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- Library Collection RecordConservation of the sagebrush biome has been driven by multi-stakeholder efforts to find science-driven solutions at the appropriate spatial scale. Chief among these is the Science Framework that…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe goal of every monitoring program is to collect high-quality data which can then be used to provide information to decision makers. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Assessment, Inventory, and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordMuch of California�s annual rangeland has become infested with weedy grasses.� These weeds adversely affect the rangeland forage quality.�� This paper considers yearling stocking rates and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNorth American grasslands historically had a suite of large herbivores that not only grazed (i.e. bison) but also browsed (i.e. elk, pronghorn, deer). Elk in the tallgrass prairie were extirpated by…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBridge Creek, a tributary to the Lower John Day River, flows through the high-desert of central Oregon and serves as an important spawning and rearing stream for Mid-Columbia Steelhead.� Much of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordUncontrolled grazing exacerbates climate-warming effects on riparian soil functions. Temperature is an important driver of evapotranspiration and decomposition and therefore can be a sensitive…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTumbleweed (Salsola sp.) was introduced to the United States, initially in South Dakota, from Russia in the 1870s.� It was first observed in California in 1895.� This plant is widespread across…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordInvasive annual grasses are altering vegetation dynamics in the Western U.S., decreasing plant diversity and altering forage availability for livestock and wildlife. Preparation and reseeding annual…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGrazing animals represent a sustainable tool to control invasive species like medusahead (Taeniantherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski), although the low nutritional quality of this weed constrains its…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSagebrush steppe and associated meadow systems are critical habitat in the Great Basin for wildlife and provide important ecosystem goods and services. Expansion of pinyon (Pinus�spp.) and juniper…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAll organisms have some range of temperature that constrains their ability to function properly (i.e., thermal sensitivity) and can even influence individual fitness. Thus, understanding the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThrough USDA-NRCS funded sage-grouse habitat improvement projects, more than 1,000 ranchers have restored or conserved approximately 4.5 million acres, with private land conservation expected to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNorthern Great Plains (NGP) grasslands evolved under the influence of grazing and fire, resulting in mosaics of habitats of low to high seral plant communities. Much of that heterogeneity has been…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordLivestock grazing is one potential contributor to non-point source contamination of water bodies, and is commonly assumed to reduce water quality. In some cases, cessation of grazing activities is…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWoody encroachment, due to fire suppression, alters plant community composition in rangelands worldwide. Encroachment of western snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) has led to an alteration of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordHow livestock grazing is managed can have profound effects on how streams function over time and how these systems both respond to and even change the environment around them. In the Maggie and Susie…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the northern Great Plains,�the resilience of perennial grasslands largely depends on successful tiller recruitment and establishment from belowground bud banks.�However, over the decades,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWestern wheatgrass is an important cool-season species in the Northern Great Plains mixed-grass prairie for ecological function, wildlife habitat, and livestock forage.� Western wheatgrass relies…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBovine ephemeral fever (BEF), commonly known as three-day sickness, caused by bovine ephemeral fever virus which is transmitted by mosquitoes and other biting insects.� The characteristic symptoms…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the western U.S., millions of hectares of perennial grasslands, shrublands, and forestlands are held in the public domain and managed by state and federal agencies for multiple land uses,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has allocated extensive resources for brush management (removal) as a conservation practice to control woody species encroachment on rangelands.…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is the second-largest mammalian carnivore in sub-Saharan Africa.� This species has historically played an important role as scavenger and predator in wildland…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPurple threeawn (Aristida purpurea Nutt.) is a native warm season bunch grass that is quickly gaining attention in western Kansas on The Nature Conservancy�s Smoky Valley Ranch. We see a decrease…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordLentic systems scattered across Northern Nevada offer windows of opportunity for an ecosystem to make best use of its limiting resource: water. Compared to the surrounding landscape, these wet…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThere is widespread agreement that many lentic meadows throughout Nevada are functionally at risk, threatening the long-term stability and possibly the short-term quality of habitat critical for…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe importance of monitoring for adaptive management of rangelands has been well established. However, the actual use of monitoring data in rangeland management decisions has been modest despite…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordImplementing a strategic native seed collection process begins with coordinated efforts between Great Basin regions and states. In Nevada, Federal and State partners are targeting native grasses and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burn associations are the cooperatives that share knowledge, experience, and equipment among contributing members to increase the application and safety of fire as a management tool.�…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe HARPER process utilizes LANDSAT 8 imagery to accurately identify and map areas of low herbage and areas of undesirably high herbage in designated Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard (BNLL) core areas…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRiparian areas account for as little as 2% of the settled portion of Alberta�s landscape, but they provide essential ecological functions, including water storage, forage production and critical…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordHuisache (Acacia farnesiana [L.] Willd.) is expanding in range and density and displacing more desirable forage species in South Texas. We characterized optimal timing and environmental conditions…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordHuisache (Acacia farnesiana [L.] Willd.), a pest tree species on rangelands throughout south Texas, resists control via herbicide, fire, or mechanical methods through vigorous resprouting and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Twin Peaks Herd Management Area for wild horses and burros in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada has exceeded appropriate management levels in recent years.� The steady rise in…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn Modoc County, located in northeastern California there is a unique rangeland area heavily populated by wild horses and managed primarily by US Forest Service known as the Devil's Garden. Wild…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDisturbed rangelands present significant challenges to resource managers and land owners.� In the Great Basin, exotic annual grasses have truncated secondary succession by outcompeting native…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWe conducted three germination experiments to develop propagation protocols for Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. and Menodora scabra A. Gray. Experiments were: seed germination under osmotic stress at 0…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Soils and Range disciplines of BLM�s Miles City Field Office (MCFO) developed Ecological Site groups independently and almost simultaneously. Each identified the need for a landscape unit…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe many species of larkspur (Delphinium spp.) present one of the most serious, intractable, and complex challenges to livestock grazing management in the western United States. Larkspur plants…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordEcological site descriptions are increasingly being used by land managers to develop monitoring plans, design post-fire rehabilitation plans, and restore wildlife habitat. We have developed a system…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDisturbance Response Groups (DRGs) are used to scale up ecological sites by grouping ecological sites based on abiotic and biotic similarities and disturbance ecology of the Reference plant community…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNative plant communities in the Northern Great Plains evolved under periodic fire and substantial grazing pressure from native herbivores. Fire and grazing are two important drivers for maintaining…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNorthern Great Plains (NGP) grasslands evolved under the influence of grazing and fire, resulting in a mosaic of habitats of low, mid, and high seral plant communities. Much of that heterogeneity has…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by cattle affects plant morphology, phenology, and species composition, which can result in changes within invertebrate communities at broad scales.� For grassland songbirds, altered…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNumerous studies have shown that students who work actively to research, discuss, and perform experiments gain a deeper understanding of concepts within the field of rangeland sciences. To increase…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDiversity in the structure and botanical composition of grazing lands is commonly reported to provide the variety of habitat types needed for a diversity of birds. It follows that the use of a…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGrassland bird populations have declined more than any other guild of birds during the past 50 years as a result of habitat loss. The majority of remaining native grassland habitat in North America…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordCorrectly assessing whether rangeland ecosystem services are stable, improving, or degrading is of local to global importance.� In the USA, several plant and soil properties are measured as part of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordReliable information documenting characteristics of public land ranchers is needed to help land managers and policy makers understand ranchers� economic and social validity, the diversity of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata [Dum.-Cours] G. Don) is invading rangelands of the southern Great Plains and is believed to have negative impacts on livestock production and biodiversity. ï¿…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn 2007, Region 3 of the US Forest Service (encompassing all national forests in Arizona and New Mexico) implemented a new policy to require the use of adaptive management in the administration and…Publication Date 2018
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