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- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- plant succession
- domestication
- erosion
- overgrazing
- drought
- desertification
- livestock
- vegetation
- competition
- consequences
- economy
- grassland
- Ranchers.
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- rainfall
- soil erosion
- Saudi Arabia
- grasslands
- goats
- water
- vegetation
- sheep
- desert
- Over Grazing
- rangeland management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1986-12-01
- United States
- rangelands
- vegetation
- land resources
- land management
- public ownership
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- National Wildlife Federation
- ecology
- soil erosion
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-04-01
- case studies
- Arizona
- endangered species
- range management
- grazing
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Pediocactus bradyi
- Pediocactus sileri
- feasibility studies
- Cactaceae
- evaluation criteria
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-06-01
- evolution
- meadows
- forests
- plant ecology
- vegetation
- ecosystems
- California
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-08-01
- ecologists
- biographies
- arid zones
- Arizona
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-08-01
- management
- resource classification
- productivity
- public ownership
- objectives
- laws and regulations
- climax communities
- Arizona
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-08-01
- logging
- religion
- Navajo
- forest recreation
- forest management
- Arizona
- afforestation
- New Mexico
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1988-02-01
- permanent sites
- data collection
- ecology
- changes
- forests
- vegetation
- resource management
- monitoring
- soil analysis
- canopy
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1988-04-01
- rangelands
- range management
- semiarid zones
- Arizona
- geographical distribution
- introduced species
- climatic factors
- South Africa
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1988-06-01
- riparian forests
- Nature Conservancy
- wetlands
- habitat improvement
- Arizona
- national forests
- ecosystems
- rotational grazing
- range management
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1988-12-01
- coownership
- Portugal
- natural resource management
- vegetation types
- vegetation management
- environmental impact
- vegetation
- introduced species
- federal government
- history
- afforestation
- prescribed burning
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-02-01
- artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis
- artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
- artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
- species
- botanical surveys
- plant ecology
- Artemisia tridentata
- forage
- geographical distribution
- Arizona
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-02-01
- range management
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- livestock
- history
- stocking rate
- national forests
- environmental impact reporting
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-02-01
- ecology
- Arizona
- environmental impact reporting
- cattle
- history
- livestock
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-06-01
- Arizona
- cattle
- riparian grasslands
- rotational grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-06-01
- sediment yield
- gullied land
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- Arizona
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordA historical review of the vegetation on the rangelands of Chihuahua, Northern Mexico is presented. Even-though notes and chronicles dealing with the vegetation are rather fragmentary, an interesting…Publication Date 1989-08-01
- rangelands
- Mexico
- vegetation
- pastures
- historical records
- change
- environmental degradation
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1989-08-01
- ripping
- breeding season
- calf production
- rehabilitation
- bajada
- plant introduction
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- pastures
- sowing
- Arizona
- brush control
- rotational grazing
- beef cattle
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1996-10-01
- zero grazing
- Arizona
- plant communities
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1988
- data collection
- ecology
- forests
- vegetation
- resource management
- monitoring
- soil analysis
- canopy
- rangelands
- changes
- permanent sites
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1989
- range management
- rangelands
- New Mexico
- livestock
- history
- stocking rate
- Arizona
- environmental impact reporting
- national forests
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1989
- ecology
- Arizona
- cattle
- history
- livestock
- rangelands
- environmental impact reporting
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 1992
- Arizona
- farmers' associations
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1993
- prescribed burning
- range management
- rangelands
- history
- Arizona
- national forests
- Tonto National Forest
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1994
- wildlife management
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grazing intensity
- Utah
- Arizona
- arid zones
- vegetation
- tortoises
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1996
- grazing
- range management
- rangelands
- Arizona
- laws and regulations
- leasing
- public domain
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-03-01
- Quercus turbinella
- dry weight
- Sprout Growth
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest
- Shurb Live Oak
- Season of Burning
- top removal
- Mechanical Top Removal
- Chemical Spraying
- 2,3,6-TBA
- Fresh Weight
- Pairs
- chaparral
- burning
- grazing capacity
- herbicides
- Silvex
- perennial grasses
- clipping
- reseeding
- vigor
- chemical treatments
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-07-01
- Southern Great Plains
- Woodward
- precipitation
- forage production
- soil moisture
- evaporation
- soil profiles
- intensity
- duration
- water intake
- bulk density
- water retention
- Southern Plains Experimental Range
- Differential
- Sandy Range
- nitrogen content
- Cattle Stocking Rates
- Flow Patterns
- transpiration
- Soil Charactersitics
- water holding capacity
- Penetrometer Pressure
- Ranifall
- Useable Soil Moisture
- Sod Forming Grasses
- vegetation
- frequency
- Oklahoma
- bunchgrasses
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- plant succession
- domestication
- erosion
- overgrazing
- drought
- desertification
- livestock
- vegetation
- competition
- consequences
- economy
- grassland
- Ranchers.
- Library Collection RecordMany nonnative invasive grasses alter fire regimes to their own benefit and the detriment of native organisms. In southern Arizona the nonnative Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees)…Publication Date 2011-07-01
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- livestock grazing
- native plants
- Library Collection RecordThis guide gives a brief description of a selection of non-native species, useful for identification.Publication Date 2009
- invasive species
- identification
- management techniques
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordForty paired sites were examined on the mixed-grass prairie of northeastern Montana to compare the effects of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies on native range vegetation.…Publication Date 2004-11-01
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- vegetation
- nutrition
- herbivory
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring processes that affect plant population dynamics and determine community structure is central in forest restoration ecology. To study effects of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- artificial regeneration
- flowering
- Cervus elaphus nelsoni
- Ceanothus
- Ceanothus fendleri
- forest thinning
- understory
- plant morphology
- Pinus ponderosa
- branches
- Odocoileus hemionus
- biomass
- browsing
- Arizona
- ecological restoration
- Ceanothus fendleri
- stem morphology
- flower production
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Library Collection RecordNative grasslands are a sink for atmospheric CO2 sequestration, but ways for extending site-specific CO2 flux measurements to a regional scale are lacking. Objectives of this study were to determine…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- carbon sequestration
- biogeochemical cycles
- evapotranspiration
- remote sensing
- carbon dioxide
- leaf area index
- vegetation
- precipitation
- shrubs
- semiarid zones
- prairies
- biomass
- range management
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- North Dakota
- global carbon cycle
- rangelands
- Bowen ratio
- remote sensing
- sequestration
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding landscape conversion is vital for assessing the impacts of ecological and anthropogenic disturbances at regional and global scales. Since rangelands cover nearly half of the global land…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- environmental degradation
- land use change
- anthropogenic activities
- vegetation cover
- urbanization
- shrublands
- landscape ecology
- Prosopis
- image analysis
- urban areas
- rural areas
- remote sensing
- vegetation types
- semiarid zones
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- Arizona
- land conversion
- landscape indices
- fire suppression
- rangeland maintenance
- semiarid
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordA growth function for range calves is estimated using a polynomial function of calf age that accounts for weather variation, sex, prior calf weights relative to a norm, and a compensatory gain factor…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- slaughter weight
- herd size
- cow-calf operations
- birth weight
- geographical variation
- carrying capacity
- production costs
- liveweight gain
- calves
- gender differences
- Hereford
- profitability
- feed supplements
- precipitation
- grazing
- Arizona
- beef cattle
- optimal calf sale weight
- livestock supplementation effects
- livestock marketing
- polynomial age growth function
- rainfall
- Library Collection RecordGrazing of livestock in streams and associated riparian habitats (hereafter referred to as riparian zones) may affect small mammal communities by influencing vegetation, water quality, and other site…Publication Date 2004-07-01
- fencing
- litter
- livestock
- pastures
- streams
- vegetation
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordMontezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae Vigors) are closely associated with oak woodlands (Quercus spp.). Livestock grazing and cover availability are considered important factors affecting Montezuma…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- Arizona
- Cyrtonyx montezumae
- grazing
- habitat selection
- livestock
- Madrean evergreen woodland
- Montezuma quail
- Library Collection RecordSoil erosion is the primary cause of irreversible loss of soil productivity on most rangelands. In northeastern Patagonia, the increase in soil erosion has been closely associated with the increase…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- soil pore system
- gravel
- grassland condition
- water erosion
- steppes
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- plant communities
- shrubs
- losses from soil
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- Argentina
- canopy
- infiltration
- bulk density
- vegetation
- litter
- gravel cover
- shrub
- grass
- shrub-grass steppes
- organic matter removal
- rainfall simulators
- infiltration rates
- Library Collection RecordThe Walker Basin Allotment grazing system in central Arizona is designed to allocate resource use under elk (Cervus elaphus L.) and cattle (Bos taurus L.) grazing. The grazing system was designed to…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- feeding habits
- stubble
- topography
- woodland grasslands
- rotational grazing
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- wildlife management
- canopy
- grazing
- Arizona
- beef cattle
- plant height
- Arizona
- deferred grazing
- paired-plot
- rest rotation
- stubble height
- western wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordBlack-tailed prairie dogs have declined by 98% in the past century. Due to continued declines, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the species as a candidate for listing in 2000. Prairie…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- Aristida purpurea
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- habitats
- Kansas
- species diversity
- shortgrass prairie
- vegetation
- Bouteloua gracilis
- plant density
- botanical composition
- canopy
- Colorado
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- cover
- bare ground
- frequency
- shortgrass prairie
- herbivory
- soil disturbance
- Library Collection RecordPanels of experts from the Society for Range Management and the National Research Council proposed that status of rangeland ecosystems could be ascertained by evaluating an ecological site's…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- soil surface
- soil structure
- flow resistance
- soil morphology
- gullied land
- wind erosion
- hydrologic factors
- assessment
- rapid methods
- data collection
- ecological balance
- grassland condition
- overland flow
- rill erosion
- ground cover
- grasslands
- range condition
- perennials
- mortality
- vegetation
- biomass production
- range management
- plant litter
- introduced species
- invasive species
- literature reviews
- United States
- soil compaction
- soil stability
- hydrologic function
- biological integrity
- ecosystem status
- erosion
- infiltration
- inventory
- Library Collection RecordA 2-year field experiment was undertaken to quantify the interacting effects of a late-spring prescribed burn and summer rainfall on seasonal runoff and erosion in a southern Arizona grassland. Six…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Lycurus
- perennial bunchgrasses
- soil water movement
- Muhlenbergia
- soil density
- Eragrostis
- Bouteloua
- water erosion
- semiarid grasslands
- rain
- runoff
- prescribed burning
- rainfall simulators
- plant communities
- sediment yield
- grasses
- bulk density
- Arizona
- Arizona
- sediment yield
- summer rainfall
- Library Collection RecordPeriodic summer rainstorms in some semi-arid regions result in variable soil moisture and differential establishment of seeded species. A 2-year study investigated soil water effects on germination…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Muhlenbergia porteri
- Bothriochloa barbinodis
- drying front
- choice of species
- Leptochloa dubia
- Eragrostis intermedia
- Leptochloa
- revegetation plants
- Digitaria californica
- adventitious roots
- recruitment
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Eragrostis
- semiarid grasslands
- seedling emergence
- drought tolerance
- rain
- species differences
- soil water content
- summer
- seed germination
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- Arizona
- warm season
- desert grasslands
- rangeland revegetation
- drought tolerance
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Bothriochloa barbinodis
- Leptochloa dubia
- Digitaria californica
- Muhlenbergia porteri
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- Eragrostis intermedia
- Eragrostis lehanniana X tricophera
- Library Collection RecordWildlife water developments have been constructed and maintained throughout the arid western United States to benefit big game and upland gamebird populations. There is debate, however, over possible…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- drinkers
- birds of prey
- water resources
- game birds
- coyotes
- predator-prey relationships
- wildlife management
- Arizona
- carnivores
- desert ecology
- raptors
- predator-prey relationships
- ungulates
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports on the results of a 3-year field study of the effects of spring/summer burning and cattle grazing on wintering sparrows in the grasslands of southeastern Arizona. The effects of…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- ammodramus bairdii
- ammodramus savannarum ammolegus
- aimophila cassinnii
- passerculus sandwichensis
- wild birds
- pooecetes gramineus
- prescribed burning
- grazing intensity
- wildlife management
- grazing
- Arizona
- beef cattle
- birds
- conservation
- bird-banding
- Library Collection RecordRobust needlegrass (Achnatherum robustum [Vasey] Barkw. = Stipa robusta [Vasey] Scribn.) is a high-biomass rangeland species that is adapted to warmer temperatures and matures later than most cool-…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- beef cattle
- forage
- Stipa
- dry matter
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- plant height
- zero grazing
- Elytrigia elongata
- Acremonium
- endophytes
- Leymus chinensis
- ergot alkaloids
- ergometrine
- fungi
- roadside plants
- green fodders
- lysergic acid amide
- Stipa robusta
- Achnatherum robustum
- Acremonium
- ergonovine
- lysergic acid amide
- narcosis
- Neotyphodium
- sleepygrass
- Stipa robusta
- Library Collection RecordForage use data can help rangeland and wildlife managers make informed decisions. However, managers need to know if forage use techniques that are commonly used to estimate ungulate herbivory under…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- experimental plots
- height-weight curve methods
- paired-plot method
- growth curve
- regression analysis
- equations
- Cervus elaphus
- selective grazing
- Pascopyrum smithii
- biomass
- range management
- beef cattle
- forage
- plant height
- Arizona
- height-weight
- herbivory
- paired-plot
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordFrequent and intense defoliation of grasses has been associated with the evolution of "grazing morphotypes" that exhibit a variety of vegetative traits correlated with improved grazing…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- apomixis
- selection pressure
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- inflorescences
- plant morphology
- seed productivity
- genetic effects
- grazing
- Arizona
- Bouteloua
- defoliation tolerance
- evolution
- grazing resistance