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- Library Collection RecordThe story of the underdogs that took out their forest adversaries with powerful allies – fire and the great herds. Grasses created an open sunlit world, rich in plants and animals, including those…Publication Date 2021
- fire
- grasslands
- herds
- Library Collection RecordDevelopment of comprehensive spatially explicit fire occurrence data remains one of the most critical needs for fire managers globally, and especially for conservation across the southeastern United…Publication Date 2021
- Burned area
- prescribed fire
- fire metrics
- fire history
- fire regime
- fire management
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordPastoralism is globally significant in social, environmental, and economic terms. However, it experiences crises rooted in misconceptions and poor interdisciplinary understanding, while being largely…Publication Date 2021
- pastoralism
- Participatory approaches
- Transdisciplinarity
- interdisciplinary
- Library Collection RecordEcosystem services have been extensively studied in recent decades. Most of the thousands of scholarly papers published on the subject have focused on describing the production, spatial extent, and…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordSoil salinity affects a large part of the region in Iran. Salinity covers 12.5% of total area of the country. Priming of seeds in sodium chloride and water (hydro-priming) has been reported to be a…Publication Date 2015
- Halopriming
- Hydropriming
- Imbibing
- Salt-tolerant
- Secale cereale
- Secale ceremont
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordThe overgrazing and excessive utilization of rangelands has caused vegetation and soil degradation in many rangelands. In the rangeland management, the soil and vegetation elements, environmental…Publication Date 2015
- rangeland restoration
- Mortar stone dam
- contour furrow
- Soil Fertilization
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are the main sources of forage for livestock feeding by local people. Beside forage production, rangeland ecosystems provide many other goods and services such as medicinal plants,…Publication Date 2015
- Rangeland ecosystems
- Local People
- Exploiters
- Rangelands goods and services
- Hezarjarib
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordOne of the main objectives of ecosystem management is to preserve the species diversity. Many researchers regard higher species diversity as the stability of ecological systems. The aim of this study…Publication Date 2015
- diversity
- Topographic factors
- Ghorkhud mountainous rangelands
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of physiological and environmental factors is important for forage grass production. Festuca ovina is a grass species adapted to Azerbaijan region climate, Iran. This species is a valuable…Publication Date 2015
- Super-Absorbent polymers
- manure
- Rangeland species
- vegetation cover
- soil nutrients
- Drought Stress
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordAccurate knowledge of spatial distribution of soil physical and chemical properties is needed for suitable management and proper use of rangelands in Masileh plain, Qom, Iran. In present study, for…Publication Date 2015
- geostatistics
- soil properties
- Variogram
- Masileh plain
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordGenetic variations within the species of Agropyron desertorum and 2 varieties of A. cristatum subsp. pectinatum var. imbricatum and A. cristatum subsp. pectinatum var. pectinatum were studied using…Publication Date 2015
- Agropyron complex
- genetic diversity
- Leaf total proteins
- morphology
- Wild population
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordTragacanth Gum is one of the most important medicinal and industrial products of rangelands and is obtained from the incision of gum tragacanth-producing Astragalus including Astragalus keyserlingii…Publication Date 2015
- Gum tragacanth
- Incision
- Number of harvests
- Astragalus
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordThe fragile state of temperate indigenous grasslands globally has galvanised action in the form of the Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative of the International Union for Conservation of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordPlant communities differ in their species composition, and, thus, also in their functional trait composition, at different stages in the succession from arable fields to grazed grassland. We examine…Publication Date 2014
- remote sensing
- Spectrophotometry
- arable-to-grassland succession
- Ellenburg indicator values
- image spectroscopy
- HySpec spectrometer
- Sweden
- Library Collection RecordPat Johnson and Roger Gates of South Dakota State University explain how to correctly estimate utilization of forage in a rangeland setting. Source: Autonomy ProductionsPublication Date 2012
- utilization
- forage
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSome ecosystems in North America have been so radically transformed by human activity, that they have often been described as domesticated. Chris Call of Utah State University examines how cheatgrass…Publication Date 2012
- range management
- sagebrush
- juniper
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- United States
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University gives an up close and personal look at a wildfire raging across her family's land. With her background in range ecology, it is the perfect opportunity…Publication Date 2012
- wildfires
- grasslands
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University takes us on a tour of the TNC's Tall Grass Prairie reserve. She explains the relations between historical Bison grazing, periodic fire, and drought in…Publication Date 2012
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- fires
- invasive species
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordJohn Taylor of the University of Queensland Gaton and Mike Chuk of the Desert Channels Group discuss the ongoing encroachment of woody species in Australia's grasslands. Largely, this is because…Publication Date 2012
- woodlands
- grasslands
- climate change
- Australia
- Queensland
- woodland encroachment
- Library Collection RecordTef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.)Trotter] is an ancient and major cereal crop in Ethiopia. Increasing tef yield partly requires developing cultivars that are tolerant to low moisture supply. An experiment…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordThe beef industry has seen a remarkable transition over the last fifty years. Although, most of the animals are still born and raised by small ranches, the vast majority are processed at an…Publication Date 2012
- cattle
- ranching
- cooperatives
- California
- Local Food
- Library Collection RecordThese stories provide examples of how University of Arizona Cooperative Extension (UACE) translates research-based information to help people solve real, everyday problems and improve the quality of…Publication Date 2012
- cattle
- grazing management
- ranching
- economics
- profitability
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFeral animals are a big problem in Australia. Recent government reports suggest they may be causing 750 million dollars of damage annually. Tom Garret is what's known as a "roo shooter.…Publication Date 2012
- Feral animals
- wildlife management
- harvesting
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThese people, at the edge of the desert, are the human face of a change affecting the entire planet. The global average temperature increase in the last 40 years is about 0.7 Celsius. Mongolia has…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordMining constituents about 80% of the Mongolia economy. Two decades ago, almost the entire economy was agriculture based. Mining experts predict that the new resources may last as long as fifty years.Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection Record
26 The Dig Tree
In 1861, 19 men set out on an expedition from Melbourne Australia in search of the North Coast. What happened next is one of Australia's most compelling and tragic pieces of history. John Taylor…Publication Date 2012 - Library Collection RecordJohn Taylor, of the University of Queensland Gatton, has been working in Australia's rangelands for over thirty years. The people that he has befriended in the Outback are creative and…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordPeter Schmidt of OBE beef discusses with John Taylor of the University of Queensland - Gatton the benefits of harvesting organic Mitchell grass hay and feeding it to his USDA and NASA organic…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordPeter Schmidt of Alawoona discusses with John Taylor of the University of Queensland - Gatton the benefits of using Mulga woodlands in combination with Mitchell grass plains in his organic certified…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordMongolia's rural towns are largely undeveloped and most have limited electricity. New dams are providing the energy needed for the new economy, but in combination with climate change, this…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection Record
31 Ninja Miners
In the wake of the economy transition from sustenance to capitalism, many disposed herders have no way to survive and no way to make money. They often resort to digging for gold in the wake of larger…Publication Date 2012 - Library Collection RecordChris Call of Utah State meets with Rick Danvir the wildlife biologist for the Deseret ranch. This massive 200,000 private ranch manages not only 10,000 cows, but at least as many wild herbivores and…Publication Date 2012
- grazing management
- wildlife management
- ranching
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordCurrently, there are approximately 160 producing gas fields in the Cooper Basin feeding into major production facilities at Moomba in South Australia and Ballera in Queensland through an extensive…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordScott Walker of the Utah Division of Wildlife Habitat discusses the management objectives and challenges facing Utah's mountain brush areas. This is critical habitat for all manner of species…Publication Date 2012
- wildlife management
- wildlife
- habitats
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordJohn Taylor of the University of Queensland Gaton and Mike Chuk of the Desert Channels Group discuss the ongoing encroachment of woody species in Australia's grasslands. Largely, this is because…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordThe team at the National Center of Atmospheric Research explain how global temperature regimes will shift with climate change and the significance of such changes.Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordChris Call of Utah State meets with Rick Danvir the wildlife biologist for the Deseret ranch. This massive 200,000 private ranch manages not only 10,000 cows, but at least as many wild herbivores and…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordOur planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect the frequency or intensity of droughts? It's all explained here in this edition of…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- drought
- temperature
- Precipitation regime
- Library Collection RecordLearn about the career of a range conservationist working for the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. Source: Agriculture in the Classroom, Utah University Cooperative ExtensionPublication Date 2011
- range management
- managers
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis study reports on a simulation growth model developed to predict daily gain (DG) of dairy cattle heifers. The model input parameters are gross energy (GE), ash, crude protein (CP), organic…Publication Date 2011
- Library Collection RecordThe Red List of South African plants published in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, assessed for the first time the conservation status of all 20 456 of South Africa’s described…Publication Date 2011
- Library Collection RecordThe South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) recently released the outcome of the South Africa–Norway bio-safety cooperation project ‘Monitoring the environmental impacts of GM…Publication Date 2011
- Library Collection RecordPsidium guajava (guava) is recognised as the third most important invasive alien plant species in the moist savanna biome of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. The cost of initial clearing of…Publication Date 2011
- Library Collection RecordRanchers and researchers restore a high-desert watershed in an area experiencing juniper enroachment.Publication Date 2010
- sagebrush
- juniper
- range management
- United States
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordTwo travelers seek wisdom from the past, in a land wrestling with it's future . . . for more information please visit www.autonomyproductions.com/?p=41 Orgil, the urban girl and Baagi, the…Publication Date 2010
- Library Collection RecordThis video explains the importance of the sagebrush ecosystem and the impacts of cheatgrass invasion and juniper enroachment on this critical resource.Publication Date 2010
- plants
- Library Collection RecordBob Henson from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research helps us understand 20th century temperature changes and what this can tell us about the future. (Source: University Corporation…Publication Date 2010
- Climatic change
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordBob Henson from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research helps us understand 20th century temperature changes and what this can tell us about the future. (Source: University Corporation…Publication Date 2010
- Climatic change
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordThis video summarizes the importance of rangelands and rangeland management in today's society.Publication Date 2010
- rangelands
- grazing management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis video provides a quick summary of the differences between Wyoming's grazers and browsers and their dietary preferences.Publication Date 2009
- grazing
- browsing
- wildlife
- Wyoming