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- Library Collection RecordPlant invasions are a threat to rangelands in California. Understanding how seeds of invasive plants are dispersed is critical to developing sound management plans. Domestic livestock can transport…Publication Date 2016
- California rangelands
- cattle grazing
- endozoochory
- epizoochory
- invasive plants
- seed dispersal
- Library Collection RecordPlant invasions are a threat to rangelands in California. Understanding how seeds of invasive plants are dispersed is critical to developing sound management plans. Domestic livestock can transport…Publication Date 2016
- California rangelands
- cattle grazing
- endozoochory
- epizoochory
- invasive plants
- seed dispersal
- Library Collection RecordMost remaining grasslands are used for livestock grazing; stocking rates could be managed to help stop declining songbird populations. We examined the effects of stocking rates on grassland songbirds…Publication Date 2015-11
- Baird's sparrow
- cattle grazing
- chestnut-collared longspur
- Ecological threshold
- grassland management
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordMost remaining grasslands are used for livestock grazing; stocking rates could be managed to help stop declining songbird populations. We examined the effects of stocking rates on grassland songbirds…Publication Date 2015-11
- Baird's sparrow
- cattle grazing
- chestnut-collared longspur
- Ecological threshold
- grassland management
- Sprague's pipit
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordOvergrazing around water sources has long been a problem for resource management, and therefore productivity, on cattle stations in northern Australia. This paper presents observations from a…Publication Date 2015
- 3P grasses
- cattle grazing
- land condition
- Northern Australia
- pasture composition
- Library Collection RecordThe invasion of exotic grasses into savannas is occurring globally. Despite threats to ecosystem processes and biodiversity, few studies have investigated factors that facilitate invasion success. *…Publication Date 2013
- cattle grazing
- exotic grass
- facilitation
- grass-fire cycle
- savanna
- wind dispersal
- grazing
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem ecology
- restoration ecology
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- grasses
- fire ecology
- grazing
- soils
- rainfall
- drought
- Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe accuracy of two simple methods was compared for the prediction of crude protein (CP) content of above-ground plant material of mixed-species composition on abandoned cultivated land in Japan. The…Publication Date 2012
- cattle grazing
- compound plant community
- feeding value
- generalized linear model
- vegetation survey
- wild plants
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordEcological systems comprise a complex array of interacting processes that manifest across multiple scales. Effective management of natural ecosystems has to be underpinned by an understanding of how…Publication Date 2009-03-01
- cattle grazing
- hysteresis
- rangeland management
- semiarid rangelands
- spatial coupling
- Library Collection RecordMeasuring the effects of grazing intensity on the structure, composition, and function of grassland ecosystems has been a perennial challenge. Space limits replication, few replicates limit…Publication Date 2008-11-01
- BACI
- cattle grazing
- mixed-grass prairies
- power analysis
- Library Collection RecordRevegetation and sustainable cattle grazing are major objectives in the reclamation of mine tailings at the Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia, Canada. A total of 150 cows with their…Publication Date 2006-05-01
- cattle grazing
- mine reclamation
- molybdenum toxicity
- Library Collection RecordCertain lupines (Lupinus spp.) contain alkaloids that cause contracture-type skeletal birth defects and cleft palate (‘‘crooked calf syndrome’’) when consumed by cows during the 40th to 70th day of…Publication Date 2006-03-01
- birth defects
- cattle grazing
- poisonous plants
- lupine
- Library Collection RecordFestuca campestris Rydb. (mountain rough fescue) is a dominant grass species in the montane grasslands of western Canada. Little is known about the genetic diversity of this plant and the effects of…Publication Date 2005-11-01
- native grass
- Festuca campestris
- cattle grazing
- genetic diversity
- AFLP
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the impacts of livestock grazing on wildlands is important for making appropriate ecosystem management decisions. Using livestock exclosures, we examined the effects of moderate cattle…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- cattle grazing
- California grasslands
- oak savanna
- burrow patterns
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted to compare data from 12 grazed and ungrazed areas and to examine the impacts of grazing treatments on a montane willow community during an 11-year period. Data were collected…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- Salix
- willow
- height
- cattle grazing
- grazing exclusion
- riparian areas
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of cattle grazing on the genetic structure of native grass populations has received little attention. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on genetic variation in Idaho fescue (…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- cattle grazing
- Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat markers
- Festuca idahoensis
- Monte Carlo procedure
- Library Collection RecordMourning dove (Zenaida macroura L.) densities were determined using strip census techniques over a 2-year period (spring 1996 to winter 1998) on pastures in early-, mid-, and late-seral ecological…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- upland game birds
- wildlife
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- Zenaida macroura
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted in tallgrass prairie to assess the effects of grazing management (cattle stocking densities and grazing systems) on plant community composition and diversity. Treatments…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- biodiversity
- plant ecology
- cattle grazing
- Flint Hills
- range management
- grazing systems
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordScaled quail (Callipepla squamata) numbers were evaluated during and after a 2-year drought period using strip census techniques on 2 pastures in late seral rangeland ecological condition and 2…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Callipepla
- population size
- Callipepla squamata
- game birds
- seral stages
- vegetation cover
- wildlife habitats
- arid lands
- ecological succession
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- drought
- plant litter
- New Mexico
- upland game birds
- wildlife
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPlains larkspur (Delphinium geyeri Greene) is a major cause of cattle deaths in the northern Great Plains of Wyoming and Colorado. We examined the amount and timing of larkspur ingestion by grazing…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- delphinium geyeri
- weather
- mineral content
- protein content
- fiber content
- voluntary intake
- selective grazing
- Wyoming
- phenology
- grazing
- grasses
- beef cattle
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- maturity stage
- diterpenoid alkaloids
- toxic plants
- diet selection
- cattle grazing
- methyllycaconitine
- alkaloids
- Library Collection RecordWhite (Oxytropis sericea Nutt. in T. G.) and Lambert (O. lambertii var. biglovii Pursh) locoweed grow adjacent to each other on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains from southeastern Wyoming to…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- flowering date
- Oxytropis lambertii
- pods
- plant development
- developmental stages
- Weeds
- alkaloids
- Infestation
- Oxytropis sericea
- selective grazing
- cattle
- phenology
- New Mexico
- feeding preferences
- poisonous plants
- Oxytropis lambertii
- Oxytropis sericea
- poisonous plants
- cattle grazing
- swainsonine
- Library Collection RecordThe role of livestock grazing and big-game browsing in the decline of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the Intermountain West has long been questioned. All known aspen exclosures (n=8) on the…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- natural regeneration
- national forests
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- botanical composition
- Utah
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Populus tremuloides communities
- reproduction
- decline
- cattle grazing
- deer browsing
- elk browsing
- undergrowth
- Library Collection RecordCattle grazing distribution patterns were studied directly through observation and indirectly through plant utilization during 3 summer grazing seasons under continuous and deferred-rotation grazing…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- mountain rangeland
- Plant Utilization
- Riparian Meadows
- Cattle Use
- Forested Sites
- Upper Middle Fork Grazing Allotment
- northeastern Oregon
- patterns
- slope
- logging
- cattle grazing
- deferred grazing
- Water Distribution
- observation
- Cattle Distribution
- utilization
- fertilization
- Oregon
- Library Collection RecordNebraska sedge (Carex nebraskensis Dewey), a valuable and distinct species, can withstand a high degree of defoliation by livestock without being seriously damaged. To understand this species better…Publication Date 1983-07-01
- California
- Sierra National Forest
- cattle grazing
- Library Collection RecordIn the fall of 1975, cattle grazing to the north of an abandoned uranium mine on Flint Butte in Harding County, S. Dak., showed signs of molybdenosis, a disease due to molybdenum-induced copper…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Plains
- South Dakota
- cattle grazing
- disease due to molybdenum-induced copper deficiency
- Library Collection RecordDuring drought years, stream flow is often insufficient to irrigate normally flooded native meadows. Herbage production of the meadow is reduced, haying operations are suspended, and the available…Publication Date 1982-07-01
- Oregon
- cattle grazing
- Library Collection RecordOver an 11-year period, willow (Salix spp.) population characteristics were recorded after 4 different treatments: long term exclosure, long term grazing, recent exclosure and recent grazing. Results…Publication Date 1969
- Salix
- population dynamics
- cattle grazing
- grazing exclusion
- riparian areas
- willow height
- Library Collection RecordEquilibrium theory predicts that following disturbance, ecosystem structure and function will eventually converge with those of undisturbed ecosystems that are not changing. This study tested this…Publication Date 1969
- Carex stricta
- cattle grazing
- Cornus sericea
- disturbance dynamics
- fen
- shrub carr
- succession
- Library Collection RecordJoseph et al. ,found that mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) preferred mid-seral pastures that were moderately grazed by cattle (Bos taurus) compared to heavily grazed, early-seral pastures. Mid-…Publication Date 1969
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- croton pottsii
- Leatherleaf croton
- upland game bird
- Zenaida macroura
- Library Collection RecordJourdonnais and Bedunah assessed the use of prescribed fire and cattle grazing in the dormant season to try and improve forage quality for elk in the Sun River Wildlife Management Area. The…Publication Date 1969
- bunchgrass
- cattle grazing
- elk management
- fire
- Litter Accumulation
- rough fescue
- Library Collection RecordJourdonnais and Bedunah applied prescribed fire and fall cattle-grazing treatments, during fall 1983 and spring 1984, on a rough fescue (Festuca scabrella) community to reduce litter accumulations…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- cattle grazing
- elk utilization
- Festuca idahoensis
- Festuca scabrella
- Idaho fescue
- rough fescue
- Library Collection RecordKarl and Doescher monitored the effects of cattle grazing on root growth to determine if the mini-rhizotron technique was suitable for grazed rangelands. Despite stocking densities of about 2.7-4.4…Publication Date 1969
- Dactylis glomerata
- cattle grazing
- grazing impacts
- orchardgrass
- root growth
- root periscope/ mini-rhizotron
- Library Collection RecordThe role of livestock grazing and big-game browsing in the decline of aspen (Populus tremuloides), in the Intermountain West, has long been questioned. Kay and Bartos measured all known aspen…Publication Date 1969
- Populus tremuloides
- communities
- reproduction
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus
- undergrowth
- Aspen
- cattle grazing
- decline
- deer browsing
- elk browsing
- Library Collection RecordPrevious researchers have suggested that plant communities in the Chihuahuan Desert area respond quickly and positively to the removal of grazing pressure. In this study, Kelt and Valone determined…Publication Date 1969
- species diversity
- arid southwest
- cattle grazing
- Exclosure
- species composition
- summer and winter ephemerals
- Library Collection RecordKie et al. found that cattle (Bos taurus) grazing on California summer range reduced available herbaceous forage for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). In response to cattle grazing, the mule deer…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus hemionus
- predation
- cattle grazing
- feeding time
- home range
- Sierra Nevada
- Library Collection RecordPrevious research indicated that long-term grazing altered the physiological characteristics of Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) plants at the Northern Great Basin Experimental Range, and the…Publication Date 1969
- cattle grazing
- Festuca idahoensis
- genetic differentiation
- Idaho fescue
- Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat markers
- Monte Carlo procedure
- plant populations
- Library Collection RecordA study near Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada was conducted over two years to determine the effects of cattle grazing on streambank stability and also on benthic invertebrates. Three streams were fenced…Publication Date 1969
- Algae
- Benthos
- cattle grazing
- functional feeding groups
- riparian
- streambank stability
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted in tallgrass prairie to assess the effects of grazing management on plant community composition and diversity. Native plant species diversity, species richness, and…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- plant ecology
- range management
- grazing systems
- cattle grazing
- Flint Hills
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordIn plots where cattle (Bos taurus) grazing was excluded, small mammals were 50% more abundant than in areas where grazing was present. All species caught were found on both the grazed and ungrazed…Publication Date 1969
- deserts
- New Mexico
- Baiomys taylori
- cattle grazing
- cotton rat
- Reithrodontomys megalotis
- riparian areas
- Sigmodon hispidus
- Southwestern United States
- Taylor's pygmy mice
- western harvest mice
- Library Collection RecordThe grazing portion of this study suggests that heavy grazing had a negative effect on the abundance of three sparrow species, grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Baird's sparrow (…Publication Date 1969
- aimophila cassinnii
- Ammodramus bairdil
- ammodramus savannarum
- Baird's sparrow
- bird-banding
- Cassin's sparrow
- cattle grazing
- conservation
- grasshopper sparrow
- Library Collection RecordFehmi et al. looked at the possible effects of cattle on the abundance of California ground squirrels in Del Valle Park, California. The presence of light to moderate cattle grazing seemed to have…Publication Date 1969
- burrow patterns
- California grasslands
- cattle grazing
- oak savanna
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated how white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) home ranges, movement indices and forage availability were effected by short-duration grazing (SDG) and continuous grazing (CG) by…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle grazing
- home range
- movement indices
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordCoffin et al. evaluated the importance of disturbance intensity and herbivory by cattle and white grubs, or the larvae of June beetles, to recovery of shortgrass steppe ecosystems in Colorado over a…Publication Date 1969
- Bouteloua gracilis
- cattle grazing
- June beetle larvae
- root feeders
- shortgrass steppe
- succession
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Cibils et al. determined Atriplex canescens sizes, ages and sex ratios in pastures that were summer grazed, winter grazed, or ungrazed for 20 years. Ungrazed shrubs were the largest…Publication Date 1969
- Atriplex canescens
- cattle grazing
- shrub ages
- shrub sex ratios
- Library Collection RecordCarlson and Crist investigated plant responses to gopher (Thomomys talpoides attenuatus) mounds, as they vary in topography and grazing history (light or heavy grazing by cattle). There were more…Publication Date 1969
- Bouteloua gracilis
- blue grama
- cattle grazing
- disturbance area
- plant community
- Pocket Gopher
- shortgrass steppe
- Thomomys talpoides attenuatus
- Library Collection RecordCampbell-Kissock et al. compared the diets of bobwhites and scaled quail in cattle grazed pastures of southwest Texas. They found little dietary overlap for these birds during the fall-winter season…Publication Date 1969
- cattle grazing
- Desert Grassland
- diet selection
- dietary overlap
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to determine if any of four grazing treatments had an effect on upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) nest density and nest success. Nest density was lower for…Publication Date 1969
- stocking density
- Bartramia longicauda
- cattle grazing
- mixed-grass prairie
- nest density
- nesting success
- Library Collection RecordThe model developed in this study found that wildlife habitat could be improved by reducing cattle (Bos taurus) grazing intensity from 556 AUMs to 325 AUMs on the study site. Heavy grazing pressure…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle grazing
- Colinus virginianus
- economic tradeoffs
- northern bobwhite
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordAustin and Pyle looked at the habitat selection of small mammals in a montane wet meadow as effected by cattle grazing and fall burning on the Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho. All…Publication Date 1969
- Microhabitat
- capture rates
- cattle grazing
- population declines
- soil wetness
- Library Collection RecordTurner et al. hypothesized that overcompensation most likely occurs in previously ungrazed tallgrass prairie as a result of stored photosynthate. In a 3-year experiment, the authors found that…Publication Date 1969
- history
- mowing
- nitrogen
- aboveground and belowground biomass
- cattle grazing
- defoliation intensity
- frequency
- Konza Prairie Research National Area
- maximization of production
- overcompensation
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordTwelve habitat characteristics were measured inside and outside three livestock exclosures on two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 1969
- riparian vegetation
- California golden trout
- cattle grazing
- habitat degradation
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- riparian health
- threatened species