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- Library Collection RecordThis paper provides an analysis of the physical and chemical characteristics of cyanobacterial soil crusts in the Molopo Basin, South Africa. It details the influence that soil type, livestock…Publication Date 2006
- cyanobacterial soil crusts
- Kalahari
- soil nutrients
- shrub encroachment
- Acacia mellifera
- soil classification
- livestock
- disturbance
- grasslands
- grazing
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Gradients of animal impact known as piospheres tend to develop around artificial watering points, particularly in arid zones. Such grazing gradients represent a potential opportunity for…Publication Date 2006
- animal impact
- piosphere
- watering points
- livestock
- species richness
- ecosystem ecology
- rangelands
- grazing
- management
- disturbance
- stocking rates
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe introduce the five rangeland types found in the arid and semiarid regions of South Africa, namely Arid Savanna, Arid Grassland, Nama-karoo, Succulent Karoo, and Thicket, and describe the important…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- savanna
- livestock
- grazing
- management
- commercial agriculture
- subsistence agriculture
- Sustainable development
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordReport by Kenneth Sanders concerning Monitoring, Rangeland Management and other subjectsPublication Date 2006
- monitoring
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordBook by Karen Launchbaugh et al. concerning Grazing, Rangeland Management, Livestock and other subjectsPublication Date 2006
- grazing
- grassland management
- livestock
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThe Eastern Sierra region of California is on the western edge of the Great Basin Desert of the United States. Livestock are typically grazed on a mix of private and public lands. Public lands are…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- Natural resources management
- conservation (storage)
- livestock
- California
- Library Collection RecordManagement strategies based on toxin level in the plant, animal susceptibility, and grazing behavior can reduce the risk of poisoning. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for…Publication Date 2005-10-01
- rangelands
- poisonous plants
- phytotoxins
- toxicity
- livestock
- grazing management
- risk management
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2005-06-01
- USDA Forest Service
- rangelands
- range management
- research
- history
- livestock
- natural resource management
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Amanda Hancock concerning Rangeland Management, Remote Sensing and other subjectsPublication Date 2005
- grassland management
- remote sensing
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordCompetition and compatibility between livestock and wildlife in Africa has been a point of considerable speculation, with implications for conservation. However, controlled replicated experiments are…Publication Date 2005
- livestock
- Africa
- Dung counts
- Trait-mediated effects
- indirect effects
- conservation
- game farming
- wildlife
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Jennifer Peterson concerning Education, Teachers, Rangeland Management and other subjectsPublication Date 2005
- education
- teacher training
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordIn evolutionary time frames, grazing by domesticated livestock on the short grass plains of East Africa is a new occurrence resulting in increased animal densities year around and modification to…Publication Date 2005
- evolutionary history of grazing
- Modified-Whittaker plots
- Serengeti ecosystem
- East Africa
- seasonal grazing
- rangelands
- savanna
- grazing
- biodiversity
- vegetation dynamics
- management
- livestock
- animal impact
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reviews the predictions and management implications of two current paradigms in the ecology and management of arid and semi-arid rangelands. The equilibrium model stresses the importance…Publication Date 2005
- range condition
- overgrazing
- key resources
- rainfall variability
- heterogeneity
- Scale dependence
- Mobility
- management
- ecology
- rangelands
- modelling
- rangeland condition
- rainfall
- livestock
- stocking rates
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDissertation by Rachel Frost concerning Grazing, Livestock and other subjectsPublication Date 2005
- grazing
- livestock
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordWooded rangelands are a vast grazing land resource globally, including shrublands, savannas and forested ranges. They generally provide forage year-round for small ruminants and they are vitally…Publication Date 2005
- diet selection
- Physical and chemical plant defences
- anti-quality
- grazing behaviour
- grazing
- rangelands
- savanna
- goats
- sheep
- foraging ecology
- livestock
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordConcern is increasing worldwide over land degradation from grazing, particularly by livestock. While grazing by herbivores, from insects to elephants, is a natural process, grazing that destroys…Publication Date 2005
- grazing capacity
- grazing
- livestock
- herbivores
- Library Collection RecordAt Deseret Land & Livestock, reducing sagebrush abundance on as little as 5% of the ranch appears to have significantly increased production and abundance of sage grouse and pronghorn. Thus,…Publication Date 2005
- sagebrush
- livestock
- biodiversity
- Desert climate
- 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 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 RecordDue to its palatability and forage quality, antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata Pursh DC) is a desirable shrub across western US rangelands. Because little information is available regarding…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- Purshia tridentata
- livestock
- big game
- winter range
- wildlife
- habitats
- browse
- Library Collection RecordAbstract. Shrub encroachment, i.e. the increase in woody plant cover, is a major concern for livestock farming in southern Kalahari savannas. We developed a grid-based computer model simulating the…Publication Date 2004
- Acacia erioloba
- browsing
- Bush encroachment
- Savanna dynamics
- shrub invasion
- Spatial-explicit simulation model
- indigenous encroaching species
- modelling
- rangelands
- livestock
- savanna
- cattle
- fire ecology
- shrub encroachment
- stocking rates
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Aim Wildlife and pastoral peoples have lived side-by-side in the Mara ecosystem of south-western Kenya for at least 2000 years. Recent changes in human population and landuse are…Publication Date 2004
- Kenya
- Maasai Mara
- pastoralism
- rangelands
- bomas
- livestock
- wildlife
- land use
- conservation
- national parks
- tourism
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDissertation by Tracy Brewer concerning Livestock, Rangeland Management, Grazing and other subjectsPublication Date 2004
- livestock
- grassland management
- grazing
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordIn previous papers we have considered the optimal mix of biodiversity in semi-arid rangelands, focusing on the steady state. This paper addresses the question of conservation in the optimal use of…Publication Date 2004
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- Managed
- Natural
- conservation
- management
- fire ecology
- grazing
- livestock
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyses the claim of Sumberg [Sumberg, J., 2002. The logic of fodder legumes in Africa. Food Policy 27, 285-300] that there is a [`]logic of fodder legumes' in Africa based on an…Publication Date 2004
- fodder legumes
- Fodder grasses
- crop residues
- Africa
- Crop-livestock systems
- Development narratives
- Participatory approaches
- Livestock policy
- fodder production
- fodder quality
- livestock
- agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAlthough fences are ubiquitous in Australian landscapes, they are neglected objects of study. Fencesare the basic management tools used to separate property, livestock and crops, and to…Publication Date 2004
- livestock
- crops
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2003-12-01
- grazing management
- livestock
- rangelands
- grazing
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2003-08-01
- biosolids
- sewage sludge
- land application
- forage production
- runoff
- water quality
- soil erosion
- deserts
- semiarid zones
- livestock
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordVegetation changes were evaluated over a 13 year period (1988-2000) on moderately grazed and lightly grazed rangelands in the Chihuahuan Desert of south central New Mexico. During the study period,…Publication Date 2003-03-01
- stocking rate
- arid lands
- livestock
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis is a keynote paper focusing on regional perspectives on agriculture and biodiversity by exploring the situation in Northern Africa, the West African Sahel, East Africa and the Horn, and Southern…Publication Date 2003
- agriculture
- biodiversity conservation
- disequilibrium theories
- environmental Kuznet's curve
- hotspots
- agroecological intensification
- agrodiversity
- organic farming
- agroforestry
- biodiversity
- economics
- soils
- livestock
- management
- land-use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of intensive grazing and browsing of domestic stock and wildlife on the number of species and abundance of vegetation was investigated in the Hoanib River catchment, north-western Namibia…Publication Date 2003
- vegetation impact
- Arid Environment
- intensive grazing
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- grasslands
- grazing
- livestock
- wildlife
- land use
- drought
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe numbers of livestock and wildlife that can be supported in an arid environment such as the Hoanib River catchment, north-western Namibia, are determined by annual and seasonal availability of…Publication Date 2003
- Non-equilibrium system
- vegetation assessment
- Arid Environment
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- livestock
- wildlife
- grazing
- rainfall
- land use
- piosphere
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordQuestions as to whether public investment in international agricultural research is a [`]Good Thing' or not may best be addressed using two arguments: (1) justifications based on whether or not…Publication Date 2003
- livestock
- System
- classification
- mapping
- animal production
- economics
- agriculture
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2002-08-01
- land ownership
- range condition
- pastures
- overgrazing
- monitoring
- pastoralism
- land use
- China
- history
- livestock
- sustainability
- rangelands
- range management
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordChanges in rangeland species composition can effect forage quality, ecosystem function, and biological diversity. Unfortunately, documenting species compositional change is difficult due to a lack of…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- sown grasslands
- habitats
- Quercus
- woodland grasslands
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- invasion
- grazing intensity
- California
- range management
- botanical composition
- invasive species
- Northwest California
- herbarium
- oak woodlands
- livestock
- flora
- invasive species
- Library Collection RecordIn recent years livestock death losses from poisonous plants in the western United States have averaged about 2-3% annually. A review of 36 grazing studies in North America shows poisonous plant…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- Oxytropis
- deserts
- avoidance conditioning
- Oxytropis sericea
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- woodland grasslands
- Western United States
- grasslands
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- range management
- livestock
- Delphinium
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- grazing
- poisonous plants
- economics
- Library Collection RecordRisk of livestock losses to poisonous plants can be reduced on many ranges through prudent management based on application of existing knowledge. Poisonous plants can be categorized using both…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- weed palatability
- risk assessment
- toxicity
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- selective grazing
- grazing intensity
- range management
- literature reviews
- livestock
- grazing management
- diet selection
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2002-04-01
- ecology
- national forests
- livestock
- livestock feeding
- United States
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- livestock
- information
- Market research
- educational needs
- Northern Australia
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Juley Hankins concerning Teachers, Education, Rangeland Management and other subjectsPublication Date 2002
- teacher training
- education
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordWith rapid advances in electronic, radio and computer technologies, global electronic identification for livestock and companion animals is now technically feasible. It is particularly important for…Publication Date 2002
- livestock
- Radio
- computer techniques
- management
- remote control
- monitoring techniques
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- projects
- livestock
- Sediment
- cleaning
- costs
- rangelands
- sampling
- biological agent
- sampl
- Water Point
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordIt is claimed that high returns can be achieved from hunting and ecotourism operations. As a result wildlife production is a rapidly growing form of land-use in South Africa. Lately, rural African…Publication Date 2002
- Economies of scale
- Wildlife production
- livestock production
- Savannah land-use
- land use
- game farming
- commercial agriculture
- livestock
- Economic Aspects
- eco - tourism
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Robert Garcia concerning Livestock, Wildlife and other subjectsPublication Date 2002
- livestock
- wildlife
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThis paper explores the long-standing interest in the introduction of fodder legumes as an essential component of mixed farming systems in Africa. The central argument is that because of certain…Publication Date 2002
- fodder legumes
- research
- uptake
- Africa
- mucuna
- mixed farming
- Crop-livestock interactions
- fodder quality
- agriculture
- livestock
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAccelerated erosion of streambanks in grazed riparian pastures is of concern to land managers. We tested the hypothesis that providing cattle free-choice off-stream water and trace mineralized salt…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- riverbank protection
- soil stability
- riparian grasslands
- water erosion
- water availability
- animal behavior
- dietary mineral supplements
- Oregon
- grazing intensity
- beef cattle
- grazing
- greenline
- water quality
- livestock
- off-stream water
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2001-10-01
- market regulations
- Chicago Board of Trade
- marketing boards
- Kansas City, Kansas
- American livestock Commission Company
- livestock and meat industry
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois
- Kansas City livestock Exchange
- Kansas
- Missouri
- history
- livestock
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPlant growth depends upon C, H, O, and at least 13 mineral elements. Six of these (N, K, Ca, Mg, P, and S) macro-elements normally occur in plants at concentrations greater than 1,000 mg kg(-1) level…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- silicon
- animal health
- sulfur
- nickel
- nutrient-nutrient interactions
- nutrient content
- mineral content
- nutrient availability
- sodium
- nitrogen
- potassium
- trace elements
- phosphorus
- magnesium
- calcium
- mineral nutrition
- literature reviews
- livestock
- forage
- mineral interaction
- mineral requirements
- mineral nutrients
- ruminant diets
- Library Collection RecordAlthough recognized in importance from the dawn of history, forages have too often been underestimated and undervalued perhaps in part because animal performance has frequently failed to reflect…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- plant diseases and disorders
- immune response
- morbidity
- animal health
- sexual reproduction
- antinutritional factors
- Festuca arundinacea
- nutritional status
- toxicity
- mineral content
- economic analysis
- liveweight gain
- mortality
- adaptation
- animal behavior
- secondary metabolites
- digestibility
- insect pests
- nutritive value
- literature reviews
- livestock
- forage
- feed intake
- chemical constituents of plants
- nutrition
- animal health
- performance
- forage quality
- toxins
- Library Collection RecordCholla cactus may serve as an emergency feedstuff for livestock when forage availability is low. A study was conducted at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center to evaluate the nutritive…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- processing technology
- spines
- opuntia imbricata
- moisture content
- organic matter
- burning
- leaves
- cows
- mineral content
- stems
- estimation
- fiber content
- feeds
- digestibility
- crude protein
- rumen fermentation
- nutritive value
- livestock
- New Mexico
- forage
- dry matter
- drought forages
- mineral content
- emergency feeding
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