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- Library Collection RecordFew grazing themes so endure yet are so difficult for outsiders to document with certainty as historical and current-day livestock grazing routes: stock driveways. Excursions from one biome, ecotone…Publication Date 2018
- transhumance
- livestock grazing
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding changes in topsoil water balance induced by grazing is of great interest for both theoretical and applied reasons. It can elucidate the processes involved in grassland degradation and…Publication Date 2017
- grassland
- inner Mongolia
- livestock grazing
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordPlant community responses to livestock grazing lack conformity across studies, even those conducted within similar ecosystems. Variability in outcomes can often be traced back to short-termor mid-…Publication Date 2017
- alternative stable states
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Hesperostipa comata
- livestock grazing
- Pascopyrum smithii
- state-and-transition models
- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) plant communities have been degraded by past improper management, resulting in dense sagebrush stands with depleted herbaceous understories. Rest from…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- defoliation
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordProtected areas are essential, but not sufficient on their own, to conserve biodiversity into the future. Rangelands, used primarily for livestock grazing, have the potential to complement existing…Publication Date 2016
- community composition
- land sharing
- livestock grazing
- response mechanism
- sustainable agriculture
- vertebrate fauna
- Library Collection RecordRangeland management practices such as burning and grazing may affect the development, survival, and reproduction of grasshopper populations. Experiments in the northern Great Plains that examine…Publication Date 2016
- drought
- grasshopper
- grassland
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- prescribed burn
- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) plant communities have been degraded by past improper management, resulting in dense sagebrush stands with depleted herbaceous understories. Rest from…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- defoliation
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordProtected areas are essential, but not sufficient on their own, to conserve biodiversity into the future. Rangelands, used primarily for livestock grazing, have the potential to complement existing…Publication Date 2016
- community composition
- land sharing
- livestock grazing
- response mechanism
- sustainable agriculture
- vertebrate fauna
- Library Collection RecordRangeland management practices such as burning and grazing may affect the development, survival, and reproduction of grasshopper populations. Experiments in the northern Great Plains that examine…Publication Date 2016
- drought
- grasshopper
- grassland
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- prescribed burn
- Library Collection RecordConservation of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) systems is one of the most difficult and pressing concerns in western North America. Sagebrush obligates, such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus…Publication Date 2015-09
- case study
- greater sage-grouse
- livestock grazing
- sagebrush management
- Utah
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordConservation of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) systems is one of the most difficult and pressing concerns in western North America. Sagebrush obligates, such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus…Publication Date 2015-09
- case study
- greater sage-grouse
- livestock grazing
- sagebrush management
- Utah
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordVarious best management practices (BMPs) have been implemented on rangelands with the goals of controlling nonpoint source pollution, reducing the impact of livestock in ecologically important…Publication Date 2014-01
- best management practice (BMP)
- livestock grazing
- northern mixed-grass prairie
- off-stream water
- rangeland
- riparian areas
- Library Collection RecordVarious best management practices (BMPs) have been implemented on rangelands with the goals of controlling nonpoint source pollution, reducing the impact of livestock in ecologically important…Publication Date 2014-01
- best management practice (BMP)
- livestock grazing
- northern mixed-grass prairie
- off-stream water
- rangeland
- riparian areas
- Library Collection RecordUneven and/or inefficient livestock distribution is often a product of an inadequate number and distribution of watering points. Placement of off-stream water practices (OSWP) in pastures is a key…Publication Date 2013-07-01
- ephemeral streams
- livestock grazing
- NDVI
- off-stream water
- piosphere
- riparian zone
- Library Collection RecordDisturbances and their interactions play major roles in sagebrush (Artemisia spp. L.) community dynamics. Although impacts of some disturbances, most notably fire, have been quantified at the…Publication Date 2013-05-01
- annual grasses
- juniper
- livestock grazing
- Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool
- vegetation treatments
- Library Collection RecordRiparian ecosystems provide many ecosystem services, including serving as an important forage resource for livestock grazing operations. We evaluated defoliation impacts on above- and belowground…Publication Date 2012-07-01
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- photosynthesis
- riparian areas
- root production
- water table
- Library Collection RecordThe large-scale influence of livestock grazing in the western United States generates a need to integrate landscape management to incorporate both wildlife and livestock. The purpose of this project…Publication Date 2012-03-01
- Cervus elaphus
- livestock grazing
- resource selection
- ungulate winter range
- Wall Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Library Collection RecordThis historical data set consists of 178 permanent 1-m2 quadrats located on semi-desert grasslands at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona, USA. Individual plants in these quadrats were…Publication Date 2012
- climate
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- livestock grazing
- plant community
- plant demography
- Sonoran Desert
- species interactions
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Arizona
- USA
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of exotic species invasions on biodiversity vary with spatial scale, and documentation of local-scale changes in biodiversity following invasion is generally lacking. Coupling long-term…Publication Date 2012
- grasslands
- community assembly
- competition
- exotic species
- invasion
- livestock grazing
- propagule limitation
- recruitment limitation
- Alien invasive species
- biodiversity
- community ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- monitoring
- California
- USA
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are significant providers of ecosystem services in agroecosystems world-wide. Yet few studies have investigated how different intensities of livestock grazing impact one important provider…Publication Date 2012
- bumble bees
- floral resources
- grazing intensity
- livestock grazing
- native bees
- nesting resources
- Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie
- pollinators
- Soil Characteristics
- sweat bees
- Vegetation Characteristics
- Pacific Northwest
- USA
- Library Collection RecordMany nonnative invasive grasses alter fire regimes to their own benefit and the detriment of native organisms. In southern Arizona the nonnative Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees)…Publication Date 2011-07-01
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- livestock grazing
- native plants
- Library Collection RecordConventional wisdom among rangeland professionals has been that for long-term sustainability of grazing livestock operations, rangeland should be kept in high good to low excellent range condition.…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- livestock grazing
- profit
- range condition
- stocking rate
- variable stocking
- Library Collection RecordGreen ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) dominates many deciduous woodlands at the western margin of its range in eastern Montana. Evidence suggests that the majority of green ash woodlands are in…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- coppicing
- exotic grasses
- herbicides
- livestock grazing
- range margin
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Ranches are being converted to exurban housing developments in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant impacts on biological diversity. We surveyed butterflies on 48…Publication Date 2007
- Arizona
- grassland
- Lepidoptera
- livestock grazing
- mesquite
- oak
- Rural
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe geologic diversity of landforms in the Southwest complicates efforts to evaluate impacts of land uses such as livestock grazing. We examined a research study that evaluated relationships between…Publication Date 2006-07-01
- Apache trout
- fish habitat
- riparian areas
- livestock grazing
- landscape analysis
- lithology
- Library Collection RecordIn this review, Sayre compared eight sites in southern Arizona and New Mexico, where different combinations of four conservation practices are taking place. The practices studied were fire…Publication Date 2005
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- collaborative management
- Endangered Species Act
- fire
- livestock grazing
- riparian areas
- threatened species
- United States
- Library Collection RecordMany North American grassland bird populations appear to be declining, which may be due to changes in grazing regimes on their breeding areas. Establishment of water developments and confining cattle…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- distance sampling
- livestock grazing
- mixed-grass prairies
- North Dakota
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordGeologically isolated, natural grazing refuges that have never been grazed by domestic livestock can be foci of diversity for rare species. This study compared refuges protected from grazing by…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- refugia
- relict
- diversity
- herbivory
- rare species
- livestock grazing
- rock bluffs
- outcrops
- drought
- Library Collection RecordSage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus and C. minimus) historically inhabited much of the sagebrush-dominated habitat of North America. Today, sage-grouse populations are declining throughout most of…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- population dynamics
- habitats
- fire ecology
- livestock grazing
- herbicides
- landscape ecology
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Bartolome et al. determined the effects of grazing California coastal grasslands at different times during the growing season. Four plant community types, 2 annual and 2 perennial,…Publication Date 2004
- burning
- linear mixed effects model
- livestock grazing
- native perennial grassland
- ordination
- restoration
- TWINSPAN
- Library Collection RecordSnakeweeds (broom, Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt Rusby); and threadleaf, G. microcephala (DC.) Gray) fall into that class of poisonous weeds that seldom cause direct livestock losses because…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- adverse effects
- Gutierrezia
- rats
- rabbits
- gutierrezia microcephala
- carrying capacity
- poisonous weeds
- range condition
- palatability
- herbicides
- weed control
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- prescribed burning
- plant communities
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- plant competition
- New Mexico
- poisonous plants
- range weed
- livestock grazing
- broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt & Rusby)
- threadleaf snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala DC.) Gray)
- Library Collection RecordWe evaluated reproduction and recruitment of the Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris Thompson) in 70 ponds used by beef cattle and in 57 ponds not used by beef cattle in northeastern Oregon. No…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- aquatic plants
- surface area
- Rana
- algae and seaweeds
- dissolved oxygen
- rana luteiventris
- fish
- ponds
- recruitment
- depth
- habitats
- ova
- Oregon
- cattle
- grazing
- altitude
- livestock grazing
- northeastern Oregon
- Rana luteiventris Thompson
- Library Collection RecordInvertebrate assemblages occurring on Paulshoek, a heavily grazed communal farm in Namaqualand, South Africa, were compared to those found on adjacent, moderately grazed farms. The study was…Publication Date 1999
- invertebrates
- livestock grazing
- Arid rangelands
- Succulent karoo
- biodiversity
- grazing
- livestock
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThree levels of vehicle impact (2, 8, 32 trips over the same tracks) were applied on rangelands near Ashland, Mont., using a four-wheel-drive Chevrolet Blazer with mud and snow radial tires. The…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Montana
- livestock grazing
- soils
- Library Collection RecordHabitat and plant species parameters were compared among untreated, chained, chained/burned, burned/chained, and burned/chained/reburned treatments on redberry juniper-mixed grass rangeland. Chaining…Publication Date 1983-03-01
- Texas
- Juniperus pinchotii
- livestock grazing
- west Texas
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by domestic livestock does not limit production of food supplies for Mearns quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi) in southeastern Arizona. Nevertheless, grazing available forage in excess of 55…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- Mearns Quail
- Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
- Hiding Cover
- Escape
- Nesting Season
- Breeding Population
- livestock grazing
- Food Supplies
- effects
- utilization
- forage
- Arizona
- 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 1982-02-01
- coyotes
- reseeding
- brush control
- livestock grazing
- mule deer
- fertilization
- hunting
- water development
- predator control
- wildlife management
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordBeck and Mitchell compiled a literature review of grazing effects on sage grouse habitat. They found that proper grazing techniques can enhance, at worst, maintain suitable habitat for sage grouse,…Publication Date 1969
- Artemisia tridentata
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- livestock grazing
- sage grouse
- sagebrush habitat
- Library Collection RecordGodwin and Miner installed off-stream watering developments to lure livestock away from streams and riparian zones, and analyzed whether those developments were a more cost effective method to reduce…Publication Date 1969
- riparian zones
- water quality
- water quality
- livestock grazing
- manure
- offsite watering
- Library Collection RecordFontaine et al. looked at the effect that distance from water developments has on the habitat selection of grassland birds residing on the Little Missouri National Grassland in North Dakota. Lark…Publication Date 1969
- North Dakota
- wildlife
- distance sampling
- livestock grazing
- mixed-grass prairie
- Library Collection RecordBlack-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) densities were greater on fair condition range compared to good condition range. In the past, the fair condition range had been heavily grazed, which…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- arid lands
- Black-tailed jackrabbit
- grass-shrub community
- Lepus californicus
- livestock grazing
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordHeavy grazing was initiated on wet, disturbed sites in southcentral Alaska to try and reduce competition from herbaceous species, namely Canadian bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis), and increase…Publication Date 1969
- Alaska
- paper birch
- Betula papyrifera
- willow
- Salix
- White spruce
- Picea glauca
- wildlife
- browse
- Calamagrostis canadensis
- Canadian bluejoint
- forest regeneration
- livestock grazing
- Library Collection RecordClapperton et al. examined the effects of varying levels of cattle grazing on the distribution of soil microarthropods in the rough fescue prairies of Alberta. They looked at the response of…Publication Date 1969
- Acari
- Oribatida
- Prostigmata
- grassland
- livestock grazing
- soil mites diversity
- Library Collection RecordLincoln's Sparrows (Melospiza lincolnii) were found at 72% of the sites surveyed in California and Oregon. Lincoln's Sparrows were most common in moderately wet to very wet, i.e., flooded…Publication Date 1969
- conservation biology
- habitat association
- insular populations
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- livestock grazing
- Melospiza lincolnii
- Melospiza melodia
- montane meadow
- song Sparrow
- Library Collection RecordBull and Hayes looked at the possible effects that the presence of cattle can have on the reproduction of the Columbia spotted frog. They searched for the presence and abundance of egg masses along…Publication Date 1969
- egg masses
- livestock grazing
- metamorphosed frogs
- northeastern Oregon
- Rana luteiventris Thompson
- Library Collection RecordIn this review paper, Bryant et al. studied the effects of short-duration grazing systems on commercial ranches. Based on experiences of Texas Tech researchers of short-duration grazing systems…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- management
- arid and semiarid regions
- livestock grazing
- rangeland
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis review examined studies that strongly suggest that livestock, as well as fire suppression, logging, and other anthropogenic activities have contributed to altered ponderosa pine and mixed…Publication Date 1969
- fire
- interior western United States
- livestock grazing
- mixed-conifer forests
- ponderosa pine
- stand dynamics
- upland forests
- Library Collection RecordGoguen and Mathews found that cattle grazing has no direct effect on species richness, species abundance or nesting success. They compared two pinyon-juniper woodland sites; one that had been…Publication Date 1969
- New Mexico
- brown-headed cowbird
- livestock grazing
- Neotropical migrant songbird
- nesting success
- pinyon-juniper
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on a semi-arid grassland community dominated by the non-native invasive grass, Lehman lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees) were evaluated at…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- prescribed burning
- species diversity
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- livestock grazing
- native plants
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordVegetal differences were compared in two adjacent canyons, one which had not been grazed since 1905, and the other which was heavily grazed through the 1930's, after which, grazing gradually…Publication Date 1969
- grazing removal
- livestock grazing
- Mountain Brush Zone
- vegetal change