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- Library Collection RecordWhether you are about to negotiate your first lease, renew an old one, or expand your operation, this workshop will help you get the terms and security you need from your agricultural lease. We will…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWhile many species of Junipers (Juniperus spp.) are native to the Great Plains, their populations have immensely increased during the last 50 years. Factors that led to the current population size…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordWhile the United States has built its current dairy industry by aggregating farms, often pasture-based, into larger operations on concentrated feedlots, countries around the world have very different…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWhy is it that nonscientists have a way of glazing over when an exuberant scientist proudly shows charts, graphics with clusters of dots and explains them with terms like ecosystem resilience,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWild horse management on western rangelands is an ecological and sociological issue of escalating concern. Identifying potential dietary overlap between horses and livestock and wildlife will help…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWildfire in Wyoming big sagebrush communities increases the risk of exotic annual grass invasion, results in short-term loss of forage, and decreases habitat for sage-grouse and other sagebrush-…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWildfire, conversion of sagebrush habitat to invasive annual grasses, primarily cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), and conifer expansion are primary threats to the sustainability of Greater Sage-Grouse (…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWildfires in the Western United States have increased in size and frequency in recent years. Land managers have sought tools to reduce fuels and thus reduce wildfire risk. Fuel reductions increase…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWildland fire is a natural disturbance and an important driver of ecological change. With the development of State and Transition Models, post-fire vegetation response was documented on several…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWildlife rehabilitation is an important field, dedicated to helping wildlife that have been adversely affected by a variety of factors, as well as helping scientists study the health and behaviors of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordWind energy is renewable and therefore a popular clean alternative to fossil fuels. Consequently, it is a politically attractive alternative to oil and natural gas production so financial incentives…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWind pollination remains little studied, especially the mechanism by which grains are abscised from anthers. Using the cosmopolitan weed Plantago lanceolata, we show via a shaker table in the…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWinterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata), a North American native, and forage kochia (Bassia prostrate), native to Eurasia, share a similar ecological niche and serve similar conservation and nutritional…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordWith future environmental conditions predicted to change to higher temperatures and drier environment combined with data indicating these trends may already beginning to occur the question of which…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordWith limited management (i.e., feral or wild) cattle tend to form stable subgroups based on matriarchal lines. However common livestock management practices may disrupt formation of matriarchal…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordWith rangelands being one of the greatest sources for novel scales of energy development, it is clear that actions are needed to understand how energy development alters various economic, cultural…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWith rangelands being one of the greatest sources for novel scales of energy development, it is clear that actions are needed to understand how energy development boosts or degrades various economic…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWith the potential listing of the Greater Sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act, efforts to evaluate, prioritize, and mitigate Sage-grouse habitat will be necessary. By using large samples of…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWithin NIFA, the unique concept of integration is defined as bringing the three components of the agricultural knowledge system research, education and extension (REE) together focused on an issue.…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWoody plant encroachment is one of the major threats to mesic grasslands. Dynamics of encroachers is mainly controlled by fire. The absence of fire for a year can be considered a disturbance, because…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordWoody plant expansion is a global phenomenon that alters the spatial distribution of nutrients, biomass, and fuels in affected ecosystems. Altered fuel patterns across the landscape influences…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordWyoming big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) rangelands across Nevada's various regions, major land resource areas (MLRA), ecological sites, and elevation zones have been mowed…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordYellow Flag Iris (YFI) (Iris pseudacorus) is a non-native, invasive plant that is causing substantial changes to the ecology and adjacent riparian habitat of the Niobrara River in Sioux County,…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection Record  The K-State Research and Extension Forage Task Force surveyed Kansas rangelands during the course of seasonal changes to enable producers and managers to better estimate the feed value of their…Publication Date 2002
- Kansas
- Library Collection RecordThe great spatial extent of rangelands combined with recent emphasis on rangeland health has prompted a need for more efï¬cient and cost effective management tools. The Moderate Resolution Imaging…Publication Date 2002
- Library Collection RecordAbstracts and bibliographies from the 64th annual meeting of the Society for Range Management. Good for location of resources.Publication Date 2011
- Library Collection RecordThis workshop was developed to determine the state-of-the-science for soil monitoring on National Forests and Rangelands. We asked international experts in the field of soil monitoring, soil…Publication Date 2010
- United States
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring is the orderly collection, analysis and interpretation of information and data used to make short- and long-term management decisions (Wyoming Range Service Team 2001). Therefore,…Publication Date 2007
- Library Collection RecordIn two Mulga pasture types and in a Sandy Open Woodland, the effect of exclosure from grazing cattle during seven years,and distance from water were studied. Standing biomass levels fluctuated more…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of sheep and rabbits grazing on the vegetation and its regeneration measured in the 275 mm annual rainfall zone on three overgrazed sites between 1968 and 1980. It was found that where the…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe population dynamics of Astrebla spp. at two levels of grazing and exclosure are expressed in the form of age structure and used to project the likely changes due to drought. It is concluded that…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordIn a mulga (Acacia aneura) woodland pasture, the survival of mature grasses and their seedlings was more strongly influenced by seasonal conditions than by grazing, although heavily grazed pastures…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordAnimal activity and the distribution of' faeces were studied on a small paddock grazed intensively by Merino sheep. Irrespective of whether sites were used for camping or grazing, the pattern of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordA method for obtaining quantitative diet information for sheep is described. It requires no elaborate equipment or procedures. Dietary intake is measured as the daily difference in available forage…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordAfter 50 years of experience in the Arid Zone, I am not optimistic that it is possible for economic continuous grazing of the pastoral lands without very drastic management changes. In an article of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordA comparatively new demographic phenomenon occurring in the central Australian arid rangelands is the establishment of micro - communities, of homelands or outstation Aboriginal people, scattered…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordComputer simulation modelling provides a valuable means of understanding the functioning of Australia's rangelands and predicting the outcomes of various management strategies. Models are…Publication Date 2004
- simulation models
- global warming
- pastoralism
- Library Collection RecordA joint rangeland survey team from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of LandInformation has the responsibility for determining carrying capacities for the pastoral areas of…Publication Date 2004
- surveys
- sustainable land management
- Buffel grass (Cenchrus)
- Library Collection RecordTo effectively manage weeds, information on the individual species' distribution and habitat is required. Both habitat and distribution can be described at a range of scales. In this study the…Publication Date 2004
- habitat
- soil surveys
- invasive species
- Library Collection RecordIn order to minimise resource damage and enhance long -term productivity, pastoralists need improved seasonal forecasting knowledge and tools to better manage for the high climate variability that…Publication Date 2004
- productivity
- pastoralism
- El Nino
- La Niña
- Library Collection RecordOver 200,000 sq km or 60% of Rajasthan is arid, and forms 62% of the Indian arid zone. Annual rainfall spans 100-350 mm, is largely monsoonal and highly variable, and grazing is the major land use.…Publication Date 2004
- Monsoon climate
- crop production
- Irrigation canals
- Library Collection RecordThe European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is one of the most damaging environmental pests inAustralia. Over much of their range, rabbits live in large underground warrens. Large amounts of soil are…Publication Date 2004
- Pests
- productivity
- Yathong Nature Reserve
- Western NSW
- Library Collection RecordCalibrating a continental scale spatial model running at a daily time step is a challenging task. There are about 270,000 pixels for which a calculation is made. Parameters have to be estimated for…Publication Date 2004
- satellite observation
- statistics
- Library Collection RecordRabbits have been a major problem creating over grazing and increasing the impacts of drought in the rangelands. Rabbits have the ability to eat 10-150 g of food per day, which when a doe can produce…Publication Date 2004
- overgrazing
- Ripping (tillage)
- Library Collection RecordAs permanent sources of water within arid and seasonally dry landscapes, mound springs provide refuge habitat for flora and fauna, and historically have been a focus for Aboriginal culture and…Publication Date 2004
- Arid climate
- groundwater
- Library Collection RecordAsbestos grass (Pennisetum basedowii) is an annual or short-lived perennial which occurs across northern Australia on floodplains and in Mitchell grass (Astrebla spp) pastures. It is most abundant…Publication Date 2004
- perennials
- floodplains
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordFire is a feature of the Australian landscape, within the vast desert regions, the northern tropical savannas and the southern coastal forests and heathlands. Its occurrence and impact within the…Publication Date 2004
- Rainfall patterns
- rural communities
- Library Collection RecordAlready, major reforms have been implemented to land tenures and land ownership in Australia'srangelands, markedly restructuring the property, use and access rights awarded to major interest…Publication Date 2004
- access to land
- production values
- Library Collection RecordTourism is a growth industry across most of Australia's rangelands. In some regions income from tourism outweighs income from traditional primary industries. However, tourism is not a silver…Publication Date 2004
- employment
- biodiversity conservation
- Library Collection RecordTo address equity in relation to the cost of conservation on privately managed land the Brewarrina Regional Vegetation Committee has developed a conceptual market -based instrument, termed `…Publication Date 2004
- government
- Western Division
- Market Based Instruments