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- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThe natural Andean vegetation environment is the most important resource available to local pastoralist economies. Knowledge of its attributes is vital in assessing ecosystem properties and improves…Publication Date 2017
- biomass
- puna
- shrubs
- tussocks
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordHeteropogon contortus recently and rapidly increased in dominance in grasslands where it once had been aminor component. Ecological effects of this increase are unknown, but landmanagers are…Publication Date 2016
- competitive advantage
- range management
- Soil Characteristics
- Library Collection RecordHeteropogon contortus recently and rapidly increased in dominance in grasslands where it once had been aminor component. Ecological effects of this increase are unknown, but landmanagers are…Publication Date 2016
- competitive advantage
- range management
- Soil Characteristics
- Library Collection RecordSteadily rising carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere has the potential to increase plant biomass production and reduce plant transpiration in semiarid rangelands. Incorporating results…Publication Date 2015-09
- biomass
- climate change
- CO2
- evapotranspiration
- rangeland
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordSteadily rising carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere has the potential to increase plant biomass production and reduce plant transpiration in semiarid rangelands. Incorporating results…Publication Date 2015-09
- biomass
- climate change
- CO2
- evapotranspiration
- rangeland
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordRangeland carrying capacity depends on aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and on the sustainable harvest index (HIsust), the portion of ANPP that livestock can consume without undermining the…Publication Date 2015-05
- grazing
- harvest index
- range management
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordRangeland carrying capacity depends on aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and on the sustainable harvest index (HIsust), the portion of ANPP that livestock can consume without undermining the…Publication Date 2015-05
- grazing
- harvest index
- range management
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordA quantitative analysis of the British Columbia, Canada cattle ranching community in light of global climate change provides insight as to how stakeholder needs and observations can be included in…Publication Date 2015-03
- adaptive capacity
- Cattle Ranching
- global climate change
- mail survey
- range management
- Library Collection RecordA quantitative analysis of the British Columbia, Canada cattle ranching community in light of global climate change provides insight as to how stakeholder needs and observations can be included in…Publication Date 2015-03
- adaptive capacity
- Cattle Ranching
- global climate change
- mail survey
- range management
- Library Collection RecordWith the encroachment of piñon (Pinus ssp.) and juniper (Juniperus ssp.) woodlands onto sagebrush steppe rangelands, there is an increasing interest in rapid, accurate, and inexpensive quantification…Publication Date 2014-09
- biomass
- ECognition® Developer
- Juniperus
- Object-based image analysis
- Pinus
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordWith the encroachment of piñon (Pinus ssp.) and juniper (Juniperus ssp.) woodlands onto sagebrush steppe rangelands, there is an increasing interest in rapid, accurate, and inexpensive quantification…Publication Date 2014-09
- biomass
- ECognition® Developer
- Juniperus
- Object-based image analysis
- Pinus
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordOur ability to assess the continental impacts of woody encroachment remains compromised by the paucity of studies quantifying regional encroachment rates. This knowledge gap is especially apparent…Publication Date 2012-05-01
- biomass
- crown cover
- Landsat
- reflectance
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by large herbivores has been shown to condition vegetation in a manner that improves grassland quality for subsequent herbivory. Fescue grasslands evolved with disturbance from fire and…Publication Date 2012-01-01
- biomass
- forage quality
- litter
- nitrogen concentration
- Festuca campestris
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordConservation initiatives on working ranches balance flexibility for land management with restrictions to ensure protection over time. Conservation easements are a common tool for range conservation,…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- California oak woodlands
- grazing policy
- land conservation
- land trusts
- policy instruments
- range management
- residual dry matter
- working landscapes
- Library Collection RecordLong-term effects of two mechanical interventions, shallow plowing and harrowing, on degraded Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. grassland were studied. Species composition and standing biomass of the…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- biomass
- facilitation
- long-term effect
- species richness
- succession trajectories
- Library Collection RecordDisturbances, such as fire and grazing, play important roles in determining grassland plant community composition and soil microbial dynamics, as well as regulating the flows of carbon (C) and…Publication Date 2008-11-01
- biomass
- C3
- C4
- cover
- disturbance
- Library Collection RecordLandscapes with structural heterogeneity or patchiness can support diverse and stable wildlife populations. Visual obstruction methods (i.e., Robel pole and Nudd’s coverboard) are common and useful…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- biomass
- sampling variation
- techniques
- wildlife habitats
- Library Collection RecordWe surveyed a group of rangeland managers in the Southwest about vegetation monitoring needs on grassland. Based on their responses, the objective of the RANGES (Rangeland Analysis Utilizing…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- remote sensing
- biomass
- height
- cover
- Library Collection RecordSnow accumulation is an important process that defines the hydrological characteristics of grasslands and is mediated by vegetation structure. Grazing also affects those processes, but its…Publication Date 2006-07-01
- grazing pressure
- artificial patches
- meteorologial variables
- biomass
- Library Collection RecordHeterogeneous distribution of ungulates about the landscape can be a particularly vexing problem for resource managers. Although livestock preferences for leaves over stems among plants and patches…Publication Date 2006-03-01
- range management
- forage conditioning
- diet quality
- crested wheatgrass
- grazing behavior
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the relationship between stocking rate or grazing intensity and plant production is fundamental to the sustainable management of rangelands. The general management paradigm is that plant…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- grazing intensity
- mixed prairie
- biomass
- composition
- Library Collection RecordThe high inherent variability in rainfall and forage availability in arid regions makes it very difficult for a rancher to establish a herd size that is suited to the environment and also complicates…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- variability
- ranching
- drought
- range management
- grass production
- arid environments
- deserts
- Africa
- 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 RecordComplete digitized issue. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- range management
- Library Collection RecordWet meadows are some of the most productive communities in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA but are also among the most sensitive to grazing by native ungulates and domestic livestock. These meadows…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- wet environmental conditions
- flooded conditions
- permanent grasslands
- plant growth
- tillers
- Wyoming
- biomass
- flooding
- tufted hairgrass
- herbivory
- nitrogen dynamics
- wet meadows
- Library Collection RecordThe fragmented, weak identity of range science has been disadvantageous to the institutions and individuals involved with it. This paper addresses a complex, interrelated group of issues related to…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- research support
- range management
- rangelands
- synthesis
- concepts
- diversity
- Journal of Range Management
- university range programs
- art
- Library Collection RecordBeaked hazel (Corylus cornuta Marsh) dominates the understory of many Boreal Mixedwood forests in central Alberta including those in Elk Island National Park, where this species demonstrates a high…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Corylus cornuta
- stem elongation
- exclosures
- vegetation cover
- understory
- browse plants
- plant morphology
- plant growth
- Alberta
- herbivores
- plant density
- biomass
- canopy
- browsing
- wildlife food habits
- boreal forests
- browsing release
- Corylus cornuta
- current annual growth
- exclosures
- shrub morphology
- Library Collection RecordComplete digitized issue. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- range management
- Library Collection RecordNon-selective grazing (NSG) is a relatively novel way of farming livestock in the Nama Karoo of South Africa. Our key question was how heavy grazing under this high-intensity, low-frequency grazing…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- soil microorganisms
- cell respiration
- infiltration (hydrology)
- aggregate stability
- mixed grazing
- soil organic matter
- South Africa
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- range management
- grazing systems
- hoof action
- infiltration
- intensive herbivory
- microbial respiration
- semiarid
- Library Collection RecordHigh quality forage for spring and autumn grazing can be obtained from Russian wildrye [Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski], a cool-season bunchgrass. However, little is known about mineral…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- plant development
- diploidy
- harvest date
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- mineral content
- tetraploidy
- forage quality
- nitrogen fertilizers
- application rates
- range management
- introduced plants
- soil water
- chemical constituents of plants
- diploidy
- tetraploidy
- stage of maturity
- rain shelter
- Library Collection RecordCommunity-level (per unit area) and individual tiller reproductive biomass inside and outside of long-term exclosures on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, USA were compared.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Yellowstone National Park
- bison
- seed productivity
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- Antilocapra americana
- tillering
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- grasses
- grasslands
- ungulates
- grazing
- clipping
- seed production and yield
- Yellowstone National Park
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordClubmoss (Selaginella densa Rydb.), a low growing, vascular cryptogam forms carpet-like mats that cover up to 80% of the ground in the Northern Mixed Prairie. Many range managers believe clubmoss…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Koeleria macrantha
- Selaginella
- Selaginella densa
- irrigated conditions
- Koeleria
- plant-water relations
- vegetation cover
- drought tolerance
- Saskatchewan
- yields
- forbs
- Poaceae
- Bouteloua gracilis
- leaf water potential
- precipitation
- xylem water potential
- range management
- plant competition
- canopy
- water stress
- Bouteloua gracilis
- cryptogams
- Koeleria cristata
- leaf xylem water potentials
- microphytic crust
- Northern Mixed Prairie
- Selaginella densa
- Library Collection RecordSquirreltail (Elymus elymoides, E. multisetus) is a complex of 5 taxa whose systematic interrelationships are uncertain. Our objectives were to determine whether the 3 taxa studied here, Elymus…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Elymus elymoides subsp. brevifolius
- plant taxonomy
- growth traits
- Elymus multisetus
- Elymus elymoides subsp. elymoides
- population ecology
- provenance
- ecotypes
- plant development
- geographical variation
- leaves
- conservation plants
- height
- seedling emergence
- seed productivity
- shoots
- root systems
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Wyoming
- California
- biomass
- phenology
- Montana
- Nevada
- Colorado
- Elymus elymoides
- genetic variation
- plant nutecology
- Sitanion hystrix
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to identify and model environmental and management factors associated with cattle feces deposition patterns across annual rangeland watersheds in the Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- dry seasons
- wet season
- cattle manure
- forage quality
- watershed hydrology
- slope
- linear models
- defecation
- aspect
- water supply
- animal preferences
- water troughs
- California
- spatial distribution
- range management
- seasonal variation
- grazing
- beef cattle
- water quality
- pathogens
- grazing distribution
- watershed management
- Library Collection RecordLivestock grazing in riparian areas is an important management issue on both private and public lands. A study was initiated in northeastern Oregon to evaluate the economic and ecological impacts of…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- cow-calf operations
- bioeconomic models
- input costs
- livestock prices
- public lands
- production costs
- riparian areas
- water supply
- feeding behavior
- Oregon
- precipitation
- spatial distribution
- range management
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordIn many riparian corridors of the semi-arid west, stream incision has resulted in lowered water tables, basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata Nutt.) encroachment and the loss of…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Lupinus argenteus
- soil nutrients
- soil enzymes
- Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata
- Carex douglasii
- semiarid soils
- soil organic matter
- enzyme activity
- soil depth
- ash
- nutrient content
- water table
- riparian areas
- Carex
- grasslands
- soil pH
- fire ecology
- prescribed burning
- Artemisia tridentata
- semiarid zones
- land restoration
- biomass
- plant litter
- Nevada
- invasive species
- restoration
- riparian ecosystems
- water table depth
- Library Collection RecordNative grasslands are a sink for atmospheric CO2 sequestration, but ways for extending site-specific CO2 flux measurements to a regional scale are lacking. Objectives of this study were to determine…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- carbon sequestration
- biogeochemical cycles
- evapotranspiration
- remote sensing
- carbon dioxide
- leaf area index
- vegetation
- precipitation
- shrubs
- semiarid zones
- prairies
- biomass
- range management
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- North Dakota
- global carbon cycle
- rangelands
- Bowen ratio
- remote sensing
- sequestration
- Library Collection RecordWildfires commonly occur in the Fescue Prairie of Alberta, but little information exists to provide a basis for making grazing recommendations after burning. A wildfire in April 1999 provided an…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- seasonal development
- flowering
- grazing management
- Festuca altaica
- primary productivity
- harvest date
- Festuca campestris
- fire ecology
- Alberta
- tillering
- precipitation
- biomass
- range management
- defoliation
- defoliation intensity
- deferment
- etiolated growth
- herbage yields
- resilience
- tillers
- Library Collection RecordThe study analyzed the basal area and density of perennial grasses along a cattle grazing intensity gradient away from a water development. Several mechanisms explaining combinations of changes in…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Aristida
- Chloris
- Aristida inversa
- Aristida mendocina
- Chloris castilloniana
- shrublands
- basal area
- population density
- savannas
- grazing intensity
- range management
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- distance from water
- basal area
- plant density
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring processes that affect plant population dynamics and determine community structure is central in forest restoration ecology. To study effects of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- artificial regeneration
- flowering
- Cervus elaphus nelsoni
- Ceanothus
- Ceanothus fendleri
- forest thinning
- understory
- plant morphology
- Pinus ponderosa
- branches
- Odocoileus hemionus
- biomass
- browsing
- Arizona
- ecological restoration
- Ceanothus fendleri
- stem morphology
- flower production
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Library Collection RecordTo quantify the effects of season of use on beef cattle distribution relative to the riparian area, 52 cow/calf pairs were used to evaluate 1) early summer grazing (mid-June to mid-July), and 2) late…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- water requirements
- late summer
- lactation
- early summer
- streams
- nutrient content
- highlands
- water intake
- riparian areas
- calves
- ambient temperature
- forage quality
- stocking rate
- beef cows
- Oregon
- summer
- spatial distribution
- range management
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- beef cattle
- feeding preferences
- beef cattle
- distribution patterns
- riparian areas
- season of use
- vegetation utilization
- Library Collection RecordThe sustainability and resilience of an Asian typical steppe grazing ecosystem was assessed by determining thresholds and stable states with an ecosystem simulation model. This analysis used the…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- sustainable agriculture
- grazing management
- ecological resilience
- permanent grasslands
- primary productivity
- simulation models
- herbaceous plants
- roots
- arid lands
- savannas
- stocking rate
- China
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- biomass
- grazing management
- modeling
- thresholds
- sustainability and resilience
- typical steppe
- inner Mongolia
- 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 RecordComplete digitized issue. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- range management
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning has long been recognized as a useful tool in rangeland management, but with it comes the risk of fire and smoke damage to the property of others. All but 2 states have codified…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- loss prevention
- agricultural law
- fire hazard
- risk communication
- liability
- negligence
- risk reduction
- cost-benefit analysis
- fires
- prescribed burning
- profitability
- Oklahoma
- range management
- fire
- natural resources policy
- prescribed fire
- rangeland fires
- rangeland policy
- Library Collection RecordChanges in soil nutrient pools and microbial activity due to fire are important for understanding the availability of nutrients to plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- Actinomycetales
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- soil bacteria
- carbon
- soil nutrient dynamics
- Paspalum
- grasslands
- soil fertility
- fire ecology
- nitrogen
- prescribed burning
- phosphorus
- biomass
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- fire
- microbial biomass
- soil nutrients
- flooding pampa
- Library Collection RecordConsumption of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var glandulosa) fruit by ruminants is an important component of seed dispersal. Two experiments were conducted to estimate the role of livestock and…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife
- seed dispersal
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- viability
- weathering
- seed predation
- seed maturation
- seeds
- feces
- digestibility
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- range management
- Prosopis
- germination
- digestion
- fecal dispersal
- phenology
- encroachment
- Library Collection RecordAn experimental design required burn treatments for 10-m2 circular plots. We constructed a fire enclosure for the plots using sheetmetal, electrical conduit, and other commonly available materials.…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- peak temperature
- experimental rigs
- field experimentation
- soil temperature
- fire ecology
- prescribed burning
- range management
- botanical composition
- Nevada
- Utah
- fire
- Great Basin
- sagebrush
- burn barrell
- temperature
- temperature monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThe Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE 1.06) were evaluated with rainfall simulation data from a diverse set of rangeland vegetation types (8…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- Western United States
- soil erosion
- soil types
- accuracy
- Universal Soil Loss Equation
- Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
- rainfall simulation
- hydrologic models
- prediction
- precipitation
- plant communities
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- erosion models
- sheet and rill erosion
- rainfall simulation experiments
- rangeland health