Rangeland Ecology & Management
Get reliable science
Toggle Search
Result Type
Collection
Keywords
Displaying 1 - 50 of 123 results
- Library Collection RecordRunoff and infiltration was measured on the Central Plains Experimental Range, near Nunn, Colorado to see how these attributes change after cattle grazing is stopped. Along with runoff and…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- soil compaction
- cattle grazing
- cattle removal
- infiltration rates
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing intensity on a montane willow community in the Sheep Creek riparian ecosystem located in Roosevelt National Forest (40Ëš 56.46’ N, 105Ëš 39.55’ W) of Colorado…Publication Date 1969
- Salix
- population dynamics
- cattle grazing
- grazing exclusion
- riparian areas
- willow height
- Library Collection RecordTwelve habitat characteristics were measured inside and outside three livestock exclosures on two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 1969
- riparian vegetation
- California golden trout
- cattle grazing
- habitat degradation
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- riparian health
- threatened species
- Library Collection RecordSeven strip-transects were setup in both the grazed (65% utilization) and livestock excluded areas to determine the differences of bird species present in those areas. Fourteen species of birds were…Publication Date 1969
- birds
- Colorado
- cattle grazing
- riparian wildlife
- Rocky Mountains
- small mammals
- western jumping mouse
- Wilson's warbler
- Library Collection Record: In the summer of 1994, five narrowleaf cottonwood stands in northeastern Yellowstone National Park were measured for the effects of elk herbivory. These stands were dated by photographs from…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- browsing
- herbivory
- elk
- narrowleaf cottonwood
- Populus augustifolia
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis is a scientific synthesis based on the author’s PhD dissertation along with 141 other studies on elk, moose, and beaver herbivory in riparian communities in the northern range of…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- moose
- Alces alces
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- elk
- Intermountain West
- native ungulates
- riparian communities
- water cycle
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis is a scientific opinion based on 11 scientific sources in addition to the authors own experience, and was developed to be a guidance document for establishment of grazing protocols on National…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- management
- utilization
- riparian ecosystems
- riparian grazing guidelines
- stubble heights
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis scientific opinion paper focuses on importance and challenges to developing a riparian management plan for all users and the opportunities that land managers and livestock producers have to…Publication Date 1969
- management
- erosion
- streams
- grazing fees
- Grazing Practices
- riparian recovery
- riparian zone
- water cycle
- Library Collection RecordThis scientific opinion paper focuses on the need for riparian buffers across the Great Plains and the challenges that remain in wide spread acceptance of this management tool.Publication Date 1969
- guidelines
- management
- water quality
- stream protection
- Library Collection RecordThis is a literature review of 47 published scientific articles examining management strategies to obtain even cattle distribution and use of mountainous riparian meadows in the Pacific Northwest.Publication Date 1969
- shade
- stocking rate
- management
- grazing distribution
- offstream water
- rangeland slope
- riparian areas
- salt supplements
- Library Collection RecordThe response of aquatic insect populations to manure inputs in stream channels was measured in two distinct California stream systems in the Coastal (37Ëš 57’ N; 122Ëš 43’ W) and…Publication Date 1969
- Aquatic insects
- streams
- carbon isotopes
- cattle grazing
- manure
- organic enrichment
- Library Collection RecordThis is a literature review of 40 published scientific articles covering potential enhancements to riparian habitats in headwater and downstream river environments with watershed practices in…Publication Date 1969
- watersheds
- erosion
- management
- riparian vegetation
- Southwestern United States
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordThe growth form and vegetative characteristics of willows (Salix spp.), on the winter range in Rocky Mountain National Park, changed dramatically in response to protection from elk (Cervus elaphus)…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- herbivory
- Salix
- alternative stable states
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- stem morphology
- Library Collection RecordThis article presents arguments against using utilization limits as the only management tool to base decisions on.Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- herbivory
- management
- grazing strategies
- North American rangelands
- riparian ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing on a managed ecological systems were quantified from 1993 to 1995 in a study near Beer Sheva in the semiarid desert in Northern Negev of Israel (31°17’ N, 34°37’ E).…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- management
- organic matter
- productivity
- soil moisture
- diversity
- Library Collection RecordThe use of riparian meadows, upland grasslands, and forests by cattle grazed in a twice grazed high-density rotational grazing system (early season-stocking rate = 1.1 AUM/ha for 4 days, late season-…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- aspen forest
- cattle grazing
- forage quality
- Herbage Utilization
- riparian meadow
- upland grassland
- Library Collection RecordThe degree that cottonwood recruitment has not occurred and the identification of potential links between environmental factors and recruitment were examined in this study conducted along the Lamar…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- wolves
- Canis lupus
- cottonwood
- elk
- Populus spp.
- riparian
- trophic cascades
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordEffects of elk browsing on willows following simulated beaver use were examined to determine if heavy elk browsing on riparian willows was causing the beaver population to decline. This three year…Publication Date 1969
- compensatory growth
- Cervus elaphus
- herbivory
- livestock
- willow
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- elk
- plant-herbivore interactions
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Salix monticola
- standing crop
- ungulate
- Library Collection RecordWalsberg studied the effect of cattle grazing on a small ground-nesting song bird in northwestern Arizona. The author located 17 nests in the cattle-grazed pasture and 21 nests in the ungrazed…Publication Date 1969
- cattle grazing
- Junco
- Junco hyemalis
- nest success
- Library Collection RecordExclosures and artificial beaver dams were used to determine the cause of willow (Salix spp.) declines in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Elk (Cervus elaphus) herbivory reduced annual growth…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- willow
- Colorado
- grazing
- herbivory
- hydrology
- elk
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Salix spp.
- Library Collection RecordIn pastures grazed by cattle (Bos taurus), elk (Cervus elaphus) used forested areas, draws, spur ridges, steep slopes, and higher elevations more than in ungrazed pastures. Elk avoided pastures when…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Bos taurus
- Cervus elaphus
- grazed pastures
- rested pastures
- steep slope
- Library Collection RecordSites at the Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) in South Dakota dominated by warm-season grasses were used by elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), while sites dominated by cool-…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- bison
- Antilocapra americana
- Bison bison
- elk
- forbs
- graminoids
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-five ungulate exclosures were established in Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest in the 1930's and 1950's. Information from earlier studies and resampled vegetation (…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus hemionus
- black-tailed deer
- elk
- exclosures
- native ungulates
- Olympic National Park
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordIn this synthesis paper, Wissmar evaluates some major environmental factors that can influence the sustainability of riparian corridors and fluvial systems along lowland-arid to mountain gradients,…Publication Date 1969
- management
- arid ecosystems
- connectivity
- cumulative impacts
- fluvial
- landscapes
- Library Collection RecordLong-term monitoring programs are viewed as key components for bringing together management organizations, researchers, and decision-makers to improve the management and health of natural resources…Publication Date 1969
- environmental monitoring
- management
- forest ecosystems
- Pacific Northwest
- stream monitoring
- watershed
- Library Collection RecordWhite et al. comparatively studied the research literature and historic photographs to evaluate aspen (Populus tremuloides) change over time in 6 Rocky Mountain national parks in Canada and the…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- indicator species
- Trembling aspen
- Populus tremuloides
- ecological integrity
- elk
- national park management
- Library Collection RecordPrevious defoliation may enhance the quantity or quality of forage available to elk during the winter. Authors initiated this study to determine if spring or fall simulated cattle grazing would…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron spicatum
- Cervus elaphus
- calcium
- forage conditioning
- forage quality
- phosphorous
- simulated grazing
- Library Collection RecordWambolt and Sherwood examined the effects of long-term ungulate browsing on big sagebrush plant communities, within the Yellowstone winter range, using exclosures that were 32-39 years old. Compared…Publication Date 1969
- Artemisia tridentata
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus hemionus
- mule deer
- Antilocapra americana
- big sagebrush
- exclosures
- habitat quality
- natural regulation
- Pronghorn Antelope
- winter range
- Library Collection RecordWambolt examined differences in bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) nutrient content in elk (Cervus elaphus) winter range between a pasture grazed by cattle (Bos taurus) in the spring, rested…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron spicatum
- Cervus elaphus
- crude protein
- big game nutrition
- cattle grazing
- rest-rotation grazing system
- Library Collection RecordSynthesis of literature related to the historical and present associations between ungulates and sagebrush on the Northern Yellowstone Winter Range (NYWR). The NYWR habitats preferred by elk (Cervus…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Artemisia tridentata
- big sagebrush
- elk
- winter range
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordUnterschultz et al. simulated a cow/calf operation in southwestern Alberta to determine the economic viability of cattle grazing on riparian pastures and various improvements associated with…Publication Date 1969
- economics
- cattle
- grazing
- management
- rangeland
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordTurner et al. hypothesized that overcompensation most likely occurs in previously ungrazed tallgrass prairie as a result of stored photosynthate. In a 3-year experiment, the authors found that…Publication Date 1969
- history
- mowing
- nitrogen
- aboveground and belowground biomass
- cattle grazing
- defoliation intensity
- frequency
- Konza Prairie Research National Area
- maximization of production
- overcompensation
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordTewksbury et al. found three main factors that lead to the reduction of riparian avifauna. Loss of deciduous forests, cattle grazing and human encroachment are having the greatest effect on…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- avian abundance and richness
- cattle grazing
- landscape fragmentation
- multi-scale
- riparian habitat
- Library Collection RecordTaylor et al. found that mowing, at a moderate utilization level (50%), in the fall can leave more grass, as well as total biomass for elk and deer the following spring. Cattle grazing at a 90%…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mowing
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- elk
- Festuca scabrella
- prescribed cattle grazing
- rough fescue
- Library Collection RecordStewart et al. examined the forage used, and its contents of isotopes of nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) by cattle, elk and mule deer on the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeastern Oregon…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- cattle
- Cervus elaphus
- diet
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- microhistological analysis
- niche
- North American elk
- stable isotopes
- Library Collection RecordStewart et al. determined that depending on the season, cattle, elk and mule deer competitively exclude each other due to resource partitioning. Cattle avoided mule deer and elk in the summer and…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Oregon
- competition
- competitive exclusion
- elk
- free-ranging cattle
- niche partitioning
- Library Collection RecordIn this Florida study, Steinman et al. used a recently established, replicated cattle ranch to investigate the effects of cattle grazing and pasture land use on invertebrate communities in seasonal…Publication Date 1969
- invertebrates
- nutrients
- land use
- cattle grazing
- Chironomids
- Florida wetlands
- Improved Pasture
- semi-native pasture
- Library Collection RecordThe authors of this study linked the overall decline of willows (Salix spp.) in Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain National Parks to the increasing elk (Cervus elaphus) populations in these parks since…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- growth environment
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Salix spp.
- ungulate management
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordSinger et al. reviewed new and previously published data on ungulate numbers and soil and vegetation characteristics in and out of long-term exclosures in Yellowstone National Park (YNP), 25 years…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- overgrazing
- elk
- exclosures
- National Park Service Policy
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordSinger et al. present in this paper an evaluation of the abundance of elk (Cervus elaphus) and bison (Bison bison) and their grazing on ungulate winter ranges in two national parks (Yellowstone…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Cervus elaphus
- mineralization
- Bison bison
- elk
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- ungulate herbivory
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe long term effects elk (Cervus elaphus), pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) browsing on shrubs in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) at high and low elevation…Publication Date 1969
- Artemisia tridentata
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Antilocapra americana
- big sagebrush browsing
- northern Yellowstone elk
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordThis study reports niche relationships between elk (Cervus elaphus) and four other native ungulates, mule deer (Odocoileus hermionus), bison (Bison bison), pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), and…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Antilocapra americana
- bighorn sheep
- Bison bison
- diet overlaps
- elk
- niche relationships
- Ovis canadensis
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe authors present data on the effects of elk (Cervus elaphus) herbivory on grassland species composition, biomass production, and forage quality, and to document any changes in ungulate-grassland…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- grazing
- grasslands
- herbivory
- elk
- fire effects
- forage quality
- ungulate winter range
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in aboveground biomass production by plant species between grazed and ungrazed sites on Yellowstone National Park's northern elk (Cervus…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- Bison bison
- bunchgrasses
- elk
- native ungulates
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordSeigel Thines et al. feels that cattle grazing may be depredating the habitat used by the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit. They feel that cattle grazing is altering the vegetative structure…Publication Date 1969
- sagebrush
- Brachylagus idahoensis
- cattle grazing
- Columbia Basin
- habitat selection
- Pygmy Rabbits
- Library Collection RecordFour grazing levels of 0% (control), 50%, 70%, and 90% relative utilization were used for fall cattle grazing to determine how each level effects elk (Cervus elaphus) and deer (Odocoileus spp.)…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- elk
- fall cattle grazing
- Festuca scabrella
- Odocoileus spp.
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordSheehy and Varva looked at the causes of spatial and temporal separation between elk, mule deer and cattle. They found that temporal separation was the most important factor for alleviating the…Publication Date 1969
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus
- cattle
- Bos taurus
- selection
- diet overlap
- elk
- Geographic Information System
- Preferences
- Library Collection RecordThis review looks at the concept of utilization. It is the authors' belief that the use of utilization data to adjust management programs, particularly with a simple mathematical formula, is an…Publication Date 1969
- utilization
- management
- crested wheatgrass
- grazing
- livestock
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordA study near Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada was conducted over two years to determine the effects of cattle grazing on streambank stability and also on benthic invertebrates. Three streams were fenced…Publication Date 1969
- Algae
- Benthos
- cattle grazing
- functional feeding groups
- riparian
- streambank stability
- Library Collection RecordSchulz and Leininger examined the differences in riparian communities, canopy cover, density and standing crop of important riparian species (Salix spp., Poa palustris, Poa pratensis, Deschampsia…Publication Date 1969
- Colorado
- Poa palustris
- Poa pratensis
- cattle grazing
- Rocky Mountains
- Salix spp.