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- Library Collection RecordWithin the pinyon-juniper type, trees and understory vegetation are interspersed with open areas forming a mosaic of vegetational patterns. The objective of this research was to define and describe…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- ecological zones
- Juniperus monosperma
- plant community analysis
- forest ecology
- Pinus edulis
- statistical analysis
- geographical distribution
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordIntensive rotation grazing is dependent on the proper timing of livestock movement for success. The timing of livestock movement is in turn dependent on the rate of forage growth, but quantitative…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- movement
- seasonal growth
- growth models
- cutting
- rotational grazing
- Oklahoma
- Poaceae
- growth rate
- prairies
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordTobosa (Hilaria mutica [Buckl.] Benth.) was seasonally grazed with cattle under high-density (2.1 to 5.1 animal unit/hectare [AU/ha]) rotation and low-density (0.33 and 0.39 AU/ha) continuous…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- crop quality
- Hilaria mutica
- arid zones
- liveweight gain
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- crude protein
- cattle
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAn artificial hoof was used to simulate trampling effects on native shortgrass sods in a greenhouse experiment. Severe to moderate trampling was applied to sods maintained under 3 soil water regimes…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- grasses
- prairie soils
- soil water regimes
- soil compaction
- bulk density
- simulation
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of individual broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rushby) plants on the distribution of buried viable seed and the distribution of plants in the field was…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- deserts
- distribution
- grasslands
- seedling emergence
- allelopathy
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- seeds
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the temporal response of vegetation to selected livestock grazing strategies is necessary for the continued maintenance or increased productivity of rangelands. Vegetation cover and…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- plant community analysis
- plant ecology
- ecological succession
- grazing experiments
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- biomass
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordWeight relations for twig lengths and diameters were determined for hairy mountain mahogany plants in southern New Mexico. Both twig lengths and twig diameters were related linearly to twig weights.…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- crop production
- plant anatomy
- statistical analysis
- branches
- length
- diameter
- cercocarpus breviflorus
- weight
- browsing
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to develop a small plot (1 m2) rainfall simulator operational on steep terrain in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. The simulator developed is hand-portable and…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- portable sprayers
- sloping land
- arid zones
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- design
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- water quality
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe rising plate meter (RPM) was used to determine forage production and livestock utilization in a rotational grazing system on improved annual pasture in California. Prior to rotating livestock,…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- meters
- growth analysis
- digestible energy
- rotational grazing
- California
- range management
- livestock
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined the impacts of fertilization and livestock grazing on infiltration rates and sediment production. Infiltration rates and sediment production varied across years, depending on…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- sediments
- fertilizer application
- stocking rate
- Bouteloua gracilis
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- bulk density
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordWe compared effects of short-duration and continuous grazing on nesting cover and success of bobwhites and wild turkeys in south Texas during 1984. Coverage, density, and dispersion of suitable nest…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- colinus vulgaris
- nesting
- grazing time
- turkeys
- nests
- game management
- pastures
- Texas
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAverage grazing lease prices as tabulated in the 1985 federal grazing fee review and evaluation study were found to be significantly different between some pricing regions of the study. Comparing the…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- fees
- grazing on public land
- aggregations
- data analysis
- statistical analysis
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordInfiltration rate and sediment production were assessed in oak, bunchgrass and sodgrass vegetation types in moderate continuous (MCG), heavy continuous (HCG), and intensive rotation (short-duration,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- sediments
- Quercus virginiana
- vegetation types
- Poaceae
- plant communities
- Texas
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- bulk density
- Library Collection RecordBetween 1915 and 1932, 104 permanent 1 × 1-m quadrats were established on grasslands of the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico. Primary- and secondary-dominant species were determined…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- plant ecological groups
- scleropogon brevifolius
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- deserts
- Hilaria mutica
- grasslands
- dominant species
- plant ecology
- ecological succession
- woody plants
- Poaceae
- range management
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordIn response to the demand for inventories of livestock and wildlife populations in Kenya, animal censuses were completed during the period 1977 to 1983 using low level, systematic reconnaissance…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- population distribution
- aerial surveys
- censuses
- aridity
- kenya rangeland ecological monitoring unit
- human population
- arid zones
- wildlife
- Kenya
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordPlant nitrate (NO_3-N) uptake rates are often low in desert environments because soil nitrogen levels are typically low, and mineralization and nitrification of nitrogen is moisture-dependent. During…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- nitrate reductase
- Panicum coloratum
- enzyme activity
- nitrogen metabolism
- developmental stages
- nitrate nitrogen
- deserts
- leaf water content
- leaf water potential
- drought
- New Mexico
- water stress
- Library Collection RecordProtein supplementation is widely used to enhance the nutritional status of cattle on rangeland. The effects of protein supplementation on particulate and fluid passage rates, rumen fermentation, and…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- volatile fatty acids
- alfalfa pellets
- alfalfa
- alfalfa hay
- ammonium nitrogen
- cottonseed meal
- liveweight gain
- hay
- dietary supplements
- pH
- transit time
- protein supplements
- rumen fermentation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordMany studies have been made, and continue to be conducted, to determine infiltration rates and sediment production on rangelands. Most of these studies use small sample plots (<2 m2). This study…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- hydrology
- sediments
- soil erosion
- grasslands
- sampling
- rangelands
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to determine the influence of short duration grazing, continuous grazing, and grazing exclusion on infiltration rates on 2 range sites in southcentral and…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- grazing time
- hydrology
- grazing experiments
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordTwo aerial applications of 2,4,5-T [2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid] were applied to 3,634 ha of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) dunelands in southern New Mexico. Herbicide…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- Coleoptera
- duneland
- tetralopha euphenella
- soil biology
- aerial spraying
- herbicide residues
- birds
- ecosystems
- 2,4,5-T
- arid zones
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- weight
- mammals
- cattle
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- forage
- Library Collection RecordPrincipal component analysis (PCA) was used to interpret secondary succession of pinyon-juniper stands after cabling or bulldozing. Soil types were used to separate 93 sample units into 3 groupings.…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- principal component analysis
- bulldozing
- cabling
- quercus undulata
- mechanical methods
- plant community analysis
- secondary succession
- pinyon-juniper
- ecological succession
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThirty species of Astragalus from Argentina were analyzed for toxic aliphatic nitro compounds. Twenty-seven species, including 7 species known to poison livestock, synthesized nitro compounds that…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- organic nitrogen compounds
- cyanogenic glycosides
- Astragalus
- toxicity
- plant analysis
- species
- Argentina
- livestock
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordCanopy cover of vegetation dominated by Gambel oak was determined in 1983 in adjacent canyons characterized by different grazing histories. Results were compared with data collected in 1935, and the…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- brushwood and scrub
- mountains
- mountain areas
- highlands
- ecological succession
- botanical composition
- Utah
- livestock
- zero grazing
- 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 1986-09-01
- animal feeding
- estimates
- wildlife
- feeding habits
- nutrient requirements
- environmental impact reporting
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- 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 1986-09-01
- animal feeding
- Society for Range Management
- estimates
- wildlife
- feeding habits
- nutrient requirements
- environmental impact reporting
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordPinyon (Pinus edulis Engelm.), one-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.), and alligator juniper (J. deppeana Steud.) woodlands in southwestern New Mexico were thinned, were pushed with…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- Juniperus deppeana
- thinning
- Juniperus monosperma
- long term experiments
- Pinus edulis
- regenerative ability
- ecological succession
- woody plants
- woodlands
- plant density
- establishment
- New Mexico
- zero grazing
- Library Collection RecordLive and standing dead biomass, standing crop, and total nitrogen, within each component, were measured in a big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii Monro) grassland in southeastern Arizona for 3 years to…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- Sporobolus wrightii
- Sporobolus
- soil
- biomass determination
- grasslands
- vegetation
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFour field trials were conducted from early August to late October, 1982, on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) rangeland in south-central New Mexico to examine relationships among grazing season, diet…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- Bouteloua gracilis
- diets
- rumen fermentation
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- forage
- Library Collection RecordFour field trials were conducted from early August to late October, 1982, on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) rangeland in south-central New Mexico, to examine relationships among grazing season,…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- nutrients
- digestion
- digesta
- Bouteloua gracilis
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- grazing
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- forage
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordVarious rates of tebuthiuron pellets were aerially applied on rangelands in the Southwest to determine effects on noxious shrubs. Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) and tarbush (Flourensia cernua)…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- arid zones
- tebuthiuron
- brush control
- woody plants
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordGreen needlegrass (Stipa viridula Trin.) is commonly used in range seedings and revegetation of disturbed lands in the northern Great Plains. This study was conducted to determine the influence of…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- Great Plains
- planting methods
- Soil Conservation Service
- plant materials center, bismarck, north dakota
- anatomy and morphology
- rooting
- Nassella viridula
- Canada
- seedlings
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordTerminal infiltration rates under sagebrush canopies were about 35% higher than interspace areas at 3 study sites in northern New Mexico. Differences in infiltration rates among strata may largely be…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- deserts
- sediments
- ground cover
- tebuthiuron
- brush control
- chemical control
- runoff
- vegetation
- Artemisia tridentata
- rangelands
- canopy
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordStudies were conducted in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, to determine the influence of juniper (Juniperus monosperma [Engelm.] Sarg.) canopy on understory vegetation. The basal area of grass…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- montane forests
- Juniperus monosperma
- shading
- ground cover plants
- plant community analysis
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordNine esophageal-fistulated and 12 rumen-cannulated steers were randomly allotted to 3 equal supplement groups: cottonseed cake (CSC), ground, pelleted alfalfa hay (ALF), or no supplement (CON).…Publication Date 1985-05-01
- protein
- steers
- dietary supplements
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordExpressing the effects of grazing animals on herbage requires explicitly defined variables describing herbage growth and herbage disappearance, as well as variables describing net changes in herbage…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- mathematics and statistics
- growth analysis
- regeneration
- biomass determination
- vegetation
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of pinyon (Pinus edulis)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) treatments on rodent abundance, 13 to 18 years after treatment, were studied in southwestern New Mexico from 1981 to 1983. Treatments…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- shifting cultivation
- plant pests
- habitat destruction
- rodents
- ecological balance
- Pinus edulis
- woodlands
- Juniperus
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe terms animal-unit and animal-unit-equivalent have evolved as a means of expressing different kinds and classes of livestock in a common form. This paper discusses the evolution of the concepts,…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- classification
- range management
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordA simple calculation is proposed for estimating carrying capacity of range sites based on seasonal forage quality and standing crop. The model estimates animal unit days a pasture can support.…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- models
- grassland improvement
- grazing experiments
- stocking rate
- beef production
- Oregon
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- forage
- 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 1985-11-01
- guard dogs
- breeds
- protection
- animal behavior
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordDiet samples were collected from cows grazing a four-pasture, one-herd rotation system and a yearlong pasture. Differences in botanical content of the diet between the two systems was not consistent…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThis study compared part-year confinement of cows with yearlong placement on rangeland and weaning calves in late May with regular weaning in mid-October. Weaning rates tended to be higher with part-…Publication Date 1984-03-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThe desirability of forage plants by livestock or wildlife is an important consideration in evaluating suitability of the range for grazing. This desirability may also in some cases be used in…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- preference
- Integrated Project in Arid Lands
- IPAL
- Marsabit District
- Seasonal Use of Plants
- UNESCO
- arid lands
- Desirability
- forage preferences
- grazing effects
- forage plants
- composition
- range condition
- Kenya
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordLocoweed (Oxytropis sericea) poisoning was confirmed in 16 free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) from northern New Mexico over a 5-year period, 1977-81. Clinical signs consistently seen were…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-seven water quality parameters were measured in coal surface mine impoundments, bentonite surface mine impoundments, and livestock ponds in the Northern High Plains. Most impoundments were…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- drinking water
- ponds
- Plains
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- water quality
- livestock
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to evaluate vegetation, soils, infiltration rates, and sediment production as they relate to livestock exclusion, continuous heavy grazing, continuous moderate grazing,…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- bare ground
- hydrologic response
- Fort Stanton
- Livestock Exclusion
- Continuous Heavy Grazing
- Continuous Moderate Grazing
- Fort Stanton Experimental Range
- foliar cover
- standing biomass
- microrelief
- infiltration rates
- sediment production
- litter cover
- Rotation Grazing
- organic matter
- grazing management
- soil
- vegetation
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordPlanting trials in southern New Mexico with fourwing saltbush seeds on mesquite dunes and on shaded and nonshaded interdune areas during 3 successive years revealed that seedling emergence was always…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThree methods of calculating forage disappearance from forage standing crop present on mowed versus protected plots were compared to the actual amount of forage harvested from mowed plots. The method…Publication Date 1983-07-01
- livestock
- range and pasture studies
- perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
- subclover (Trifolium subterraneum)
- Library Collection RecordVegetation canopy cover on upland and lowland sites inside and outside a 22-year-old exclosure in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata tridentata) range was evaluated by sampling for canopy cover. The…Publication Date 1983-07-01
- New Mexico
- Artemisia tridentata
- Library Collection RecordManipulation of Gambel oak for enhanced rangeland values must be in accord with ecological principles to ensure desired success. Failures in controlling Gambel oak have occurred because the growth…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Quercus gambelii
- brush problem species
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted in the greenhouse to determine the effect of limited irrigation of topsoiled sodic shaley spoil with water of various salinities on the emergence and growth of 2 native plant…Publication Date 1983-11-01
- New Mexico
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