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- Library Collection RecordThis page provides information and photographs of the tortoise and its habitat and ecology.Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Gopherus morafkai
- Sonoran Desert Tortoise
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serivice's Species Profile page for the Pima Pineapple Cactus provides general information on the cactus as well as an occurrence map, and links to related documentsPublication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordHistorically, livestock have been the main method of converting rangeland production into financial returns. It is possible that livestock will continue in this role, for the major portion of…Publication Date 2014
- Australia
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordThe Sonorensis is a magazine published by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Over the years it's articles have focused on a variety of topics central to the conservation of the flora and fauna of…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- climate change
- conservation
- cultural traditions
- edible plants
- Jaguar
- Sea of Cortez
- tradional foods
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA brief overview of the lifestyle, importance and variety of butterflies that reside in the Sonoran Desert.Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Butterflies
- Lepidoptera
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordYoung livestock and wildlife learn what to eat and where to live based on interactions with their mothers. Young animals learn about foods in the womb prior to birth, from mother’s milk and through…Publication Date 2013
- livestock
- Dietary components
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordThe Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is a 117,464-acre refuge that sits within the Altar Valley. Established in 1985, the refuge is primarily made up of semi-desert grasslands, ribboned by a…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing world human population, declining reserves of cheaply extracted fossil fuels, fresh water scarcity, and climatic instability will put tremendous pressure on world rangelands as the…Publication Date 2012
- forage
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordThe Baboquivari Mountains, long considered to be a sacred space by the Tohono O'odham people who are native to the area, are the westernmost of the so-called Sky Islands. The mountains form the…Publication Date 2010
- botany
- plant communities
- Botanical description
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Plant Identification
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization focused on addressing the issues facing the Altar Valley watershed through collaborative, science-based, and…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe emerging carbon economy will have a major impact on grazing businesses due to significant livestock methane and land-use change emissions. Livestock methane alone accounts for around 11% of…Publication Date 2008
- carbon
- livestock
- methane emission
- budgets
- Library Collection RecordWebsite by Genyce Hanson concerning Toxic Plants, Education, Livestock and other subjectsPublication Date 2008
- poisonous plants
- education
- livestock
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThe Eastern Sierra region of California is on the western edge of the Great Basin Desert of the United States. Livestock are typically grazed on a mix of private and public lands. Public lands are…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- Natural resources management
- conservation (storage)
- livestock
- California
- Library Collection RecordConcern is increasing worldwide over land degradation from grazing, particularly by livestock. While grazing by herbivores, from insects to elephants, is a natural process, grazing that destroys…Publication Date 2005
- grazing capacity
- grazing
- livestock
- herbivores
- Library Collection RecordAt Deseret Land & Livestock, reducing sagebrush abundance on as little as 5% of the ranch appears to have significantly increased production and abundance of sage grouse and pronghorn. Thus,…Publication Date 2005
- sagebrush
- livestock
- biodiversity
- Desert climate
- Library Collection RecordAlthough fences are ubiquitous in Australian landscapes, they are neglected objects of study. Fencesare the basic management tools used to separate property, livestock and crops, and to…Publication Date 2004
- livestock
- crops
- management
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Five native quail species inhabit arid and semi-arid ecosystems in the southwestern United States. One species is endangered, one species is declining throughout it’s historic range,…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Callipepla gambelli
- Callipepla squamata
- Callipepla v. ridgwayi
- Callipepla virginianus
- Cyrtonyx montezumae
- Eradication
- exotic grasses
- management
- native vegetation
- northern bobwhite
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT An overview of the 4 native species of quail in Arizona, their distribution, and habitats is presented. Possible threats to their longterm existence are explored. A discussion on harvest…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Gambel's quail
- habitat
- management
- masked bobwhite
- Montezuma quail
- scaled quail
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- projects
- livestock
- Sediment
- cleaning
- costs
- rangelands
- sampling
- biological agent
- sampl
- Water Point
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- livestock
- information
- Market research
- educational needs
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordWith rapid advances in electronic, radio and computer technologies, global electronic identification for livestock and companion animals is now technically feasible. It is particularly important for…Publication Date 2002
- livestock
- Radio
- computer techniques
- management
- remote control
- monitoring techniques
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2000
- livestock
- kangaroos
- rangelands
- site
- soil moisture
- ecosystems
- Soil surface properties
- Bulk density (soil)
- Australia
- Exclusion
- Landscape Function Analysis
- Library Collection RecordGeneral information on the endangered cactus and its status in Pima County.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima County
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species page on the Pima Pineapple Cactus provides a summary of the cactus' status and distribution, placing the species in the "Least Concern" category.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- endangered species
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) Species Profile provides an introduction to the ecology, distribution, and management considerations surrounding Lehmann lovegrass in the United States.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis webpage provides a brief history of the Chilton family and their historic ranch. Also included on the site is information on the positive impacts of controlled grazing, a lawsuit filed by the…
- ranching
- endangered species
- grazing
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States