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- Library Collection RecordA clipping study was set up to examine the optimal defoliation timing, intensity (stubble height), and frequency for maximum seed reduction and to prepare an effective seedbed for native reseeding…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- livestock
- weed control
- cheatgrass
- cheatgrass control
- clipping
- native plant restoration
- Library Collection RecordEffects of streambank fencing on reptile and amphibian species richness, abundance, and biomass were investigated within and around the Pike Run watershed of southwestern Pennsylvania. This was done…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- livestock
- vegetation
- water quality
- abundance
- amphibian
- herpetofauna
- macroinvertebrate
- reptile
- riparian areas
- species richness
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordThe gaming theory is used to model outcomes of grassland use for grazing by cooperative farmers and non-cooperating farmers. Models account for grassland dynamics and assume each farmer maximizes…Publication Date 1969
- Common property
- grasslands
- Common pool resources
- complex ecosystem dynamics
- differential games
- multiple equilibria
- Library Collection RecordHistorical changes in stocking rates of domestic livestock on fenced ranches was used to determine if rangeland degradation has taken place in semi-arid and arid rangelands of Cape Province, South…Publication Date 1969
- degradation
- grazing
- livestock
- primary productivity
- South Africa
- Arid rangelands
- biome
- semi-arid rangelands
- stocking rates
- 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 article is a summary of 23 papers (experiments, data sets and literature reviews) on effectiveness of removing or not removing grazing cattle from western rangelands for restoration purposes.Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- grazing
- rangelands
- degradation
- conservation
- restoration
- western U.S.
- 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 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 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 RecordEffect of three grazing regimes on the habitat selection of passerines and nest selection of waterfowl along the St. Lawrence River in Quebec was examined. The study was conducted on three islands…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- birds
- livestock
- Quebec
- waterfowl
- flooded prairies
- pasture
- Library Collection RecordRange condition, vegetation production, composition, and cover were compared between lightly and moderately grazed rangelands in the Chihuahuan Desert in southwestern New Mexico to determine if these…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- livestock
- range management
- utilization
- arid lands
- range condition
- species composition
- 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 RecordChanges due to grazing on perennial streams and resultant creeks were estimated with permanent channel cross-sectional transects perpendicular to flow at Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- cattle
- grazing
- creek
- cross-section
- riparian
- stream
- Library Collection RecordPlant species richness and the proportion of native species in a complex of adjacent serpentine and nonserpentine meadows was examined in northern Napa and southern Lake counties in California.…Publication Date 1969
- plants
- grasslands
- diversity
- invasion
- serpentine
- Library Collection RecordFour, 0.5 acre sampling areas were established in spring 1983 along 0.93 mile of a canyon in Sheeprock Mountains of western Utah. Half of each area was randomly excluded from cattle grazing. Forage…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- mule deer
- wildlife
- nutrition
- 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 RecordThe total biomass response of Stipa occidentalis to elevated CO2 was similar (averaging 18% increase in biomass) to the response found for other grassland species. However, the increase in total…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- grasslands
- CO2 enrichment
- global change
- Stipa occidentalis
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordAuthor measured the effects of different frequencies and intensities of defoliation on rough fescue and parry oat grass regrowth and yield. Rough fescue yield declined as clipping frequency…Publication Date 1969
- grasslands
- plant production
- clipping height
- clipping interval
- danthonia parryi
- Festuca scabrella
- Harvest
- simulated grazing
- Library Collection RecordWeiss examined the role of livestock in maintaining nutrient-poor serpentine soil grasslands in California as suitable habitat for the threatened bay checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas cditya baycnsis…Publication Date 1969
- nitrogen
- grasslands
- grazing
- butterfly populations
- plant growth
- Library Collection RecordInfiltration rate and sediment production were observed over two years in Texas in an intensive rotational grazing system. Midgrass-dominated interspaces were characterized by significantly higher…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- Infiltration Rate
- intensive rotational grazing
- sediment production
- Library Collection RecordGeneral review article discussing the direction of grazing management and research in the next millennium. Discussed are trends of the future that will affect societal demands and available…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- grazing
- research
- distribution
- timing
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordValone and Sauter looked at the effects of cattle exclusion, for over 20 years, from a shrub-dominated site to see how rodents and grass species would respond. The authors believe that high cattle…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- livestock
- overgrazing
- alternate stable state
- perennial grass
- time lag
- 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 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 objective of this study was to determine the impact of sediment-bound bacteria on water quality, in a rangeland stream in Oregon. The stream bottom was disrupted (raked) at three locations along…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bacteria
- livestock
- streams
- runoff
- fecal coliform
- fecal streptococcus
- resuspended organisms
- 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 RecordShariff et al. examined the impact of moderate and heavy grazing on above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP), growing season root productivity (GSRP), and plant nitrogen in the grasslands of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- productivity
- grasslands
- grazing intensity
- Nitrogen Uptake
- Library Collection RecordWhen herbivores preferentially feed on early successional species they may generate conditions favorable for these species and thus create a positive feedback. Positive feedbacks may create multiple…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- grasslands
- herbivory
- alternate stable states
- disturbance
- herbivore population dynamics
- multiple stable state
- pocket gophers
- spatial structure
- succession
- Thomomys bottae
- Library Collection RecordWater quality, riparian vegetation, and bank stability were measured in pastures that were ungrazed, season-long grazed pastures, and pastures grazed early or late in the year. Bank stability and…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- livestock
- water quality
- Algae
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordThis paper outlines the origin of a typical riparian livestock exclosure presented in the literature, summarizes and critiques some recurrent assumptions in exclosure-based research, and presents…Publication Date 1969
- management
- ecological restoration
- livestock exclosures
- riparian ecosystems
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordRyerson and Parmenter report observations of vegetation change in a region of central New Mexico, from 1976-1996, following the removal of all livestock and prairie dogs in 1972-1975, in order to…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- livestock
- desert grasslands
- Exclosure
- prairie dogs
- Library Collection RecordPolley and Detling examined the effects of defoliation on growth and nitrogen nutrition in populations of Agropyron smithii (western wheatgrass) collected from a heavily grazed black-tailed prairie…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- grasslands
- biomass production
- nitrogen accumulation
- prairie dog colonies
- Library Collection RecordPlatts and Nelson examined the effects of a rest-rotation grazing system versus complete rest on streams that had experienced wildlife use exclusively, in the previous 20 years, as well as streams…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- watersheds
- livestock
- rest-rotation grazing
- stream-bank alteration
- stream-side meadows
- Library Collection RecordAccording to Platts, the overgrazing of the late 1800s and early 1900s basically destroyed the natural vegetation communities of the Western range. Major efforts to improve range conditions came…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- grazing
- grazing systems
- management
- water cycle
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis review paper tracks Idaho's rangeland livestock-fishery resources from their historic development to the future, and discusses the importance of managing rangelands to produce the optimum…Publication Date 1969
- management
- forage
- livestock
- grazing
- fisheries resource
- Idaho rangelands
- riparian degradation
- Library Collection RecordPedreira et al. determined persistence of the "Florakirk" cultivar of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) at different stocking rates (stubble heights of 8-,16-,24-cm) and management regimes (…Publication Date 1969
- Cynodon dactylon
- photosynthesis
- management
- carbohydrate reserves
- Florakirk bermudagrass
- light interception
- persistence
- rest period
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordHerbivores are generally thought to enhance plant diversity by their direct consumption of competitively dominant plant species and indirect effects on plants competition. Consequently, management…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- biodiversity
- grasslands
- extinction dynamics
- habitat scales
- local plant colonization
- spatial scales
- temporal scales
- Library Collection RecordMany ecologists and managers tend to treat the roles and effects of each species on river corridors individually. According to Naiman and Rogers, this focus on individual species often results in…Publication Date 1969
- management
- feeding
- hydrology
- channel processes
- functional groupings
- habitat
- large animals
- river corridors
- vegetative patch structure
- Library Collection RecordThis review looks at nonpoint source pollution in watersheds caused by cattle excrement, and how rangeland managers must address certain concerns regarding impacts on water quality due to nutrient…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- watersheds
- management
- cattle excrement
- nonpoint source pollution
- nutrient loading
- pathogen loading
- Library Collection RecordMyers and Swanson studied three streams in central Nevada, two of which had been managed under a deferred rotation system for 7 years, and the other had complete rest for that same amount of time.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- management
- bank stability
- deferred rotation grazing
- gradients
- stream morphology
- width to depth ratio
- Library Collection RecordMcInnis and McIver studied the differences in riparian area damage between pastures that provided free-choice, off-stream watering and salt and those that did not. Over the 2-year study, average…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- water quality
- livestock
- greenline
- off-stream water
- Library Collection RecordMartinez et al. looked at the dietary similarities between cattle and white-tailed deer under two grazing regimes on the Rio Grande plains. Cattle and deer dietary overlap was the greatest on the…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- cervids
- forage preferences
- grazing methods
- zacate toboso
- Library Collection RecordLusk et al. studied habitat characteristics affecting Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) nest-site selection and nest success in a southern mixed-grass prairie in Oklahoma. The authors used a…Publication Date 1969
- management
- grazing
- Chondestes grammacus
- habitat characteristics
- Lark Sparrows
- nest-site selection
- neural model
- Library Collection RecordThis review evaluated riparian sites associated with streams or rivers in 9 western states to determine the feasibility of using ecological site concepts in describing and evaluating riverine…Publication Date 1969
- management
- riparian classification
- site progression
- water features
- Library Collection RecordCommunities of aspen (Populus tremuloides) are deteriorating throughout the western United States. Many aspen stands contain old-age or single-age trees and have not successfully regenerated for 80…Publication Date 1969
- Populus tremuloides
- management
- Aspen
- aspen ecology
- population decline
- ungulate grazing
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordTo evaluate streambank fencing as a management tool, for two years Homyack and Giuliano measured the richness, abundance, and biomass of reptile and amphibian species on 10 grazed streams and…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- livestock
- vegetation
- water quality
- abundance
- amphibian
- herpetofauna
- macroinvertebrate
- reptile
- riparian areas
- species richness
- streambank fencing