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- Library Collection RecordUtilization levels and residual height are tools for adaptive management, not management objectives. Utilization/residual measurements are subject to many sources of sampling, procedural and personal…Publication Date 2018-10
- adaptive management
- grazing management
- monitoring
- residual vegetation
- stubble height
- utilization
- Library Collection RecordTanglehead is a native bunchgrass with a pan-tropical distribution. Historically, tanglehead was common but not abundant in southern Texas and was considered a decreaser whose presence indicated good…Publication Date 2018-04
- grazing management
- habitat quality
- invasive grasses
- native grasses
- prescribed fire
- rangeland improvement
- Library Collection RecordNorth American prairies are acknowledged to have evolved with grazing following fire. Given this evolutionary fire-grazing interaction, our objective was to determine whether seasonal timing of…Publication Date 2017
- burn
- grassland
- grazing management
- land management
- mowing
- postfire grazing
- productivity
- rangeland
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordChilean needle grass [Nassella neesiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth; CNG] is a perennial spear grass that has invaded pastures in south-eastern Australia and can lead to a substantial reduction of…Publication Date 2014
- management
- grazing
- sheep
- grazing management
- pasture management
- sheep
- Weeds
- Alien invasive species
- grasslands
- animal production
- Herbicide
- soils
- seeds
- Austrailia
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • This case study demonstrates the importance of adaptive management to the resilience of a ranch. • With a combination of strategic livestock and grazing management, especially…Publication Date 2013-10-01
- grazing management
- ranch profitability
- optimum stocking rate
- flexible grazing
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • To condition plant communities for desired eventdriven change, plants should not be defoliated during critical periods of their life cycle year after year. • Because animal…Publication Date 2013-10-01
- grazing management
- guidelines for adequate plant recovery from defoliation
- adaptive grazing management
- Library Collection RecordCattle weight gain responses to seasonal weather variability are difficult to predict for rangelands because few long-term (>20 yr) studies have been conducted. However, an increased understanding…Publication Date 2013-07-01
- beef cattle production
- climate variability
- decision support tools
- grazing management
- model averaging
- semiarid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordVarious sensors and analytic tools have been developed to assist with the collection and analysis of data regarding the activities of animals at pasture. We tested an accelerometry-based activity…Publication Date 2013-05-01
- activity monitor
- cow
- grazing behavior
- grazing management
- linear discriminant analysis
- logistic regression
- Library Collection RecordNitrogen (N) availability can strongly influence forage quality and the capacity for semiarid rangelands to respond to increasing atmospheric CO2. Although many pathways of nitrogen input and loss…Publication Date 2013-01-01
- grazing management
- Great Plains
- large herbivores
- nitrogen cycling
- semiarid grasslands
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordThe present study assessed the effects of deferred grazing management on rangeland condition using aboveground biomass, vegetation cover and species composition as indicators of range condition. The…Publication Date 2013
- grazing
- vegetation
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- rangeland
- biomass
- grazing management
- ngitili
- species diversity
- vegetation cover
- Shinyanga
- Meatu districts
- Tanzania
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordQuestions How does horse or sheep grazing affect species richness, diversity and functional composition of plant communities in sub-Mediterranean grasslands? What are the implications of grazing…Publication Date 2012
- Dominant species control
- Functional plant traits
- Grazing avoidance
- grazing management
- grazing tolerance
- Plant diversity conservation
- grazing
- sheep
- horses
- grasslands
- management
- species richness
- diversity
- Italy
- Library Collection RecordThe present study highlights the effects of sheep grazing and precipitation on herbage and animal performance in a grazed steppe of Inner Mongolia. Experimental data were collected during grazing…Publication Date 2012
- grazing experiment
- grazing intensity
- grazing management
- Herbage Quality
- Mongolia
- net primary production
- Mongolia
- China
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of deferred grazing (no defoliation of pastures for a period generally from spring to autumn) and fertilizer application on plant population density, ground cover and soil moisture in a…Publication Date 2012
- grazing management
- sustainability
- tiller density
- perennial grasses
- phosphorus
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordTo support the further development of grazing practices for dairy production systems based on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), allometric relationships among leaf-stage categories and…Publication Date 2012
- perennial ryegrass
- leaf stage
- regrowth
- nutritive value
- grazing management
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by domestic livestock is one of the most widespread uses of the rangelands of Australia. There is limited information on the effects of grazing by domestic livestock on the vertebrate fauna…Publication Date 2012
- conservation biology
- grazing management
- Savanna ecology
- wildlife ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordVirtual fences (VF) are based on sensory cues delivered to domestic animals with the aim of controlling their spatial behaviour without any physical barrier. VF represent an approach for controlling…Publication Date 2012
- conditioned stimulus
- grazing management
- social attraction
- virtual fencing
- Salon de Provence
- France
- Library Collection RecordThe debate regarding the benefits of rotational grazing has eluded resolution within the US rangeland profession for more than 60 yr. This forum examines the origin of the debate and the major…Publication Date 2011-07-01
- adaptive management
- complex ecological systems
- ecosystem management
- grazing management
- social-ecological systems
- Library Collection RecordLivestock performance is a critical indicator of grassland production systems and is influenced strongly by precipitation and stocking rates. However, these relationships require further…Publication Date 2011-05-01
- liveweight gain
- grazing management
- inner Mongolia
- optimal stocking rates
- Stipa breviflora Griseb
- Library Collection RecordAbove-ground net primary production (ANPP) of northern wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus [Scribn. J. G. Sm.] Gould) and western porcupine grass (Hesperostipa curtiseta [Hitchc.] Barkworth) was…Publication Date 2011-05-01
- ANPP
- Canadian Prairies
- grazing management
- landform elements
- land forms
- landscapes
- Northern Mixed Prairie
- northern wheatgrass
- western porcupine grass
- Library Collection RecordRotational grazing systems (RGS) are often implemented to alleviate undesirable selective grazing by livestock. At both fine and coarse scales, livestock selectively graze individual plants, patches…Publication Date 2011-01-01
- foraging strategies
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- livestock behavior
- livestock distribution
- stocking density
- Library Collection RecordComplete rest or grazing deferment is a general recommendation to encourage vegetative recovery following fire in the western United States. However, effects of grazing deferments on animal…Publication Date 2011-01-01
- body weight gain
- deferred grazing
- grazing management
- postfire grazing
- summer burn
- Library Collection RecordLong-term information on the effects of managed grazing versus excluded grazing effects on vegetation composition of desert rangelands is limited. Our study objectives were to evaluate changes in…Publication Date 2011-01-01
- drought
- grazing management
- range condition
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordSuccessful prairie restoration will depend in part on convincing private landowners with agricultural and recreational use goals to implement appropriate rangeland management practices, such as…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- adaptive ecosystem management
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- Juniperus virginiana
- landowner attitudes
- prairie restoration
- prescribed burning
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed fire is used to reduce the rate of woody plant encroachment in grassland ecosystems. However, fire is challenging to apply in continuously grazed pastures because of the difficulty in…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- aerial imagery
- brush management
- cattle
- grazing management
- Prosopis glandulosa
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordWe examined the independent and combined effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on herbaceous plant production in shortgrass steppe of northeastern Colorado in the North American Great…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- blue grama
- Bouteloua gracilis
- dry matter digestibility
- forage quality
- grazing management
- North American Great Plains
- semiarid grasslands
- soil moisture
- Library Collection RecordWhat is new to our management is active landscape restoration, which we have commenced by participating in the Ecosystem Management Understanding (EMU) ProjectTM through the Neales River Catchment…Publication Date 2010
- Feral animals
- grazing management
- feral herds
- landscape care
- Australia
- Pastoralists
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Murray-Darling Basin is a Social-Ecological System (SES) of major importance to Australia and includes extensive wetland areas in the north western parts of New South Wales. Historical land use…Publication Date 2010
- grazing management
- Murray-Darling Basin
- weed invasion
- Library Collection RecordRangeland systems cover vast areas of the earth s surface containing great diversity of life, and contribute to the livelihoods and welfare of millions of people. The management of rangeland systems…Publication Date 2010
- behavioral syndromes
- grazing distribution
- Individual foraging behavior
- large herbivores
- phenotypic plasticity
- grazing management
- grazing
- management
- rangelands
- foraging ecology
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines if post-fire deferment and periodic rests provided by rotational grazing allowed for more rapid recovery of soil cover, soil chemical and physical parameters, and vegetation…Publication Date 2010
- grazing management
- infiltration
- prescribed burning
- soil health
- summer fire
- rangeland restoration
- Soil Condition
- management
- grazing
- fire ecology
- plant production
- plant community ecology
- rangeland condition
- rangelands
- Texas
- USA
- Library Collection RecordThis paper takes as its starting point the assertion that current rangeland management in the central Eastern Cape Province (former Ciskei) of South Africa, is characterised primarily by an '…Publication Date 2010
- Communal lands
- institutions
- grazing management
- fencing
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordWildlife conservationists and agencies have recommended managing rangelands for vegetation heterogeneity to improve wildlife habitat, particularly for many grassland birds. However, range management…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- ecosystem heterogeneity
- grassland birds
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- land management policy
- livestock distribution
- rangeland policy
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordOur objective was to determine the short-term response of bluebunch wheatgrass and medusahead to defoliation of wheatgrass designed to stimulate regrowth through tillering. We hypothesized that…Publication Date 2009-05-01
- competitive ability
- grazing management
- invasive plants
- stimulation grazing
- tillering
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine the effects of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaertn.) defoliation intensity and timing on medusahead density and biomass. We hypothesized…Publication Date 2008-03-01
- annual grasses
- grazing management
- invasive species
- weed prevention
- Library Collection RecordIn spite of overwhelming experimental evidence to the contrary, rotational grazing continues to be promoted and implemented as the only viable grazing strategy. The goals of this synthesis are to 1)…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- continuous grazing
- domestic herbivores
- grazed ecosystems
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordPhyla canescens (lippia) is an invasive weed from South America that is now widespread throughout floodplains and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia. Lippia has invaded internationally…Publication Date 2008
- floodplains
- grazing management
- competition
- Murray Darling Basin
- seasonal rest
- Library Collection RecordThis paper explores the relationships between graziers’ goals, perceived impediments to biodiversity conservation and suitable incentives to facilitate the adoption of conservation practices in the…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordGrazing management has conventionally involved continuous or rotational systems. These may result in strong grazing gradients from watering points and accentuation of problems relating to selective…Publication Date 2008
- grazing management
- pastoral society
- Library Collection RecordSpring elk grazing may reduce forage availability for wildlife or livestock in summer and may harm forage resources on foothill rangeland. We quantified bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- clipping
- defoliation response
- elk
- grazing management
- herbivory
- overcompensation
- Library Collection RecordDeveloping sustainable ranch management systems requires integrated research that examines interrelations among ecological and economic factors. In south central Florida, where phosphorus (P) loading…Publication Date 2007-01-01
- stocking rate
- stocking density
- water quality
- grazing management
- cow-calf operations
- economic performance
- phosphorus
- bioindicators
- Library Collection RecordStudies of Anderson and Scherzinger’s forage conditioning hypothesis have generated varied results. Our objectives were: 1) to evaluate late summer/early fall forage quality of crested wheatgrass (…Publication Date 2007-01-01
- diet quality
- forage quality
- grazing management
- nutrition
- wildlife habitats
- Library Collection RecordCow-calf productivity on 2 lightly (25%-30% use) and 2 conservatively grazed pastures (35%-40% use) were evaluated over a 5-year-period (1997 to 2001) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New…Publication Date 2007-01-01
- rangelands
- grazing management
- forage
- drought
- cattle productivity
- Library Collection RecordWe analyze a dynamic and stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. The ecosystem is driven by stochastic precipitation. A risk averse farmer chooses a…Publication Date 2007
- Ecological-economic model
- Semi-arid rangeland
- grazing management
- Risk aversion
- uncertainty
- sustainability
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordVegetative differences and changes were evaluated over a 6-year period (1999-2004) on adjoining conservatively grazed and grazing-excluded (22 years) shortgrass rangelands in northwestern New Mexico…Publication Date 2006-11-01
- rangelands
- cattle
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordThere is increased interest in the use of summer-season fires to limit woody plant encroachment on southern prairie grasslands, but collateral effects of these fires on grasses are poorly understood…Publication Date 2006-05-01
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- C4 grasses
- grazing management
- herbage production
- prescribed burning
- summer fire
- woody plant encroachment
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2006-02-01
- stubble
- vegetation
- environmental monitoring
- riparian areas
- livestock
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2006-02-01
- livestock
- grazing management
- stream channels
- riparian areas
- guidelines
- Montana
- Library Collection RecordLivestock grazing at light-to-moderate intensities can have positive impacts on rangeland vegetation in arid-to-semiarid areas. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range…Publication Date 2006-02-01
- rangelands
- grazing intensity
- grazing management
- vegetation
- species diversity
- crop production
- drought
- statistics
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThe ability of heavy, light, and variable stocking, rotational spelling (R/Spell) and a SOIVariable strategy to cope with rainfall variability was tested over 8 years. Individual annual live weight…Publication Date 2006
- grazing management
- strategies
- animal production
- pastures
- north Queensland