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- 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 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 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 RecordLane et al. (1987) found that the proportion of bare or covered ground surface under the canopy is important for modeling infiltration in rangeland soils. Using a total of 322 composite plant canopy…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- resources
- mathematics and statistics
- rocks
- ground cover plants
- rangeland soils
- Atriplex confertifolia
- surveys
- water intake
- remote sensing
- prediction
- Artemisia tridentata
- Nevada
- canopy
- infiltration
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordLand managers have recommended burning or mowing big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii) grassland in either fall or winter for 100 years. The greatest potential for natural fire would have occurred when…Publication Date 1988-01-01
- mowing
- seasons
- Sporobolus
- crop quality
- grasslands
- prescribed burning
- range management
- Arizona
- forage
- 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 RecordChanges in vegetation under yearlong grazing were compared with those under the Santa Rita grazing system, a rotation system designed for southwestern US rangelands where 90% of the forage is…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- yield response functions
- grasslands
- vegetation
- rotational grazing
- semiarid zones
- plant density
- range management
- grazing
- Arizona
- 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 RecordVegetation allometric relations were examined for 4 important grass species in southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). Logarithmic regressions were developed relating aboveground biomass to…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- Festuca arizonica
- Muhlenbergia montana
- Poa fendleriana
- Coconino National Forest
- sitanion longefolium
- ground cover plants
- basal area
- biomass determination
- allometry
- Pinus ponderosa
- prescribed burning
- rangelands
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordStudies have shown a negative relationship between stocking rate and animal performance in conventional grazing systems. However, short-duration grazing (SDG) proponents state that stocking rates can…Publication Date 1986-05-01
- Parkinsonia
- cercidium floridum
- annual fluctuations
- carbon
- Prosopis juliflora
- deserts
- biogeochemical cycles
- plant analysis
- nitrogen
- biomass
- plant litter
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- Arizona
- chemical constituents of plants
- 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 RecordElk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) distribution and use of habitats shared with cattle (Bos spp.) on a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)-bunchgrass range in central Arizona was…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- habitat selection
- Pinus ponderosa
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus hemionus
- grazing behavior
- cattle
- range management
- rangelands
- geographical distribution
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordPerennial grasses were seeded by drilling or broadcasting on 4 mechanical and 3 herbicidal weed control and/or seedbed preparation treatments at 4 semidesert grassland sites invaded by creosotebush (…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- Larrea tridentata
- crop establishment
- seedbed preparation
- deserts
- broadcasting
- Eragrostis
- pesticide application
- grasslands
- Mexico
- drilling
- perennials
- weed control
- Poaceae
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordMost rainfall and almost all runoff from Southwestern rangelands are the result of intense summer thunderstorm rainfall. Gully growth and headcutting are evident throughout the region. A large,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- gully erosion
- rainfall-runoff relationships
- sediments
- watersheds
- semiarid zones
- rangelands
- Arizona
- 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 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 RecordSeedlings of velvet mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. velutina) were grown in sandy loam, clay loam, and clay soils to 30 and 60 days of age. Top and root growth parameters were measured at those…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- prosopis glandulosa var. velutina
- desert soils
- clay loam soils
- deserts
- Prosopis glandulosa
- clay soils
- root systems
- seedlings
- growth
- sandy loam soils
- Arizona
- 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 RecordA series of 14-day field experiments were conducted to evaluate seedling establishment characteristics of Bouteloua, Erogrostis, and Panicum grass species with controlled wet-dry watering…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- dryland farming
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Eragrostis
- Panicum antidotale
- seedling emergence
- drought tolerance
- mortality
- dry seasons
- wet season
- seed germination
- establishment
- seasonal variation
- Arizona
- 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 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 RecordThe reduction in extent of riparian forests in the southwestern United States has been a topic of recent concern. The effect of dams on downstream river flow and the consequent modification of the…Publication Date 1985-03-01
- water conservation
- Populus fremontii
- Populus
- riparian forests
- vegetation
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordEffects of various treatments on germination rates were determined for Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees), 'Cochise' lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees × Eragrostis…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- Eragrostis
- Panicum antidotale
- seed treatments
- Atriplex canescens
- soil water content
- semiarid zones
- seed germination
- establishment
- rangelands
- Arizona
- 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 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 RecordBiomass components of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC) and palo verde (Cercidium floridum (Benth)) soil-plant systems were collected during spring, winter, and fall for 3 years to study the…Publication Date 1986-03-01
- Parkinsonia
- cercidium floridum
- annual fluctuations
- carbon
- Prosopis juliflora
- deserts
- biogeochemical cycles
- plant analysis
- nitrogen
- biomass
- plant litter
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- Arizona
- chemical constituents of plants
- 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 RecordApplications of pelleted picloram to individual plants of alligator juniper, one-seed juniper, Utah juniper, gambel oak, and shrub live oak in north central Arizona showed that a high rate…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- Quercus gambelii
- Juniperus monosperma
- Juniperus osteosperma
- Quercus turbinella
- herbicides
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFire temperatures at 4 vertical locations within 3 desert microhabitats were measured during a controlled burn using both temperature pellets and thermocouples. Examples of maximum air temperatures (…Publication Date 1984-05-01
- deserts
- Arizona
- 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 RecordSeventy-two Navajo ranchers were questioned about the role of mixed-breed dogs with their flocks. Navajos call their dogs "sheep dogs" but, unlike sheep dogs used by other ranchers to…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- coyotes
- predation
- ranching
- guard dogs
- sheep
- goats
- Arizona
- 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 RecordLivestock have been excluded from a 3,160-ha range in southeastern Arizona since 1968. Compared to an adjacent continuously grazed area, in 1981-82 a protected upland site supported 45% more grass…Publication Date 1984-05-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe annual pattern of above-ground live biomass, recent dead standing biomass, old dead standing biomass, and standing crop of big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii Monro) grassland community in semiarid…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- Sporobolus
- shoots
- plant communities
- semiarid zones
- biomass accumulation
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAnnual and perennial plant vegetation was sampled following a controlled burn (1981) and a wildfire (1980) in the Upper Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, Ariz. Perennial plant composition 1 year after…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- Upper Sonoran Desert
- Controlled Burn
- Shoot Surviviers
- Sprouters
- seeders
- Brittle Brush
- Encelia farinosa
- Invader Species
- Stickweed
- Stephanomeria exigua
- Four O'Clock
- Mirabilis bigelovii
- Bulldog Canyon
- herbaceous plants
- Woody Perennials
- vegetation responses
- Cacti
- Short Term
- annuals
- plant composition
- wildfire
- fire
- perennials
- vegetation
- Arizona
- 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 RecordAccessions A-68, L-11, L-19, L-28, and L-38 of Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees); P-15608 Cochise lovegrass (E. lehmanniana Nees X E. trichophora Coss & Dur.); A-84 and Catalina…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Arizona
- 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 RecordThe effects of long-term grazing (40 years) on cryptogamic crusts of Navajo National Monument were investigated. Both vascular and nonvascular communities were heavily impacted with the cryptogamic…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Arizona