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- Library Collection RecordWe examined multiple environmental factors related to climate change that affect cattle production on rangelands to identify sources of vulnerability among seven regions of the western United States…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- climate change
- rangelands
- vulnerability
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further…Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordIn the western United States, the management and use of public lands for livestock grazing is a frequent source of conflict among environmentalists, federal agencies, and ranchers. Since at least the…Publication Date 2017
- antigovernment sentiment
- attitudes of ranchers
- conservation
- large landscape conservation
- Q Methodology
- radical center
- Library Collection RecordDiet selection is an important driver of ecosystem structure and function that is difficult to measure. New spectroscopic instruments are available for evaluating their applicability to ecological…Publication Date 2017
- botanical diet composition
- mesquite
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Library Collection RecordMitigating runoff and associated erosion is a fundamental challenge for sustainable management of rangelands. Hillslope runoff and erosion are strongly influenced by ground cover; thus, a strategic…Publication Date 2017
- rainfall simulation
- runoff
- soil conservation
- watershed management
- woody plant expansion
- Library Collection RecordIn sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) ecosystems, expansion and infilling of conifers decreases the abundance of understory perennial vegetation and lowers ecosystem resilience and resistance of…Publication Date 2017
- Conifer expansion
- fuels management
- Infilling
- juniper
- pinyon
- resilience to disturbance
- resistance to invasive annual grasses
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordControlled burning timed in early summer can dramatically change the species composition of annual rangeland the following season. Although this has been well documented, the longevity of these…Publication Date 2017
- fire
- forage
- forage production
- species composition
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordExotic annual grasses have invaded millions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) steppe in the Great Basin region and degraded wildlife habitat, reduced forage production, and promoted…Publication Date 2017
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- medusahead
- restoration
- revegetation
- sagebrush steppe
- Library Collection RecordPhenotypic plasticity enables plants to cope with changes in their environment. Plasticity in a population of Leymus chinensis, a common grass species in arid and semiarid temperate grasslands of…Publication Date 2017
- grazing intensity gradient
- Leymus chinensis
- phenotypic plasticity
- transplant garden
- Library Collection RecordThe extent and heterogeneity of rangelands in the state of Nevada (United States) pose a challenging situation for land managers when determining stocking levels for livestock grazing.…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- grazing
- livestock
- MODIS
- PDSI
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordSpectral indices derived from satellite observations, such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), are widely used for grassland monitoring and…Publication Date 2017
- Aqua
- EVI
- grassland
- MODIS
- Mongolia
- NDVI
- Terra
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordThe natural Andean vegetation environment is the most important resource available to local pastoralist economies. Knowledge of its attributes is vital in assessing ecosystem properties and improves…Publication Date 2017
- biomass
- puna
- shrubs
- tussocks
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordThe shortgrass steppe (SGS) occupies the southwestern part of the Great Plains. Half of the land is cultivated, but significant areas remain under natural vegetation. Despite previous studies of the…Publication Date 2017
- Bowen ratio-energy balance
- CO2 flux partitioning
- ecosystem respiration
- eddy covariance
- gross primary production
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordUtah lotus (Lotus utahensis Ottley) is a North American leguminous forb that may hold promise for rangeland revegetation in the western United States for diversifying planting mixtures, attracting…Publication Date 2017
- Condensed tannin
- Lotus corniculatus
- Lotus utahensis
- Lotus wrightii
- rangeland legumes
- rangeland plant materials
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordAlthough crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertn. & A. desertorum [Fisch. ex Link] Schult.) has been one of the most commonly seeded exotic species in the western United States,…Publication Date 2017
- Agropyron cristatum & desertorum
- brush management
- ecological site
- native shrub
- succession
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the capture and redistribution of water within ecological sites should improve our understanding of the function of rangeland watersheds. We compare ecological site physical properties…Publication Date 2017
- ecological sites
- infiltration
- overland flow
- runoff
- Spatial scale
- Library Collection RecordUS government agencies are adopting state and transition models (STMs) for rangeland evaluation, monitoring, and management. This research demonstrates advantages of combining STMs and ranch economic…Publication Date 2017
- dynamic optimization
- ecological sites
- ranch economics
- state and transition models
- Library Collection RecordThe presence of gray wolves (Canis lupus) can directly and indirectly affect beef cattle (Bos taurus) production on rangelands of the Northern Rocky Mountains. While fairly extensive knowledge exists…Publication Date 2017
- behavior
- Bos taurus
- Canis lupus
- Impact-Control
- Northern Rocky Mountains
- predation threat
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further…Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection Record
220 Highlights
The 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 2016-12-01 - Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • When scientists or change agents engage other cultures to problem-solve, there is a high risk of miscommunication and project failure. • This process can be further crippled by…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- participatory rural appraisal
- participatory action research
- community-based natural resource management
- innovation systems
- social–ecological systems
- engaged scholarship
- 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 2016-12-01
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • A collaborative effort to create an innovative food production system is underway on the Standing Rock Lakota Reservation. • Three land-grant universities and colleges, along with…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- meat production
- Lakota resource management
- land-grant collaboration
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Past management and historic occupation by black-tailed prairie dogs will affect the vegetation responses to changes in management. • Ecological sites have different production…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- coterie: home territory size
- ecological sites
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Maintaining cattle and prairie dogs on rangelands is important ecologically, economically, and culturally. However, competition between these species, both actual and perceived, has…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- prairie dogs
- cattle
- grazing
- plant communities
- ecological sites
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Over generations, Native Americans have developed a timely and reliable knowledge of the land, its processes, and its management needs. This knowledge has been referred to as Native…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- Native science
- respect
- holistic
- scientific method
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • One objective of the ongoing Renewal on Standing Rock Reservation project is to evaluate the response of grazing steers to the level of prairie dog colonization on Northern Mixed…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- beef cattle
- grazing
- prairie dogs
- diet quality
- forage intake
- global positioning systems
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • The perception of prairie dogs among Native Americans living on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is mixed. Some Native Americans focus on the loss of forage productivity, whereas…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- ecological sites
- wildlife-livestock interaction
- species diversity
- Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Rangelands in Indian Country are unique. Legal and historical realities present challenges to range and natural resources management not seen outside of Indian Country. • Cooperative…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- American Indian
- Cooperative Extension
- Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (FRTEP)
- Indian Land Tenure
- rangelands
- Indian Country Extension
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Tribal colleges provide educational opportunities to many Native American people, who otherwise would not be able to attend college. • A strong collaboration with a tribal college…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- tribal college
- collaboration
- environmental science
- prairie dogs
- culture
- Native American
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation comprises 2.3 million acres, primarily rangeland, straddling the North DakotaSouth Dakota border. • Natural resource management is economically and…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- Native American
- resource management
- culture-centered
- Library Collection Record
232 Acknowledgments
The 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 2016-12-01 - 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 2016-12-01
- Library Collection Record
234 Highlights
The 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 2016-12-01 - Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Producers and users of scientific knowledge working together can identify future research directions that will produce usable science to address the challenges of managing for…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- Sustainable rangelands Roundtable
- usable science
- rangeland research
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Because humans depend on rangelands for a wide variety of ecosystem goods and services, they have a large stake in research that explores supply and demand for those goods and…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- ecosystem services
- ranching
- rural communities
- Sustainable rangelands Roundtable
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground: • Animals are critical components of rangeland ecosystems, and domestic livestock provide an extremely important management tool on rangelands. • Decades of research have yielded much…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- research priorities
- applied
- large ungulates
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • The profession of rangeland ecology and management has been built, to a large extent, on vegetation ecology. • Community ecology has been the source of advances in scientific…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- usable science
- vegetation
- research priorities
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Usable science takes on a completely new meaning when you are looking to science to literally save your livelihood. • The challenge for rangeland professionals, including research…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- water
- usable science
- research needs
- water security
- future research
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Healthy soils are fundamental to sustainable rangelands, but soils function in obscurity. This is reflected in the belowground black-box mentality often attributed to soils. •…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- infiltration
- nutrient cycling
- organic matter
- productive capacity
- resiliency
- soil structure
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • As funding for rangeland research becomes more difficult to secure, researchers and funding organizations must ensure that the information needs of public and private land managers…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- usable science
- sustainable rangelands
- soil health
- water
- socio-economic aspects
- plants and animals
- 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 2016-12-01
- Library Collection Record
243 Highlights
The 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 2016-12-01 - 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 2016-12-01
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Oman and Mongolia feature different political systems and physical landscapes yet represent similar challenges encountered across global pastoral societies. • Extractive industries…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- pastoralism
- rangelands
- climate
- resources
- Oman
- Mongolia
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Female bison at three Northern Great Plains parks reached maximum size at 5.5 years of age. Male bison reached maximum size around 10.5 years of age. • The mean weight for females 5.5…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- age
- bison
- Great Plains
- national parks
- sex
- weight
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Cattle within riparian zones can negatively impact water quality and riparian health, which are important environmental concerns for grazing lands. • Best management practices (BMPs)…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- best management practices
- water quality
- riparian zone
- shade
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Emerging applications of ecosystem resilience and resistance concepts in sagebrush ecosystems allow managers to better predict and mitigate impacts of wildfire and invasive annual…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- sagebrush ecosystems
- sage-grouse
- resilience
- resistance
- soils
- cheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Due to woody plant encroachment and seeing the need for fire on their lands, private landowners throughout the southern Great Plains have started forming prescribed burn associations…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- cross-scale dynamics
- fire risk
- landowner cooperative
- landowner survey
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Since plant palatability affects many aspects of sustainable rangeland management, including grazing capacity and grazing behavior, introducing indicators for determining rangeland…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- plant palatability
- forage quality
- secondary compounds
- external plant attributes
- principal component analysis
- Karsanak rangelands
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