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- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) reduces northern Great Plains rangeland carrying capacity. Treatment strategies were evaluated that suppressed leafy spurge and facilitated establishment of mixtures…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- dry matter accumulation
- legumes
- Infestation
- glyphosate
- carrying capacity
- Euphorbia esula
- species diversity
- weed control
- Nebraska
- land restoration
- plant density
- establishment
- prairies
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- prescribed fire
- grassland restoration
- imazapic
- glyphosate
- warm-season grasses
- cool-season grasses
- legumes
- invasive plants
- Library Collection RecordLignin is a polymer formed from monolignols derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway in vascular plants. It is deposited in the cell walls of plants as part of the process of cell maturation. Lignin…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- dietary fiber
- stems
- genotype
- lignin
- light
- age
- cell wall components
- xylem
- biochemical pathways
- phenylpropanoids
- cell differentiation
- sclerenchyma
- soil fertility
- air temperature
- chemical composition
- digestion
- soil water content
- digestibility
- range management
- literature reviews
- forage
- chemical constituents of plants
- anti-quality
- digestibility
- forage quality
- forage utilization
- Library Collection RecordAlkaloids constitute the largest class of plant secondary compounds, occurring in 20 to 30% of perennial herbaceous species in North America. Alkaloid-containing plants are of interest, first because…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- binding
- morbidity
- physiology
- metabolism
- excretion
- antinutritional factors
- alkaloids
- toxicity
- phytotoxins
- mortality
- stocking rate
- selective grazing
- species differences
- rotational grazing
- feed supplements
- biomass production
- rumen fermentation
- rangelands
- pasture plants
- literature reviews
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- plant toxins
- forage quality
- diet selection
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordThe anti-quality effects of the major groups of insects that utilize rangeland plants for food is discussed. The biology, ecology, geographical distribution and economic thresholds of grasshoppers,…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- rangelands
- insect pests
- nutritive value
- defoliation
- quality
- ecology
- Pogonomyrmex
- geographical distribution
- Orthoptera
- pasture plants
- literature reviews
- pest control
- biology
- pest management
- Lepidoptera
- Miridae
- grasshoppers
- hemilenca oliviae
- grasshoppers
- harvester ants
- range caterpillar
- big eyed bugs
- rangeland insects
- Library Collection RecordRuminants are a diverse group of mammals, both domestic and wild species, that exhibit microbial fermentation prior to gastrointestinal activity. During the digestive process, glycosides and other…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- metabolites
- metabolism
- clinical aspects
- substrates
- symptoms
- glycosides
- chemical structure
- treatments
- nutrient availability
- phytotoxins
- pastures
- ruminants
- rumen fermentation
- range management
- rangelands
- pasture plants
- literature reviews
- forage
- poisonous plants
- ruminants
- cattle
- rumen microbes
- Library Collection RecordWe present a method for computerizing the transition rules of a state-and-transition model and then linking this model to a geographic information system. The resulting simulation characterizes…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- change
- expert systems
- ground cover
- woodland grasslands
- Quercus douglasii
- Pinus sabiniana
- Mediterranean climate
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- California
- introduced species
- rangelands
- canopy
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordHistorically, there have been several seminal achievements in management and utilization of privately-owned rangelands. The most important of the early achievements were domestication of livestock,…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- government research
- history
- land ownership
- agricultural research
- stocking rate
- prescribed burning
- overgrazing
- range management
- forage
- Library Collection RecordCharacterization of relationships between grazing and vegetation responses is difficult. Rapid and accurate measurement of pasture canopy characteristics would help clarify these relationships if…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- leaf angle
- rain
- leaf area index
- stocking rate
- Nebraska
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- rangelands
- canopy
- grazing
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThree hundred islands are found along the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Among these islands, over 5,000 ha are used for agricultural purposes and 32% of this total is devoted to communal pasture, a…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- Phragmites australis
- islands
- Phalaris arundinacea
- waterfowl
- Quebec
- nesting
- flood meadows
- Passeriformes
- wild birds
- common lands
- cows
- habitats
- species diversity
- grazing intensity
- wildlife management
- prairies
- range management
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordPermanent channel cross-sectional transects perpendicular to flow were used to estimate changes in spring and resultant creek channel morphology. Three cattle grazing treatments (none, light, and…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- depth
- springs (water)
- stream erosion
- streams
- riparian buffers
- rain
- grazing intensity
- California
- cattle
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis research addresses the hypothesis that grazing intensity during and following drought can dramatically alter community level, post-drought recovery patterns. Research was conducted during the…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- warm-season grasses
- cool-season grasses
- timing
- annuals
- perennials
- precipitation
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- drought
- Montana
- rangelands
- grasses
- forage
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordPreventing the invasion of uninfested rangeland is central to managing spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.). Intensity, frequency, and season of grass defoliation determine the ability of…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- cutting height
- Festuca idahoensis
- ground cover
- cutting frequency
- tillering
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- plant competition
- Library Collection RecordAn experiment with beef cows grazing Mediterranean-type grassland was conducted to study the effect of grazing deferment at the beginning of the growing season on pasture productivity and animal…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- poultry manure
- calving rate
- replacement rate
- Israel
- weaning weight
- controlled grazing
- production costs
- continuous grazing
- duration
- stocking rate
- Mediterranean climate
- beef cows
- conception rate
- energy intake
- feed supplements
- biomass
- range management
- grazing
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordChoice of plant materials is a fundamental component of any rangeland rehabilitation, reclamation, or restoration project. We describe here an integrated approach for such decision-making. This…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- artificial regeneration
- interspecific hybridization
- sowing
- plant genetic resources
- reclamation
- adaptation
- seedlings
- plant communities
- range management
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordThe potential of using spring defoliation to improve late-summer nutritive value of prairie sandreed [Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn.] on rangeland was studied with a factorial array of…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- cutting height
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- semiarid grasslands
- protein content
- cutting date
- yields
- stocking rate
- Nebraska
- crude protein
- tillers
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine if leaf area index (LAI) or visual obstruction (VO) could be used in an efficient double-sampling format for estimating total above-ground standing crop…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- equipment
- stand density
- measurements
- range condition
- leaf area index
- stocking rate
- Nebraska
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordLone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum L.) were collected by drag samples of 1 km transects on 12 watersheds at Konza Prairie Research Natural Area near Manhattan, Kans., during summer 1995-1996.…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- Amblyomma americanum
- larvae
- nymphs
- adults
- bison
- Kansas
- prescribed burning
- prairies
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordBurning of vegetation generally increases surface runoff and erosion and potentially can change the nutrient dynamics of an ecosystem with loss of nutrients. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- nitrogen
- runoff
- prescribed burning
- sandy loam soils
- potassium
- rainfall simulators
- gravelly soils
- phosphorus
- biomass
- losses from soil
- range management
- plant litter
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordConcern over the humane treatment and diminishing numbers of feral horses (Equus caballus) led to their protection under the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971. The potential for rapid…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- opportunity costs
- feral herds
- wildlife
- horses
- linear models
- stocking rate
- sward destruction
- species differences
- forbs
- steers
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- range management
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordWater yield from rangeland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas is significantly greater if a site is dominated by grass instead of brush. Brush control programs are being considered by policy-makers as a…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- leasing
- farm surveys
- farm income
- game animals
- water yield
- watershed management
- ranching
- hunting
- cost analysis
- decision making
- brush control
- Texas
- wildlife management
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThe scientific study of rangelands in the western United States, started with the first collection of natural history specimens in the 18th century. Gradually over the 19th century, a basic catalog…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- land productivity
- Rocky Mountain region
- public domain
- history
- range condition
- sustainability
- sheep
- overgrazing
- range management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordIn the semi-arid Northern Great Plains, seeded cool-season grasses are primarily recommended for spring and fall grazing because their nutritive quality is perceived as too low to support acceptable…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- native grasslands
- physical activity
- Bromus inermis
- sown grasslands
- Agropyron desertorum
- liveweight gain
- duration
- stocking rate
- steers
- Pascopyrum smithii
- grazing intensity
- rangelands
- grazing
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordBecause of its high palatability and sustained levels of forage quality, antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata Pursh DC) is one of the most desired shrubs on western U.S. rangelands. Bitterbrush…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- Purshia tridentata
- fire ecology
- mortality
- rain
- pastures
- selective grazing
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- phenology
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grazing
- grasses
- beef cattle
- plant height
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordPrior simulation analysis of cattle fever tick population dynamics has indicated that fixed rotation, short duration grazing (SDG) systems could mediate the spread of ticks among pastures if rest…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- life cycle
- simulation models
- Boophilus
- tick infestations
- mortality
- duration
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- range management
- seasonal variation
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordSummer burning was used to reduce spittlebug (Aeneolamia albofasciata Lall.) populations in buffelgrass [Cenchrus ciliaris (L.) Link] on the Carbo Livestock Research Station in Sonora, Mexico. Five…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- aeneolamia albofasciata
- developmental stages
- population density
- Mexico
- rain
- prescribed burning
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- biomass
- range management
- phenology
- pest control
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordHerbicidal control of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) on rangeland in the western United States has been most effective using residual herbicides, such as picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- 2,4-D
- application timing
- weed control
- nitrogen fertilizers
- forbs
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- range management
- introduced species
- Montana
- invasive species
- grasses
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordDespite large efforts to generate and extend management innovations for rangeland operators, little is known about the degree to which practices are used. We determined what influenced use of 26…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- socioeconomic status
- innovation adoption
- farm surveys
- farmers' income
- livestock numbers
- public domain
- ranching
- range management
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordChanging social values and advances in ecological knowledge determine native seed policy for revegetating range and forest lands. Natural resource managers are shifting from seeding introduced…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- government agencies
- seed sources
- land policy
- seed collection
- sowing
- mined soils
- wildfire management
- reclamation
- species diversity
- seeds
- range management
- botanical composition
- Nevada
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordBoth the Society for Range Management's (1995) Task Group on Unity in Concepts and Terminology (UCT) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (1997) have recommended use of the ecological…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- land classification
- semi-desert scrub
- landscape ecology
- geographic information systems
- texture
- pinyon-juniper
- semiarid grasslands
- fire ecology
- slope
- range management
- botanical composition
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordEstimates of forage use are often the basis for important management decisions (e.g., determining carrying capacity and setting stocking rates). Using both hypothetical and field data, we examine the…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- sample plot technique
- data analysis
- representative sampling
- estimation
- yields
- plant communities
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- rangelands
- Utah
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe transition of range utilization from a qualitative concept in the early years of range management to a quantitative concept in today's range management science has been problematic. This…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- agricultural education
- growth rate
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordDrought is an ambiguous term, subject to expectation and the weight of emphasis on meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socio-economic dimensions. Uncertainty associated with the…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- hydrologic data
- water holding capacity
- extensive livestock farming
- desertification
- subsidies
- risk reduction
- soil degradation
- crusts
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- ranching
- soil erosion
- issues and policy
- stocking rate
- vegetation
- drought injury
- dry environmental conditions
- overgrazing
- drought
- range management
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.), an aggressive Eurasian forb, is replacing many native perennial grasses such as Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer.) on foothills of the Northern Rocky…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- Festuca idahoensis
- roots
- carbohydrates
- shoots
- weed control
- biomass production
- sheep
- Centaurea maculosa
- range management
- Montana
- plant competition
- grazing
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordRunoff and sediment yield were evaluated on a sandplain dominated by woody perennial shrubs in north-western NSW, Australia. The site was bladeploughed; and some plots were grazed by sheep and cattle…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- blade plowing
- New South Wales
- crusts
- hydrology
- semiarid grasslands
- soil erosion
- runoff
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- sediment yield
- range management
- Library Collection RecordCheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is currently and historically has been a serious point of contention among a wide variety of people interested in sagebrush (Artemisia) bunchgrass rangelands. Nowhere…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- wildfire management
- Artemisia
- crop-weed competition
- fire ecology
- Bromus tectorum
- overgrazing
- range management
- introduced species
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordAn analytical method for classifying ecological types was developed and tested for mountain meadows in central Nevada. Six ecological types were identified by plot sampling of vegetation and soil-…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- meadows
- indicator species
- land forms
- soil degradation
- soil temperature
- ecotones
- slope
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- canopy
- soil compaction
- soil texture
- altitude
- Library Collection RecordMaintaining native plant diversity, detecting exotic species, and monitoring rare species are becoming important objectives in rangeland conservation. Four rangeland vegetation sampling techniques…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- Minnesota
- exotics
- steppes
- species diversity
- range condition
- South Dakota
- sampling
- Wyoming
- prairies
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grazing
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordThe 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.edu for further…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- carrying capacity
- range ecosystems
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of fall and spring sheep use on cover components and recovery following a change in seasonality of grazing practices, were studied within long-term grazing treatments of three-tip…Publication Date 1998-05-01
- Artemisia tripartita
- Balsamorhiza
- timing
- ground cover
- controlled grazing
- stocking rate
- Idaho
- semiarid zones
- sheep
- plant density
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- canopy
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe study determined the species components of the diets of small ruminants grazing mountain ranges of the Montseny Biosphere Reserve (Catalunya, NE Spain). Three mixed flocks of sheep and goats, led…Publication Date 1998-07-01
- montane forests
- Erica arborea
- Calluna vulgaris
- Quercus ilex
- heathlands
- mixed grazing
- Festuca
- Spain
- foraging
- feces composition
- selective grazing
- species differences
- forbs
- shrubs
- diets
- sheep
- goats
- rangelands
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordA series of summer grazing studies were conducted to evaluate cattle consumption of preflowering tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi [Huth] or D. occidentale [Wats.] Wats.) on mountain rangeland in…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- concentration
- Delphinium occidentale
- leaves
- alkaloids
- poisoning
- flowers
- Delphinium barbeyi
- Idaho
- cattle
- range management
- Utah
- grazing
- Colorado
- poisonous plants
- Library Collection RecordResults from 6 years of seeding trials in the Chihuahuan Desert indicated that establishment of introduced and native grass species responded directly to soil moisture at the 1.22 cm (0.5 in) depth,…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- forage production
- net present value
- valuation
- microclimate
- sowing
- seedbed preparation
- risk
- soil temperature
- economic analysis
- production costs
- arid lands
- stand establishment
- crop production
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Texas
- range management
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- introduced species
- rangelands
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea Maculosa Lam.), a Eurasian perennial forb, is replacing many native perennial grasses, such as Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer.), in foothills of the Northern Rocky…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- native plants
- Festuca idahoensis
- weed control
- seedlings
- Idaho
- plant communities
- sheep
- plant density
- Centaurea maculosa
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordEastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) is reducing grassland productivity across much of the Great Plains. Control methods include broadcast prescribed fire, herbicides, cutting, and individual…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- costs and returns
- brush control
- fires
- fire effects
- Nebraska
- cutting
- prescribed burning
- Juniperus virginiana
- picloram
- range management
- Library Collection RecordElk (Cervus elaphus) have been repeatedly observed to prefer rested units within rest-rotation grazing systems. Given the logistical and financial investments associated with the maintenance of these…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- animal husbandry
- Cervus elaphus
- rotational grazing
- browsing damage
- cattle
- wildlife management
- biomass
- range management
- browsing
- Library Collection RecordEffective hydraulic conductivity (Ke) is an important parameter for the prediction of infiltration and runoff volume from storms. The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model, which uses a…Publication Date 1997-05-01
- hydraulic conductivity
- lopes
- algorithms
- green and ampt equation
- water erosion
- mathematical models
- soil types
- prediction
- species diversity
- runoff
- slopes
- plant communities
- plant litter
- rangelands
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordExpert judgment, standardized in a meaningful format, can be used to identify research/survey needs and to characterize areas of (dis)agreement in species responses, associated traits, and factors…Publication Date 1998-05-01
- experts
- probability analysis
- plants
- prescribed burning
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordWe studied cattle and deer diet quality within replicated grazing treatments of continuous and short-duration grazing at heavy and moderate stocking rates. The study was conducted at the Welder…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- energy content
- protein content
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- species differences
- rotational grazing
- crude protein
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordPrivate rangeland lease rates have been used historically as an indication of the price of public grazing lease rates. The ability of these prices to adequately reflect short-term fluctuations in the…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- leasing
- price policy
- forage value index
- grazing tenancy
- prices
- production costs
- indexes
- regression analysis
- hay
- rangelands
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordAddress given at the Society's 50th Annual Meeting on Feb. 17, 1997 in Rapid City, IA. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- professional associations
- history
- range management
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