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- Library Collection RecordThe information from this study is important for helping promote a more sustainable use of resources, such as grasses and shrubs, and in increasing an understanding of the utilization dynamics and…Publication Date 2018-10
- biodiversity
- rangeland rehabilitation
- species composition
- Vegetation Growth
- Library Collection RecordMaintaining plant diversity under livestock grazing and long droughts is a challenge in arid rangelands. Maintaining the plant diversity can and has been done through rotation grazing and movement of…Publication Date 2017-02
- Arizona Strip
- diversity
- frequency
- grazing system
- species composition
- utilization
- Library Collection RecordFire plays a crucial role in mediating species composition in Fescue Prairie. However, previous studies focused on responses of plant community to burning without disentangling the effects of burning…Publication Date 2017
- fescue prairie
- fire
- seedling emergence
- species composition
- 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 RecordSeedling recruitment plays a crucial role in recovering plant communities after disturbance. As a natural disturbance, fire canmediate species composition in fescue prairie. However, little was known…Publication Date 2016
- fire cues
- restoration
- seedling density
- species composition
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordSeedling recruitment plays a crucial role in recovering plant communities after disturbance. As a natural disturbance, fire canmediate species composition in fescue prairie. However, little was known…Publication Date 2016
- fire cues
- restoration
- seedling density
- species composition
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordThe Grand River District in South Dakota has a high proportion of underutilized crested wheatgrass within native rangelands. Prescribed fire is rarely used for management; although, there is a strong…Publication Date 2015
- crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaertn.)
- wildfire
- targeted cattle grazing
- soil nutirents
- species composition
- South Dakota
- Library Collection RecordAnnual burning homogenizes plant communities and causes a shift in species composition. Annual burning does not cause significant reductions in plant species richness. Annually-burned…Publication Date 2014
- Annual Burning
- biodiversity conservation
- Commercial plantation forestry
- Firebreak
- grassland
- grazing
- species composition
- species turnover
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe development of models of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) has advanced rapidly over the last 20 years, incorporating insights gained through extensive…Publication Date 2013
- modelling
- biodiversity
- ecosystem ecology
- Ecosystem function
- species richness
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by large herbivores has been shown to condition vegetation in a manner that improves grassland quality for subsequent herbivory. Fescue grasslands evolved with disturbance from fire and…Publication Date 2012-01-01
- biomass
- forage quality
- litter
- nitrogen concentration
- Festuca campestris
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordRangeland managers are often faced with the complex challenge of managing sites for multiple uses and for the diverse interests of stakeholders. Standardized monitoring methods that can be used and…Publication Date 2011-03-01
- gap intercept
- songbird diversity
- species composition
- vegetation structure
- wildlife habitats
- Wyoming big sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordThe Department of Defense’s Range and Training Land Assessment program provides information and recommendations to range managers regarding the condition of training lands. This information is used…Publication Date 2009-09-01
- military impacts
- net primary production
- resilience
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThis study quantified herbaceous biomass responses to increases in honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) cover on two soils from 1995 to 2001 in north central Texas. Vegetation was sampled…Publication Date 2008-09-01
- competition
- drought
- precipitation variability
- Prosopis glandulosa
- savannas
- species composition
- woody encroachment
- woody plants
- Library Collection RecordDrought is an inherent trait of most rangelands and sound management necessitates managers address two fundamental questions when facing a drought situation. The first question is, ‘‘what is the…Publication Date 2006-07-01
- drought management
- forage quality
- grasslands
- primary production
- northern Great Plains
- soil water
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordBuffel grass is an introduced perennial tussock grass, which has improved rangeland pastoral production and helped land rehabilitation. More recently, its invasive capacity has been of concern and…Publication Date 2006
- mapping
- adaptation
- Buffel grass (Cenchrus)
- Northern Australia
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordLand deterioration does not occur uniformly over time or over a landscape. The differential use of preferred areas in the landscape results in uneven distribution of animal impact, and periods of…Publication Date 2004
- basal area
- continuous grazing
- patch overgrazing
- patch selection
- rotational grazing
- spatial heterogeneity
- species composition
- degradation
- animal impact
- rainfall
- grazing
- drought
- rangeland condition
- rangelands
- plant production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordRangeland plant productivity and species composition are affected by moisture availability and grazing intensity. We examined warm- and cool-season grass productivity and relative distribution on…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- root systems
- soil water content
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- mixed-grass prairies
- species composition
- water stress
- Library Collection RecordRiparian meadows in central Nevada are highly productive and have been extensively utilized for livestock grazing. Consequently, many have been severely degraded resulting in changes in species…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- soil air
- aeration
- sulfur-coated urea
- rooting
- riparian grasslands
- growth periods
- ground cover
- spatial variation
- reclamation
- species diversity
- temporal variation
- species differences
- cutting
- nitrogen
- biomass production
- plant communities
- land restoration
- overgrazing
- application rates
- establishment
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Nevada
- Nitrogen addition
- clipping
- aeration
- revegetation
- species composition
- water table
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook.) has been actively invading shrub steppe communities during the past 120 years. The majority of these stands are still in transition, from early open…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- artemisia arbuscula
- fir interval
- Festuca idahoensis
- Poa secunda
- Achnatherum thurberianum
- understory
- steppes
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- Populus tremuloides
- Juniperus occidentalis
- fires
- fire effects
- Oregon
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- California
- plant density
- plant competition
- canopy
- Juniperus occidentalis
- species composition
- plant cover
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined the effects of late growing-season (September) wildfire on the subsequent production and species composition of upland Nebraska Sandhills prairie vegetation. Three paired-plots (…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- Cyperaceae
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- soil temperature
- fires
- fire effects
- Nebraska
- forbs
- plant communities
- biomass
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- burning
- species composition
- herbage standing crop
- soil temperature
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of cattle grazing on carbon cycling in the mixed grass prairie was investigated by measuring the CO(2) exchange rate in pastures with a 13 year history of heavy or light grazing and an…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Artemisia frigida
- Sphaeralcea coccinea
- Hesperostipa comata
- biogeochemical cycles
- Carex
- carbon dioxide
- air temperature
- rain
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- soil water
- grazing
- productivity
- photosynthesis
- soil respiration
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangelands
- vegetation
- rehabilitation
- shrublands
- Seismic Lines
- species composition
- species dominance
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordShort?term effect of severe drought on veld condition and water use efficiency of grassveld in the central Orange Free State. The impact of an intensive drought (1982/1983 and 1983/84?growing seasons…Publication Date 1990
- basal cover
- drought
- species composition
- veld condition
- water use efficiency
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 requires that surface-mined land be revegetated with "the same seasonal variety", meaning species of the same season of growth as the…Publication Date 1989-05-01
- surface-mined land
- warm-season species
- ground cover
- species composition
- liveweight gain
- herbage dry matter
- Library Collection RecordDiammonium phosphate (DAP), air-dropped in early autumn 1974 to contain a wildfire on the San Joaquin Experimental Range in California, applied high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus to foothill…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- annual grasslands
- Fire Retardant
- diammonium phosphate
- DAP
- drop
- range readiness
- wildfire
- San Joaquin Experimental Range
- phosphorus
- responses
- precipitation
- soil moisture
- composition
- forbs
- nitrogen
- grasses
- species composition
- California
- Library Collection RecordThe vegetation and soil characteristics of an ungrazed butte are compared with those of a similar site on an adjacent High Plains area. Woody plant cover was greater and more diverse on the butte…Publication Date 1969-11-01
- High Plains
- Hardland Site
- Ungrazed Butte
- Woody Plant Cover
- Flat Top Mountain
- canopy cover
- Herbage Removal
- trampling
- productivity
- Soil Characteristics
- grazing
- quality
- livestock
- vegetation
- production
- species composition
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordEleven ungrazed shallow limy range sites were studied as to species composition, edaphic characteristics, and range condition. These stands were located in the shale-limestone region of north-central…Publication Date 1969-01-01
- mulch
- Shallow
- grama
- Remnant Prairies
- Limy Range
- North Central Kansas
- Edahpic Characteristics
- Shale Limestone
- Surface Rockiness
- Water Retaining Capacity
- Central Kansas Rolling Plains Region
- Blue
- Hairy
- little bluestem
- big bluestem
- range condition
- species composition
- pH
- Library Collection RecordVegetative composition was measured in large pastures managed with rotational and continuous grazing systems to determine which grazing system was more appropriate to maintain or improve the…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- environmental conditions
- basal area
- patch overgrazing
- patch selection
- rotational grazing system
- spatial heterogeneity
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordWatts et al. summarize the vegetation composition of pastures managed under rest-rotation and continuous grazing systems for 10 years, following fire in the Missouri River Breaks. Rest-rotation…Publication Date 1969
- canopy cover
- bare ground
- exclosures
- litter
- species composition
- vegetation cover
- Xanthium strumarium
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of two grazing systems, short duration (graze 7 days, rest 42 days) and high-intensity, low-frequency (graze 14 days, rest 84 days) grazing, on the vegetation of the Edward's Plateau…Publication Date 1969
- primary production
- grazing management
- multi-species grazing
- species composition
- standing crop
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordSteuter et al. determined the effects of bison (Bos bison) grazing and the diet and distribution of bison and pocket gophers (Geomys bursarius) on sandhills prairie pastures. All pastures were…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Bos bison
- exclosures
- forbs
- Geomys bursarius
- perennial C4 grasses
- plant-herbivore interaction
- pocket gophers
- species composition
- vegetation community structure
- Library Collection RecordSharrow and Kuntz measured the level of elk (Cervus canadensis) grazing on three subalpine green fescue (Festuca viridula) meadows in Mt. Rainier National Park, and simulated grazing at different…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Alpine climate
- Cervus canadensis
- elk
- Festuca viridula
- grazing tolerance
- green fescue
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordIn two Kansas pastures, authors monitored indices of vegetation abundance, composition, and grazing from 1980-1981. At the beginning of the grazing season, some areas were grazed lightly to…Publication Date 1969
- soil properties
- cattle
- biomass
- patch-grazed
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThe authors examined changes in winterfat (Ceratoides lanata) communities following 26 years of release from grazing pressure on ranges in southern Utah. Soil characteristics, plant cover and type…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Ceratoides lanata
- community response
- Soil Characteristics
- species composition
- Winterfat
- Library Collection RecordRalphs et al. determined the impacts of increasing stocking rates on plant species composition and standing crop, under short-duration grazing management, in a Texas mixed-grass prairie. Standing…Publication Date 1969
- forage availability
- frequency
- short-duration grazing
- species composition
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordWhile herbivory probably is a natural part of all terrestrial ecosystems, livestock herbivory is not a natural part of California natural ecosystems. Livestock behavior does not mimic that of either…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- ungulates
- plant communities
- California
- alien livestock
- livestock impacts
- mammalian herbivores
- natural ecosystems
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordOwensby et al. examined the effects of increasing the stocking rate on intensive-early stocked pastures, in the Flint Hills of Kansas, by applying stocking rates that were 2, 2.5, and 3 times the…Publication Date 1969
- Andropogon gerardii
- Andropogon scoparius
- stocking rate
- big bluestem
- grazing system
- little bluestem
- livestock gain
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordCattle gains and vegetation measurements on Kansas shortgrass prairie under intensive-early stocking management were compared to season-long (SLS) grazing management at the normal stocking density,…Publication Date 1969
- beef cattle
- weight gain
- grazing system
- Native Range
- species composition
- stockers
- Library Collection RecordThis study on the Isle Royale National Park inferred how moose (Alces alces) and beaver (Castor canadensis) affect current and future landscape patterns. About 40% of the bites by moose in both…Publication Date 1969
- moose
- browsing
- Alces alces
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- Forage Preference
- Isle Royal National Park
- species composition
- tree-cutting
- Library Collection RecordMultiple regression analyses were performed on worldwide 236-site data set compiled from studies that compared species composition, aboveground net primary production (ANPP), root biomass, and soil…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- soil organic matter
- abiotic controls
- aboveground net primary production
- dominant species and growth forms
- evolutionary history of grazing
- grazing intensity and duration
- rangeland condition and trend
- root mass vs. grazing
- shrub invasion
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined the salinity, chironomid density, biomass, and species composition in ponds on a freshwater marsh, an undamaged supratidal marsh, and a marsh degraded by lesser snow goose (…Publication Date 1969
- Anser caerulescens caerulescens
- chironomid biomass
- freshwater marsh
- habitat degradation
- lesser snow goose
- salt marsh
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, the effects of redberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii) on species composition and biomass production of the herbaceous layer were evaluated for 3 years on an ungrazed site and a site…Publication Date 1969
- biomass production
- Juniperus pinchotii
- recovery from grazing
- redberry juniper
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordIn this riparian study, authors examined the treatments of aeration, nitrogen addition, revegetation and clipping to determine vegetation response and to increase understanding of grazing effects.…Publication Date 1969
- aeration
- revegetation
- clipping
- Nitrogen addition
- species composition
- water tables
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, LeCain et al. measured the effects of light and heavy grazing on carbon exchange, soil respiration and vegetation characteristics, in the Wyoming mixed-grass prairie. Seasonal…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- productivity
- photosynthesis
- soil respiration
- seasonal fluctuations
- soil carbon
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of long-term summer sheep grazing in southwestern Utah were measured in this study by comparing a sheep-grazed pasture to an ungrazed pasture (occasionally grazed by horses/cattle). The…Publication Date 1969
- desirable species
- forbs
- grazing pressure
- natural plant community
- range condition
- relic site
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThis Louisiana study was initiated using exclosures to determine whether mammalian herbivory by nutria (Myocastor coypus), muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), and waterfowl had a measurable impact on the…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- Salix nigra
- Louisiana
- herbivory
- Ammania coccinea
- Cyperus difformis
- Eleocharis spp.
- muskrat
- Myocastor coypus
- Ondatra zibethicus
- plant biomass
- Sagittaria latifolia
- species composition
- Sphenoclea zeylandica
- Typha latifolia
- Library Collection RecordAs a whole, grasshopper densities were greater on ungrazed sites compared to grazed sites. Melanoplus sanguinipes and all species of Melanoplinae were greater on ungrazed sites, while Oedipodinae…Publication Date 1969
- Melanoplus sanguinipes
- drought
- Gomphocerinae
- Melanoplinae
- Oedipodinae
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordBy the end of the second growing season in a Rhode Island salt marsh, biomass-removal plots had greater species richness than controls at high elevations (4.6 vs 2.4), while at low elevations,…Publication Date 1969
- biomass removal
- Juncus gerardi
- salt marsh
- species composition
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordIn this 3-year study of the vegetation in 4 livestock exclosures in North Dakota, Brand and Goetz found that the exclosures had greater graminoid leaf heights and greater mulch accumulation than the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Bouteloua gracilis
- blue grama
- Carex filifolia
- Carex heliophila
- livestock exclosures
- Sedge
- species composition
- thread-leaf sedge
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this 8-year study was to evaluate the ecosystem-level impacts of no-grazing vs. sustained moderate and heavy cattle grazing, in terms of plant species basal cover, density, and…Publication Date 1969
- climactic variation
- grazing pressure
- litter and root decomposition
- mixed grass prairie
- net primary production
- net soil N mineralization
- nitrogen loss
- soil carbon
- soil nitrogen
- species composition