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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 RecordConservation of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) systems is one of the most difficult and pressing concerns in western North America. Sagebrush obligates, such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus…Publication Date 2015-09
- case study
- greater sage-grouse
- livestock grazing
- sagebrush management
- Utah
- Wyoming
- 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
- 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 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 RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii DC.) is a perennial, invasive forb that infests millions of hectares of private and public rangelands in western North America. Previous research indicates…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- Centaurea
- Montana
- Ovis aries
- prescribed livestock grazing
- targeted livestock grazing
- Weeds
- 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 RecordForage quality and quantity are important factors affecting livestock production from grazing lands. ‘‘Greenness’’ has been proposed as an indicator of herbage quality in semiarid environments,…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- northern Great Plains
- grazing
- forage nutritive quality
- rangelands
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed cattle grazing is often used to purposely enhance wildlife habitat. This study investigated the effects of fall cattle (Bos taurus) grazing intensity on elk (Cervus elaphus) and deer (…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife-livestock relations
- Festuca altaica
- Cervus elaphus
- spring
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- summer
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus
- cattle
- wildlife management
- biomass
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- Cervus elaphus
- Festuca scabrella
- Odocoileus spp.
- livestock-wildlife relations
- prescribed livestock grading
- Library Collection RecordSquirreltail (Elymus elymoides, E. multisetus) is a complex of 5 taxa whose systematic interrelationships are uncertain. Our objectives were to determine whether the 3 taxa studied here, Elymus…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Elymus elymoides subsp. brevifolius
- plant taxonomy
- growth traits
- Elymus multisetus
- Elymus elymoides subsp. elymoides
- population ecology
- provenance
- ecotypes
- plant development
- geographical variation
- leaves
- conservation plants
- height
- seedling emergence
- seed productivity
- shoots
- root systems
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Wyoming
- California
- biomass
- phenology
- Montana
- Nevada
- Colorado
- Elymus elymoides
- genetic variation
- plant nutecology
- Sitanion hystrix
- Library Collection RecordCommunity-level (per unit area) and individual tiller reproductive biomass inside and outside of long-term exclosures on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, USA were compared.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Yellowstone National Park
- bison
- seed productivity
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- Antilocapra americana
- tillering
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- grasses
- grasslands
- ungulates
- grazing
- clipping
- seed production and yield
- Yellowstone National Park
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordWyoming Coal Rules and Regulations require shrubs be returned to mined land and that revegetation "...be self renewing." We evaluated seed production and seed quality of Wyoming big…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- mulches
- environmental law
- fences
- windbreaks
- mined soils
- conservation plants
- browse plants
- seed productivity
- yields
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- Artemisia tridentata
- land restoration
- browsing
- environmental effects
- seed quality
- big game
- soil moisture
- ecological restoration
- Library Collection RecordWet meadows are some of the most productive communities in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA but are also among the most sensitive to grazing by native ungulates and domestic livestock. These meadows…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- wet environmental conditions
- flooded conditions
- permanent grasslands
- plant growth
- tillers
- Wyoming
- biomass
- flooding
- tufted hairgrass
- herbivory
- nitrogen dynamics
- wet meadows
- Library Collection RecordPresence of invading annual bromes (Bromus spp.) can alter seasonal patterns of forage production and quality and require management changes for efficient use of infested rangelands in the Northern…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Bromus japonicus
- Poa secunda
- atrazine
- arid grasslands
- liveweight gain
- weed control
- Bromus tectorum
- stocking rate
- forbs
- steers
- crude protein
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- biomass production
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- plant competition
- Bromus japonicus
- Pascopyrum smithii
- northern Great Plains
- standing crop
- forage quality
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggested that big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) recruitment occurs in pulses consistent with favorable climatic conditions. In 1997, 75 stem sections were collected from 9…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- Artemisia tridentata spp. wyomingensis
- taxa
- growth rings
- artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana
- artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
- mined soils
- age determination
- ambient temperature
- reclamation
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- establishment
- soil water
- climate
- big sagebrush
- seedling establishment
- 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 RecordGrazers ingest seeds of invasive forbs and may contribute to their spread by depositing viable seeds in uninfested areas. Some mature seed pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of ruminants,…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- sheep dung
- seed development
- seed dispersal
- viability
- Euphorbia esula
- invasion
- weed control
- seeds
- transit time
- sheep
- rumen fermentation
- seed germination
- Montana
- grazing
- maturity stage
- weed
- Euphorbia esula
- rumen
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordAn understanding of the impacts of grazing during and following drought on rangeland ecosystems is critical for developing effective drought management strategies. This study was designed to examine…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- tillering
- growth rate
- leaf water potential
- precipitation
- xylem water potential
- drought injury
- tillers
- biomass production
- sustainability
- plant communities
- drought
- range management
- phenology
- Montana
- grazing
- soil water
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Pascopyrum smithii
- production
- rainout shelter
- rest
- water potential
- Library Collection RecordComputer simulation was used to determine the effects of wild elk (Cervus elaphus) on available forage, cattle herd size, and ranch gross margin in southwestern Montana beef cow-calf production…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- leasing
- livestock numbers
- interspecific competition
- simulation models
- ranching
- habitats
- hunting
- production costs
- stocking rate
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wildlife management
- range management
- Montana
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- range economics
- Library Collection RecordA 3-year study was conducted to evaluate grazing strategies for production of growing cattle during summer on Northern Great Plains rangeland. Crossbred yearling steers (N = 123 per year, avg initial…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- liveweight gain
- body weight
- fiber content
- stocking rate
- steers
- crude protein
- natural grasslands
- summer
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- beef cattle
- forage
- grazing management
- beef cattle
- protein supplementation
- Library Collection RecordAn understanding of the impacts of grazing during and following drought on rangeland ecosystems is critical for developing effective drought management strategies. This study was designed to examine…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- pascopyron smithii
- primary productivity
- drought tolerance
- stocking rate
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- tillering
- growth rate
- leaf water potential
- xylem water potential
- drought injury
- tillers
- biomass production
- Montana
- grazing
- soil water
- water stress
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Pascopyrum smithii
- production
- rainout shelter
- rest
- water potential
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the interacting effects of drought and grazing on runoff, erosion, and nutrient transport is essential for improved rangeland management. Research was conducted at the Fort Keogh…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- prairies
- water quality
- biomass
- losses from soil
- drought
- sediment yield
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- erosion
- sediment yield
- nutrient transport
- Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis Zimm.) numbers in the central Black Hills have declined since the middle 1970s. Population status has been documented by a decline in hunter…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- population decrease
- habitat destruction
- seral stages
- grazing date
- habitat selection
- habitats
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- gender differences
- South Dakota
- Odocoileus virginianus
- winter
- prescribed burning
- summer
- Wyoming
- plant communities
- diets
- aspen regeneration
- Black Hills
- habitat quality
- habitat selection
- Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis
- prescribed burns
- South Dakota
- white-tailed deer
- Wyoming
- 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 RecordPlains larkspur (Delphinium geyeri Greene) is a major cause of cattle deaths in the northern Great Plains of Wyoming and Colorado. We examined the amount and timing of larkspur ingestion by grazing…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- delphinium geyeri
- weather
- mineral content
- protein content
- fiber content
- voluntary intake
- selective grazing
- Wyoming
- phenology
- grazing
- grasses
- beef cattle
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- maturity stage
- diterpenoid alkaloids
- toxic plants
- diet selection
- cattle grazing
- methyllycaconitine
- alkaloids
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted to determine the potential of using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery to monitor short-term changes in rangeland forage conditions on a regional scale.…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- remote sensing
- hill grasslands
- satellite imagery
- multispectral imagery
- advanced very high resolution radiometer
- short-grass praire
- range condition
- estimation
- nitrogen content
- prairies
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- forage
- NDVI
- biomass
- nitrogen
- regional
- Library Collection RecordIntegrating use of seedings of perennial cool-season grasses with native range is used to increase available forage and for maintaining a high plane of nutrition for grazing livestock. Our goal was…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- Agropyron cristatum
- cultivars
- seedlings
- crude protein
- Pascopyrum smithii
- precipitation
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- plant competition
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Agropyron spp. Pascopyron smithii
- Elytrigia intermedia
- Hycrest
- Luna
- Rosana
- crude protein
- digestibility
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordRangeland plant productivity and species composition are affected by moisture availability and grazing intensity. We examined warm- and cool-season grass productivity and relative distribution on…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- root systems
- soil water content
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- mixed-grass prairies
- species composition
- water stress
- Library Collection RecordEffective rangeland weed programs require the ability to predict plant community responses to management. Our objective was to develop regression equations to predict the plant community after…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- Festuca idahoensis
- endemic species
- ground cover
- mathematical models
- regression analysis
- species diversity
- weed control
- equations
- forbs
- plant communities
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- invasive species
- grasses
- spotted knapweed
- predicting plant response
- integrated weed management
- optimizing herbicide use
- Library Collection RecordSeedling recruitment of Dalmatian toadflax, (Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica (L.) Maire and Petitmengin (Scrophulariaceae)), was examined in a 2-year field study in Montana using overseeding and…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- biological control agents
- Linaria dalmatica
- Nitidulidae
- Brachypterolus pulicarius
- oversowing
- recruitment
- insect control
- biological control
- poisonous weeds
- roots
- crop-weed competition
- stems
- seedling emergence
- seed productivity
- weed control
- seedlings
- range management
- Montana
- invasive species
- ecological invasion
- seed limitation
- microsites
- weed management
- biological control
- rangeland ecology
- overseeding
- Brachypterolus pulicarius
- plant competition
- Linaria genistifolia ssp. Dalmatica
- Library Collection RecordThe development of successful regional or national invasive weed control programs is often hampered by the way the problem is approached. Typically weed control programs are developed and evaluated…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Aphthona
- Aphthona nigriscutis
- Aphthona lacertosa
- perennial weeds
- teamwork
- biological control agents
- USDA
- integrated pest management
- economic impact
- biological control
- Euphorbia esula
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- invasion
- herbicides
- weed control
- South Dakota
- chemical control
- Wyoming
- sheep
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- grazing
- North Dakota
- biological control
- Aphthona
- Weeds
- invasive species
- success
- integrated pest management
- Library Collection RecordA survey based on browsing related architectures indicated that browsing level had increased at the Mt. Haggin Wildlife Management Area. We describe a technique for determining the year in which the…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- salix geyeriana
- population growth
- date
- twig clusters
- Alces alces
- plant architecture
- Salix
- stems
- browse plants
- plant morphology
- browsing damage
- Montana
- Alces alces
- architecture
- browse-use history
- moose
- ungulates
- willow
- Library Collection RecordPicloram at 0.28 kg ai ha(-1), clopyralid plus 2,4-D at 0.21 kg ai ha(-1) plus 1.12 kg ai ha(-1), or dicamba plus 2,4-D at 0.56 kg ai ha(-1) plus 1.12 kg ai ha(-1) were applied to spotted knapweed (…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- timing
- 2,4-D
- dicamba
- clopyralid
- weed control
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- phenology
- Montana
- grasses
- maturity stage
- Pasture and rangeland weed control
- clopyralid
- dicamba
- picloram
- 2,4-D
- Centaurea maculosa
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-six, 0.04 ha macroplots were sampled on 9 range sites in southwestern Montana to compare successional scores and condition classifications of range condition analysis and United States Forest…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- seral stages
- ecological balance
- species diversity
- range condition
- ecological succession
- equations
- plant communities
- biomass
- Montana
- rangelands
- range condition
- seral stages
- plant communities
- succession
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of cattle grazing on carbon cycling in the mixed grass prairie was investigated by measuring the CO(2) exchange rate in pastures with a 13 year history of heavy or light grazing and an…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Artemisia frigida
- Sphaeralcea coccinea
- Hesperostipa comata
- biogeochemical cycles
- Carex
- carbon dioxide
- air temperature
- rain
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- soil water
- grazing
- productivity
- photosynthesis
- soil respiration
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordAccurate measures of the relative resource impacts from elk (Cervus elaphus) and cattle (Bos taurus and B. indicus) improve land management planning wherever these species cohabitate. Comparisons of…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- fences
- area
- mixed grazing
- experimental design
- Cervus elaphus
- pastures
- animal behavior
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- wildlife management
- range management
- Montana
- Cervus elaphus
- exclosure site
- livestock-wildlife relations
- wild ungulates
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) management may be enhanced by integrating strategies that stimulate and maintain competitive grasses. The objective of this study was to determine if…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- NPK fertilizers
- ground cover
- weed control
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- defoliation
- grazing
- simulation
- Centaurea maculosa
- integrated weed management
- grass defoliation
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordDecisions to control big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) on North American rangelands are traditionally based on morphological characteristics (e.g., cover) rather than more ecologically based…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- subspecies
- taxa
- growth rings
- age determination
- stems
- ecological succession
- equations
- diameter
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- altitude
- big sagebrush
- annual growth-rings
- succession
- Library Collection RecordDecreases in biomass and cover, as well as changes in species composition have occurred on rangelands affected by snowdrifts behind 3.8 meter tall "Wyoming" type snowfences along Interstate…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- Bromus marginatus
- no-tillage
- rotary cultivation
- fences
- Elymus lanceolatus
- snow cover
- Leymus angustus
- Elymus trachycaulus
- foliage area
- revegetation plants
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- Festuca arundinacea
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- Poa secunda
- soil depth
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- Agropyron cristatum
- species differences
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Wyoming
- biomass
- canopy
- Leymus chinensis
- species performance
- reclamation