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- Library Collection Record[1] This study presents analysis of 34 years of precipitation, runoff, and sediment data collected from eight small (1.1–4.0 ha) semiarid rangeland watersheds in southern Arizona, USA. Average…Publication Date 2010
- Arizona
- erosion
- runoff
- Sediment Yields
- semiarid
- United States
- watershed
- Library Collection RecordHaving covered some of the more notable outlaws of the Arivaca area in the previous issue of The Connection, Kasulaitis delves into the early years of law enforcement in southern Arizona. Robert H.…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- history
- Law enforcement
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this article Kasulaitis recounts some of the more notable events that have taken place within Las Guijas Valley. Now dotted with abandoned mines, the valley was once the scene of extensive mining…Publication Date 2010
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordVermejo Park Ranch is the largest of several ranching properties owned by billionaire philanthropist R. E. “Ted†Turner. By his design, its mission is to balance ecological sensitivity and…Publication Date 2010
- management
- integration
- balances
- North Central New Mexico
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide aims to provide landowners and managers with the techniques necessary to prevent and reverse soil erosion.Publication Date 2010
- erosion control structures
- New Mexico
- soil erosion
- soil loss
- United States
- water harvesting
- Library Collection RecordThis video summarizes the importance of rangelands and rangeland management in today's society.Publication Date 2010
- rangelands
- grazing management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA grazing study was conducted on a cold, mountain meadow riparian system in central Idaho in response to cattle grazing-salmonoid fisheries conflicts.Publication Date 2010
- cattle
- grazing intensity
- riparian zones
- Idaho
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 2010
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Grazing is one of the key processes in terrestrial ecosystems and this can be provided by both indigenous and domestic ungulates. However, a question remains whether or not traditional forms…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- dung beetles
- grazing
- land use
- indicator species
- livestock
- insects
- management
- conservation
- Vaalbos National Park
- South Africa
- 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 Research and Development (R&D) Invasive Species Strategic Program Area (SPA) provides the scientific information, methods, and technology application services needed by regulators,…Publication Date 2010
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Woody plant increase in grassy biomes has been widely reported over the last century. Increases have been attributed to local drivers associated with land use change, such as heavy grazing…Publication Date 2010
- biome switch
- global drivers
- land use practices
- local drivers
- thicket expansion
- indigenous encroaching species
- grasslands
- grazing
- fire ecology
- carbon dioxide
- Aerial Photographs
- land use
- conservation
- commercial agriculture
- communal farming
- stocking rates
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Conservation and human rights are currently threatened by direct and indirect effects of border enforcement practices on the Arizona-Sonora border. Increased border enforcement in urban…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- conservation
- Human Rights
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPowell, Summary While we may view climate change issues as a more global or national problem, our unique Sonoran Desert ecosystem is a recognized global resource; hence climate change is an important…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Southern Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordGlobal change (climate change together with other worldwide anthropogenic processes such as increasing trade, air pollution and urbanization) will affect plant health at the genetic, individual,…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- biotic disturbances
- carbon sequestration
- grassland experiments
- land use
- landscape pathology
- long-term datasets
- plant pathogenic fungi
- Sustainable development
- tree genetic diversity
- climate change
- ecosystem ecology
- landscape ecology
- management
- decision support systems
- Library Collection RecordThis paper is a first step towards a conservation plan for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve (K2C) on the South African Central Lowveld, quantifying the historical land-cover trends (1993 2006…Publication Date 2010
- Central Lowveld
- conservation planning
- development
- land-use change
- conservation
- management
- land use
- rangeland
- ecosystem ecology
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- South Africa
- 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 RecordThis annotated bibiography brings together the available literature on Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lemanniana Nees.), an influential invasive species in the Altar Valley and across the West.Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis workshop was developed to determine the state-of-the-science for soil monitoring on National Forests and Rangelands. We asked international experts in the field of soil monitoring, soil…Publication Date 2010
- United States
- Library Collection Record1. aged and natural ecosystems, herbivory can have a major impact on plant growth. Defoliation and shoot removal reduce the photosynthetic capacity of plants and are also thought to reduce allocation…Publication Date 2010
- fertiliser
- ecosystem ecology
- invertebrates
- arbuscular myccorrhyiza
- clipping
- defoliation
- ectomycorrhiza
- grazing
- insect herbivory
- land use
- meta-analysis
- mowing
- grasses
- Library Collection Record
221 The Rainmaker
In this Winter 2009 edition of the Rainmaker, topics include restoration, fire and the new AVCA Scientific Research Fellowship.Publication Date 2009- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe National Range and Pasture Handbook provides procedures in support of NRCS policy for the inventory, analysis, treatment, and management of grazing land resources. The National Range and Pasture…Publication Date 2009
- United States
- Library Collection RecordReflecting on the allure of Arivaca as a destination for artists of all varieties, Kasulaitis takes us through the development of the art scene in Southern Arizona, highlighting some of the more…Publication Date 2009
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- art
- United States
- Library Collection RecordDifferences in land-use management may result in different rangeland condition (soil, vegetation and biodiversity) and productivity. Vegetation condition in contrasting land-use management systems is…Publication Date 2009
- Chemical Properties
- enzyme activity
- land-use management
- microbial biomass
- rangeland degradation
- soil degradation
- rangelands
- management
- land use
- rangeland condition
- communal farming
- Commercial farming
- game farming
- North West Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe National Ag Risk Education Library is a major component of USDA's Risk Management Education (RME) program. The Library organizes thousands of risk management materials which help producers…Publication Date 2009
- legal
- marketing
- production
- risk management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFollowing the Elkhorn Fire which burned 23,440 acres in the Altar Valley, the Natural Resources Conservation Service prepared this report to document the fire's effect on the endangered Pima…Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- fire management
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFollowing the Elkhorn Fire which burned 23,440 acres in the Altar Valley, the Natural Resources Conservation Service prepared this report to document the fire's effect on the endangered Pima…Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- fire management
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordHighlights for 2008 and updates for 2009 climate change research program at the Rocky Mountain Research Station.Publication Date 2009
- climate change
- fisheries
- fires
- United States
- Library Collection Record18 Congreso Congreso Venezolano de la Ciencia del Suelo. Contenido, Cabrera de Bisbal, E.Parra, R.M..- Maracay (Venezuela): SVCS, 2009. Congreso Venezolano de la Ciencia del Suelo, 18., Santa Bá…Publication Date 2009
- crops
- forests
- pastures
- vegetation
- genetic soil types
- Geomorphology
- land use
- climatic factors
- watersheds
- water erosion
- environmental impact
- research projects
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordTo redress past discrepancies in land tenure, the ANC government acknowledged that land needs to be made accessible to the previously disadvantaged, announcing that commonage would be a pillar of…Publication Date 2009
- Municipal commonage
- Livelihoods
- natural resource valuation
- direct-use values
- policies
- politics
- socio-economic aspects
- land tenure
- land use
- communal farming
- legislation
- management
- grazing
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study looks at the impact of subdivision and sedentarization of pastoral lands on wildlife numbers and production in a savanna ecosystem of southern Kenya. The study uses aerial counts over a…Publication Date 2009
- land fragmentation
- rangelands
- Maasai
- settlement
- conservation
- land reform
- land use
- savanna
- ecosystem dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- wildlife
- management
- grazing
- grasslands
- socio-economic aspects
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPatchy vegetation patterns are an expression of soil surface conditions, water redistribution on the soil surface and landscape function. Their origin is attributed by many a scholar to the…Publication Date 2009
- patchiness
- Moisture dependencies
- Soil crusting
- Runoff generation
- Dysfunctional
- Soil Condition
- rainfall
- runoff
- Aerial Photographs
- Alien invasive species
- disturbance
- erosion
- land use
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- degradation
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe need to implement sustainable resource management regimes for semi-arid and arid rangelands is acute as non-adapted grazing strategies lead to irreversible environmental problems such as…Publication Date 2009
- adaptation
- climate change
- Arid rangelands
- Namibia
- Bio-economic simulation approach
- land use
- sustainability
- management
- socio-economic aspects
- grazing
- modelling
- ecology
- savanna
- stocking rates
- decision support systems
- vegetation dynamics
- Namibia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe relationships between the spatial distribution of gully erosion and topographic thresholds in the form of slope angle, position and configuration, as well as land use change in the form of…Publication Date 2009
- gully erosion
- Abandoned lands
- Slope configuration
- Stream power index
- Topographic threshold
- erosion
- land use
- degradation
- GIS
- remote sensing
- policies
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordHuman land use such as pastoralism may be a key determinant of wildlife populations. We studied the influence of land use on wildlife and livestock in south-western Kalahari, Botswana, during the wet…Publication Date 2009
- Carnivore
- distance
- herbivore
- Mammal
- Ostrich
- savanna
- land use
- conservation
- national parks
- livestock
- pastoralism
- cattle
- species richness
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA brief explantion of why the Wyoming grasslands surrounding Independence Point have remained relatively unchanged over the last two centuries.Publication Date 2009
- range management
- grasslands
- Seasonal Use
- United States
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordThe Global Assessment of Soil Degradation (GLASOD) has been the most influential global appraisal of land quality in terms of environmental policy. However, its expert judgments were never tested for…Publication Date 2009
- GLASOD
- land degradation
- Expert judgment
- Qualitative response model
- Non-parametric analysis
- Soil Condition
- degradation
- environmental impact
- GIS
- land use
- mapping
- crop production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSouth Africa's moist grassland harbours globally significant biodiversity, supplies essential ecosystem services, supports crop and livestock agriculture, forestry and settlement, yet is poorly…Publication Date 2009
- agriculture
- animals
- biodiversity
- birds
- climate
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- crops
- Agricultural/growth & development
- ecosystem
- environment
- forestry
- insects
- mammals
- Poaceae
- Soil/analysis
- grasslands
- land use
- conservation
- management
- landscape ecology
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, we asked the Ariaal herders of northern Kenya to answer 'why, what and how' they classified landscape, and assessed and monitored the biodiversity of 10 km2 of grazing land.…Publication Date 2009
- Anthropogenic indicators
- Ariaal
- biodiversity
- Indigenous knowledge
- Grazing suitability
- landscape classification
- Landscape potential
- traditional knowledge
- pastoralism
- monitoring
- grazing
- grasslands
- land use
- Soil Condition
- livestock
- conservation
- management
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper explores Swaziland's National Action Programme (NAP) to combat desertification; the country's main strategy for implementing the United Nations Convention to Combat…Publication Date 2009
- land degradation
- policy
- Poverty
- Orthodoxy
- Myth
- desertification
- policies
- management
- degradation
- land use
- Africa
- Swaziland
- Library Collection RecordCentral governments have neither the capacity nor the local knowledge to implement a just, large-scale national land registration system. Support to local institutions to undertake intermediate forms…Publication Date 2009
- land
- Property
- institutions
- investment
- management
- policies
- socio-economic aspects
- pastoralism
- land reform
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- crops
- forests
- pastures
- vegetation
- Soil sciences
- soil management
- land use
- natural resources
- environment
- Nature conservation
- soil chemicophysical properties
- fertilizer application
- soil biology
- education
- tillage
- vegetation
- education
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- watersheds
- land use
- rivers
- nitrates
- nitrogen
- highlands
- farmland
- grasslands
- Forest Land
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- dairy cows
- milk production
- land use
- pastures
- meadows
- Library Collection RecordThis video gives an overview of the process of creating and selling carbon sequestration credits from western U.S. rangelands and pastures.Publication Date 2009
- rangelands
- carbon sequestration
- carbon credits
- carbon trading
- United States
- Library Collection RecordUrban and peri-urban agriculture is becoming increasingly important as a source of income and food for the urban population in South Africa. This study was prompted by concerns of city authorities…Publication Date 2009
- Horticulture
- soil compaction
- Soil management effects
- Urban agriculture
- water content
- agriculture
- soils
- tillage
- soil moisture
- land use
- North West Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Mongolia
- Land Policies
- Tenure
- land transfers
- land ownership
- land management
- land use
- grasslands
- Constraints
- urbanization
- Villages
- pastoral society
- nomadism
- Indigenous knowledge
- history
- land resources
- Industrialization
- environmental impact
- resource management
- regional planning
- Library Collection RecordLand degradation, the temporary or permanent reduction of land's productive capacity resulting from poor land management, has gained considerable attention as an environmental and development…Publication Date 2009
- dryland degradation
- net primary productivity
- HANPP
- land use
- drylands
- degradation
- management
- Economic Aspects
- desertification
- mapping
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- alpine grasslands
- nutrients
- land use
- habitats
- botanical composition
- population dynamics
- surveys
- Library Collection RecordConservation for a New Generation highlights the dynamic state of how natural resources management is being practiced in the United States today as it transitions from top-down programs and federal…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- management
- natural resources
- United States
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