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- Library Collection RecordThis Framework guided borderlands jaguar conservation efforts between 2007 and 2011. It details the specific objectives of the Jaguar Conservation Team and the Jaguar Scientific Advisory Group and…Publication Date 2007
- jaguars
- management
- cooperation
- Library Collection RecordIn this publication, we will walk through the steps of an easy to use framework that will help you develop a contingency plan for drought and any other ranching or natural…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- management
- climate
- rangelands
- contingency plan
- Library Collection RecordAn article about a new report from Utah State University titled "Wolves in Utah: An Analysis of Potential Impacts and Recommendations for Management" which debunks much of the criticism…Publication Date 2002
- wolves
- management
- Impact assessment
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordPart of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County's Multi-species Conservation Plan deals with the management of the various endangered species found in the area.Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- endangered species
- management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document provides answers to some of the more common questions that arise during discussions of the Multi-species Conservation Plan.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- development
- endangered species
- grazing
- management
- Pima County
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document was initially drafted by County staff and Dr. Bill Shaw from the University of Arizona in order to facilitate discussion about which species might be considered for…Publication Date 1999
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- endangered species
- management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordCollected by AVCA board members, this is a reference list of scientific resources useful for understanding the biotic community of the valley and the management of its natural resources.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- biotic communities
- erosion control
- management
- natural resources
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis map is of the federally-designated Area of Ecological Concern(ACEC) which occupies 556,863 acres of the Buenos Aires National Wildife Refuge within the the Altar Valley.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- conservation
- management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- weed control
- invasive species
- Euphorbia esula
- agricultural economics
- biological control
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1970
- weed control
- invasive species
- herbicides
- Euphorbia esula
- agricultural economics
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge is an invasive noxious weed, which by definition means it is inordinately difficult to control. The objective of this report is to present the results of focus group meetings and…
- weed control
- invasive species
- Euphorbia esula
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge is an exotic, noxious, perennial weed which is widely established in the north central United States and is an especially serious problem in the northern Great Plains. In 1997, the…
- weed control
- invasive species
- insects
- Euphorbia esula
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), first introduced in North America in the 19th century, was found in North Dakota in 1909, and was considered a threat to rangeland in the Great Plains as early as…
- weed control
- invasive species
- grazing management
- sheep
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThis report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the…
- weed control
- invasive species
- grazing management
- Euphorbia esula
- cooperatives
- sheep
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordSeeding & establishing Lucerne PasturesPublication Date 2012
- seeds
- Lucerne
- health
- Commercial farming
- Pasture establishment
- veld
- management
- grasslands
- agriculture
- Library Collection RecordThe paper describes different possibilities of utilisation of small ruminants for vegetation control and landscape maintenance, and impact of such services on the environment. Some attempts to…
- Weeds
- weed control
- land management
- grazing
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing systems
- grazing management
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- livestock
- grazing
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- sheep
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- goats
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available
- Weeds
- livestock
- grazing
- weed control
- sheep
- recreation
- grazing management
- grasses
- goats
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) is the only existing national park situated in succulent thicket. This unique veld type is endemic to the Eastern Cape, and forms an important centre…Publication Date 1998
- Addo Elephant National Park
- flora
- Elephants
- Nature reserves
- management
- biodiversity
- degradation
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordAlso issued on CD-ROM. Summary available in English and AfrikaansPublication Date 2009
- agriculture
- plant production
- grazing
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of fire and mechanical clearing were investigated for their potential in assisting with the eradication of Chromolaena odorata (previously Eupatorium odoratum). The study was divided into…Publication Date 2006
- Alien invasive species
- fire
- management
- restoration ecology
- drought
- savanna
- grassland
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordAlso issued on CD-ROM. Summary available in English and AfrikaansPublication Date 2007
- cattle
- animal production
- forage quality
- management
- diet selection
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordCommonage is land that is usually found adjacent to a town, which is owned by the local municipality and acquired through state grants or, historically, through the church. Since the new government…Publication Date 2009
- commonage
- land reform
- common property resource
- adaptive co-management
- Subsistence farming
- management
- land use
- grazing
- Sustainable utilisation
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordInternationally there is an increasing focus on involving local communities in natural resource management and monitoring. Monitoring methods which are professionally driven appear to be inadequate…Publication Date 2009
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- natural resources
- management
- Community development
- citizen participation
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- social aspects
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- natural resources
- monitoring
- communal farming
- conservation
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe decommissioning of mines and mining-related activities brings about the onset of rehabilitation. A legacy that most coal mines must address is the rehabilitation of the coal discard dumps that…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- mining
- rehabilitation
- restoration ecology
- soils
- grass
- seeds
- fertiliser
- management
- soil nutrients
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Ngorongoro Crater is a volcanic caldera located within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. The Crater comprises a flat grassland plain surrounded by steep, bushy walls. It contains…Publication Date 2006
- grasslands
- conservation
- cattle
- fire ecology
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- monitoring
- vegetation dynamics
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordA highly variable invasive shrub, Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae), has been notoriously difficult to control thus far despite a well established biological control programme in South Africa. A…Publication Date 2009
- Lantana camara
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape
- biological control
- Biological pest control agents
- Weeds
- biological control
- invasive plants
- Hemiptera
- Miridae
- Alien invasive species
- management
- insects
- restoration ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordSouth African dairy farmers have generally used kikuyu pasture to tide them over from one ryegrass season to the next, and as a result of its resilient nature, have assumed careful management of it…Publication Date 2007
- management
- pastures
- dairy farming
- Economic Aspects
- nutrients
- animal production
- grazing
- fire
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordTo redress past discrepancies in land tenure, the ANC government acknowledged that land needs to be made accessible to the previously disadvantaged, announcing that commonage would be a pillar of…Publication Date 2009
- Municipal commonage
- Livelihoods
- natural resource valuation
- direct-use values
- policies
- politics
- socio-economic aspects
- land tenure
- land use
- communal farming
- legislation
- management
- grazing
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordBoreholes in the Kruger National Park (KNP) was at first developed to increase the number of animals that were at low densities because of poaching, diseases, fencing and low permanent water…Publication Date 2011
- national park
- water
- management
- piospheres
- soil moisture
- boreholes
- ecosystem ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Mceula Commonage Land in the Hewu district lies due northwest of Whittle sea and west of Queenstown in the Eastern Cape. This thesis has two main objectives. Firstly, to survey and analyse the…Publication Date 2000
- natural resources
- management
- Eastern Cape
- subsistence agriculture
- Economic Aspects
- medicinal plants
- soil
- socio-economic aspects
- sustainability
- land use
- degradation
- participatory rural appraisal
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe project was initiated by Eastern Cape Parks (ECP) as a request for the construction of inventories of priority species and their population levels inside three nature reserves on the Eastern Cape…Publication Date 2010
- Plant diversity conservation
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape
- Rare plants
- Population viability analysis
- biodiversity
- Plant conservation
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Human-plant relationships
- socio-economic aspects
- conservation
- Nature reserves
- subsistence agriculture
- management
- grasslands
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordGrazing lands in Eritrea are degraded due to decades of overstocking and consequent overgrazing. Since the rangelands are accessible to entire village communities, organisation and coordinated…Publication Date 2007
- rangelands
- degradation
- communal farming
- subsistence agriculture
- livestock
- management
- grazing
- Commercial farming
- cattle
- household income studies
- forage
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary in English and AfrikaansPublication Date 2003
- rangelands
- rangeland management
- pastoralism
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Savanna biome covers around 60% of sub-Saharan Africa. The goods and services it provides are utilised and often depended upon by rural communities, commercial farmers and managers of…Publication Date 2011
- remote sensing
- Savanna ecology
- biomass
- spatial ecology
- spatial analysis
- plant biomass
- remote sensing
- fire ecology
- management
- MODIS
- Nature reserves
- savanna
- mapping
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary in English and Afrikaans. Also issued on CD-ROM.Publication Date 2006
- savanna
- ecology
- restoration ecology
- Alien invasive species
- management
- South Africa
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordAccelerated erosion is a major environmental, social and economical threat in South Africa. It is estimated that in excess of 400 million tones of soil is lost every year in South Africa, with much…Publication Date 2008
- soil erosion
- management
- bushveld
- rangelands
- savanna
- Game Reserve
- rainfall
- restoration ecology
- southern Africa