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- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the historical evidence for the widely held view that vegetation communities in the semi-arid woodlands were significantly more open prior to European settlement. It is postulated…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- shrubs
- woodlands
- Regulations
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordNine paired sites, one grazed and the other enclosed from cattle grazing, were assessed using modified dry-weight-rank and comparative yield procedures. The enclosures were all longterm, varying in…Publication Date 1996
- cattle
- grazing
- vegetation
- site
- Central Australia
- Library Collection RecordIn 1989, the opportunity was identified to create a botanical map series which could be used by authorities to make informed decisions and which would highlight the potential impact significance of…Publication Date 1996
- mapping
- conservation
- vegetation
- Coast
- South Africa
- development
- GIS
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordRegeneration and survival of trees and shrubs was monitored over a five -year period following the chaining of an area of Casuarina pauper (belah) woodland on Nanya Station in western New South Wales…Publication Date 1996
- regeneration
- woodlands
- rainfall
- vegetation
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordVariable grazing intensity within extensive paddocks in northern Australia's cattle industry is not necessarily related to the normal piosphere effect, but also to heterogeneous landscapes and…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- grazing
- soil
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordA number of authors have emphasised the importance of areas outside nature reserves in the maintenance of biodiversity. A study of the vegetation of the Scotia country of western New South Wales on…Publication Date 1996
- conservation (storage)
- vegetation
- biodiversity
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of livestock grazing on five major chenopod shrubland species in quadrats along a distance gradient from a watering point was studied in a semi -arid area of South Australia. Cluster…Publication Date 1996
- Chenopodium
- shrublands
- species
- Animal Grazing
- semi-arid
- South Australia.
- vegetation
- Watering Point
- Library Collection RecordQuantification of historical vegetation changes would provide valuable information for prediction of responses to ongoing factors that influence rangelands. A study is proposed to elucidate the…Publication Date 1996
- rangelands
- vegetation
- Factors
- Australia
- changes
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental and economic pressures have resulted in previously cropped country being reestablished to native pastures in semi -arid areas of north -western NSW. Grazing systems have been considered…Publication Date 1996
- grazing systems
- soil
- vegetation
- Pressure
- New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordTemporal Landsat MSS data hr or a single image area is being used to develop a satellite- imagebased rangeland vegetation cover monitoring system. This system will expand the current ground-based…Publication Date 1996
- Landsat
- monitoring
- vegetation
- satellite imagery
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordAnalysis of the WARMS monitoring data has been carried out to determine trends in vegetation condition across the Western Australian southern shrublands. Results suggest that a small number of…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- management
- monitoring
- changes
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe history of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden at Port Augusta West is detailed. The garden is on a 300 ha site and will feature vegetation of arid Australia. Management of the project is…Publication Date 1996
- arid zones
- vegetation
- projects
- flora
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordRelationships between the cover of grasses and of woody vegetation were determined in 1991 on four landforms in the Louth region of semi-arid eastern Australia and werefound to differ between…Publication Date 1996
- vegetation
- woody plants
- Weeds
- burning
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-12-01
- rangelands
- Texas
- animal competition
- feral herds
- wild pigs
- Sus scrofa
- vertebrate pests
- pest control
- damage
- Library Collection RecordThe USDA-Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) is a new technology based on the fundamentals of hydrology, soil physics, plant science, hydraulics, and erosion mechanics. WEPP hydrology includes…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- green and ampt equation
- soil physics
- water erosion
- Prosopis glandulosa
- mathematical models
- ground vegetation
- prediction
- computer simulation
- watershed hydrology
- runoff
- soil water content
- Texas
- rangelands
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordTo understand how different techniques might affect diet estimates for cattle, the esophageal-fistula and bite-count techniques were compared using trained cattle. For the Texas Coastal Bend, bite-…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- biting rates
- fistula
- estimation
- esophagus
- diet
- cattle
- Texas
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordReinvasion of mechanically disturbed juniper communities is possible through contributions from the soil seedbank, seed rain, and the juvenile seedling bank. We compared spatial distribution of the…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- Juniperus ashei
- woody weeds
- seed banks
- viability
- invasion
- seedlings
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- seed germination
- Library Collection RecordLeaf and mast material was collected from mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.), huisache (Acacia smallii Isely), granjeno (Celtis pallida Torr.), and hog plum (Colubrina texana (T.& G.) Gray) on…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- Celtis pallida
- Acacia smallii
- Colubrina
- Colubrina texana
- Acacia
- plowing
- woody weeds
- deep tillage
- Prosopis glandulosa
- roots
- browse plants
- brush control
- species diversity
- in vitro digestibility
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-10-01
- off-farm employment
- lifestyle
- farmers' income
- small farms
- farm surveys
- animal husbandry
- decision making
- beef production
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-04-01
- geographical distribution
- Juniperus pinchotii
- establishment
- brush control
- canopy
- Texas
- overgrazing
- seed dispersal
- Library Collection RecordBasal cover, density, biomass, and species richness of the understory were measured in concentric zones from the stem bases of large redberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) trees to 6 m beyond…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- textural soil types
- clay loam soils
- Juniperus pinchotii
- soil depth
- plant interaction
- understory
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- forbs
- shrubs
- Texas
- biomass
- canopy
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThis research was designed to identify relationships between T4464 buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) survival and climatic and soil characteristics. At 167 buffelgrass seeding sites in North America…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- edaphic factors
- plant introduction
- night temperature
- prediction
- Mexico
- mortality
- equations
- rain
- Kenya
- environmental factors
- calcium
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Texas
- establishment
- climatic factors
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding hydrologic processes is essential to determine if water yield augmentation is possible through vegetation manipulation. Nine large non-weighing lysimeters, each 35 m2, were installed on…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- water yield
- water balance
- evapotranspiration
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- rain
- runoff
- Texas
- drought
- rangelands
- grasses
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordMoist savannas of Africa: potentials and constraints for crop production. Proceedings of an IITA/FAO Workshop held from 19-23 September 1994 Cotonou, Republic of Benin, Kang, B.T. (ed.)Manyong, V.M…Publication Date 1995
- vegetation
- savannas
- resource conservation
- Africa South of Sahara
- woodlands
- nitrogen fixation
- mycorrhizae
- uses
- fencing
- ecosystems
- vegetation
- mycorrhizae
- Library Collection RecordMoist savannas of Africa: potentials and constraints for crop production. Proceedings of an IITA/FAO Workshop held from 19-23 September 1994 Cotonou, Republic of Benin, Kang, B.T. (ed.)Akobundu, I.O…Publication Date 1995
- Cropping Systems
- soil fertility
- savannas
- Brazil
- climate
- soil types
- vegetation
- soil conservation
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of ecological factors such as changes in rainfall could lead to large compositional changes in the diverse indigenous flora of southern Africa. A study was therefore initiated to determine…Publication Date 1995
- vegetation
- rainfall increase
- rainfall decrease
- southern Africa
- rainfall
- species richness
- biodiversity
- drought
- grazing
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere has been recent concern regarding the effects of range management practices on biodiversity. Our objective was to determine the long-term (> 30 years) effects of chaining, and chaining…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- plowing
- root plowing
- chaining
- habitats
- brush control
- species diversity
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordA field study was established in 1986 to evaluate selective-placement burial as an alternative technique for on-site disposal of drilling fluids in arid and semiarid areas. Soluble salt and heavy…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- heavy metals
- industrial wastes
- waste disposal sites
- soil pollution
- Buchloe dactyloides
- electrical conductivity
- Atriplex canescens
- chemical composition
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- aerial spraying
- herbicide mixtures
- brush control
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- wildlife management
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grazing intensity
- Utah
- Arizona
- arid zones
- vegetation
- tortoises
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes subjective perceptions of Texas ranchers concerning management decision-making to obtain insight for improving technology transfer. Correlations among variables from a 1990 mail…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- reliability
- farm surveys
- data analysis
- grazing tenancy
- brush control
- weed control
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordBased on a 1990 mail survey of Texas beef cattle producers owning and/or operating rangeland, 54% are older than 56 years, but nearly 95% had completed a high school education. Seventy-five percent…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- farmers
- grazing tenancy
- non-farm income
- regional surveys
- farmers' income
- brush control
- vegetation types
- weed control
- beef production
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordDecisions made by Texas ranchers over a 10 year period (1980-1990) concerning stocking rate levels were dominated by perceptions about weather. A regression model explained 64% of the variability in…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- farmers' income
- weather
- decision making
- rain
- stocking rate
- beef production
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-08-01
- range management
- beef cattle
- Texas
- ranching
- retired people
- farm surveys
- retirement income
- farm size
- small farms
- objectives
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-08-01
- wolves
- predator-prey relationships
- Puma concolor
- predation
- vegetation
- introduced species
- diet
- endangered species
- New Mexico
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-06-01
- Opuntia
- application rate
- picloram
- range management
- cattle feeding
- beef cattle
- cash flow
- production costs
- prescribed burning
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordWe studied the effects of vegetation characteristics in southern Texas on site selection by mature, male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.). Thirteen, radio-collared animals were…Publication Date 1994-05-01
- males
- tracking
- telemetry
- habitat selection
- site factors
- vegetation types
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordGulf cordgrass (Spartina spartinae [Trin.] Merr.) is a highly productive bunchgrass that dominates thousands of hectares of marshlands along the Gulf coast. Herbage yield, protein content, and…Publication Date 1994-01-01
- total nonstructural carbohydrates
- spartina spartinae
- coasts
- marshes
- wetlands
- forage crops
- clipping
- stubble
- carbohydrates
- protein content
- Texas
- range management
- crop yield
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordThere has been recent concern regarding the effects of range management practices on biodiversity. Our objective was to determine the long-term (> 30 years) effects of chaining, and chaining…Publication Date 1994
- habitats
- brush control
- species diversity
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- chaining
- plowing
- root plowing
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1994
- wildlife management
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grazing intensity
- Utah
- Arizona
- arid zones
- vegetation
- tortoises
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1994
- methods
- Zimbabwe
- grazing intensity
- surveys
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 1994
- rangelands
- grazing intensity
- vegetation
- land use
- Tenure
- erosion
- vegetation
- erosion
- erosion
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1994
- wildlife management
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grazing intensity
- Utah
- Arizona
- arid zones
- vegetation
- tortoises
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-12-01
- rangelands
- Texas
- agricultural education
- education programs
- organizations
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-10-01
- landforms
- vegetation
- literature reviews
- Colorado
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe long-term effects of root plowing in plant communities in south Texas are not clearly understood. Our objective was to compare plant species composition and diversity on root-plowed rangelands…Publication Date 1993-07-01
- deep tillage
- browse plants
- species diversity
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-04-01
- liveweight gain
- livestock production
- cost benefit analysis
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1993-04-01
- soil structure
- environmental impact
- overgrazing
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordGreen herbaceous phytomass was measured in August 1987 in grassland and sagebrush-grassland communities of Yellowstone National Park and related to August 1987 Landsat MSS data. A linear model using…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- satellite surveys
- availability
- Landsat
- national parks
- satellite imagery
- vegetation
- Wyoming
- biomass
- rangelands
- forage
- Library Collection RecordResearch was conducted at the Sonora Research Station during a 4-year period (1984 to 1988) to measure differences in herbaceous vegetation response between two 7-pasture 1-herd grazing systems.…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- ewes
- dry matter accumulation
- grazing trials
- ecological succession
- stocking rate
- pastures
- heifers
- growth rate
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- botanical composition
- grazing
- forage
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