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- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports the effect of season of cutting on coppice biomass production by 5 tree species common in the semiarid caatinga woodlands of northeast Brazil. Trees were cut early and late in the…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- growth
- environmental impact reporting
- species
- cutting
- Mimosa
- Caesalpinia
- Croton
- coppicing
- caesalpinia pyramidalis
- auxemma oncocalyx
- croton hemiargyreus
- mimosa acutistipula
- stumps
- death
- selective felling
- mimosa caesalpinifolia
- Brazil
- Boraginaceae
- biomass accumulation
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAfrican pastoral ecosystems have been studied with the assumptions that these ecosystems are potentially stable (equilibrial) systems which become destabilized by overstocking and overgrazing.…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- dynamics
- development policy
- program evaluation
- environmental degradation
- Africa
- ecosystems
- pastoralism
- crop production
- range management
- climatic factors
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordContinuous stocking usually leads to the formation of grazed patches. However, the effect of patches on the grassland community is related to their stability. Therefore, we studied the spatial…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- Festuca altaica
- plant community analysis
- danthonia parryi
- grasslands
- yields
- Alberta
- stocking rate
- botanical composition
- livestock
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordSeasonal herbaceous production was measured beneath tree canopies of blue oak (Quercus douglasii Hook & Arn.), interior live oak (Quercus wislizenii DC), and digger pine (Pinus sabiniana Dougl…Publication Date 1989-07-01
- seasonal development
- dry matter accumulation
- woodland grasslands
- Quercus douglasii
- Quercus wislizeni
- Pinus sabiniana
- growth rate
- California
- dry environmental conditions
- drought
- forage
- water stress
- 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 1989-01-01
- recreation
- laws and regulations
- wilderness
- Alaska
- environmental impact reporting
- wildlife management
- United States
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordResearch was initiated at the Texas Experimental Ranch in 1981 to quantify the effects of 2 livestock densities on forage quality in a rotational grazing (RG) treatment. Livestock densities evaluated…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- stocking rate
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- digestibility
- crude protein
- Texas
- quality
- livestock
- forage
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordThe need for forage plants that are productive in, and adapted to, semiarid conditions prompted us to examine the range and independence of assortment of nutritional qualities of wild stands of…Publication Date 1988-03-01
- Salsola
- water soluble compounds
- acid detergent fiber
- Southwestern United States
- physicochemical properties
- nitrates
- oxalates
- lignin
- crude protein
- California
- semiarid zones
- in vitro digestibility
- Texas
- Nevada
- nutritive value
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- forage
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordOn California's winter annual rangelands precipitation controls the beginning and end of the growing season while temperature largely controls seasonal growth rates within the growing season.…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- weather patterns
- livestock feeding
- factors of production
- yield factors
- correlation
- seasonal growth
- heat sums
- forage crops
- liveweight gain
- sampling
- California
- temperature
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordNet returns from control of sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) with tebuthiuron [N-(5-1,1-dimethylethyl 1,3,4,-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N, N′-dimethylurea] were evaluated for Southern High Plains ranges. A…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- discount rates
- production
- tebuthiuron
- economic analysis
- weed control
- Quercus havardii
- chemical control
- land restoration
- Texas
- rangelands
- livestock
- forage
- Library Collection RecordFour communities or sites dominated by blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.) were studied in the Kaiparowits Basin of southern Utah and northern Arizona. One site has been heavily grazed yearlong…Publication Date 1987-09-01
- Coleogyne ramosissima
- ground cover
- vegetation types
- plant communities
- Utah
- livestock
- grazing
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe use of anti-predator electric fences for reducing predation on sheep was investigated by interviewing 101 sheep producers in the Pacific Northwest. Significant reductions in sheep losses to…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- sheep farming
- dogs
- electric fences
- farm surveys
- coyotes
- predator control
- efficiency
- Washington
- Oregon
- California
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the temporal response of infiltration rate and interrill erosion to selected livestock grazing strategies is necessary for the continued soil and water conservation of rangeland.…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- water conservation
- soil water relations
- interrill erosion
- sediments
- grasslands
- runoff
- Texas
- range management
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- Library Collection RecordVolume, crown diameter, and number of twigs were all highly correlated with biomass of individual shrubs of bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC), greenleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- volume
- biomass determination
- prediction
- estimation
- woody plants
- California
- rangelands
- dry matter
- 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 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 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 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 RecordInfluences of grazing intensity on species composition and herbage production of grass-woodland and improved grassland subtypes of annual range were evaluated over a 5-year period in coastal northern…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- grassland utilization
- grasslands
- responses
- yields
- productivity
- grazing intensity
- California
- sheep
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAn 8-year (1961-1968) study at the San Joaquin Experimental Range, in the Sierra Nevada foothills in central California, compared continuous, repeated seasonal, and rotated seasonal grazing on native…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- annuals
- grasslands
- liveweight gain
- responses
- grazing experiments
- reproductive performance
- California
- cattle
- rangelands
- grazing
- 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 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 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 RecordMule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Sierra Nevada rely heavily on mountain whitethorn (Ceanothus cordulatus, Kell.) and deerbursh (C. integerrimus, H&A) as summer forage. In this study,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- digestible energy
- Ceanothus cordulatus
- Ceanothus integerrimus
- photoperiod
- mixed conifers
- digestibility
- crude protein
- Odocoileus hemionus
- California
- seasonal variation
- nutritive value
- forage
- Library Collection RecordWe illustrate the use of life tables and survival analysis for evaluating data on livestock losses. The techniques are used to compare the rate of coyote (Canis latrans) predation on single and twin…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- twins
- life tables
- coyotes
- lambs
- probability analysis
- predation
- mortality
- California
- Library Collection RecordA real-time system for recording grazing behavior in the field is described. A NEC 8201a portable computer was programmed to allow the incidence, duration, and sequence of behaviors to be recorded.…Publication Date 1987-05-01
- computers
- portable instruments
- recording
- data collection
- computer techniques
- California
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- 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 RecordSeasonal diets of native Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and exotic axis deer (Axis axis axis), fallow deer (Dama dama dama), and cattle (Bos taurus) on Point Reyes…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- coasts
- coastal plant communities
- feeding habits
- rumen contents
- California
- Cervidae
- competition
- cattle
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordSeasonal diets of native Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and exotic axis deer (Axis axis axis), fallow deer (Dama dama dama), and cattle (Bos taurus) on Point Reyes…Publication Date 1985-11-01
- California
- diets
- Cervidae
- Cervus dama
- Odocoileus
- competition
- axis axis
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordChanges in botanical composition and productivity of total herbage and 14 categories of annual range plants caused by elemental sulfur fertilization, range site, and precipitation were studied. Total…Publication Date 1985-03-01
- sulfur fertilizers
- grasslands
- productivity
- pastures
- California
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordNutritional composition of sheep diets from a serpentine barrens range site was determined at various seasons and stages of plant growth and compared to diets from 3 other annual range sites. Sheep…Publication Date 1986-01-01
- serpentine soils
- nutrient contents of plants
- digestibility
- California
- sheep
- diet studies
- grazing behavior
- rangelands
- 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 RecordPredation at the University of California Hopland Field Station was evaluated for an 11-year period beginning in 1973. Of those lambs placed on range, an average of 2.7% were killed each year by…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- coasts
- losses
- predators
- California
- sheep
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted to evaluate the response of California annual range to triennial applications of sulfur only and sulfur plus nitrogen fertilizer. Range response was evaluated in terms of…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- seasonal growth
- sulfur fertilizers
- liveweight gain
- fertilizer application
- nitrogen fertilizers
- stocking rate
- beef production
- California
- crop yield
- rangelands
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- 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 RecordThe objective of this study was to evaluate the use of supplement blocks on body weight change, blood parameters, and lambing performance of ewes grazing dry, annual grasses during the summer prior…Publication Date 1985-07-01
- Targhee
- supplementary feeds
- ewes
- grazing experiments
- dry seasons
- California
- rangelands
- grasses
- 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 RecordFactors possibly associated with high (over 5%) and low (0-5%) predation intensities were compared among 95 sheep or goat producers in 5 states to determine if important differences were evident…Publication Date 1984-09-01
- losses
- predation
- ranching
- Idaho
- Oregon
- California
- sheep
- goats
- Texas
- North Dakota
- 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 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 RecordSeasonal variation in total nonstructural carbohydrate (TNC) levels in rhizomes and shoots of Nebraska sedge (Carex nebraskensis Dewey) suggest that grazing too early or too late or both may be…Publication Date 1984-09-01
- carbohydrates
- Carex
- California
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordMeasurements obtained between 1968 and 1976 indicate the influence of climatic factors and soil characteristics upon soil moisture and production of perennial vegetation in the northern Mojave Desert…Publication Date 1984-01-01
- deserts
- California
- Nevada
- 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 RecordDuring a study of grazing in the Great Basin, using the grazed plant method used for measuring utilization, we noticed a bias in the step point technique used to select plants. Subsequent…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Oregon
- California
- Library Collection RecordSulfur deficiencies are widespread on the rangeland soils of California and the application of sulfur-bearing fertilizers has been widely recognized as a promising range improvement on these soils.…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- California
- Trifolium subterraneum
- Library Collection RecordThe larvae of the range crane fly (Tipula simplex) are responsible for extensive damage to rangeland of the central valley of California, but the damage occurs infrequently in years when there are…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- California