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- Library Collection RecordPlains rough fescue (Festuca hallii [Vasey] Piper) is an important, native forage grass species in Western Canada. Despite the high demand of seeds of this species, supply remains extremely limited…Publication Date 2017
- autumn
- Festuca hallii
- forage
- precipitation
- seed production
- spring
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordControlled burning timed in early summer can dramatically change the species composition of annual rangeland the following season. Although this has been well documented, the longevity of these…Publication Date 2017
- fire
- forage
- forage production
- species composition
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordGardner's saltbush ecosystems are increasingly being invaded by halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus [M. Bieb.] C.A. Mey.), an annual halophyte that increases soil surface salinity and reduces plant…Publication Date 2016
- establishment
- forage
- rangeland
- rehabilitation
- Saline
- Library Collection RecordGardner's saltbush ecosystems are increasingly being invaded by halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus [M. Bieb.] C.A. Mey.), an annual halophyte that increases soil surface salinity and reduces plant…Publication Date 2016
- establishment
- forage
- rangeland
- rehabilitation
- Saline
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe Drought Calculator (DC), a spreadsheet-based decision support tool, was developed to help ranchers and range managers predict reductions in forage production due to drought. Forage growth…Publication Date 2013-09-01
- cross validation
- forage
- precipitation
- rangeland drought
- stocking decisions
- Library Collection RecordA decrease in fire frequency and past grazing practices has led to dense mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. subsp. vaseyana [Rydb.] Beetle) stands with reduced herbaceous understories…Publication Date 2012-05-01
- annual grass
- Artemisia tridentata
- brush management
- disturbance
- forage
- range improvement
- Library Collection RecordConifers (Picea and Abies spp.) have replaced aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) over much of aspen’s historic range in the western United States. We measured the impact of this change upon the…Publication Date 2008-01-01
- canopy
- Dixie National Forest
- Fishlake National Forest
- forage
- Populus tremuloides
- Library Collection RecordWe examined the initial effects of brush cutting (removal of all aboveground biomass), as well as clipping (removal of current annual shoots) and ungulate browsing (collectively referred to as shoot…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- forage
- moose
- plant response
- Salix scouleriana
- silviculture
- ungulates
- vegetation management
- Library Collection RecordGrazing cattle and timber harvest are common practices associated with forested rangelands. Therefore, the objective was to document the effects of timber harvest and herbivory on nutritional quality…Publication Date 2007-03-01
- Abies grandis
- beef cattle
- botanical composition
- diet quality
- Pinus ponderosa
- Library Collection RecordThe presence of grazing cattle near open waterways has created environmental concerns related to the potential for water contamination. In Florida the removal of cattle from grazing landscapes or…Publication Date 2007-01-01
- forage
- grazing
- beef cattle
- stocking density
- Library Collection RecordCow-calf productivity on 2 lightly (25%-30% use) and 2 conservatively grazed pastures (35%-40% use) were evaluated over a 5-year-period (1997 to 2001) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New…Publication Date 2007-01-01
- rangelands
- grazing management
- forage
- drought
- cattle productivity
- Library Collection RecordVegetative differences and changes were evaluated over a 6-year period (1999-2004) on adjoining conservatively grazed and grazing-excluded (22 years) shortgrass rangelands in northwestern New Mexico…Publication Date 2006-11-01
- rangelands
- cattle
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordA rapid and reproducible method to determine botanical composition of forage is an ecological and economic goal for range animal ecologists. Multidimensional fluorometry previously demonstrated the…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- botanical composition
- fluorescence spectroscopy
- poisonous plants
- Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of mule deer and elk diets in winter, spring, summer, and autumn was studied during 1998 and 1999 on woodland rangeland in north-central New Mexico using microhistological…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- rangelands
- forage
- wildlife
- competition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordPerennial grass production on the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center in south-central New Mexico was correlated with precipitation characteristics over a 34-year period. Total December…Publication Date 2005-05-01
- cattle
- climate
- forage
- rainfall
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted to test the hypothesis that Granadina goats are better suited than Nubian goats to utilize the forage resources of the Chihuahuan desert range. Diet composition (…Publication Date 2004-11-01
- botanical composition
- diet preference
- grazing pattern
- goat breeds
- microhistological analysis
- Library Collection RecordDiet selection by juvenile and adult non-pregnant, non-lactating goats and the diets of adult non-productive goats with low (≤ 1.5; grading scale 0-5) and moderate (≥ 2.5) body condition score (BCS)…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- Chihuahuan Desert
- botanical composition
- range
- preference
- foraging
- Library Collection RecordManagement of feral horses grazing on Atlantic and Gulf coast barrier islands requires information on seasonal habitat preferences and distribution of important forage species to maintain stable…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- barrier island
- forage
- grazing
- North Carolina
- preferential habitat utilization
- seasonal utilization
- Library Collection RecordFertilizer application enable producers to influence pasture production. The effect of N fertilization on grass production and leguminous plant content of pasture and strategic N application has…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- clover
- nutrients
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordInformation on the long-term impact of repeated annual fertilizer applications of different nitrogen (N) sources on soil and plants is needed to develop sustainable grassland production systems. The…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- concentration
- forage
- N source
- rate of N
- Library Collection RecordSelection for carbon isotope discrimination (delta) has potential for improving water-use efficiency in cool-season grasses. An understanding of how delta is affected by differential water…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- breeding lines
- cool-season grasses
- selection criteria
- drought tolerance
- water-use efficiency
- water-use efficiency
- dry matter yields
- line-source sprinkler system
- rainout shelter
- forage
- Library Collection RecordPalatability of shrub sprouts to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) differs among species, which causes selective browsing and can shift shrub species composition to dominance by less…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- sprouts
- shrublands
- brush control
- palatability
- Texas
- botanical composition
- wildlife food habits
- Acacia rigidula
- blackbrush acacia
- brush management
- Celtis pallida
- spiny hackberry
- white-tailed deer
- 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 RecordThe U.S. Army is responsible for preparing a well-trained combat force while maintaining the ecological diversity and integrity of the lands it manages. The ability to efficiently collect data that…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Elymus caninus
- Land Condition-Trend Analysis
- quadrat sampling
- military lands
- Helianthus
- Artemisia frigida
- data collection
- environmental monitoring
- Bromus inermis
- land management
- Carex
- Poa pratensis
- sampling
- forbs
- Bouteloua gracilis
- plant communities
- prairies
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- Stipa
- North Dakota
- diversity
- species richness
- grassland vegetation
- plant community
- prairies
- Land Coalition Trend Analysis
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding landscape conversion is vital for assessing the impacts of ecological and anthropogenic disturbances at regional and global scales. Since rangelands cover nearly half of the global land…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- environmental degradation
- land use change
- anthropogenic activities
- vegetation cover
- urbanization
- shrublands
- landscape ecology
- Prosopis
- image analysis
- urban areas
- rural areas
- remote sensing
- vegetation types
- semiarid zones
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- Arizona
- land conversion
- landscape indices
- fire suppression
- rangeland maintenance
- semiarid
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated the use of prairie dog towns by cattle (Bos taurus) on the shortgrass steppe of northeastern Colorado by conducting surveys of cattle and vegetation from June to August 1999. Cattle…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Vulpia
- shortgrass steppe
- Aristida purpurea var. longiseta
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Sphaeralcea coccinea
- vegetation cover
- habitat preferences
- Buchloe dactyloides
- Carex
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- prairies
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Colorado
- beef cattle
- feeding preferences
- cattle
- prairie dogs
- shortgrass steppe
- 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 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 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 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
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed cattle grazing is often used to purposely enhance wildlife habitat. This study investigated the effects of fall cattle (Bos taurus) grazing intensity on elk (Cervus elaphus) and deer (…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife-livestock relations
- Festuca altaica
- Cervus elaphus
- spring
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- summer
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus
- cattle
- wildlife management
- biomass
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- Cervus elaphus
- Festuca scabrella
- Odocoileus spp.
- livestock-wildlife relations
- prescribed livestock grading
- Library Collection RecordFood habits of plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus), greater rhea (Rhea americana) and cattle (Bos taurus) in the Parana? River Delta, Argentina, were studied over 2 years using microhistological…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Rhea
- Prosopis nigra
- Rhea americana
- ecological competition
- Lagostomus maximus
- vertebrate pests
- forage legumes
- wetlands
- feces composition
- forbs
- diet
- shrubs
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- pasture plants
- grazing
- grasses
- diet composition
- herbivory
- Lagostomus maximus
- Paraná River Delta
- Rhea americana
- Library Collection RecordElk sedge (Carex geyeri Boott) is one of the most important livestock and big game forages in many areas of the western U.S. It is one of the most prominent forage species in the diets of cattle and…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Physocarpus opulifolius
- date
- Festuca
- Carex geyeri
- Carex
- protein content
- Pinus ponderosa
- fiber content
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- chemical composition
- Oregon
- crude protein
- plant communities
- phenology
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- nutritive value
- forage
- Carex geyeri
- cattle
- graminoids
- nutrition
- phenology
- season
- Library Collection RecordAfter wildfires in 1996 in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and pinyon-juniper (Pinus spp.–Juniperus spp.) zones of west-central Utah, the USDI-BLM attempted to reduce soil erosion and cheatgrass…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- aerial sowing
- revegetation plants
- erosion control
- rehabilitation
- biodiversity
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- sowing
- wildfire management
- sown grasslands
- Artemisia
- species diversity
- Agropyron cristatum
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- Elytrigia elongata
- Bureau of Land Management
- rehabilitation
- chaining
- serial seeding
- plant material
- cheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordThe development of successful regional or national invasive weed control programs is often hampered by the way the problem is approached. Typically weed control programs are developed and evaluated…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Aphthona
- Aphthona nigriscutis
- Aphthona lacertosa
- perennial weeds
- teamwork
- biological control agents
- USDA
- integrated pest management
- economic impact
- biological control
- Euphorbia esula
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- invasion
- herbicides
- weed control
- South Dakota
- chemical control
- Wyoming
- sheep
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- grazing
- North Dakota
- biological control
- Aphthona
- Weeds
- invasive species
- success
- integrated pest management
- Library Collection RecordThere are several generalizations or assumptions concerning rangeland hydrology and erosion relationships found in the literature and in the management arena. These generalizations have found their…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- sheet erosion
- mixed-grass prairies
- tallgrass prairie
- rangeland soils
- Rocky Mountain region
- hydrology
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- Artemisia
- mathematical models
- Carex
- brush control
- steppe soils
- range condition
- equations
- shortgrass prairie
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- forbs
- soil water content
- plant communities
- California
- prairies
- biomass
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- canopy
- infiltration
- grasses
- prairie soils
- rangeland hydrology
- infiltration
- erosion
- hydrologic modeling
- Library Collection RecordWe used microhistological analyses of fresh fecal pellets to determine seasonal diets of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana Merriam 1901) in northwestern Sonora, Mexico from April 1997 to…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- species reintroduction
- Ovis canadensis mexicana
- Ovis canadensis
- browse plants
- gender differences
- Mexico
- feces composition
- forbs
- diets
- wildlife management
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- browsing
- grasses
- Ovis canadensis mexicana
- sexual segregation
- Library Collection RecordThere is little information on the impact of grazing intensity on productivity and sustainability of intensively managed pastures in the humid, short-season parkland of the Canadian prairies. Our…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- urine
- Bromus riparius
- sward
- biogeochemical cycles
- controlled grazing
- feces composition
- Alberta
- leaf area index
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- range management
- plant litter
- beef cattle
- forage
- dry matter
- nutrient flow
- productivity
- disappearance
- residual
- pastures
- nutritive value
- Library Collection RecordThe value of public land forage has been of key interest since grazing fees were first established on federal lands. Additionally, knowing the value of rangeland forage is important for assessing the…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- grazing permits
- quality of life
- leasing
- land values
- estimation
- rangelands
- United States
- grazing
- forage
- forage values
- grazing fees
- grazing leases
- hedonic models
- contingent valuation
- public lands grazing
- Library Collection RecordBlack-tailed prairie dogs have declined by 98% in the past century. Due to continued declines, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the species as a candidate for listing in 2000. Prairie…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- Aristida purpurea
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- habitats
- Kansas
- species diversity
- shortgrass prairie
- vegetation
- Bouteloua gracilis
- plant density
- botanical composition
- canopy
- Colorado
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- cover
- bare ground
- frequency
- shortgrass prairie
- herbivory
- soil disturbance
- Library Collection RecordRangeland plant productivity and species composition are affected by moisture availability and grazing intensity. We examined warm- and cool-season grass productivity and relative distribution on…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- root systems
- soil water content
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Bouteloua gracilis
- precipitation
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- mixed-grass prairies
- species composition
- water stress
- Library Collection RecordFires were once a natural part of most savanna ecosystems, but lack of fine fuel and an active suppression policy have changed fire frequency and seasonality. Re-introducing fires to these systems…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- fire intensity
- Acacia
- shrublands
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- savannas
- ecological succession
- population structure
- shortgrass prairie
- prescribed burning
- forbs
- plant density
- Texas
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grasses
- fire frequency
- seasonality
- prescribed burns
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Acacia
- detrended correspondence analysis
- ordination
- Library Collection RecordA grazing system which allows cattle to select a season-long diet more nearly meeting their nutrient requirements should facilitate optimal weight gains. A study was conducted near Mandan, N. D.…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- native ranges
- Bromus inermis
- Agropyron desertorum
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- fiber content
- chemical composition
- pastures
- Pascopyrum smithii
- in vitro digestibility
- botanical composition
- grazing
- beef cattle
- feeding preferences
- North Dakota
- animal behavior
- crested wheatgrass
- western wheatgrass
- smooth bromegrass
- Library Collection RecordA study was conducted to determine the potential of using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery to monitor short-term changes in rangeland forage conditions on a regional scale.…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- remote sensing
- hill grasslands
- satellite imagery
- multispectral imagery
- advanced very high resolution radiometer
- short-grass praire
- range condition
- estimation
- nitrogen content
- prairies
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- forage
- NDVI
- biomass
- nitrogen
- regional
- Library Collection RecordRangeland ecological condition was monitored over a 48 year period on 41 sites on Bureau of Land Management rangelands scattered across 6 counties in southwestern New Mexico. All sites were grazed by…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- arid grasslands
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- range condition
- precipitation
- sustainability
- grazing intensity
- plant communities
- drought
- range management
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- rangeland condition
- succession
- drought
- grazing management
- plant ecology
- Library Collection RecordChanges in rangeland species composition can effect forage quality, ecosystem function, and biological diversity. Unfortunately, documenting species compositional change is difficult due to a lack of…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- sown grasslands
- habitats
- Quercus
- woodland grasslands
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- invasion
- grazing intensity
- California
- range management
- botanical composition
- invasive species
- Northwest California
- herbarium
- oak woodlands
- livestock
- flora
- invasive species
- Library Collection RecordThe Mixed Prairie plant communities developed with the influences of fire and grazing. Available evidence suggests that removal of these disturbances could cause succession toward a more mesic type…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- A horizons
- carbon
- chernozemic soils
- solonetzic soils
- soil depth
- species diversity
- range condition
- Alberta
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- pH
- grazing intensity
- soil chemistry
- prairies
- biomass
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- soil water
- soil nitrogen
- soil depth
- botanical composition
- plant biomass
- plant nitrogen