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- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-07-01
- techniques
- measurements
- digestibility
- forage intake
- intake
- regression
- in vitro
- In Vivo
- livestock grazing
- Ratio Techniques
- Fecal Nitrogen Index
- nitrogen balance
- Metabolic Fecal Fraction
- Weight Balance
- Digestion Value
- inocula
- Prediciton
- Microdigestion
- Lignin Ratio
- Macrodigestion
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 is a summary of 171 papers on livestock grazing in the West.Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- alteration of ecosystem structure
- ecosystem functioning
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitats
- species composition
- Western United States
- 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 RecordChannel width, depth, water velocity, vegetation cover, and substrate size were measured along two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), in Sierra…Publication Date 1969
- reproduction
- California golden trout
- livestock grazing
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- recruitment
- salmonids
- Sierra Nevada
- spawning habitat
- stream alteration
- stream morphology
- Library Collection RecordWater vole populations were surveyed in the Big Horn Mountains of north central Wyoming to determine how livestock grazing affects their habitat. Voles were surveyed using a mark and recapture method…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- Carex
- habitat degradation
- habitat requirements
- livestock grazing
- Microtus richardsoni
- sensitive species
- water vole
- Library Collection RecordReduction of amphibian populations was investigated by looking at 40 ponds in the agricultural region of southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and southwestern Wisconsin to determine what…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- fish
- landscape
- nitrogen
- water quality
- agricultural pond
- amphibian
- Driftless Area Ecoregion
- farm pond
- habitat management
- livestock grazing
- stock pond
- 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 RecordLong-term production and profitability of grazing on northern mixed-grass prairie using yearling steers on rangelands of three land condition classes (low-far, good and excellent), and actual…Publication Date 1969
- profit
- stocking rate
- livestock grazing
- Range Conditions
- variable stocking
- Library Collection RecordPlains cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marsh. subsp. monilifera) population dynamics were measured inside and outside of 4 exclosures along the Wild and Scenic portion of the Missouri River in Montana…Publication Date 1969
- dam
- exclosures
- Flood
- hydrogeomorphic
- livestock grazing
- plains cottonwood
- Populus deltoides Marsh. subsp. monilifera
- seedling demography
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-01-01
- Range Nutrition
- Pasture Nutrition
- Experimental Studies
- Surgical Techniques
- esophagus
- surgery
- Mediastinitis
- Closure Devices
- cannulas
- Collection Apparatus
- Length of Sampling
- Salivary Contamination
- Isotope-dilution Technique
- Ruminal Fistula Sampling
- Botanical Analyses
- Sampling Frequency
- Areas Sampled
- Facial Eczema
- Pithomyces chartarum
- Fungus
- Other Uses
- historical development
- domestic animals
- ruminants
- Review
- practices
- digestion
- diet
- Forage Samples
- grazing behavior
- chemical analysis
- botanical composition
- chemical composition
- livestock grazing
- esophageal fistula
- development
- operations
- problems
- precision
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1962-01-01
- Central Valley Prairie
- San Joaquin Study
- Green Season
- livestock grazing
- Range Herbage Production
- grazing animals
- weight gain
- fertilizer
- grazing use
- Annual Type
- sulfur
- range production
- dry seasons
- nitrogen
- California
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1962-09-01
- livestock grazing
- Herd Productivity
- Overgrazed Range
- Winter Habitat
- Intermediate Habitat
- Reservation
- overpopulation
- habitats
- Herbaceous Forage
- summer range
- mule deer
- Woody Species
- wildfire
- numbers
- seasons
- improvement
- game
- range management
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of complete and partial exclusion of cattle grazing on avian recovery was examined in a study conducted in riparian areas of Orestimba Creek and Garzas Creek on Simon Newman Ranch in…Publication Date 1969
- Avian conservation
- Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
- cattle exclosures
- livestock grazing
- rangeland management
- riparian habitats
- seasonal exclusion
- species restoration
- 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 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 RecordSpecies composition of a Texas grassland under rotational grazing (3 days graze, 51 days rest) was measured when cattle were stocked at rates that were 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 times the recommended…Publication Date 1969
- botanical composition
- grazing management
- rotational grazing
- Exclosure
- livestock grazing
- Native Range
- Library Collection RecordStrand and Merritt reviewed the evidence of livestock production impacts on riverine ecosystems throughout the United States. Emphasis is placed on examinations of direct responses of aquatic…Publication Date 1969
- insects
- water quality
- habitat alteration
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitat
- riverine ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordPrairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) populations, in the study area, greatly declined from 1976 to 1997. Droughts, declines in Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) populations,…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- Falco mexicanus
- livestock grazing
- military training
- spermophilus townsendii
- Townsend's ground squirrel
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of a single intense March grazing by sheep, on the components of biomass yield in 'Yamhill' soft white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) were evaluated in Oregon during the 1979…Publication Date 1969
- Triticum aestivum
- crop yield
- yield components
- cereal grain
- livestock grazing
- white winter wheat
- 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 RecordIn this review article, Ripple and Beschta examine the decline of deciduous woody species, found along riparian systems in the western U.S., and the need for restoration of those species at landscape…Publication Date 1969
- livestock grazing
- predation risk
- refugia
- ungulate browsing
- woody browse species
- Library Collection RecordPainter and Belsky (1993) use the debate over compensatory growth as the focus for discussion about the development of basic ecological research and its application to rangeland management. They…Publication Date 1969
- grazing systems
- range management
- livestock grazing
- Selectivity
- semi-arid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordEcological research can be misinterpreted by the popular press and misapplied in land management. One example of this concerns the controversial concepts of overcompensation by grazed plants and…Publication Date 1969
- compensatory growth
- overgrazing
- range management
- application of research
- herbivore optimization
- holistic resource management
- livestock grazing
- management of public land
- misinterpreting research results
- semi-arid western rangelands
- shaping public opinions