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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RecordTebuthiuron [N-(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-N,N′-dimethylurea] pellets (20% ai) were broadcast at 0.2 kg increments to 1.0 kg/ha onto a sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) community…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- Quercus havardii
- grass yield
- Rates
- tebuthiuron
- sand shinnery oak
- Oak Canopy
- herbicide treatments
- Southern High Plains
- control
- drought
- Texas
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe basic ecological unit in arid areas under grazing animals is envisaged as a zone round a watering point and is termed the piosphere (from the Greek "pios" = to drink). A piosphere in…Publication Date 1969-11-01
- piosphere
- Sheep Track
- ecological units
- Watering Point
- Direction
- RAdial
- Navigational Skill
- Dung Density
- South Australia
- dung
- length
- aerial photography
- Type
- patterns
- measurements
- density
- Zone
- management
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper invasion of sagebrush-bunchgrass vegetation in southwestern Idaho was verified. The invasion started about 1860 and is continuing at present. Juniper was found to be climax on rocky…Publication Date 1969-07-01
- invasion
- Climax
- nature
- Description
- Successional Status
- western juniper
- sagebrush bunchgrass
- Soil Development
- Owyhee Plateau
- Down Slope
- spread
- classification
- communities
- Juniperus occidentalis
- vegetation
- control
- Idaho
- management
- Library Collection RecordA stocking-rate guide for cattle on blue-grama range was developed at Central Plains Experimental Range. The guide is based on the amount of herbage left ungrazed at the end of the summer season as…Publication Date 1969-03-01
- Guide
- grazing efficiency
- Leaf Tissue
- Blue Grama Range
- adjustments
- herbage growth
- Central Plains Experimental Range
- quantity
- economics
- grazing intensity
- beef production
- Great Plains
- quality
- livestock
- cattle
- vegetation
- forage
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Colorado
- management
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordAn important, yet overlooked aspect of public land management involves the economic significance to rural areas of grazing and lumber production on federal lands. To illustrate the relative…Publication Date 1969-01-01
- Federal Grazing
- Interindustry Analysis
- Lumber Production
- Mathematical Technique
- Economic Interdependence
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Oregon State University
- Economic Activity
- Grant County
- Lumber Sector
- Economic Importance
- reduction
- land use
- public lands
- Oregon
- management
- Library Collection RecordRootplowing and rootplowing combined with rootraking increased the density of pricklypear stands but decreased the density of other undesirable woody species. Chaining resulted in extremely dense…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Rio Grande Plain
- Herbaceous Forage
- Dragging
- root plowing
- root raking
- Opunita
- pricklypear
- mechanical control
- chaining
- Woody Species
- density
- establishment
- maintenance
- Texas
- grasslands
- management
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production from native rangelands is the most important agricultural enterprise in the Somali Republic. The ranges of Somalia have a potential for much greater production than is currently…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Grassland Savannahs
- environment
- native rangelands
- Production Potential
- grazing systems
- range condition
- range resources
- Somalia
- livestock production
- stocking rate
- livestock
- range management
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe grazing capacity of mountain rangelands can be increased by management practices which improve cattle distribution. In this study, the increased economic returns resulting from pond construction…Publication Date 1968-09-01
- Cattle Distribution Practices
- mountain rangeland
- Pond Construction
- Spring Development
- Trial Construction
- Guzzler Construction
- Drifting
- Trail Construction
- Economic Returns
- Economic Evaluation
- herding
- salting
- grazing capacity
- fencing
- livestock
- water development
- investment
- carrying capacity
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe national grassland program has produced a number of beneficial changes in both the land and the economy of southwestern Kansas. Through the federal purchase and conversion of marginal farmland to…Publication Date 1968-05-01
- soil erosion
- government
- rehabilitation
- animal unit month
- ponds
- Cimarron National Grassland
- adjustments
- National Grassland Program
- marginal farmland
- runoff water
- Summer Forage
- Multiple Use Management
- Recreational Opportunities
- Natural Resoruces
- Mineral Leases
- Recreational Visits
- Pipeline Easements
- Resource Use
- economy
- land use
- Kansas
- income
- wildlife
- grazing
- land
- conservation
- private lands
- management
- Library Collection RecordIf properly applied, 2,4-D reduces rabbitbrush and forbs and allows grass to increase. This would be a desirable management tool on cattle ranges. The most effective kill of rabbitbrush was obtained…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- Sheep Range
- Tool
- ecological effects
- Long Term
- Lanceleaf Rabbitbrush
- Pole Creek Ranger Station
- Date of Spraying
- Stage of Plant Growth
- Associated Species
- plant communities
- vegetation sampling
- cattle ranges
- effects
- Kill
- responses
- soil moisture
- spraying
- 2,4-D
- Nevada
- statistical analysis
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn most fertilization studies on desert grasslands, little attention has been paid to soil moisture conditions at the time of application. Results have been highly variable and fertilization has not…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- fertilizer application
- desert grasslands
- Summer Rainy Season
- management
- Arizona
- yields
- responses
- Time
- black grama
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- protein content
- Grass Growth
- Soil Moisture Conditions
- Williams Ranch
- Oven Dry
- 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 1966-11-01
- natural pasture
- 19th Annual Meeting
- New Orleans
- Society for Range Management
- Worldwide
- Annual Meeting
- Introduction
- FAO
- livestock production
- range management
- 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 1966-11-01
- Jordan
- food production
- Technical Assistance
- legislation
- agricultural development
- World Hunger
- Agricultural Institutions
- administration
- Public Policies
- international cooperation
- India
- Brazil
- education
- training
- management
- Library Collection RecordMany factors affect the utilization of mountain terrain by cattle and these factors are interrelated and exert their influence in a complicated manner. Actual use obtained under good management is…Publication Date 1966-07-01
- vegetation cover
- mountain slopes
- Actual Use
- Percent Slope
- Palatable Plants
- Brush Thickness
- Range Survey
- Degree of Use
- topography
- salt
- utilization
- water
- terrain
- cattle
- Location
- Utah
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe results from the first three years of a study at the San Joaquin Experimental Range on the effect of sulfur and sulfur-plus-nitrogen on management of annual-plant range are reported. Fertilizer…Publication Date 1966-01-01
- Implications
- Cattle Performance
- Green Forage Season
- Rainfall Distribution
- Annual Plant Range
- returns
- herbage yields
- cost
- San Joaquin Experimental Range
- grazing capacity
- sulfur
- utilization
- production
- nitrogen
- fertilization
- drought
- California
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn South Africa lovegrass yields liveweight cattle gains around 375 lb./acre, and it is easily managed by very heavy and continuous grazing during the growing period. Fertilizer boosts production,…Publication Date 1965-07-01
- Bermuda grass
- Natural
- Chloromelas
- Sown
- Lovegrass
- Curvula
- Robusta
- Stoebe vulgaris
- gummiflua
- sporobolus pyramidalis
- Johannesburg
- Winter Feeding Trials
- Continuous
- Heavy
- Cynodon dactylon
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Eragrostis
- Eragrostis curvula
- fertilizer
- reclamation
- palatability
- South Africa
- grazing
- management
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordRange conditions on saline soils are poor as a result of overgrazing. Reseeding plans need to consider species and drought-inducing effects of excess salts. Soil properties suggest that proper…Publication Date 1965-07-01
- Climax Species
- Properties
- Saline Range Soils
- Rio Grande
- Salt Removal
- Nueces
- Frio
- Calcareous Soil
- Maverick Soil
- sodium chloride
- Physical
- species
- soil properties
- chemicals
- ecology
- Data
- vegetative cover
- south Texas
- Salts
- reseeding
- range condition
- overgrazing
- drought
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn recent decades, research has brought substantial improvement in cattle and forage management on cutover forest ranges in the South. Today, massive reforestation is complicating the problems of…Publication Date 1965-05-01
- Southern Forest Ranges
- Cutover Forest Ranges
- reforestation
- Timber Growing
- Outlook
- forest grazing
- Research Program
- beef
- grazing
- 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 1965-03-01
- Andropogon
- plant vigor
- little bluestem
- big bluestem
- switchgrass
- Indiangrass
- Leaf Growth
- Claypan Range Site
- Northern Osage County
- gerardi
- scoparius
- Parsons Silt Loam
- Basal Density
- water content
- range
- vegetative composition
- forage production
- vigor
- composition
- cattle
- vegetation
- Sorghastrum nutans
- Panicum virgatum
- Oklahoma
- 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 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 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 1964-03-01
- 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 1963-09-01
- Grass Pastures
- Production Aspects
- cow
- calf
- Forage Beef
- weights
- weaning
- enterprise
- biology
- returns
- Americus Plant Materials Center
- beef
- costs
- calves
- labor
- economics
- land
- livestock
- operations
- investment
- 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 1963-09-01
- appraisal
- Moose Range
- Gravelly Snowcrest Mountains
- Herd Condition
- Ruby River
- Key Browse Survey Method
- Bog Birch
- Silverberry
- willows
- harvests
- Southwestern Montana
- winter
- summer
- conditions
- Browse Species
- Aspen
- range
- utilization
- Montana
- populations
- 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 1963-05-01
- phosphorus
- Cottonseed
- Bonemeal
- Mineral Consumption
- cattle management
- wiregrass pine range
- Winter Burning
- Simple Mixture
- Complex Mixture
- Limited Pasture
- Chemical AnalysesDiet
- Appetizer
- Alapaha Experimental Range
- calcium
- salt
- Georgia
- consumption
- seasonal
- protein
- nutrition
- cottonseed meal
- 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 1963-05-01
- national forests
- Legal Aspects
- Game Populations
- Priorities of Use
- Citize
- Federal
- Jurisdiction
- access
- regulation
- Laws
- government
- Property
- hunting
- state
- legislation
- Use
- game
- public lands
- 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 1963-03-01
- Twenty Year Old
- Bluestem Mixture
- cultivation
- stability
- mixtures
- western wheatgrass
- Grazed
- grazing effects
- Sideoats grama
- little bluestem
- big bluestem
- switchgrass
- Kansas
- establishment
- forage production
- seeding
- yields
- grazing
- blue grama
- protection
- 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 1963-01-01
- woodlands
- Calcasieu Soil Conservation District
- Deridder
- ponds
- programs
- improved pastures
- Southwest
- Stocking
- livestock production
- grazing
- Louisiana
- conservation
- 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 1962-09-01
- Southern South America
- Uruguay
- Paraguay
- range livestock
- beef
- Chile
- reseeding
- Brazil
- Argentina
- 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 1962-03-01
- water intake rate
- Fescue Grassland
- Saskatchean River System
- Range Experiment Substation
- Stavley
- Mobile Infiltrometer
- soil erosion
- grazing intensity
- Alberta
- cover
- 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 1962-01-01
- Common Sense
- Conservation Plan
- Clover Soil Conservation District
- fertilizer
- fencing
- weight
- reseeding
- water development
- production
- conservation
- 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 1961-11-01
- forestry
- Range Curricula
- Course Titles
- Credit Values
- Subject Matter Outlines
- University
- State University
- State College
- Texas A&M
- Natural Sciences
- English
- Social Sciences
- Wildland Uses
- Majors
- watersheds
- improvement
- surveys
- economics
- multiple use
- conditions
- techniques
- planning
- wildlife
- South Dakota
- plants
- Washington
- Idaho
- Oregon
- conservation
- Wyoming
- California
- range management
- education
- Montana
- agriculture
- Nevada
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- management