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- Library Collection RecordThe natural Andean vegetation environment is the most important resource available to local pastoralist economies. Knowledge of its attributes is vital in assessing ecosystem properties and improves…Publication Date 2017
- biomass
- puna
- shrubs
- tussocks
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordGovernance plays a key role in rangeland management. In China, all rangeland, including pastoral land and agro-pastoral land, is owned by the State. Since 1980, use rights have been granted to…Publication Date 2015-03
- agro-pastoral region
- Community participation
- family income
- livestock
- rangeland governance
- vegetation
- 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 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 1964-07-01
- Southern Great Plains
- Woodward
- precipitation
- forage production
- soil moisture
- evaporation
- soil profiles
- intensity
- duration
- water intake
- bulk density
- water retention
- Southern Plains Experimental Range
- Differential
- Sandy Range
- nitrogen content
- Cattle Stocking Rates
- Flow Patterns
- transpiration
- Soil Charactersitics
- water holding capacity
- Penetrometer Pressure
- Ranifall
- Useable Soil Moisture
- Sod Forming Grasses
- vegetation
- frequency
- Oklahoma
- bunchgrasses
- 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 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 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 RecordForty paired sites were examined on the mixed-grass prairie of northeastern Montana to compare the effects of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies on native range vegetation.…Publication Date 2004-11-01
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- vegetation
- nutrition
- herbivory
- 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 RecordScaled quail (Callipepla squamata) numbers were evaluated during and after a 2-year drought period using strip census techniques on 2 pastures in late seral rangeland ecological condition and 2…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Callipepla
- population size
- Callipepla squamata
- game birds
- seral stages
- vegetation cover
- wildlife habitats
- arid lands
- ecological succession
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- drought
- plant litter
- New Mexico
- upland game birds
- wildlife
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- rangelands
- 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 RecordNative grasslands are a sink for atmospheric CO2 sequestration, but ways for extending site-specific CO2 flux measurements to a regional scale are lacking. Objectives of this study were to determine…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- carbon sequestration
- biogeochemical cycles
- evapotranspiration
- remote sensing
- carbon dioxide
- leaf area index
- vegetation
- precipitation
- shrubs
- semiarid zones
- prairies
- biomass
- range management
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- North Dakota
- global carbon cycle
- rangelands
- Bowen ratio
- remote sensing
- sequestration
- Library Collection RecordMechanical clearing and herbicide-burn treatments were compared to evaluate saltcedar (Tamarix chinensis Lour.) control and recovery along the Rio Grande on the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- plowing
- root plowing
- Tamarix chinensis
- imazapyr
- cost effectiveness
- plant volume
- brush cutting
- volume
- glyphosate
- stems
- height
- riparian areas
- brush control
- mortality
- cutting
- prescribed burning
- land restoration
- plant density
- invasive species
- canopy
- New Mexico
- plant height
- Riparian restoration
- imazapyr
- glyphosate
- prescribed fire
- root plowing
- root raking
- 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 RecordGrazing of livestock in streams and associated riparian habitats (hereafter referred to as riparian zones) may affect small mammal communities by influencing vegetation, water quality, and other site…Publication Date 2004-07-01
- fencing
- litter
- livestock
- pastures
- streams
- vegetation
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordSustainable management of riparian ecosystems depends on our understanding of these complex systems. Thus far, the scientific literature has not adequately addressed the effects of livestock grazing…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- cottonwood
- populus angustifolia
- season of use
- Southwest
- New Mexico
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordSoil erosion is the primary cause of irreversible loss of soil productivity on most rangelands. In northeastern Patagonia, the increase in soil erosion has been closely associated with the increase…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- soil pore system
- gravel
- grassland condition
- water erosion
- steppes
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- plant communities
- shrubs
- losses from soil
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- Argentina
- canopy
- infiltration
- bulk density
- vegetation
- litter
- gravel cover
- shrub
- grass
- shrub-grass steppes
- organic matter removal
- rainfall simulators
- infiltration rates
- Library Collection RecordSnakeweeds (broom, Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt Rusby); and threadleaf, G. microcephala (DC.) Gray) fall into that class of poisonous weeds that seldom cause direct livestock losses because…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- adverse effects
- Gutierrezia
- rats
- rabbits
- gutierrezia microcephala
- carrying capacity
- poisonous weeds
- range condition
- palatability
- herbicides
- weed control
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- prescribed burning
- plant communities
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- plant competition
- New Mexico
- poisonous plants
- range weed
- livestock grazing
- broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt & Rusby)
- threadleaf snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala DC.) Gray)
- Library Collection RecordAnecdotal evidence suggests that cattle fed alfalfa hay during the winter are inclined to graze locoweed on spring range. Two studies were conducted to compare the influence of feeding alfalfa hay vs…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- indolizidine alkaloids
- alfalfa
- alfalfa hay
- swainsonine
- Oxytropis sericea
- winter
- spring
- selective grazing
- beef cows
- hay
- diets
- prairies
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- feeding preferences
- poisonous plants
- Oxytropis sericea
- alfalfa hay
- grass hay
- cattle
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordWhite locoweed (Oxytropis sericea Nutt. in TG) is widespread throughout the short-grass prairies and mountain grasslands and causes chronic poisoning of cattle, sheep, and horses. The objective of…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- leaf length
- flowering head height
- cutting height
- indolizidine alkaloids
- leaf area
- swainsonine
- age differences
- Oxytropis sericea
- stems
- mortality
- vigor
- precipitation
- drought
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- plant height
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- white locoweed
- Oxytropis sericea
- poisonous plants
- population cycle
- Library Collection RecordRangeland ecological condition was monitored over a 48 year period on 41 sites on Bureau of Land Management rangelands scattered across 6 counties in southwestern New Mexico. All sites were grazed by…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- arid grasslands
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- range condition
- precipitation
- sustainability
- grazing intensity
- plant communities
- drought
- range management
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- rangeland condition
- succession
- drought
- grazing management
- plant ecology
- 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 RecordBlack-tailed prairie dogs have declined by 98% in the past century. Due to continued declines, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the species as a candidate for listing in 2000. Prairie…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- Aristida purpurea
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- habitats
- Kansas
- species diversity
- shortgrass prairie
- vegetation
- Bouteloua gracilis
- plant density
- botanical composition
- canopy
- Colorado
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- cover
- bare ground
- frequency
- shortgrass prairie
- herbivory
- soil disturbance
- Library Collection RecordPanels of experts from the Society for Range Management and the National Research Council proposed that status of rangeland ecosystems could be ascertained by evaluating an ecological site's…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- soil surface
- soil structure
- flow resistance
- soil morphology
- gullied land
- wind erosion
- hydrologic factors
- assessment
- rapid methods
- data collection
- ecological balance
- grassland condition
- overland flow
- rill erosion
- ground cover
- grasslands
- range condition
- perennials
- mortality
- vegetation
- biomass production
- range management
- plant litter
- introduced species
- invasive species
- literature reviews
- United States
- soil compaction
- soil stability
- hydrologic function
- biological integrity
- ecosystem status
- erosion
- infiltration
- inventory
- Library Collection RecordBroom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. Rusby) is a major weed problem in the southwestern U.S. because it is toxic to livestock and suppresses forage productivity. In this study, broom…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- metsulfuron
- flowering date
- aerial spraying
- seedling establishment
- timing
- seed dispersal
- viability
- poisonous weeds
- seed productivity
- weed control
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- seeds
- seedlings
- picloram
- New Mexico
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- reproduction
- seed production
- seed dispersal
- seedling emergence
- seed viability
- herbicide control
- metsulfuron
- picloram
- Library Collection RecordState-and-transition models have received a great deal of attention since the introduction of the concept to range management in 1989. Nonetheless, only recently have sets of state-and-transition…Publication Date 2003-03-01
- community stability
- ecological sites
- ecosystem health
- indicators
- New Mexico
- vegetation dynamics
- Library Collection RecordBroom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt Rusby) propagation was monitored from 1990 through 1998 following burning and herbicide control practices conducted on blue grama (Bouteloua…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- soil temperature
- seedling emergence
- weed control
- mortality
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- fires
- fire effects
- air temperature
- rain
- seedlings
- prescribed burning
- Bouteloua gracilis
- picloram
- establishment
- seasonal variation
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordBecause of the relatively low cost of seed and ease of establishment, more than 0.4 million ha of weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula (Shrad.) Nees.) were planted on Conservation Reserve Program (…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- land policy
- urea fertilizers
- subsidies
- dryland farming
- costs and returns
- Eragrostis curvula
- sown grasslands
- market prices
- liveweight gain
- continuous grazing
- beef production
- rotational grazing
- application rates
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- Conservation Reserve Program
- Eragrostis curvula (Shrad.) Ness.
- forage quality
- optimal stocking rates
- dryland farming
- grazing systems
- 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 RecordLivestock producers and others knowledgeable about the locoweed problem in northeastern New Mexico were surveyed to obtain the production information needed to estimate economic losses from locoweed…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- losses
- farmers' income
- estimated costs
- poisoning
- avoidance conditioning
- Oxytropis sericea
- Astragalus mollissimus
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- mathematical models
- production costs
- liveweight gain
- feedlots
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- poisonous plants
- woolly locoweed
- Astragulus mollissimus Torr. var mollissimus
- white locoweed
- Oxytropis sericea (Nutt.)
- weed control
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordRunoff hydrographs from 3 separate rainfall simulation runs at 11 different shortgrass prairie sites were evaluated to determine the hydrologic similarity within a single ecosystem at widely…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- loam soils
- clay soils
- steppe soils
- range condition
- rain
- South Dakota
- runoff
- sandy loam soils
- rainfall simulators
- Texas
- prairies
- biomass
- plant litter
- rangelands
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- runoff
- rainfall simulation
- hydrograph
- time-to-peak
- Library Collection RecordRobust needlegrass (Achnatherum robustum [Vasey] Barkw. = Stipa robusta [Vasey] Scribn.) is a high-biomass rangeland species that is adapted to warmer temperatures and matures later than most cool-…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- beef cattle
- forage
- Stipa
- dry matter
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- plant height
- zero grazing
- Elytrigia elongata
- Acremonium
- endophytes
- Leymus chinensis
- ergot alkaloids
- ergometrine
- fungi
- roadside plants
- green fodders
- lysergic acid amide
- Stipa robusta
- Achnatherum robustum
- Acremonium
- ergonovine
- lysergic acid amide
- narcosis
- Neotyphodium
- sleepygrass
- Stipa robusta
- Library Collection RecordChanges in the amount or spatial distribution of grass plants are thought to be indicative of the stability of desert grasslands. This study assessed, through simulation, the sensitivity of…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- fetch length
- simulation models
- arid grasslands
- deserts
- canopy gaps
- range condition
- length
- sampling
- spatial distribution
- grasses
- New Mexico
- fetch length
- monitoring
- simulation
- 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 RecordCholla cactus may serve as an emergency feedstuff for livestock when forage availability is low. A study was conducted at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center to evaluate the nutritive…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- processing technology
- spines
- opuntia imbricata
- moisture content
- organic matter
- burning
- leaves
- cows
- mineral content
- stems
- estimation
- fiber content
- feeds
- digestibility
- crude protein
- rumen fermentation
- nutritive value
- livestock
- New Mexico
- forage
- dry matter
- drought forages
- mineral content
- emergency feeding
- Library Collection RecordPrevious authors have described nesting habitat of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) throughout its range, but few have compared structural or compositional differences of vegetation…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- nests
- weather
- visibility
- habitat selection
- Colinus virginianus
- ground cover
- habitats
- predators
- reproductive performance
- vegetation
- woody plants
- Oklahoma
- botanical composition
- grasses
- bobwhite
- Colinus virginianus
- gallinaceous
- habitats
- northern
- quail
- upland game
- Library Collection RecordWhite (Oxytropis sericea Nutt. in T. G.) and Lambert (O. lambertii var. biglovii Pursh) locoweed grow adjacent to each other on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains from southeastern Wyoming to…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- flowering date
- Oxytropis lambertii
- pods
- plant development
- developmental stages
- Weeds
- alkaloids
- Infestation
- Oxytropis sericea
- selective grazing
- cattle
- phenology
- New Mexico
- feeding preferences
- poisonous plants
- Oxytropis lambertii
- Oxytropis sericea
- poisonous plants
- cattle grazing
- swainsonine
- 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 RecordA classification of dietary structural types that represents different arrangements of forage classes is proposed. It may be especially useful for interpreting and comparing herbivore diets from…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- Lama guanicoe
- feces composition
- pastures
- selective grazing
- species differences
- vegetation
- feeds
- digestibility
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- forage
- diet botanical composition
- conceptualization
- forage classes
- microhistological analysis
- multivariate analysis
- similarity of diets
- Library Collection RecordAssessing vegetation status via remote sensing techniques using various vegetation indices has been successfully applied to semi-arid and arid environments. We tested the feasibility of applying such…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- Israel
- infrared imagery
- wavelengths
- equus hemionus
- visibility
- feral herds
- ground cover
- image analysis
- arid lands
- soil types
- remote sensing
- satellite imagery
- atmosphere
- equations
- dry seasons
- wet season
- vegetation
- seasonal variation
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordProductivity of Barzona, Brangus, and Beefmaster cattle was evaluated on conservatively (n=2) (40 ha AU-1) and moderately (28.5 ha AU-1) stocked pastures (n=2) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- cattle breeds
- pregnancy rate
- farm income
- livestock numbers
- weaning weight
- arid grasslands
- arid zones
- production costs
- calves
- continuous grazing
- body weight
- rain
- Brangus
- Beefmaster
- barzona
- stocking rate
- breed differences
- beef cows
- shrubs
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing, fertilizing, and seeding on persistence of herbaceous species was monitored by point quadrat about every second year from 1975 to 1989 in a low-fertility pasture in the aspen…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- change
- Medicago sativa
- Bromus inermis
- Festuca rubra
- grassland improvement
- sown grasslands
- ground cover
- Poa pratensis
- continuous grazing
- Saskatchewan
- rain
- pastures
- vegetation
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordEmaciation is one of the clinical signs of locoweed poisoning but few studies have documented impacts of locoweed poisoning on weight gains. Stocker steers (British X Continental cross, 200-210 kg)…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- conditioning
- aversive conditioning
- swainsonine
- costs and returns
- poisoning
- weight losses
- feeding habits
- Oxytropis sericea
- poisonous weeds
- liveweight gain
- forbs
- steers
- prairies
- grasses
- New Mexico
- 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 RecordDrought is an ambiguous term, subject to expectation and the weight of emphasis on meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socio-economic dimensions. Uncertainty associated with the…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- hydrologic data
- water holding capacity
- extensive livestock farming
- desertification
- subsidies
- risk reduction
- soil degradation
- crusts
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- ranching
- soil erosion
- issues and policy
- stocking rate
- vegetation
- drought injury
- dry environmental conditions
- overgrazing
- drought
- range management
- 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 RecordA study to assess characteristics of coyotes (Canis latrans Say) that attack livestock was conducted in southern New Mexico. During 4-16 April 1991, 38 Angora does (Capra hircus L.) and their 34…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- kids
- flocks
- free range husbandry
- livestock numbers
- coyotes
- predation
- angora
- goats
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordMultiple fires conducted in spring (March-April) and summer (June-July) on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B. K. Lag.]) grassland near Corona, N.M. were used to relate broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- weed control
- estimation
- mortality
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- fires
- fire effects
- equations
- relative humidity
- wind speed
- air temperature
- duration
- shortgrass prairie
- spring
- prescribed burning
- summer
- Bouteloua gracilis
- temperature
- prairies
- New Mexico