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- Library Collection RecordRangelands provide a home for many kinds of animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and fish. An effective management plan will consider the resident and neighboring wildlife when…Publication Date 2012
- elk
- habitat management
- merriam's turkey
- rangeland management
- sage grouse
- United States
- wildlife
- Library Collection Record
152 Rangeland Plants
Rangeland plants are a key component of the ecosystems they inhabit. They are the blanket that covers and protects the soil and the filter that purifies the water and air. Plants are the primary…Publication Date 2012- grazing
- rangeland management
- rangeland plants
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are dynamic ecosystems that produce a wide variety of goods and services desired by society, including livestock forage, wildlife habitat, water, mineral resources, wood products,…Publication Date 2012
- classification
- ecology
- succession
- disturbance
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAround the world, grasslands systems are converting into woody shrubland systems. In southern New Mexico, a combination of federal, state, and scientific agencies and institutions have teamed up to…Publication Date 2012
- ecological restoration
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- shrub encroachment
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The rangeland science profession in the United States has its roots in the widespread overgrazing and concurrent severe droughts of the late 19th century. These drivers contributed to…Publication Date 2012
- applied science
- Arizona
- ecosystem management
- range science history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis poster presents the findings of a study that examined the relationship between perennial grass biomass and mesquite density on the Santa Rita Experimental Range in southern Arizona. The study…Publication Date 2012
- Arizona
- mesquite
- Percent Cover
- perennial grass
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAnderson larkspur (Delphinium andersonii A. Gray) is a toxic plant responsible for cattle death losses in the western United States. The objectives of the present study were to determine when cattle…Publication Date 2011-11-01
- alkaloids
- diet
- larkspur
- livestock
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection Record"NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage…Publication Date 2011
- protected species
- management techniques
- biodiversity conservation
- United States
- Library Collection Record
159 The Final Crop
Rangeland ecosystems provide critical habitat and services that not only support human civilization, but all the other plants and animals in these arid arid environments. As it is fragmented by urban…Publication Date 2011- California
- fragmentation
- landscape fragmentation
- Oregon
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- Artemisia
- grazing
- livestock
- Artemisia
- Artemisia
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- grazing
- livestock
- Time
- traps
- management
- phenology
- Library Collection RecordInvasive species in Africa have important impacts on food security and biodiversity conservation. African floodplains in arid areas are critical wildlife habitats in addition to crop production and…Publication Date 2011
- dispersers
- habitat
- shifting cultivation
- wildlife
- Alien invasive species
- seeds
- seedlings
- livestock
- game
- conservation
- old lands
- ecosystem ecology
- Tana River
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLearn about the career of a range conservationist working for the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. Source: Agriculture in the Classroom, Utah University Cooperative ExtensionPublication Date 2011
- range management
- managers
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Utah Calvary was part of a National Guard contigent called up by President Wilson to deal with the spill over from the Mexican Revolution along the U.S.-Mexico border. The unit was involved in…Publication Date 2011
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Mexican Revolution
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAn isolated and beautiful valley located on the west side of the Atascosa Mountains, Bear Valley was first settled by John “Yank†Bartlett who, along with his partner Henry “Hank†Hewitt and…Publication Date 2011
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- agroecosystems
- agriculture
- food security
- food production
- water management
- wetlands
- water use
- decision making
- developing countries
- Poverty
- fisheries
- climate change
- agroforestry
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- livestock
- Rainfed farming
- landscape
- Library Collection RecordThis article continues the story of the Kellner family, opening just as John F. Kellner leases his ranch, and sells the store and boarding house before moving the family to Casa Grande.Publication Date 2011
- ranching
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Shaniko Nichol-Driskill concerning Livestock, Native Plants, Fire and other subjectsPublication Date 2011
- livestock
- Indigenous organisms
- fire ecology
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- phenology
- livestock
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- case studies
- pastoralism
- Kenya
- managers
- grazing systems
- drought
- Climatic change
- sustainability
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 2011
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn communal areas of NE Zimbabwe, feed resources are collectively managed, with herds grazing on grasslands during the rainy season and mainly on crop residues during the dry season, which creates…Publication Date 2011
- Crop-livestock interactions
- Dynamic modelling
- cattle
- crop residues
- grasslands
- livestock
- foraging ecology
- soil organic carbon
- soil fertility
- management
- communal farming
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordToday Pima County manages over 230,000 acres of natural areas for conservation due to supportive taxpayers, visionary County leadership, hardworking staff, willing property owners and resourceful…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Southern Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- phenology
- forage
- livestock
- species
- grazing
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- phenology
- livestock
- grazing systems
- species
- uses
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordIn this article, Tana Kappel discusses the history and role of prescribed fire in the Altar Valley with a number of local stakeholders. Although fire historically played an important role in the…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- desert grasslands
- endangered species
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe data for this report was collected at the end of calendar year 2009.  It provides a snapshot look at the 2009 grazing season. Data records that were acquired for this report represent the best…Publication Date 2011
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe research and development (R&D) arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, works at the forefront of science to improve the health and use of our Nation’s forests and…Publication Date 2011
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLablab purpureus is a multipurpose legume with potential as a vegetable, pulse or forage crop for smallholder farming systems of southern Africa. Its use in the region is limited because the long-…Publication Date 2011
- lablab
- Limpopo Province
- multipurpose crop
- short duration
- forage quality
- Forage Quantity
- livestock
- agriculture
- subsistence agriculture
- seeds
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: This article makes the case for addressing nonhumans as actors in geopolitical processes such as boundary making and enforcement. The challenge of this line of argumentation is to account…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLearn more about rangeland soils and riparian areas.Publication Date 2011
- streams
- riparian
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are home to a diverse array of plants and animals. Learn more about the plants that inhabit rangelands. Some plant species are known to be poisonous to livestock and should be identified…Publication Date 2011
- ecology
- grazing
- United States
- Library Collection RecordGood land management starts with a clear and attainable goal, but this is one of the most challenging steps in resource planning. The primary concern of rangeland management is vegetation. Rangelands…Publication Date 2011
- adaptive management
- land management goals
- rangeland planning
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document describes how biosoilds are produced, and summarizes their regulation in Arizona. It also covers current research being carried out on biosolids and answers some of the common questions…Publication Date 2011
- Arizona
- biosoilds
- fertilizer
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- reindeer
- livestock
- grazing
- foraging
- fields
- sown pastures
- grazing intensity
- Feed grasses
- plant production
- trampling
- Constraints
- nomadism
- Norway
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- livestock
- rangelands
- phenology
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- phenology
- livestock
- rangelands
- grazing systems
- Library Collection RecordOver the past two decades, the issue of rural women in developing countries has evolved from relative obscurity to a primary concern among the growing community of researchers and policy makers who…Publication Date 2011
- Socio- economic factors
- women participation
- productive projects
- rural women
- Poverty
- Iran
- economics
- livestock
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2011
- phenology
- livestock
- grazing systems
- species
- grazing
- rangeland soils
- Library Collection Record
190 Rangeland Soils
Soil is the basic component of rangeland ecosystems and is associated with nearly all processes that occur within the ecosystem. It provides a medium to support plant growth. It is also the home for…Publication Date 2011- Soil Forming Factors
- soil orders
- United States
- Library Collection RecordDespite the widespread recognition that disturbance by livestock affects multiple indices of landscape health, few studies have examined their effects on both biotic and abiotic processes. We…Publication Date 2011
- disturbance
- grazing gradient
- landscape function
- overgrazing
- plant diversity
- reptiles
- grazing
- livestock
- soils
- ecosystem ecology
- rangelands
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide provides photos and information on the wildflowers of southern Arizona.Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- wildflowers
- Library Collection RecordIngestion of small amounts of condensed tannin (CT) by ruminants can produce valuable outcomes such as improved nitrogen use and reduced bloating, methane output, and gastrointestinal parasitism.…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- condensed tannins
- livestock
- water intake
- Library Collection RecordRangelands and savannas occupy 70% of the Australian continent and are mainly used for commercial grazing of sheep and cattle. In the center and north, where there are extensive areas of indigenous…Publication Date 2010-01-01
- burning
- carbon
- deforestation
- emissions
- fire
- livestock
- vegetation thickening
- 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 RecordPredicting the effect of different management strategies on range condition is a challenge for farmers in highly variable environments. A model that explains how the relations between rainfall,…Publication Date 2010
- catastrophe theory
- complexity theory
- Disequilibrium
- hysteresis
- moving attractors
- vegetation dynamics
- livestock
- rainfall
- rangelands
- mangement
- rangeland condition
- modelling
- ecosystem ecology
- stocking rate
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Livestock grazing is often viewed as having detrimental effects on plants and plant communities. Livestock grazing can, however, be managed to be an effective tool for vegetation management…Publication Date 2010
- livestock
- grazing
- nutrition
- ecology
- management
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- fire ecology
- southern Africa
- 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 RecordSeed ecology may play a role in the widespread increase of Acacia karroo in savanna and grassland. Accordingly, fecundity, predation, mortality by fire, dispersal by livestock, and seed longevity…Publication Date 2010
- dispersal
- fire
- seed bank
- seed lngevity
- seed predation
- seed production
- ecology
- savanna
- grassland
- livestock
- insects
- germination
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- management
- Eastern Cape
- 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
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