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- Library Collection RecordTotal herbage production increased significantly following 92 to 100 percent control of winged elm, oak, and hickory trees. This increase, however, was mostly in less desirable grass and forb plants…Publication Date 1964-09-01
- recovery
- abundance
- oak
- Vegetational Composition
- Winged Elm
- Ulmus alata
- Woody Species
- Vegetational Responses
- Blackjack Post Oak Vegetative Type
- 2,4,5-T
- Quercus
- Kansas
- invasion
- herbage production
- reseeding
- forbs
- control
- Oklahoma
- brush control
- species composition
- Texas
- basal cover
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer welfare and production under various intensities of continuous-use grazing by combined cattle, sheep, and angora goats was studied in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Under poor…Publication Date 1965-01-01
- native forage
- competition
- Food
- responses
- Central Texas
- Welfare
- white-tailed deer
- Continuous Use Grazing
- Sheep Angora Goats
- Deer Production
- Ashe Juniper Vegetative Type
- Mortaility
- rest periods
- Poor
- vegetative composition
- deer
- controlled grazing
- palatability
- livestock production
- range condition
- livestock
- cattle
- production
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feed
- Edwards Plateau
- Texas
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordThe survival of Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei Buchh.) plants of all sizes was compared between paired burned and unburned plots in four savanna sites on the eastern Edwards Plateau. Smaller plants…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- Edwards Plateau
- facilitation
- fire survival
- Juniperus ashei
- survival rates
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordHighly intensive stocking of dairy cattle on continuously grazed pasture coupled with liberal applications of commercial fertilizer can lead to increased losses of agricultural nutrients, which is a…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- farm size
- dairy cows
- soil nutrient balance
- nutrient management
- dairy farm management
- agricultural runoff
- pollution control
- simulation models
- costs and returns
- production costs
- fertilizer application
- stocking rate
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- application rates
- Texas
- grazing
- stocking density
- manure
- nutrient losses
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- economics
- Library Collection RecordConsumption of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var glandulosa) fruit by ruminants is an important component of seed dispersal. Two experiments were conducted to estimate the role of livestock and…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife
- seed dispersal
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- viability
- weathering
- seed predation
- seed maturation
- seeds
- feces
- digestibility
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- range management
- Prosopis
- germination
- digestion
- fecal dispersal
- phenology
- encroachment
- Library Collection RecordAeration is a common range management technique used in southern Texas and northern Mexico to reduce shrub cover and increase biomass of more palatable forages. Guajillo (Acacia berlandieri Benth.)…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- rolling
- phenethylamines
- tyramine
- N-methyl-phenethylamine
- juvenile stems
- mature stems
- leaves
- deserts
- Acacia berlandieri
- stems
- browse plants
- weed control
- regrowth
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- browsing
- chemical constituents of plants
- Acacia berlandieri
- Chihuahuan Desert
- forage quality
- Mexico
- nitrogen
- tyramine
- 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 RecordSeveral studies have examined the impact of woody plant (i.e., brush) management efforts on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) cover and associated ecological impacts, but little research has been…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- Prosopis glandulosa
- spatial variation
- brush control
- herbicides
- mortality
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- canopy
- brush management
- clopyralid
- spatial pattern analysis
- GIS and remote sensing
- semiarid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis paper presents a comparative simulation analysis of the economics of prescribed fire and aerially applied root-killing herbicide treatment as methods for maintaining livestock productivity on…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- livestock numbers
- carrying capacity
- Prosopis glandulosa
- cost analysis
- cost-benefit analysis
- brush control
- herbicides
- chemical control
- prescribed burning
- Texas
- wildlife management
- grazing
- brush management
- bioeconomics
- natural resource accounting
- prescribed burning
- root-killing herbicide
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the rate woody plant canopy cover increases is essential for understanding the ecology of rangeland plant communities, determining the economic feasibility of brush management practices…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- aerial photography
- chaining
- grubbing
- Juniperus pinchotii
- carrying capacity
- soil types
- brush control
- rain
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- canopy
- forage
- Juniperus pinchotii
- mechanical brush control
- aerial photography
- line transects
- juniper management
- herbage production
- Library Collection RecordChanging landowner demographics and the increasing recognition that some quantity of woody plants is valuable for certain rangeland management objectives has led to increasing interest in selective…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- control methods
- innovation adoption
- U.S. Cooperative Extension Service
- extension agents
- information dissemination
- extension education
- Juniperus ashei
- geographical variation
- Opuntia
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Prosopis glandulosa
- landowners
- brush control
- herbicides
- weed control
- chemical control
- Texas
- agency and industry partnership
- brush management
- collaborative marketing
- information dissemination
- technology adoption
- Library Collection RecordExcessive cover of juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) reduces forage production, interferes with livestock management, and diminishes the watershed and wildlife habitat values of rangelands. We…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- basal area
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- Hilaria mutica
- soil temperature
- Prosopis glandulosa
- soil fertility
- invasion
- weed control
- seedlings
- growth rate
- Texas
- botanical composition
- plant competition
- canopy
- plant height
- competition
- facilitation
- mesquite rangeland
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordPhreatophytes are trees and shrubs with deep roots tapping the water tables. As such they are presumed to be able to tolerate a water deficit in the top soil. Growth of some phreatophytes is…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- Tamarix gallica
- weed biology
- diurnal variation
- stomatal conductance
- drought tolerance
- carbon dioxide
- root systems
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- precipitation
- xylem water potential
- semiarid zones
- Texas
- introduced species
- phreatophytes
- water relations
- gas exchange
- drought tolerance
- Tamarix gallica L.
- Library Collection RecordIn 1992 and 1993, pastures of WW-Spar Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum L.) were maintained at 2 levels of soil water, rainfall and rainfall plus 25 mm/week of supplementary irrigation. At…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- irrigated conditions
- irrigated pastures
- leaves
- ratios
- stems
- continuous grazing
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- rain
- leaf area index
- steers
- tillering
- grazing intensity
- plant density
- Texas
- biomass
- plant height
- soil water
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- continuous variable stocking
- herbage allowance
- Library Collection RecordIn this paper, the linkage between streamflow and shrub cover on rangelands is examined, with a focus on the extensive Texas rangelands dominated by mesquite and juniper. The conclusions drawn are…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- semiarid soils
- stream flow
- subsurface flow
- groundwater flow
- water yield
- Prosopis
- evapotranspiration
- watersheds
- brush control
- watershed hydrology
- runoff
- precipitation
- Texas
- range management
- Juniperus
- water yield
- range hydrology
- runoff
- shrub control
- ecohydrology
- stream flow
- semiarid
- 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 RecordAccurate and efficient monitoring of habitat structure on rangelands is important for understanding wildlife responses to land management practices. Unfortunately, studies of wildlife responses to…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- stand structure
- shrublands
- visual obstruction
- Artemisia filifolia
- dimensions
- angle of obstruction
- cone of vulnerability
- habitat structure
- landscape ecology
- habitats
- understory
- Quercus havardii
- Oklahoma
- plant density
- Texas
- canopy
- cone of vulnerability
- gallinaceous bird
- sand shinnery
- vegetation structure
- visual obstruction
- patchiness
- heterogeneity
- Library Collection RecordSome recent investigations have shown the visual obstruction (VO) measurement method to be an effective means of estimating herbage standing crop non-destructively in tallgrass prairie. Although the…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- tallgrass prairie
- mixed prairie
- rapid methods
- visual obstruction
- Buchloe dactyloides
- estimation
- shortgrass prairie
- Bouteloua gracilis
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- prairies
- biomass
- mixed prairie
- non-destructive sampling
- Robel pole
- shortgrass
- tallgrass
- 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 RecordPanels of experts from the Society for Range Management and the National Research Council proposed that status of rangeland ecosystems could be ascertained by evaluating an ecological site's…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- soil surface
- soil structure
- flow resistance
- soil morphology
- gullied land
- wind erosion
- hydrologic factors
- assessment
- rapid methods
- data collection
- ecological balance
- grassland condition
- overland flow
- rill erosion
- ground cover
- grasslands
- range condition
- perennials
- mortality
- vegetation
- biomass production
- range management
- plant litter
- introduced species
- invasive species
- literature reviews
- United States
- soil compaction
- soil stability
- hydrologic function
- biological integrity
- ecosystem status
- erosion
- infiltration
- inventory
- Library Collection RecordHoney mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) is a problem plant in much of the southwestern USA because it reduces forage production for livestock, interferes with livestock handling and reduces off-…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- top kill
- basal sprouting
- root-kill
- apical dominance
- aerial spraying
- woody weeds
- herbicide mixtures
- leaf area
- leaves
- clopyralid
- canopy gaps
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- multiple land use
- brush control
- shoots
- mortality
- plant communities
- Texas
- range management
- plant competition
- defoliation
- brush management
- brush sculpting
- canopy cover
- multiple use
- Prosopis glandulosa
- shrubs
- triclopyr
- woody plants
- Library Collection RecordRunoff hydrographs from 3 separate rainfall simulation runs at 11 different shortgrass prairie sites were evaluated to determine the hydrologic similarity within a single ecosystem at widely…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- loam soils
- clay soils
- steppe soils
- range condition
- rain
- South Dakota
- runoff
- sandy loam soils
- rainfall simulators
- Texas
- prairies
- biomass
- plant litter
- rangelands
- canopy
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- runoff
- rainfall simulation
- hydrograph
- time-to-peak
- Library Collection RecordAssessment of herbaceous standing crop in heterogeneous range plant communities requires large numbers of samples to account for inherent variability. The dry-weight-rank method (DWR) was developed…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- mixed prairie
- ranking
- rapid methods
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Prosopis glandulosa
- stand characteristics
- estimation
- sampling
- Texas
- prairies
- biomass
- botanical composition
- dry matter
- botanical composition
- estimation
- landscapes
- standing crop proportion
- Library Collection RecordLittle information is available about seasonal application and carry-over effects of biosolids application to semi-arid grasslands. Biosolids rates of 0 (control), 7, 18, or 34 Mg ha-1 were topically…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- irrigated conditions
- sewage sludge
- waste disposal
- land application
- timing
- grassland improvement
- Hilaria mutica
- mineral content
- semiarid grasslands
- rain
- nitrogen content
- application rates
- Texas
- crop yield
- Hilaria mutica
- Chihuahuan desert grassland
- biosolids surface-application
- biosolids land-application
- irrigation
- standing crop
- forage quality
- carry-over effects
- Library Collection RecordWoody cover, when expressed at the scale of the 207 km2 Cusenbary Draw basin, remained unchanged (approximately 23%) from 1955 to 1990. When expressed at the scale of range sites, woody cover…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- soil depth
- water yield
- water balance
- multiple use
- landscapes
- watershed management
- evapotranspiration
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- runoff
- woody plants
- precipitation
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- range management
- botanical composition
- Juniperus
- rangelands
- brush management
- evapotranspiration
- GIS and remote sensing
- hydrologic modeling
- semiarid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPlacing basins in rangeland seedbeds to capture rainfall has enhanced seeded grass establishment, but it has not been practical on debris-littered land following rootplowing for brush control. A disk…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- disc cultivators
- chain diking
- disk chaining
- chains
- Panicum coloratum
- sowing
- seedbed preparation
- grassland improvement
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- precipitation
- plant density
- Texas
- seedbeds
- rangeland seeding
- brush control
- honey mesquite
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Library Collection RecordIt is necessary to quantify rates of woody plant encroachment on southwestern USA rangelands to determine the economic feasibility of treatments designed to manage these plants. This study observed…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- area
- plowing
- root plowing
- woody weeds
- ground cover
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- precipitation
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- canopy
- honey mesquite
- Prosopis
- density
- shrub encroachment
- aerial photography
- image analysis
- Library Collection RecordRedberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) is a noxious shrub or small tree that invades rangelands in northwest Texas. Field reflectance measurements showed that redberry juniper had lower visible…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- infrared radiation
- detection
- color
- aerial photography
- Weeds
- reflectance
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Infestation
- remote sensing
- shrubs
- plant density
- Texas
- botanical composition
- color-infrared photography
- reflectance
- digital image anaysis
- accuracy assessment
- Juniperus
- Library Collection RecordGoats consume juniper, but toxic terpenoids within the plant limit intake. Our objective was to determine if dosing goats with the adsorptive compound activated charcoal would increase juniper…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- Juniperus ashei
- charcoal
- Juniperus pinchotii
- browse
- adaptation
- terpenoids
- goats
- Texas
- forage
- feed intake
- feeding preferences
- Juniperus
- J. ashei
- J. pinchotii
- Capra
- experience
- preference
- toxicosis
- feedback
- aversions
- browsing
- Library Collection RecordSome grasses harbor endophytic fungi living in intercellular spaces in the leaves, stems and reproductive organs. The fungi can dramatically affect the physiology and ecology of plants. For example,…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- Elymus canadensis
- mutualism
- colonization
- host plants
- Iowa
- plant physiology
- toxins
- plant-water relations
- leaves
- Illinois
- Missouri
- stems
- Kansas
- plant ecology
- incidence
- Nebraska
- herbivores
- Oklahoma
- tillers
- Texas
- prairies
- geographical distribution
- Acremonium
- endophytes
- Elymus canadensis
- Epichlo typhina
- Neotyphodium
- geographical pattern
- mutualism
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordRedberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) is a common invasive brush species that reduces rangeland productivity over vast acreages in the Rolling Plains and Edwards Plateau regions of Texas. The…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- chaining
- timing
- Juniperus pinchotii
- costs and returns
- cost-benefit analysis
- brush control
- prescribed burning
- profitability
- biomass production
- Texas
- canopy
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAshe juniper (Juniperus ashei Buchh.) is increasing in density and areal coverage on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. This is causing changes in community leaf area that could impact the ecosystem water…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- area
- Juniperus ashei
- leaf area
- leaves
- water balance
- stems
- estimation
- Texas
- biomass
- canopy
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordTen eastern gamagrass [Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.] entries from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, were evaluated for in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), protein concentration, lignin…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- phenylalanine ammonia-lyase
- enzyme activity
- geographical variation
- Tripsacum dactyloides
- leaves
- stems
- lignin
- Kansas
- genetic variation
- protein content
- Oklahoma
- in vitro digestibility
- Texas
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordCombined with other information, fecal output appears to have potential use in models to predict forage intake. Better understanding of fecal output dynamics relative to forage availability could…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- digestibility markers
- ytterbium
- organic matter
- leaves
- stems
- prediction
- equations
- feces composition
- forbs
- steers
- digestibility
- crude protein
- Texas
- grasses
- dry matter
- 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 RecordDiscing strips of rangeland to increase wildlife foods is a common management practice. I tested the hypotheses (1) annual discing results in greater canopy cover of annual forbs preferred by white-…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- discing
- annuals
- Prosopis glandulosa
- frequency
- palatability
- perennials
- rain
- Odocoileus virginianus
- forbs
- semiarid zones
- Texas
- canopy
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of root-plowing on soil organic carbon and nitrogen were investigated by comparing paired undisturbed native rangeland with root-plowed sites in the southern Great Plains. Time since root…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- Nassella leucotricha
- Sporobolus asper
- Nassella
- Bothriochloa saccharoides
- plowing
- soil organic matter
- Bothriochloa
- Sporobolus
- soil density
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- grassland improvement
- Prosopis
- brush control
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) appear to concentrate foraging activity along the perimeters of warm-season food plots. Because of this, we tested the hypothesis that (1) providing…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- Lablab purpureus
- foraging
- mortality
- Odocoileus virginianus
- semiarid zones
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- biomass
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordConcentration and composition of monoterpenoids in plant tissue affects a variety of environmental and ecological issues such as plant defenses, plant classification and phytotoxicity. Developing the…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- distillation
- hexane
- gas chromatography
- steam distallation
- extraction
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus pinchotii
- monoterpenoids
- conifer needles
- duration
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordChinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum L. Roxb.) was introduced to the United States from China in the mid to late 1800s and has since naturalized throughout much of the southern U. S. Tallow continues to…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- Triadica sebifera
- timing
- cultural control
- application timing
- roots
- carbohydrates
- herbicides
- weed control
- chemical control
- Texas
- introduced species
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordWarm-season perennial bunchgrasses frequently are used for hay and grazing in central Texas. We compared 6 alternative grasses with 2 more commonly grown species ['Ermelo' weeping lovegrass…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- Pennisetum orientale
- Pennisetum flaccidum
- Eragrostis superba
- Digitaria eriantha
- Panicum coloratum
- Eragrostis curvula
- lignin
- protein content
- Bothriochloa bladhii
- yields
- cultivars
- fiber content
- weight
- species differences
- crude protein
- tillering
- tillers
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Texas
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordDense stands of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) negatively impact livestock handling and herbaceus forage production; however, very little information is available on the…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- thinning
- agroforestry
- stand density
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- multiple land use
- rain
- biomass production
- semiarid zones
- Texas
- biomass
- Library Collection RecordGeneralized linear mixed models were used to obtain best linear unbiased predictions (BLUP's) of herbivore preferences for range plant species from expert knowledge contained in range site…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- deer
- resource utilization
- Edwards Plateau
- Cyperaceae
- mixed grazing
- interspecific competition
- legumes
- browse plants
- best linear unbiased prediction
- linear models
- forbs
- shrubs
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordAshe juniper (Junius ashei, Buckholz) is increasing on most sites across the Edwards Plateau of Texas. It is the purpose of this investigation to document the influence of Ashe juniper tree size on…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- browse line
- light penetration
- size
- Juniperus ashei
- understory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- goats
- Texas
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- browsing
- grasses
- 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 RecordSeed dormancy can hinder stand establishment and delay progress of genetic and plant improvement studies. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of 2 chemical seed treatments on germination and on…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- ethylene chlorohydrin
- Eragrostis superba
- sodium hypochlorite
- Panicum coloratum
- seed treatments
- Eragrostis curvula
- seedling emergence
- duration
- seedlings
- weight
- Texas
- seed germination
- seed dormancy
- sulfuric acid
- 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 resource partitioning between cattle and deer (Odocoileus virginianus Boddaert) within replicated treatments of continuous and short-duration grazing at heavy and moderate stocking rates.…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- interspecific competition
- browse plants
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- species differences
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWe documented vegetation dynamics (April 1986-July 1989) as part of a larger study to understand botanical composition and nutritional components of cattle and deer diets under 2 grazing systems (…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- continuous grazing
- rain
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- Texas
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine how rangeland hydrology of oak, juniper, bunchgrass and shortgrass vegetation types is altered by fire. The research was conducted at the Sonora…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- bunchgrass
- shortgrasses
- Aristida
- soil aggregates
- Juniperus ashei
- soil organic matter
- water yield
- Quercus virginiana
- woodland grasslands
- runoff
- prescribed burning
- sheep
- goats
- Texas
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- grasses
- bulk density