease
- habitat destruction
- seral stages
- grazing date
- habitat selection
- habitats
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- gender differences
- South Dakota
- Odocoileus virginianus
- winter
- prescribed burning
- summer
- Wyoming
- plant communities
- diets
- aspen regeneration
- Black Hills
- habitat quality
- habitat selection
- Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis
- prescribed burns
- South Dakota
- white-tailed deer
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordPlains larkspur (Delphinium geyeri Greene) is a major cause of cattle deaths in the northern Great Plains of Wyoming and Colorado. We examined the amount and timing of larkspur ingestion by grazing…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- delphinium geyeri
- weather
- mineral content
- protein content
- fiber content
- voluntary intake
- selective grazing
- Wyoming
- phenology
- grazing
- grasses
- beef cattle
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- maturity stage
- diterpenoid alkaloids
- toxic plants
- diet selection
- cattle grazing
- methyllycaconitine
- alkaloids
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted to determine the potential of using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery to monitor short-term changes in rangeland forage conditions on a regional scale.…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- remote sensing
- hill grasslands
- satellite imagery
- multispectral imagery
- advanced very high resolution radiometer
- short-grass praire
- range condition
- estimation
- nitrogen content
- prairies
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- forage
- NDVI
- biomass
- nitrogen
- regional
- Library Collection RecordIntegrating use of seedings of perennial cool-season grasses with native range is used to increase available forage and for maintaining a high plane of nutrition for grazing livestock. Our goal was…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- Agropyron cristatum
- cultivars
- seedlings
- crude protein
- Pascopyrum smithii
- precipitation
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- plant competition
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Agropyron spp. Pascopyron smithii
- Elytrigia intermedia
- Hycrest
- Luna
- Rosana
- crude protein
- digestibility
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordRangeland plant productivity and species composition are affected by moisture availability and grazing intensity. We examined warm- and cool-season grass productivity and relative distribution on…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- root systems
- soil water content
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- mixed-grass prairies
- species composition
- water stress
- Library Collection RecordEffective rangeland weed programs require the ability to predict plant community responses to management. Our objective was to develop regression equations to predict the plant community after…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- Festuca idahoensis
- endemic species
- ground cover
- mathematical models
- regression analysis
- species diversity
- weed control
- equations
- forbs
- plant communities
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- invasive species
- grasses
- spotted knapweed
- predicting plant response
- integrated weed management
- optimizing herbicide use
- Library Collection RecordSeedling recruitment of Dalmatian toadflax, (Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica (L.) Maire and Petitmengin (Scrophulariaceae)), was examined in a 2-year field study in Montana using overseeding and…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- biological control agents
- Linaria dalmatica
- Nitidulidae
- Brachypterolus pulicarius
- oversowing
- recruitment
- insect control
- biological control
- poisonous weeds
- roots
- crop-weed competition
- stems
- seedling emergence
- seed productivity
- weed control
- seedlings
- range management
- Montana
- invasive species
- ecological invasion
- seed limitation
- microsites
- weed management
- biological control
- rangeland ecology
- overseeding
- Brachypterolus pulicarius
- plant competition
- Linaria genistifolia ssp. Dalmatica
- Library Collection RecordThe development of successful regional or national invasive weed control programs is often hampered by the way the problem is approached. Typically weed control programs are developed and evaluated…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Aphthona
- Aphthona nigriscutis
- Aphthona lacertosa
- perennial weeds
- teamwork
- biological control agents
- USDA
- integrated pest management
- economic impact
- biological control
- Euphorbia esula
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- invasion
- herbicides
- weed control
- South Dakota
- chemical control
- Wyoming
- sheep
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- grazing
- North Dakota
- biological control
- Aphthona
- Weeds
- invasive species
- success
- integrated pest management
- Library Collection RecordA survey based on browsing related architectures indicated that browsing level had increased at the Mt. Haggin Wildlife Management Area. We describe a technique for determining the year in which the…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- salix geyeriana
- population growth
- date
- twig clusters
- Alces alces
- plant architecture
- Salix
- stems
- browse plants
- plant morphology
- browsing damage
- Montana
- Alces alces
- architecture
- browse-use history
- moose
- ungulates
- willow
- Library Collection RecordPicloram at 0.28 kg ai ha(-1), clopyralid plus 2,4-D at 0.21 kg ai ha(-1) plus 1.12 kg ai ha(-1), or dicamba plus 2,4-D at 0.56 kg ai ha(-1) plus 1.12 kg ai ha(-1) were applied to spotted knapweed (…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- timing
- 2,4-D
- dicamba
- clopyralid
- weed control
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- phenology
- Montana
- grasses
- maturity stage
- Pasture and rangeland weed control
- clopyralid
- dicamba
- picloram
- 2,4-D
- Centaurea maculosa
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-six, 0.04 ha macroplots were sampled on 9 range sites in southwestern Montana to compare successional scores and condition classifications of range condition analysis and United States Forest…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- seral stages
- ecological balance
- species diversity
- range condition
- ecological succession
- equations
- plant communities
- biomass
- Montana
- rangelands
- range condition
- seral stages
- plant communities
- succession
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of cattle grazing on carbon cycling in the mixed grass prairie was investigated by measuring the CO(2) exchange rate in pastures with a 13 year history of heavy or light grazing and an…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Artemisia frigida
- Sphaeralcea coccinea
- Hesperostipa comata
- biogeochemical cycles
- Carex
- carbon dioxide
- air temperature
- rain
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- soil water
- grazing
- productivity
- photosynthesis
- soil respiration
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordAccurate measures of the relative resource impacts from elk (Cervus elaphus) and cattle (Bos taurus and B. indicus) improve land management planning wherever these species cohabitate. Comparisons of…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- fences
- area
- mixed grazing
- experimental design
- Cervus elaphus
- pastures
- animal behavior
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- wildlife management
- range management
- Montana
- Cervus elaphus
- exclosure site
- livestock-wildlife relations
- wild ungulates
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) management may be enhanced by integrating strategies that stimulate and maintain competitive grasses. The objective of this study was to determine if…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- NPK fertilizers
- ground cover
- weed control
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- defoliation
- grazing
- simulation
- Centaurea maculosa
- integrated weed management
- grass defoliation
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordDecisions to control big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) on North American rangelands are traditionally based on morphological characteristics (e.g., cover) rather than more ecologically based…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- subspecies
- taxa
- growth rings
- age determination
- stems
- ecological succession
- equations
- diameter
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- altitude
- big sagebrush
- annual growth-rings
- succession
- Library Collection RecordDecreases in biomass and cover, as well as changes in species composition have occurred on rangelands affected by snowdrifts behind 3.8 meter tall "Wyoming" type snowfences along Interstate…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- Bromus marginatus
- no-tillage
- rotary cultivation
- fences
- Elymus lanceolatus
- snow cover
- Leymus angustus
- Elymus trachycaulus
- foliage area
- revegetation plants
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- Festuca arundinacea
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- Poa secunda
- soil depth
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- Agropyron cristatum
- species differences
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Wyoming
- biomass
- canopy
- Leymus chinensis
- species performance
- reclamation
- Library Collection RecordA fire scar chronology was constructed from ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) and Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.) trees within the 70 km2 Rochelle Hills Area of the…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- history
- Juniperus scopulorum
- fire scars
- fire intervals
- understory
- frequency
- grasslands
- Pinus ponderosa
- fire ecology
- fires
- fire effects
- Wyoming
- plant litter
- seasonal variation
- canopy
- fire intervals
- Library Collection RecordWe developed and used association matrix, association pattern, and pattern recognition software (ASSOC1) to investigate the spatio-temporal association of individual radio-collared elk with other…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- herds
- home range
- territory
- computer software
- temporal variation
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- spatial distribution
- wildlife management
- Montana
- elk
- wildlife
- herds
- home range
- similarity
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) is a non-indigenous weed that has invaded millions of hectares of rangeland in the United States. Mowing may be useful for reducing this weed. Our objective…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- flowering
- mowing
- timing
- autumn
- weed control
- rain
- seedlings
- cutting frequency
- spring
- summer
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- plant litter
- introduced species
- Montana
- invasive species
- canopy
- grasses
- Centaurea maculosa
- density
- cover
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordIntroducing and establishing competitive plants is essential for the successful management of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) infested rangeland where a desirable understory is absent. Our…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- sowing date
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- herbicide mixtures
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- cultural control
- clopyralid
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- glyphosate
- stand establishment
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- range management
- Montana
- invasive species
- rehabilitation
- weed management
- reseeding
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggested that woody plant recruitment may occur in pulses in semi-arid areas. The overall objective of this study was to determine if this pulse phenomena was recorded in the…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- Artemisia tridentata spp. wyomingensis
- artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana
- artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
- frequency distribution
- age structure
- recruitment
- stand establishment
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- semiarid zones
- demography
- big sagebrush
- recruitment intervals
- Library Collection RecordDrought and herbivory frequently influence North American rangelands. While these influences may temporarily reduce vegetative cover, their mutual influence on the available seedbanks which might…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- rooting depth
- plant development
- soil depth
- seed banks
- roots
- seedling emergence
- plant communities
- seed germination
- drought
- Montana
- rangelands
- browsing
- grazing
- water stress
- minirhizotron
- northern mixed-grass prairie
- seed banks
- Library Collection RecordStrategic supplement placement has been shown to be an effective tool to lure cattle to underutilized rangeland. The goal of this study was to determine where cattle grazed when supplement was placed…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- molasses
- global positioning systems
- sloping land
- spatial variation
- water availability
- pastures
- feed supplements
- spatial distribution
- cattle
- Montana
- rangelands
- grazing
- grasses
- distribution
- grazing
- behavior
- utilization
- Library Collection RecordA 2 year study was conducted to determine the effects of surface cover and roughness on sediment yield from plots subjected to a simulated most damaging storm. This storm, based on long term sediment…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- sediment deposition
- tillage
- surface roughness
- water erosion
- ground cover
- highlands
- storms
- equations
- rain
- Wyoming
- water quality
- sediment yield
- infiltration
- simulation
- soil texture
- sediment yield
- surface cover
- surface roughness
- eolian sediment
- RUSLE
- non-point-source pollution
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordJapanese brome (Bromus japonicus Thunb.) and downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.), introduced annuals, have invaded many northern mixed-prairie plant communities. This study determined the effect of…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- density
- interspecific competition
- Bromus japonicus
- ambient temperature
- rain
- Bromus tectorum
- weight
- Pascopyrum smithii
- tillering
- tillers
- biomass
- Montana
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordJapanese brome (Bromus japonicus Thunb.) has invaded many northern mixed prairie communities. Understanding how defoliation affects the life cycle or this species is critical for proper grazing…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- greenhouse production
- cutting height
- Bromus japonicus
- annuals
- leaves
- height
- shoots
- water availability
- root systems
- weed control
- cutting frequency
- tillering
- tillers
- climatic zones
- biomass
- plant litter
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordDiaspores of winterfat (Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.) collected from 2 locations in the USA and 1 in Canada were imbibed at 10 degree C and grown to 4 different developmental stages (2, 3, 6, and 14…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- thermochemical properties
- exothermic reactions
- frost resistance
- freezing
- cooling
- Saskatchewan
- mortality
- rain
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- seedlings
- Wyoming
- seed germination
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordThis research addresses the hypothesis that grazing intensity during and following drought can dramatically alter community level, post-drought recovery patterns. Research was conducted during the…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- warm-season grasses
- cool-season grasses
- timing
- annuals
- perennials
- precipitation
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- drought
- Montana
- rangelands
- grasses
- forage
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to compare intermediate wheatgrass establishment at 4 seeding rates, in combination with tillage and/or glyphosate (n-phosphomethyl glyine), in spotted knapweed…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- cultivation
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- glyphosate
- crop-weed competition
- stand establishment
- sowing rates
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- introduced species
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordEffective storage of wildland seeds helps alleviate supply shortages and mitigates variable production associated with annual weather patterns. The storage environment is critical for seeds like…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- ultrastructure
- storage quality
- mitochondria
- cold storage
- frozen storage
- radicles
- imbibition
- viability
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- seedlings
- Wyoming
- temperature
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordPreventing the invasion of uninfested rangeland is central to managing spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.). Intensity, frequency, and season of grass defoliation determine the ability of…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- cutting height
- Festuca idahoensis
- ground cover
- cutting frequency
- tillering
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- plant competition
- Library Collection RecordWinterfat (Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.) diaspores harvested from 1 Canadian and 2 USA sites were imbibed at 0, 5, 10, and 20 degrees C. It was hypothesized that imbibition temperature affects seed…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- cold tolerance
- imbibition
- seed weight
- ambient temperature
- Saskatchewan
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- Wyoming
- botanical composition
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted in foothill rangelands during the fall to determine if livestock grazing distribution could be improved by strategic placement of dehydrated molasses supplement blocks (30%…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- terrain
- salt licks
- molasses
- weather
- hill grasslands
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- body weight
- slope
- feed supplements
- spatial distribution
- biomass
- Montana
- grazing
- beef cattle
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) is a non-indigenous weed infesting large areas of rangeland in western North America. Life history models have been used to identify key processes…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- rosettes
- population growth
- seed development
- plant development
- life cycle
- simulation models
- seed banks
- ambient temperature
- weed control
- rain
- seedlings
- Centaurea maculosa
- Montana
- maturity stage