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- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- 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 RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- 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 1964-03-01
- Rainy Season
- seasonal variation
- coverage
- Summer Season
- Grazing Intensities
- origin
- grazing intensity
- India
- forbs
- grasses
- 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 1964-05-01
- educator
- Curriculum Planning
- Teaching Methods
- Ranch Managers
- lands
- Basic Sciences
- international development
- Nations
- Courses
- challenge
- range research
- students
- content
- objectives
- multiple use
- private
- Public
- Range Schools
- development
- future
- range management
- education
- 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 1964-05-01
- cultivated lands
- Seed Placement
- Erosion Hazard
- improvement practices
- Furrow Spacing
- Climax Grasses
- Range Interseeding
- Interseeder
- Range Stie
- Go Back Fields
- Furrow Type
- Seed Selection
- Lister
- Double Disk Furrow
- Poor Condition
- Status
- observation
- Great Plains
- plant succession
- conditions
- Sandy Range
- development
- Nebraska
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis article discusses the status of range management in Greece and its relationship to other aspects of the general economy. Since the general economy is improving rapidly, increased attention is…Publication Date 1964-11-01
- management
- Extension
- forests
- Grazing Practices
- teaching
- Aristotelion University
- Thessaloniki
- tourism
- agricultural production
- Farming Lands
- Future Development
- American Farm School
- demonstrations
- Village
- Public Works
- Stored Fodder
- patterns
- industry
- Greece
- soil conservation
- economy
- land use
- land ownership
- research
- controlled grazing
- composition
- improvement
- livestock
- forage
- range management
- Library Collection RecordMost of the world’s rangelands are subject to large spatial and temporal variation in forage quantity and quality, which can have severe consequences for the stability and profitability of livestock…Publication Date 2012-07-01
- adaptive grazing
- forage quality
- grazing
- management
- key resources
- nutrient loss rates
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordPurposeful introductions of exotic species for rehabilitation efforts following wildfire are common on rangelands in the western United States, though ecological impacts of exotic species in novel…Publication Date 2013-03-01
- exotic species
- greenstrips
- management
- sagebrush steppe
- slickspots
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes rancher participation in conservation programs in the context of a social-ecological framework for adaptive rangeland decision-making. We argue that conservation programs are best…Publication Date 2013-11-01
- ecosystem services
- management
- social networks
- Library Collection RecordA longitudinal study of California hardwood rangelands shows significant change in landowner characteristics and goals. Results of three studies spanning 1985 to 2004 were used to develop and…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- attitudes
- conservation easements
- impermanence syndrome
- land use
- management
- Quercus
- Library Collection RecordMicrohistological analysis of feces is the most applied noninvasive method for assessing diets of wild ungulates. However, the method is complicated by differential digestibility of forage species.…Publication Date 2010-05-01
- bite count
- management
- ruminants
- techniques
- Library Collection RecordFor more than 150 years, ranchers in the West have gained insight about natural systems through daily interaction and management of landscapes, but this knowledge has never been systematically…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- adoption of innovation
- knowledge networks
- local knowledge
- management
- ranchers
- rangeland health
- semistructured interviews
- Library Collection RecordArid and semiarid rangelands often behave unpredictably in response to management actions and environmental stressors, making it difficult for ranchers to manage for long-term sustainability. State-…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- local knowledge
- management
- ranchers
- semistructured interviews
- state-and-transition models
- vegetation changes
- Library Collection RecordInvasion of rangeland by exotic forage species threatens ecosystem structure and function and can cause catastrophic economic losses. Herbicide treatments often are the focus of management efforts to…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- Chinese bush cloer
- disturbance ecology
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- heterogeneity
- herbivory
- invasion
- macro-ecology
- Sericea lespedeza
- Library Collection RecordTwo experiments evaluated effects of weaning date on cow body condition score (BCS) and calf growth. In Experiment 1, 134 March-calving cows were used in a four-year experiment. Calves were weaned 18…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- beef cows
- systems
- production
- management
- Library Collection RecordOptimum habitat condition is a concept typically used for wildlife rather than livestock. The definition for optimal livestock habitat will vary with management objectives. Abiotic factors, such as…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- distribution
- grazing
- foraging
- behavioral mechanisms
- management
- 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 mechanisms responsible for soil-N-mediated species replacement of native perennial grasses by the invasive annual grasses cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- dry matter partitioning
- Elymus multisetus
- nutrient utilization
- nutrient partitioning
- nitrate fertilizers
- soil nutrients
- ammonium fertilizers
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Elymus elymoides
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- endemic species
- shoots
- Bromus tectorum
- nitrogen
- tillers
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- grasses
- native perennial grass
- invasive annual grass
- nitrogen availability
- nitrogen form
- carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N)
- seedling development
- root development
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental concerns of using pesticides on public lands have greatly reduced the use of herbicides to control tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi Huth). An alternative method of control used…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- application methods
- ammonium nitrate
- ammonium fertilizers
- mechanism of action
- sodium chloride
- Delphinium barbeyi
- ammonium sulfate
- weed control
- mortality
- application rates
- Utah
- Colorado
- poisonous plants
- Delphinium barbeyi
- weed control
- herbicides
- fertilizer
- ammonium sulfate
- ammonium nitrate
- sodium chloride
- Library Collection RecordSeveral U.S. rangeland areas recently have been designated as national monuments to protect scientifically or culturally important resources. Typically recreation and livestock uses have been…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- recreation areas
- recreation users
- sociodemographic characteristics
- land use
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordTrue mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Raf.) compensates for annual growth lost to browsing under conditions of high resource availability. To develop better guidelines for its management for…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- compensatory growth
- plant growth
- Utah
- Cercocarpus montanus
- browsing
- twig demography
- utilization
- grading optimization
- herbivory
- shrubs
- mountain brush
- exclosures
- Cercocarpus montanus
- Library Collection RecordTrue mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Raf.) provides nutritional winter forage for big game species in the mountain brush zone. To determine browsing effects, animal use, percent vegetation…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- Utah
- canopy
- Cercocarpus montanus
- browsing
- wildlife food habits
- plant characteristics
- utilization
- grazing
- big game
- winter range
- herbivory
- mountain brush
- exclosures
- moose
- deer
- elk
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordThis study identifies the characteristics and attitudes of public land ranchers. Data from a random survey of 2,000 U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management grazing permittees (53.5%…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- socioeconomic status
- cultural values
- intensification
- ranges
- farm income
- grazing tenancy
- livestock numbers
- management
- farm size
- public domain
- ranching
- farmers' attitudes
- Western United States
- demography
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- beef cattle
- grazing fees
- grazing reduction
- grazing season
- public land property
- Library Collection RecordA 20-year set of cover data on sagebrush semi-desert plant communities responding to wildfire and livestock grazing near Mills in central Utah provided an opportunity to compare the assumptions and…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- alluvial land
- data analysis
- seral stages
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- annuals
- wildfire management
- Salsola tragus
- experimental design
- range condition
- ecological succession
- perennials
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- forbs
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- shrubs
- Utah
- canopy
- grasses
- community dynamics
- Clementsian model
- state-and-transition models
- ordination
- trend
- conditions
- Library Collection RecordPoisonous plants that impair normal reproductive functions in livestock include Veratrum californicum Durand, lupines, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl.), broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- teratogens
- abortion
- mechanism of action
- Oxytropis
- Astragalus
- alkaloids
- Lupinus
- controlled grazing
- Pinus ponderosa
- reproductive performance
- species differences
- cattle
- range management
- literature reviews
- poisonous plants
- poisonous plants
- lupine
- locoweed
- ponderosa pine
- reproduction
- management
- Library Collection RecordWhite locoweed (Oxytropis sericea Nutt. in TG) is widespread throughout the short-grass prairies and mountain grasslands and causes chronic poisoning of cattle, sheep, and horses. The objective of…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- leaf length
- flowering head height
- cutting height
- indolizidine alkaloids
- leaf area
- swainsonine
- age differences
- Oxytropis sericea
- stems
- mortality
- vigor
- precipitation
- drought
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- plant height
- chemical constituents of plants
- poisonous plants
- white locoweed
- Oxytropis sericea
- poisonous plants
- population cycle
- Library Collection RecordBroom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. Rusby) is one of the most widespread range weeds in North America. The objective of this study was to monitor broom snakeweed populations in the…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- Pleuraphis jamesii
- Hilaria
- age structure
- leaf area
- poisonous weeds
- Agropyron desertorum
- invasion
- population dynamics
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- Idaho
- precipitation
- shrubs
- plant density
- drought
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- grasses
- poisonous plants
- broom snakeweed
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- population cycle
- poisonous plants
- 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 role of livestock grazing and big-game browsing in the decline of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the Intermountain West has long been questioned. All known aspen exclosures (n=8) on the…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- natural regeneration
- national forests
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- botanical composition
- Utah
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Populus tremuloides communities
- reproduction
- decline
- cattle grazing
- deer browsing
- elk browsing
- undergrowth
- Library Collection RecordSiberian wheatgrass [Agropyron fragile (Roth) Candargy] is known for its establishment and persistence on sandy soils under severe water limitations. Morphology, cytology, and forage and seed…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- inflorescences
- plant morphology
- Agropyron desertorum
- genetic variation
- seedling emergence
- drought tolerance
- protein content
- seed weight
- tetraploidy
- stand establishment
- Agropyron fragile
- seed productivity
- width
- plant genetic resources
- Kazakhstan
- seed years
- Agropyron cristatum
- cultivars
- biomass production
- Utah
- dry matter
- crested wheatgrass
- morphology
- meiosis
- chromosome pairing
- taxonomy
- forage and see characteristics
- Library Collection RecordFlorida native range is grazed in winter and cows are moved to bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) pasture in March for breeding and calf rearing. Winter weight loss of cows is a major problem, and…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- weaning
- pregnancy rate
- breeding season
- weaning weight
- sown grasslands
- weight losses
- Paspalum notatum
- liveweight gain
- calves
- body weight
- rain
- Florida
- pastures
- spring
- beef cows
- summer
- grazing
- native forage
- cattle
- reproduction
- weight change
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to provide a tool for maintaining a high grazing efficiency. In a rotational grazing system, the residual sward height does not provide enough information in advance…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- France
- assessment
- ewes
- heat sums
- dairy cows
- nitrogen balance
- volume determination
- controlled grazing
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- plant height
- herbage height
- nitrogen
- stocking rate
- management
- dairy farms
- Library Collection RecordConditioned food aversions are a potentially useful tool to eliminate consumption of some toxic plants by livestock. This study examined consumption of pine needles (Pinus ponderosa Lawson) in South…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- group behavior
- lithium chloride
- social facilitation
- pregnancy
- avoidance conditioning
- conifer needles
- Pinus ponderosa
- South Dakota
- beef cows
- Oregon
- Utah
- feed intake
- diet selection
- cattle diets
- abortion
- Pinus ponderosa
- Library Collection RecordIn Utah during the early 1990s it was theorized that substantive change was under way in the management of private grazing land. Change was thought to be spearheaded by grazing permittees who feared…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- part-time farming
- farm indebtedness
- farm surveys
- grazing tenancy
- public domain
- irrigated pastures
- risk
- investment
- land ownership
- ranching
- farmers' attitudes
- age
- range management
- rangelands
- Utah
- ranching
- hobby ranching
- land use
- technology transfer
- sustainable agriculture
- Library Collection RecordUtilization of plant above ground biomass has continued to be a critical yet difficult assessment in rangeland monitoring. Shrub size and woody structure further compound the measurement of shrub…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- aerial photography
- reflectance
- methodology
- leaves
- evaluation
- image analysis
- remote sensing
- shrubs
- defoliation
- Utah
- browsing
- grazing
- remote sensing
- vegetation inventory
- photography
- Library Collection RecordPerformance of cow-calf (Bos taurus) and ewe-lamb (Ovisaries) units was compared under multispecies versus single-species grazing and deferred-rotation versus continuous stocking during a 10-year…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- grazing season
- land productivity
- mixed grazing
- seasons
- lambs
- ewes
- performance
- liveweight gain
- calves
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- beef cows
- rotational grazing
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordSevere livestock losses caused by tall larkspur (Delphinium spp.) consumption have caused many producers to try various preventative measures, including the use of mineral-salt supplementation. The…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- dose response
- dosage
- training (animals)
- poisoning
- Delphinium barbeyi
- dietary mineral supplements
- barley
- cattle
- Utah
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordSquirreltail [Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey] is a native cool-season grass that has been observed to invade rangelands dominated by the weedy annual grasses, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- net assimilation rate
- greenhouses
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Elymus elymoides
- colonizing ability
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- leaf area
- seedling growth
- roots
- ratios
- Agropyron desertorum
- shoots
- seedlings
- Bromus tectorum
- Idaho
- growth rate
- biomass
- Utah
- Colorado
- dry matter
- 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 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 RecordTo define alfalfa crop loss from depredating mule deer, the spotlight count and paired plot techniques were applied in 12 fields located throughout Utah. Protected and grazed plots were used to…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- enumeration
- crop losses
- alfalfa
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordThe larkspur mirid (Hopplomachus affiguratus) is host specific to tall larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi Huth). These insects suck cell solubles from leaves and reproductive racemes, causing flowers to…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- hopplomachus affiguratus
- prevention
- damage
- biological control agents
- leaves
- poisoning
- flowers
- Delphinium barbeyi
- cattle
- Utah
- grazing
- feeding preferences
- poisonous plants
- 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 RecordSeed production of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) plants established from containerized seedlings was compared to plants established by direct seeding. A garden of 'Hobble Creek…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- seed production
- container-grown plants
- root systems
- mortality
- Artemisia tridentata
- biomass
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordDespite extensive coverage and long-term use, the extent to which shadscale [Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. &Frem.) Wats.] community dynamics are driven by grazing rather than by climate and…Publication Date 1998-03-01
- artemisia spinescens
- Hilaria
- Sporobolus cryptandrus
- Achnatherum hymenoides
- Atriplex confertifolia
- rain
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- sheep
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- Utah
- canopy
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordWe conducted an experiment to determine the effects of a rust disease on big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) seed production. We ranked 760 plants as to disease intensily in an established…Publication Date 1995-09-01
- seed set
- yield losses
- Puccinia
- rust diseases
- puccinia tanaceti
- Artemisia tridentata
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordLarkspur (Delphinium spp.) control can reduce cattle deaths on mountain rangelands, but vegetation cover must be maintained to protect watersheds from erosion. The objective of this study was to…Publication Date 1995-09-01
- matasulfuron
- herbicide residues
- Delphinium occidentale
- snow
- developmental stages
- glyphosate
- herbicide resistance
- non-crop weed control
- Delphinium barbeyi
- herbicides
- rain
- leaf area index
- Idaho
- picloram
- application rates
- botanical composition
- Utah
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordBetween 1989-1991, I studied the effects of livestock grazing on vegetation and small mammals in semiarid shrub-grassland habitats of south-central Utah. Responses were measured at 2 spatial habitat…Publication Date 1996-05-01
- microhabitats
- arid grasslands
- habitats
- small mammals
- species diversity
- plant communities
- shrubs
- Utah
- canopy
- grazing
- grasses