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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019
- grazing
- resiliency
- Library Collection RecordAspen, willows, cottonwoods and other deciduous shrubs and trees play a pivotal role in the natural ecosystem function of the Northern Range, and they provide critical habitat for numerous species of…Publication Date 2018-12
- Aspen
- cottonwood
- Northern Range
- riparian
- willow
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordFor thousands of years before Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872, hunting and burning by Native Americans were fundamental components of the natural ecological processes on the Northern…Publication Date 2018-12
- bison
- brucellosis
- elk
- Native Americans
- Northern Range
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordNative bison and elk co-dominate the assemblage of wild ungulates on the Northern Range, one of the largest and most diverse assemblages of wild ungulates in the western hemisphere. The elk…Publication Date 2018-12
- bison
- brucellosis
- elk
- Northern Range
- wild ungulates
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordNative plant abundances within the grasslands and sagebrush steppe of the Northern Range decreased substantially during the 20th century and the degradation has continued during the 21st century.…Publication Date 2018-12
- grasslands
- Northern Range
- rangeland health
- sagebrush
- similarity index
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordWe used photography-based grid point intercept (GPI) analysis and Daubenmire to assess ecosystem services in high-shrub rangelands. Cover estimates were higher for some functional groups when using…Publication Date 2018-10
- canopy cover
- daubenmire
- Ecosystem service
- Great Basin
- herbaceous cover
- methods comparison
- Library Collection RecordProtein supplements and polyethylene glycol increased juniper intake by small ruminants in all seasons except fall, when PSM concentrations were greatest. Terpenes were affected by season and sapling…Publication Date 2018-10
- goats
- phenology
- plant secondary metabolites
- protein supplementation
- sheep
- targeted grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe information from this study is important for helping promote a more sustainable use of resources, such as grasses and shrubs, and in increasing an understanding of the utilization dynamics and…Publication Date 2018-10
- biodiversity
- rangeland rehabilitation
- species composition
- Vegetation Growth
- Library Collection RecordUtilization levels and residual height are tools for adaptive management, not management objectives. Utilization/residual measurements are subject to many sources of sampling, procedural and personal…Publication Date 2018-10
- adaptive management
- grazing management
- monitoring
- residual vegetation
- stubble height
- utilization
- Library Collection RecordThere are now over 130,000 head of wild horses and burros in the Bureau of Land Management program. Management tools in the original authorizations (Wild Horse and Burro Act; Public Rangelands…Publication Date 2018-10
- appropriate management levels
- horse management areas
- wild horses and burros
- Library Collection RecordWe evaluated relationships between bison weights and prior precipitation during 1983 to 2015 for Wind Cave and 1998 to 2015 for Badlands National Parks. We generally found positive correlations…Publication Date 2018-08
- Badlands National Park
- bison
- Bison bison
- precipitation
- weight
- Wind Cave National Park
- Library Collection RecordMany people believe grazing management is vital to ecosystem health. Others feel ecosystems are only healthy when nature takes its course. The Great Plains bison population of the early 1800s…Publication Date 2018-08
- bison
- extinction
- keystone species
- overhunting
- range management
- Library Collection RecordArmy cutworms consumed cheatgrass to produce cheatgrass die-offs at low elevations in southwest Idaho in 2014. The larvae also consumed foliage and bark of native shrubs. Army cutworm outbreaks seem…Publication Date 2018-08
- Bromus tectorum
- Euxoa auxiliaris
- invasive plants
- revegetation
- sagebrush steppe
- salt desert scrub
- Library Collection RecordIn eight counties in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska characterized by high levels of intact Northern Great Plains grassland habitat, ranchers observe the following sustainability challenges: Land…Publication Date 2018-06
- conservation
- life cycle
- ranching
- succession
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordOver 400,000 km2 of the Intermountain West is colonized by cheatgrass and other annual grasses. Planning and management actions designed to foster perennial grass health throughout the region have…Publication Date 2018-06
- Bromus tectorum
- fuels management
- Great Basin
- Intermountain West
- invasive annuals
- remnant perennial grasses
- Library Collection RecordGrasshopper outbreaks in Nebraska have resulted in losses over $2 million per year due to lost forage for livestock. As much as 23% of western U.S. forage is consumed by grasshoppers annually.…Publication Date 2018-06
- AUMs
- cattle
- grasshoppers
- grazing
- insecticide
- Library Collection RecordTanglehead is a native bunchgrass with a pan-tropical distribution. Historically, tanglehead was common but not abundant in southern Texas and was considered a decreaser whose presence indicated good…Publication Date 2018-04
- grazing management
- habitat quality
- invasive grasses
- native grasses
- prescribed fire
- rangeland improvement
- Library Collection RecordOur study confirms that grazing by cattle and horses can negatively impact riparian ecosystems if not properly managed. Population levels and grazing patterns of wild free-roaming horses limit…Publication Date 2018-04
- game camera
- grazing
- species interaction
- streambank alteration
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordWe compared land cover attributes on rangeland pastures with strategically managed ranches (SGM), continuously stocked (CS), and rested pastures. SGM pastures had less upland bare ground and more…Publication Date 2018-02
- complex systems
- remote sensing
- riparian vegetation
- strategic grazing management
- upland bare ground
- Library Collection RecordBeef production is perceived as using large amounts of water, and some studies recommend decreasing or ceasing meat consumption to decrease water use. Water footprints include different types of…Publication Date 2018-02
- beef cattle
- ecosystem benefits
- rangeland
- water use
- Library Collection RecordRangeland vulnerability assessments have the potential to function as conceptual tools for policymakers and rangeland users to ensure the sustainable management of vulnerable rangelands. This…Publication Date 2018-02
- biophysical indicators
- integrated approaches
- Me-Bar and Valdez technique
- socioeconomic indicators
- sustainability
- vulnerability
- Library Collection RecordAlthough research on the behavior of individual animals has been growing in recent years, the role that individual variation among animals may play in the outcome of species interactions in nature…Publication Date 2018-02
- granivorous rodents
- individual variation
- livestock
- mountain lions
- rangeland management
- sage-grouse
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- Bassia prostrata
- forage kochia
- rangeland rehabilitation
- ’Snowstorm’ forage kochia
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- education
- grazing
- outreach
- podcast
- Psychology
- Sociology
- technology
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- alkaloids
- beef
- cattle
- Delphinium
- larkspur
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Coexistence
- Compensation programs
- Livestock-carnivore conflict
- Nonlethal predator protection
- Payment for ecosystem services
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Cattle Ranching
- Forage standing crop
- forage utilization
- grazing
- south Texas
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- bison
- burning
- elk
- hunting
- indigenous people
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- fish
- Livestock Disturbance
- monitoring
- riparian
- streams
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- cattle
- GPS tracking
- Grazeable Areas
- grazing distribution
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-08
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-08
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-08
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-08
- archaeology
- bison
- Greater Yellowstone Area
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-08
- adaptive management
- Assessment, inventory and monitoring
- discing
- restoration
- tebuthiuron
- Vegetation treatment