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- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordAlthough human influence across rural landscapes is often discussed, interactions between the native, natural systems and human activities are challenging to measure explicitly. We assessed the…Publication Date 2014-03
- Anthropogenic inuence
- land use
- noxious weeds
- sagebrush steppe
- semiarid ecosystem
- semiarid ecosystem
- species distributions
- Library Collection RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-03-01
- Rainy Season
- seasonal variation
- coverage
- Summer Season
- Grazing Intensities
- origin
- grazing intensity
- India
- forbs
- grasses
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-05-01
- educator
- Curriculum Planning
- Teaching Methods
- Ranch Managers
- lands
- Basic Sciences
- international development
- Nations
- Courses
- challenge
- range research
- students
- content
- objectives
- multiple use
- private
- Public
- Range Schools
- development
- future
- range management
- education
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-05-01
- work
- challenge
- Working Relationships
- standards
- Traits
- Duties
- Develop
- Coordinating
- Alternative Land Use
- appraisal
- Additional Knowledge
- economics
- plant physiology
- range technician
- Job
- prediction
- evaluation
- surveys
- multiple use
- planning
- intensity
- utilization
- seeding
- forage yield
- range condition
- grazing
- relationships
- control
- fertilization
- future
- conservation
- applications
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-05-01
- cultivated lands
- Seed Placement
- Erosion Hazard
- improvement practices
- Furrow Spacing
- Climax Grasses
- Range Interseeding
- Interseeder
- Range Stie
- Go Back Fields
- Furrow Type
- Seed Selection
- Lister
- Double Disk Furrow
- Poor Condition
- Status
- observation
- Great Plains
- plant succession
- conditions
- Sandy Range
- development
- Nebraska
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis article discusses the status of range management in Greece and its relationship to other aspects of the general economy. Since the general economy is improving rapidly, increased attention is…Publication Date 1964-11-01
- management
- Extension
- forests
- Grazing Practices
- teaching
- Aristotelion University
- Thessaloniki
- tourism
- agricultural production
- Farming Lands
- Future Development
- American Farm School
- demonstrations
- Village
- Public Works
- Stored Fodder
- patterns
- industry
- Greece
- soil conservation
- economy
- land use
- land ownership
- research
- controlled grazing
- composition
- improvement
- livestock
- forage
- range management
- Library Collection RecordDung beetles are considered keystone species because of their role in decomposition, seed dispersal, and control of vertebrate parasites in grazed habitats. Despite the ecological importance of this…Publication Date 2012-03-01
- land use
- livestock management
- natural protected areas
- Scarabacoidea
- species diversity
- Library Collection RecordMost of the world’s rangelands are subject to large spatial and temporal variation in forage quantity and quality, which can have severe consequences for the stability and profitability of livestock…Publication Date 2012-07-01
- adaptive grazing
- forage quality
- grazing
- management
- key resources
- nutrient loss rates
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordPurposeful introductions of exotic species for rehabilitation efforts following wildfire are common on rangelands in the western United States, though ecological impacts of exotic species in novel…Publication Date 2013-03-01
- exotic species
- greenstrips
- management
- sagebrush steppe
- slickspots
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes rancher participation in conservation programs in the context of a social-ecological framework for adaptive rangeland decision-making. We argue that conservation programs are best…Publication Date 2013-11-01
- ecosystem services
- management
- social networks
- Library Collection RecordA longitudinal study of California hardwood rangelands shows significant change in landowner characteristics and goals. Results of three studies spanning 1985 to 2004 were used to develop and…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- attitudes
- conservation easements
- impermanence syndrome
- land use
- management
- Quercus
- Library Collection RecordMicrohistological analysis of feces is the most applied noninvasive method for assessing diets of wild ungulates. However, the method is complicated by differential digestibility of forage species.…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- bite count
- management
- ruminants
- techniques
- Library Collection RecordPinus sylvestris L. and Pinus mugo Turra originating from two plantations established during the 1960s are invading subalpine heathlands higher than 1 500 m above sea level in Montseny Natural Park (…Publication Date 2008-03-01
- Abies
- colonization
- land use
- Mediterranean mountains
- Pinus
- plantation
- Library Collection RecordFor more than 150 years, ranchers in the West have gained insight about natural systems through daily interaction and management of landscapes, but this knowledge has never been systematically…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- adoption of innovation
- knowledge networks
- local knowledge
- management
- ranchers
- rangeland health
- semistructured interviews
- Library Collection RecordArid and semiarid rangelands often behave unpredictably in response to management actions and environmental stressors, making it difficult for ranchers to manage for long-term sustainability. State-…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- local knowledge
- management
- ranchers
- semistructured interviews
- state-and-transition models
- vegetation changes
- Library Collection RecordInvasion of rangeland by exotic forage species threatens ecosystem structure and function and can cause catastrophic economic losses. Herbicide treatments often are the focus of management efforts to…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- Chinese bush cloer
- disturbance ecology
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- heterogeneity
- herbivory
- invasion
- macro-ecology
- Sericea lespedeza
- Library Collection RecordTwo experiments evaluated effects of weaning date on cow body condition score (BCS) and calf growth. In Experiment 1, 134 March-calving cows were used in a four-year experiment. Calves were weaned 18…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- beef cows
- systems
- production
- management
- Library Collection RecordOptimum habitat condition is a concept typically used for wildlife rather than livestock. The definition for optimal livestock habitat will vary with management objectives. Abiotic factors, such as…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- distribution
- grazing
- foraging
- behavioral mechanisms
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe knowledge of the distribution, area, and current conservation status of relict natural grasslands dominated by the tall-tussock grass Paspalum quadrifarium Lam. (‘‘pajonal’’) in the Flooding…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- land use
- Landsat TM
- pajonal
- supervised and unsupervised classification
- Library Collection RecordOff-road military vehicle traffic is a major consideration in the management of military lands. The objective of this study was to determine the impacts of military tracked M1A1 heavy combat tank…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- rocks
- soil conservation
- military lands
- vehicles
- desert soils
- vegetation cover
- land management
- land use
- soil erosion
- dry seasons
- wet season
- forbs
- shrubs
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- grasses
- New Mexico
- military lands
- soil stability
- site recovery
- seasonal drought
- Library Collection RecordSeveral U.S. rangeland areas recently have been designated as national monuments to protect scientifically or culturally important resources. Typically recreation and livestock uses have been…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- recreation areas
- recreation users
- sociodemographic characteristics
- land use
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordSite degradation occurs mainly through deterioration of the soil's capacity to capture and store water, as well as the loss of organic matter or the accumulation of salts or other toxic…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- soil bulk density
- organic matter
- land use
- Northeast Mexico
- land degradation
- Library Collection RecordThis study identifies the characteristics and attitudes of public land ranchers. Data from a random survey of 2,000 U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management grazing permittees (53.5%…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- socioeconomic status
- cultural values
- intensification
- ranges
- farm income
- grazing tenancy
- livestock numbers
- management
- farm size
- public domain
- ranching
- farmers' attitudes
- Western United States
- demography
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- beef cattle
- grazing fees
- grazing reduction
- grazing season
- public land property
- Library Collection RecordPoisonous plants that impair normal reproductive functions in livestock include Veratrum californicum Durand, lupines, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl.), broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- teratogens
- abortion
- mechanism of action
- Oxytropis
- Astragalus
- alkaloids
- Lupinus
- controlled grazing
- Pinus ponderosa
- reproductive performance
- species differences
- cattle
- range management
- literature reviews
- poisonous plants
- poisonous plants
- lupine
- locoweed
- ponderosa pine
- reproduction
- management
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of livestock population dynamics is important to better understand functional attributes and development potential of pastoral production systems. With a focus on the Borana system of semi-…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- pastoralism
- Ethiopia
- risk assessment
- land use
- population dynamics
- mortality
- rain
- stocking rate
- cattle
- drought
- Borana
- pastoralism
- drought
- equilibrial/non-equilibrial systems
- risk management
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia ranchers in urban Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, and in rural Tehama County, were surveyed to examine effects of increasing development, land use change, and attrition of the ranching…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- ranching
- land use
- land use planning
- urban areas
- rural areas
- farmers' attitudes
- beef production
- California
- rangelands
- land use change
- land trusts
- rangeland conversion
- ranch values
- Library Collection RecordFlorida native range is grazed in winter and cows are moved to bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) pasture in March for breeding and calf rearing. Winter weight loss of cows is a major problem, and…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- weaning
- pregnancy rate
- breeding season
- weaning weight
- sown grasslands
- weight losses
- Paspalum notatum
- liveweight gain
- calves
- body weight
- rain
- Florida
- pastures
- spring
- beef cows
- summer
- grazing
- native forage
- cattle
- reproduction
- weight change
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to provide a tool for maintaining a high grazing efficiency. In a rotational grazing system, the residual sward height does not provide enough information in advance…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- France
- assessment
- ewes
- heat sums
- dairy cows
- nitrogen balance
- volume determination
- controlled grazing
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- plant height
- herbage height
- nitrogen
- stocking rate
- management
- dairy farms
- Library Collection RecordIn Utah during the early 1990s it was theorized that substantive change was under way in the management of private grazing land. Change was thought to be spearheaded by grazing permittees who feared…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- part-time farming
- farm indebtedness
- farm surveys
- grazing tenancy
- public domain
- irrigated pastures
- risk
- investment
- land ownership
- ranching
- farmers' attitudes
- age
- range management
- rangelands
- Utah
- ranching
- hobby ranching
- land use
- technology transfer
- sustainable agriculture
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this Colorado study were to assess primary reasons ranchers choose to stay or sell the ranch, compare the motivations for ranching between a traditional agriculturally based county…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- public domain
- geographical variation
- urban development
- urbanization
- surveys
- land ownership
- ranching
- land use
- farmers' attitudes
- issues and policy
- profitability
- rangelands
- Colorado
- rangeland policy
- regulation
- survey
- public lands
- urban development
- land use conversion
- Library Collection RecordSome grasses harbor endophytic fungi living in intercellular spaces in the leaves, stems and reproductive organs. The fungi can dramatically affect the physiology and ecology of plants. For example,…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- Elymus canadensis
- mutualism
- colonization
- host plants
- Iowa
- plant physiology
- toxins
- plant-water relations
- leaves
- Illinois
- Missouri
- stems
- Kansas
- plant ecology
- incidence
- Nebraska
- herbivores
- Oklahoma
- tillers
- Texas
- prairies
- geographical distribution
- Acremonium
- endophytes
- Elymus canadensis
- Epichlo typhina
- Neotyphodium
- geographical pattern
- mutualism
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordWe identified land uses, vegetation cover types, and landscape patterns associated with avian community diversity in 2 rural landscapes in a hardwood forest-tallgrass prairie ecotone that differ with…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- rural population
- suburban areas
- roads
- arable land
- patch size
- population change
- breeding places
- deciduous forests
- wild birds
- shrublands
- landscapes
- habitat selection
- ground cover
- land use
- population density
- ecotones
- grasslands
- brush control
- species diversity
- pastures
- Oklahoma
- wildlife management
- prairies
- Library Collection RecordWe determined rates of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis spp. occidentalis Hook.) density and cover change during the period 1951 to 1994 at 3 adjacent sites with nearly identical elevation,…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- population growth
- aerial photography
- grassland condition
- ground cover
- land use
- seed productivity
- ecological succession
- Juniperus occidentalis
- fires
- fire effects
- leaf area index
- Oregon
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant density
- plant competition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordTemporal changes in land use, vegetation cover types, and landscape structure were examined in a hardwood forest-tallgrass prairie ecotone in northern Oklahoma using a Geographic Information System.…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- deciduous forests
- landscape ecology
- geographic information systems
- ground cover
- land use
- population density
- species diversity
- Oklahoma
- natural grasslands
- prairies
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordResults of a 1985 survey of California hardwood rangeland landowners were used to develop a multi-agency research and extension program known as the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program. In…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- surveys
- land ownership
- conservation
- land management
- landowners
- land use
- Quercus
- California
- woodlands
- Library Collection RecordCoordinated Resource Management (CRM) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) each provide an approach for involving the public and resource specialists from many disciplines in public land…Publication Date 1994-03-01
- governmental programs and projects
- program planning
- land management
- land use
- Library Collection RecordSocial science research is an important tool for guiding development of education programs for owners of private rangelands. California oak woodland, a productive and extensive range type in…Publication Date 1990-03-01
- extension education
- attitudes and opinions
- private ownership
- surveys
- land management
- landowners
- land use
- Quercus
- California
- woodlands
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordLate spring burning response of the dominant big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) was studied on a tallgrass site in central Oklahoma (USA) during a dry (1984) and a wet (1985) year. During active…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- nitrogen assimilation
- anatomy and morphology
- plant physiology
- leaf area
- biogeochemical cycles
- prescribed burning
- Andropogon gerardii
- Oklahoma
- biomass accumulation
- phenology
- Library Collection RecordThe use of metal and plastic barriers to contain root systems of woody plants is presented as a method to study water relations and other physiological responses of field-grown shrubs. This method…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- plant physiology
- plant-water relations
- research
- Prosopis glandulosa
- containers
- root systems
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordA method for mapping coarse root distribution suitable for stony soils was developed. Each root is considered as a broken line, whose segments are fairly straight root portions. The spatial location…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- Apiaceae
- plant physiology
- stony soils
- root distribution
- quantitative analysis
- computer techniques
- Senecio
- species
- Argentina
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordA single, mature and 12 smaller honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) trees were partially excavated during 1986 to examine root distributional patterns. The mature tree had an…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- plant physiology
- root distribution
- leaf area
- soil water relations
- dry matter accumulation
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- Texas
- biomass accumulation
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordAbove- and belowground biomass dynamics of 'WW-Spar' (Bothriochloa ischaemum) and 'Caucasian' (B. caucasica) Old World bluestems were monitored under field conditions during…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- plant physiology
- roots
- plant morphology
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- Bothriochloa bladhii
- water-use efficiency
- Oklahoma
- growth rate
- biomass
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordLight and temperature dependencies for net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance were generally very similar between foliage on crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.)…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- characteristics
- stomatal movement
- plant physiology
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- light intensity
- Agropyron desertorum
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- temperature
- phenology
- rangelands
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordAn experiment was conducted to determine if concentrations of chlorophyll and basic metabolites (total organic nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC)) were…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- phenotype
- sex expression
- plant physiology
- metabolites
- chlorophyll
- carbohydrates
- Atriplex canescens
- gender differences
- vigor
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordTebuthiuron [N-(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N,N′-dimethylurea] pellets (20% ai) were broadcast at 0.2 kg increments to 1.0 kg/ha onto a sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) community…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- Quercus havardii
- grass yield
- Rates
- tebuthiuron
- sand shinnery oak
- Oak Canopy
- herbicide treatments
- Southern High Plains
- control
- drought
- Texas
- management
- Library Collection RecordFollowing intensive study of soils and plant communities in the Princeton area of southern British Columbia, it became apparent that photo interpretation techniques could be used to greater advantage…Publication Date 1969-01-01
- Units
- Bedrock
- aerial photos
- Princeton
- Field Mapping Guides
- Physiographic
- chernozemic soils
- Tone
- Surficial Deposits
- Micro Features
- Soils Survey
- Vegeatative Zones
- plant communities
- patterns
- drainage
- topography
- interpretation
- surveys
- texture
- soil
- British Columbia
- land use
- rangelands
- classification
- relationships
- soils
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordAn important, yet overlooked aspect of public land management involves the economic significance to rural areas of grazing and lumber production on federal lands. To illustrate the relative…Publication Date 1969-01-01
- Federal Grazing
- Interindustry Analysis
- Lumber Production
- Mathematical Technique
- Economic Interdependence
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Oregon State University
- Economic Activity
- Grant County
- Lumber Sector
- Economic Importance
- reduction
- land use
- public lands
- Oregon
- management
- Library Collection RecordIf properly applied, 2,4-D reduces rabbitbrush and forbs and allows grass to increase. This would be a desirable management tool on cattle ranges. The most effective kill of rabbitbrush was obtained…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- Sheep Range
- Tool
- ecological effects
- Long Term
- Lanceleaf Rabbitbrush
- Pole Creek Ranger Station
- Date of Spraying
- Stage of Plant Growth
- Associated Species
- plant communities
- vegetation sampling
- cattle ranges
- effects
- Kill
- responses
- soil moisture
- spraying
- 2,4-D
- Nevada
- statistical analysis
- management