Rangeland Ecology & Management
Get reliable science
Toggle Search
Result Type
Collection
Keywords
Document Type
Displaying 1 - 50 of 2046 results
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands Atlas has been developed to document and raise awareness on the enormous environmental, economic and social value of rangelands as well as their different ecosystems. It highlights…Publication Date 2021
- atlas data
- Environmental
- economic
- social values
- climate change
- land use
- conversion
- investment
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe story of the underdogs that took out their forest adversaries with powerful allies – fire and the great herds. Grasses created an open sunlit world, rich in plants and animals, including those…Publication Date 2021
- fire
- grasslands
- herds
- Library Collection RecordTHE UNTOLD STORY OF GRASSES (Story Map) Watch the story of the underdogs that took on their forest adversaries with powerful allies – fire and the great herds of animals. Grasses created an open…Publication Date 2021
- fire
- herds
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-12
- brush management
- encroachment
- grasslands
- human dimensions
- Landowner
- prescribed fire
- survey
- woodlands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-06
- cattle
- GPS tracking
- Grazeable Areas
- grazing distribution
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- alkaloids
- beef
- cattle
- Delphinium
- larkspur
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordTrichomoniasis (or Trich, as it is commonly referred to in the industry) is a reproductive disease in cattle that can seriously impact the bottom line of Arizona ranches and the cow…Publication Date 2020
- cattle
- Arizona
- health
- economics
- Cow and Calf
- impacts
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands are vast areas covered mostly by grass and grass-like plants.These areas don’t receive enough rainfall to grow trees or support a forest, but they don’t get too little either to become…Publication Date 2020
- grasslands
- prairies
- rangelands
- pampas
- Llanos
- Temperate climate
- savannas
- Description
- cerrado
- Tropical
- Library Collection RecordNative plant abundances within the grasslands and sagebrush steppe of the Northern Range decreased substantially during the 20th century and the degradation has continued during the 21st century.…Publication Date 2018-12
- grasslands
- Northern Range
- rangeland health
- sagebrush
- similarity index
- Yellowstone
- Library Collection RecordGrasshopper outbreaks in Nebraska have resulted in losses over $2 million per year due to lost forage for livestock. As much as 23% of western U.S. forage is consumed by grasshoppers annually.…Publication Date 2018-06
- AUMs
- cattle
- grasshoppers
- grazing
- insecticide
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning was utilized as a management tool on grasslands of the Northern Great Plains. We analyzed the use of fire to manipulate encroaching and unpalatable western snowberry (…Publication Date 2018
- prescribed burning
- northern Great Plains
- grasslands
- Symphoricarpos occidentalis
- tallgrass prairie
- plant community dynamics
- Poa pratensis
- Library Collection RecordAmy Ganguli details the changing nature of grassland vegetation within New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. She provides information on how grasslands can be restored and other treatment…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- grassland management
- grasslands
- New Mexico
- Chihuahua
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordAlthough stocking rate is often described as the most important decision livestock managers make, most environmental concerns associated with cattle ranching in the western U.S. result from…Publication Date 2018
- cattle
- distribution
- grazing
- grazing management
- terrain
- nurture
- nature
- Library Collection RecordDr. Mitch McClaran and Elise Gornish discuss the Santa Rita's history as a grassland and the changing nature of mesquite populations within it. The nature of how this change effects wildlife is…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- mesquite
- grassland management
- grasslands
- wildlife
- history
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordWe present information useful to various stakeholders, including land managers, agency personnel, practitioners, and researchers, as it presents methodology for ○ Determining the best period for hay…Publication Date 2017-10
- climate change
- Geographic Information System
- grasslands
- Pastoralists
- rangelands
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordObservation is a simple method of acquiring information and is a critical step in the scientific method for both developing and investigating testable hypotheses. Cameras have long played a role in…Publication Date 2017
- Arizona
- cattle
- elk
- grazing
- riparian
- time-lapse photography
- Library Collection RecordThe dispersal of woody plant seeds by livestock has been implicated as one of the causes of woody plant encroachment in semiarid ecosystems worldwide. In the southern Great Plains, United States,…Publication Date 2017
- brush management
- cattle
- endozoochory
- Prosopis glandulosa
- seeds
- woody plant invasion
- Library Collection RecordFire is a natural process in grasslands that maintains an open canopy and creates variable vegetative structure and composition over time. Although there is a wealth of knowledge on plant and avian…Publication Date 2017
- burning
- disturbance
- grasslands
- insect
- invertebrates
- predictor traits
- Library Collection RecordOver the last 100 years, woody species have invaded grassland around the globe.Dr. Steven Archer at the University of Arizona is working to understand the potential of grasslands to be invaded so…Publication Date 2017
- brush control
- woody plants
- grasslands
- management
- 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 RecordA study examining the composition and dynamics of the soil seedbank was conducted at two locations in central Queensland between December 2007 and May 2009. These two grassland communities were…Publication Date 2017
- Biological invasion
- grasslands
- parthenium weed
- plant diversity
- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordJust as identifying plants is the baseline skill for rangeland professionals, the ability to assess the condition of grazing livestock by observing them is critical to their…Publication Date 2017
- cattle
- body condition
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Poisonous plants on western North American rangelands have historically been troublesome to livestock producers. • Research on toxic plants was initiated by the United States…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- poisonous plants
- cattle
- sheep
- livestock
- toxic
- plant secondary compounds
- 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 RecordWe determined the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) video monitoring to predict intake of discrete food items of rangeland-raised Raramuri Criollo non-nursing beef cows. Thirty-five…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet selection
- drones
- foraging behavior
- Library Collection RecordMore frequent wildfires and incidences of mega-fires have increased the pressure for fuel treatments in sagebrush (Artemisia) communities. Winter grazing has been one of many fuel treatments proposed…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- cattle
- Exclosure
- Exotic annual grass
- fire
- fuel treatment
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggests facilitative grazing by cattle during the preceding summer-fall can enhance spring foraging habitat of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). However, previous…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- Cervus elaphus
- forage conditioning
- grazing facilitation
- resource selection function
- targeted livestock grazing
- Library Collection RecordWild horse (Equus ferus caballus) management in western North America is an escalating concern for ecological integrity on these landscapes. Identifying potential diet overlap among horses, livestock…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet composition
- domestic sheep
- elk
- Equus ferus caballus
- microhistological fecal analysis
- mule deer
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research suggests facilitative grazing by cattle during the preceding summer-fall can enhance spring foraging habitat of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). However, previous…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- Cervus elaphus
- forage conditioning
- grazing facilitation
- resource selection function
- targeted livestock grazing
- Library Collection RecordWe determined the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) video monitoring to predict intake of discrete food items of rangeland-raised Raramuri Criollo non-nursing beef cows. Thirty-five…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet selection
- drones
- foraging behavior
- Library Collection RecordUtilization has been an important "tool" in range management since its beginnings. Despite utilization being a major area of emphasis in range monitoring, there is still concern in the…Publication Date 2016
- utilization
- rangeland
- monitoring
- Society for Range Management
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordGrassland bird species are declining more quickly than birds of any other biome in North America, but effects of the most widespread use of native mixed-grass prairies, livestock grazing, on nest…Publication Date 2016
- chestnut-collared longspur
- grasslands
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rate
- vesper sparrow
- Library Collection RecordMore frequent wildfires and incidences of mega-fires have increased the pressure for fuel treatments in sagebrush (Artemisia) communities. Winter grazing has been one of many fuel treatments proposed…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- cattle
- Exclosure
- Exotic annual grass
- fire
- fuel treatment
- Library Collection RecordGrassland bird species are declining more quickly than birds of any other biome in North America, but effects of the most widespread use of native mixed-grass prairies, livestock grazing, on nest…Publication Date 2016
- chestnut-collared longspur
- grasslands
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rate
- vesper sparrow
- Library Collection RecordWild horse (Equus ferus caballus) management in western North America is an escalating concern for ecological integrity on these landscapes. Identifying potential diet overlap among horses, livestock…Publication Date 2016
- cattle
- diet composition
- domestic sheep
- elk
- Equus ferus caballus
- microhistological fecal analysis
- mule deer
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Western juniper trees can cause late term abortions in cattle, similar to ponderosa pine trees. • Results from this study demonstrate that there is no difference in the labdane acid (…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- cattle
- abortions
- western juniper trees
- Isocupressic acid
- labdane acids
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Cattle with poor temperaments gain less weight in feedlots. However, how yearling steer temperament affects weight gain on rangelands is a knowledge gap for ranchers. • Flight speed,…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- cattle
- flight speed
- behavior
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordNutritional challenges placed upon the lactating cow can be extreme in Arizona. One challenge placed upon the cow is the extra nutritional requirements caused by lactation. Figure 1 illustrates the…Publication Date 2015
- Nutritional disorders
- nutrition
- reproduction
- Arizona
- Challenges
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • The 1990 Dude Fire on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona and the following restoration resulted in an invasion of weeping lovegrass. • Ecosystem restoration required successful collaboration…Publication Date 2014-12-01
- weeping lovegrass
- Eragrostis curvula
- targeted grazing
- cattle
- protein supplementation
- restoration
- wildfire
- Dude fire
- Library Collection RecordGlobal positioning system (GPS) data collected over a 4-yr period on 52 crossbred young cows grazing a 146-ha pasture were used to determine whether cattle establish patch-scale rotational patterns…Publication Date 2014-11
- cattle
- GPS
- patch grazing
- Library Collection RecordGlobal positioning system (GPS) data collected over a 4-yr period on 52 crossbred young cows grazing a 146-ha pasture were used to determine whether cattle establish patch-scale rotational patterns…Publication Date 2014-11
- cattle
- GPS
- patch grazing
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Impermanence syndrome involves farmer apprehension or uncertainty about the future and leads to disinvestment in an agricultural operation as well as erosion of producer confidence…Publication Date 2014-04-01
- impermanence syndrome
- ranching
- public lands
- Southwestern United States
- disinvestment
- US–Mexico border
- land use
- cattle Industry
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Loss of grasslands to shrublands continues. • Demand for livestock products is expected to continue to grow. • Increased demand for red meat may stimulate rangeland livestock…Publication Date 2014-04-01
- cattle
- goats
- grasslands
- secondary plant metabolites
- sheep
- woody plants
- Library Collection RecordAlthough human influence across rural landscapes is often discussed, interactions between the native, natural systems and human activities are challenging to measure explicitly. We assessed the…Publication Date 2014-03
- Anthropogenic inuence
- land use
- noxious weeds
- sagebrush steppe
- semiarid ecosystem
- semiarid ecosystem
- species distributions
- Library Collection RecordAlthough human influence across rural landscapes is often discussed, interactions between the native, natural systems and human activities are challenging to measure explicitly. We assessed the…Publication Date 2014-03
- Anthropogenic inuence
- land use
- noxious weeds
- sagebrush steppe
- semiarid ecosystem
- semiarid ecosystem
- species distributions
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Toxic larkspur (Delphinium species) cause large economic losses from cattle deaths, increased management costs, and reduced utilization of pastures and rangelands. • We recommend that…Publication Date 2014-02-01
- alkaloids
- Delphinium
- larkspur
- cattle
- beef
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordGross primary productivity (GPP) is a key component of ecosystem carbon fluxes and the carbon balance between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Accurate estimation of GPP is essential for quantifying…Publication Date 2014-01
- China
- grasslands
- gross primary productivity
- MODIS
- vegetation indices
- Library Collection RecordGross primary productivity (GPP) is a key component of ecosystem carbon fluxes and the carbon balance between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Accurate estimation of GPP is essential for quantifying…Publication Date 2014-01
- China
- grasslands
- gross primary productivity
- MODIS
- vegetation indices
- Library Collection RecordThe Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership (SVPP) is a forum for stakeholder reporting and working together to perpetuate naturally functioning ecosystems while preserving the rural, grassland character…Publication Date 2014
- land use
- land management
- land
- land use planning
- Arizona