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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 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 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 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 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 RecordAn experimental design required burn treatments for 10-m2 circular plots. We constructed a fire enclosure for the plots using sheetmetal, electrical conduit, and other commonly available materials.…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- peak temperature
- experimental rigs
- field experimentation
- soil temperature
- fire ecology
- prescribed burning
- range management
- botanical composition
- Nevada
- Utah
- fire
- Great Basin
- sagebrush
- burn barrell
- temperature
- temperature monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThe mechanisms responsible for soil-N-mediated species replacement of native perennial grasses by the invasive annual grasses cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- dry matter partitioning
- Elymus multisetus
- nutrient utilization
- nutrient partitioning
- nitrate fertilizers
- soil nutrients
- ammonium fertilizers
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Elymus elymoides
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- endemic species
- shoots
- Bromus tectorum
- nitrogen
- tillers
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- grasses
- native perennial grass
- invasive annual grass
- nitrogen availability
- nitrogen form
- carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N)
- seedling development
- root development
- 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 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 RecordEnvironmental concerns of using pesticides on public lands have greatly reduced the use of herbicides to control tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi Huth). An alternative method of control used…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- application methods
- ammonium nitrate
- ammonium fertilizers
- mechanism of action
- sodium chloride
- Delphinium barbeyi
- ammonium sulfate
- weed control
- mortality
- application rates
- Utah
- Colorado
- poisonous plants
- Delphinium barbeyi
- weed control
- herbicides
- fertilizer
- ammonium sulfate
- ammonium nitrate
- sodium chloride
- 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 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 RecordTrue mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Raf.) compensates for annual growth lost to browsing under conditions of high resource availability. To develop better guidelines for its management for…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- compensatory growth
- plant growth
- Utah
- Cercocarpus montanus
- browsing
- twig demography
- utilization
- grading optimization
- herbivory
- shrubs
- mountain brush
- exclosures
- Cercocarpus montanus
- Library Collection RecordTrue mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Raf.) provides nutritional winter forage for big game species in the mountain brush zone. To determine browsing effects, animal use, percent vegetation…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- Utah
- canopy
- Cercocarpus montanus
- browsing
- wildlife food habits
- plant characteristics
- utilization
- grazing
- big game
- winter range
- herbivory
- mountain brush
- exclosures
- moose
- deer
- elk
- pronghorn
- 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 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 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 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 RecordA 20-year set of cover data on sagebrush semi-desert plant communities responding to wildfire and livestock grazing near Mills in central Utah provided an opportunity to compare the assumptions and…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- alluvial land
- data analysis
- seral stages
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- annuals
- wildfire management
- Salsola tragus
- experimental design
- range condition
- ecological succession
- perennials
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- forbs
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- shrubs
- Utah
- canopy
- grasses
- community dynamics
- Clementsian model
- state-and-transition models
- ordination
- trend
- conditions
- 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 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 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 RecordBroom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. Rusby) is one of the most widespread range weeds in North America. The objective of this study was to monitor broom snakeweed populations in the…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- Pleuraphis jamesii
- Hilaria
- age structure
- leaf area
- poisonous weeds
- Agropyron desertorum
- invasion
- population dynamics
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- Idaho
- precipitation
- shrubs
- plant density
- drought
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- grasses
- poisonous plants
- broom snakeweed
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- population cycle
- poisonous plants
- 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 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 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 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 RecordAfter wildfires in 1996 in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and pinyon-juniper (Pinus spp.–Juniperus spp.) zones of west-central Utah, the USDI-BLM attempted to reduce soil erosion and cheatgrass…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- aerial sowing
- revegetation plants
- erosion control
- rehabilitation
- biodiversity
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- sowing
- wildfire management
- sown grasslands
- Artemisia
- species diversity
- Agropyron cristatum
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- Elytrigia elongata
- Bureau of Land Management
- rehabilitation
- chaining
- serial seeding
- plant material
- cheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordThe role of livestock grazing and big-game browsing in the decline of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the Intermountain West has long been questioned. All known aspen exclosures (n=8) on the…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- natural regeneration
- national forests
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- botanical composition
- Utah
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Populus tremuloides communities
- reproduction
- decline
- cattle grazing
- deer browsing
- elk browsing
- undergrowth
- 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 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 RecordSiberian wheatgrass [Agropyron fragile (Roth) Candargy] is known for its establishment and persistence on sandy soils under severe water limitations. Morphology, cytology, and forage and seed…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- inflorescences
- plant morphology
- Agropyron desertorum
- genetic variation
- seedling emergence
- drought tolerance
- protein content
- seed weight
- tetraploidy
- stand establishment
- Agropyron fragile
- seed productivity
- width
- plant genetic resources
- Kazakhstan
- seed years
- Agropyron cristatum
- cultivars
- biomass production
- Utah
- dry matter
- crested wheatgrass
- morphology
- meiosis
- chromosome pairing
- taxonomy
- forage and see characteristics
- 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
- Library Collection RecordConditioned food aversions are a potentially useful tool to eliminate consumption of some toxic plants by livestock. This study examined consumption of pine needles (Pinus ponderosa Lawson) in South…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- group behavior
- lithium chloride
- social facilitation
- pregnancy
- avoidance conditioning
- conifer needles
- Pinus ponderosa
- South Dakota
- beef cows
- Oregon
- Utah
- feed intake
- diet selection
- cattle diets
- abortion
- Pinus ponderosa
- Library Collection RecordA fire scar chronology was constructed from ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) and Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.) trees within the 70 km2 Rochelle Hills Area of the…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- history
- Juniperus scopulorum
- fire scars
- fire intervals
- understory
- frequency
- grasslands
- Pinus ponderosa
- fire ecology
- fires
- fire effects
- Wyoming
- plant litter
- seasonal variation
- canopy
- fire intervals
- 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 RecordPrevious research suggested that woody plant recruitment may occur in pulses in semi-arid areas. The overall objective of this study was to determine if this pulse phenomena was recorded in the…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- Artemisia tridentata spp. wyomingensis
- artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana
- artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata
- frequency distribution
- age structure
- recruitment
- stand establishment
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- semiarid zones
- demography
- big sagebrush
- recruitment intervals
- 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 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 RecordA 2 year study was conducted to determine the effects of surface cover and roughness on sediment yield from plots subjected to a simulated most damaging storm. This storm, based on long term sediment…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- sediment deposition
- tillage
- surface roughness
- water erosion
- ground cover
- highlands
- storms
- equations
- rain
- Wyoming
- water quality
- sediment yield
- infiltration
- simulation
- soil texture
- sediment yield
- surface cover
- surface roughness
- eolian sediment
- RUSLE
- non-point-source pollution
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordUtilization of plant above ground biomass has continued to be a critical yet difficult assessment in rangeland monitoring. Shrub size and woody structure further compound the measurement of shrub…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- aerial photography
- reflectance
- methodology
- leaves
- evaluation
- image analysis
- remote sensing
- shrubs
- defoliation
- Utah
- browsing
- grazing
- remote sensing
- vegetation inventory
- photography
- 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 RecordDiaspores of winterfat (Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.) collected from 2 locations in the USA and 1 in Canada were imbibed at 10 degree C and grown to 4 different developmental stages (2, 3, 6, and 14…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- thermochemical properties
- exothermic reactions
- frost resistance
- freezing
- cooling
- Saskatchewan
- mortality
- rain
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- seedlings
- Wyoming
- seed germination
- Colorado
- 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 RecordEffective storage of wildland seeds helps alleviate supply shortages and mitigates variable production associated with annual weather patterns. The storage environment is critical for seeds like…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- ultrastructure
- storage quality
- mitochondria
- cold storage
- frozen storage
- radicles
- imbibition
- viability
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- seedlings
- Wyoming
- temperature
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordWinterfat (Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.) diaspores harvested from 1 Canadian and 2 USA sites were imbibed at 0, 5, 10, and 20 degrees C. It was hypothesized that imbibition temperature affects seed…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- cold tolerance
- imbibition
- seed weight
- ambient temperature
- Saskatchewan
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- Wyoming
- botanical composition
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordPerformance of cow-calf (Bos taurus) and ewe-lamb (Ovisaries) units was compared under multispecies versus single-species grazing and deferred-rotation versus continuous stocking during a 10-year…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- grazing season
- land productivity
- mixed grazing
- seasons
- lambs
- ewes
- performance
- liveweight gain
- calves
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- beef cows
- rotational grazing
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordSevere livestock losses caused by tall larkspur (Delphinium spp.) consumption have caused many producers to try various preventative measures, including the use of mineral-salt supplementation. The…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- dose response
- dosage
- training (animals)
- poisoning
- Delphinium barbeyi
- dietary mineral supplements
- barley
- cattle
- Utah
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordConcern over the humane treatment and diminishing numbers of feral horses (Equus caballus) led to their protection under the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971. The potential for rapid…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- opportunity costs
- feral herds
- wildlife
- horses
- linear models
- stocking rate
- sward destruction
- species differences
- forbs
- steers
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- range management
- grasses