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- Library Collection RecordDevelopment of comprehensive spatially explicit fire occurrence data remains one of the most critical needs for fire managers globally, and especially for conservation across the southeastern United…Publication Date 2021
- Burned area
- prescribed fire
- fire metrics
- fire history
- fire regime
- fire management
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordPastoralism is globally significant in social, environmental, and economic terms. However, it experiences crises rooted in misconceptions and poor interdisciplinary understanding, while being largely…Publication Date 2021
- pastoralism
- Participatory approaches
- Transdisciplinarity
- interdisciplinary
- Library Collection RecordUsing first-hand accounts of those who lived through its history, this book traces the origin and development of the International Grassland Congress. It also gives insight on how historical events,…Publication Date 2021
- grazing land
- Animal Grazing
- grassland
- Library Collection RecordThe story of the underdogs that took out their forest adversaries with powerful allies – fire and the great herds. Grasses created an open sunlit world, rich in plants and animals, including those…Publication Date 2021
- fire
- grasslands
- herds
- Library Collection RecordTHE UNTOLD STORY OF GRASSES (Story Map) Watch the story of the underdogs that took on their forest adversaries with powerful allies – fire and the great herds of animals. Grasses created an open…Publication Date 2021
- fire
- herds
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordAfter centuries of grazing, much of the Chinese grasslands are considered degraded, with considerable off-site impacts such as soil erosion affecting air and water quality. Since 2001, research…Publication Date 2019
- Library Collection RecordPastoralism is practiced by millions of people worldwide. It has roots in every part of the world and back thousands of years to the beginning of agriculture. But while pastoral societies have…Publication Date 2019
- rangelands
- pastoralism
- pastoral society
- sustainability
- Pastoralists
- Neglected
- Library Collection RecordDespite a nationwide emphasis on improving soil health in the United States, current measurement protocols have little consistency. To survey assessment practices, we conducted a meta-analysis of…Publication Date 2018
- soil
- soil health
- indicators
- aggregate stability
- protocols
- sampling
- Measure
- Library Collection RecordSoil salinity affects a large part of the region in Iran. Salinity covers 12.5% of total area of the country. Priming of seeds in sodium chloride and water (hydro-priming) has been reported to be a…Publication Date 2015
- Halopriming
- Hydropriming
- Imbibing
- Salt-tolerant
- Secale cereale
- Secale ceremont
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of physiological and environmental factors is important for forage grass production. Festuca ovina is a grass species adapted to Azerbaijan region climate, Iran. This species is a valuable…Publication Date 2015
- Super-Absorbent polymers
- manure
- Rangeland species
- vegetation cover
- soil nutrients
- Drought Stress
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordEcosystem services have been extensively studied in recent decades. Most of the thousands of scholarly papers published on the subject have focused on describing the production, spatial extent, and…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordMongolian rangelands and the pastoral systems that depend on them are at a potential tipping point. Some research reports widespread grazing- and climate-induced degradation, while other assessments…Publication Date 2015
- Mongolia
- Library Collection RecordOne of the main objectives of ecosystem management is to preserve the species diversity. Many researchers regard higher species diversity as the stability of ecological systems. The aim of this study…Publication Date 2015
- diversity
- Topographic factors
- Ghorkhud mountainous rangelands
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordThis set of pocket guides, Preparing Smallholder Farm Families to Adapt to Climate Change, is written for you, the field agent working in agricultural extension. The concepts, information and…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordThe overgrazing and excessive utilization of rangelands has caused vegetation and soil degradation in many rangelands. In the rangeland management, the soil and vegetation elements, environmental…Publication Date 2015
- rangeland restoration
- Mortar stone dam
- contour furrow
- Soil Fertilization
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordA collection of peer-reviewed teaching resources, including presentations, labs, and assessments that are ready to take to the classroom. Essentially a “grab-bag†to get you out the door and on…Publication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordOnline distance accessible university courses offered by higher education institutions accredited by the Society for Range ManagementPublication Date 2015
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are the main sources of forage for livestock feeding by local people. Beside forage production, rangeland ecosystems provide many other goods and services such as medicinal plants,…Publication Date 2015
- Rangeland ecosystems
- Local People
- Exploiters
- Rangelands goods and services
- Hezarjarib
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordAccurate knowledge of spatial distribution of soil physical and chemical properties is needed for suitable management and proper use of rangelands in Masileh plain, Qom, Iran. In present study, for…Publication Date 2015
- geostatistics
- soil properties
- Variogram
- Masileh plain
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordTragacanth Gum is one of the most important medicinal and industrial products of rangelands and is obtained from the incision of gum tragacanth-producing Astragalus including Astragalus keyserlingii…Publication Date 2015
- Gum tragacanth
- Incision
- Number of harvests
- Astragalus
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordGenetic variations within the species of Agropyron desertorum and 2 varieties of A. cristatum subsp. pectinatum var. imbricatum and A. cristatum subsp. pectinatum var. pectinatum were studied using…Publication Date 2015
- Agropyron complex
- genetic diversity
- Leaf total proteins
- morphology
- Wild population
- Iran
- Library Collection RecordPower dynamics between actors of various levels must be balanced. Â Social and ecological boundaries and scales have to be reconciled and stakeholders must agree on shared values and metrics by which…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe TGCI is hosting a workshop the day prior to the start of the WPC – November 11th, 2014. We encourage all those interested in grasslands conservation to attend as we are keen to have an…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordG-Range is a global rangeland model that simulates generalized changes in rangelands through time. Spatial data and a set of parameters that describe plant growth in landscape units combine with…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental services are “the benefits people obtain from ecosystems.â€1 These benefits may be categorized as provisioning services, regulating services, and cultural services (Table 1). The…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordRiparian vegetation performs importantecosystem functions, since it maintains regionalbiodiversity and provides a range of environmentalservices. However, anthropogenic activity, land usetype, and…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental services are “the benefits people obtain from ecosystems.â€1 These benefits may be categorized as provisioning services, regulating services, and cultural services (Table 1). The…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordPlant communities differ in their species composition, and, thus, also in their functional trait composition, at different stages in the succession from arable fields to grazed grassland. We examine…Publication Date 2014
- remote sensing
- Spectrophotometry
- arable-to-grassland succession
- Ellenburg indicator values
- image spectroscopy
- HySpec spectrometer
- Sweden
- Library Collection RecordThe fragile state of temperate indigenous grasslands globally has galvanised action in the form of the Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative of the International Union for Conservation of…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordSouth Africa’s grasslands stretch from the eastern seaboard into a very large part of the interior, and hold many areas considered high priority for biodiversity at an international, national and…Publication Date 2014
- Library Collection RecordThe NRCS Photo Gallery contains natural resource and conservation related photos from across the USA. The Gallery is a joint project between NRCS Conservation Communications and the NRCS Information…Publication Date 2013
- natural resources
- photography
- conservation
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOur Bird-friendly burning and grazing best-practice guidelines are intended to promote awareness and conservation of threatened grassland bird species, primarily in the agricultural (red meat…Publication Date 2013
- Library Collection RecordA collection of plant images by scientific and common name.Publication Date 2013
- plants
- photography
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video and that are in the public…Publication Date 2013
- wildlife conservation
- wildlife management
- wildlife
- Wildlife parks
- Library Collection RecordThe UA’s Santa Rita Experimental Range is one of the large-scale/long-term study areas that are crucial for this research. Using techniques like repeat photography, inclusion or exclusion of…Publication Date 2013
- Library Collection RecordSome ecosystems in North America have been so radically transformed by human activity, that they have often been described as domesticated. Chris Call of Utah State University examines how cheatgrass…Publication Date 2012
- range management
- sagebrush
- juniper
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- United States
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordOur planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect the frequency or intensity of droughts? It's all explained here in this edition of…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- drought
- temperature
- Precipitation regime
- Library Collection RecordScott Walker of the Utah Division of Wildlife Habitat discusses the management objectives and challenges facing Utah's mountain brush areas. This is critical habitat for all manner of species…Publication Date 2012
- wildlife management
- wildlife
- habitats
- Utah
- Library Collection RecordThe team at the National Center of Atmospheric Research explain how global temperature regimes will shift with climate change and the significance of such changes.Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordCurrently, there are approximately 160 producing gas fields in the Cooper Basin feeding into major production facilities at Moomba in South Australia and Ballera in Queensland through an extensive…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordMining constituents about 80% of the Mongolia economy. Two decades ago, almost the entire economy was agriculture based. Mining experts predict that the new resources may last as long as fifty years.Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection Record
42 Ninja Miners
In the wake of the economy transition from sustenance to capitalism, many disposed herders have no way to survive and no way to make money. They often resort to digging for gold in the wake of larger…Publication Date 2012 - Library Collection RecordMongolia's rural towns are largely undeveloped and most have limited electricity. New dams are providing the energy needed for the new economy, but in combination with climate change, this…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordPeter Schmidt of Alawoona discusses with John Taylor of the University of Queensland - Gatton the benefits of using Mulga woodlands in combination with Mitchell grass plains in his organic certified…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordPeter Schmidt of OBE beef discusses with John Taylor of the University of Queensland - Gatton the benefits of harvesting organic Mitchell grass hay and feeding it to his USDA and NASA organic…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordJohn Taylor, of the University of Queensland Gatton, has been working in Australia's rangelands for over thirty years. The people that he has befriended in the Outback are creative and…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection Record
47 The Dig Tree
In 1861, 19 men set out on an expedition from Melbourne Australia in search of the North Coast. What happened next is one of Australia's most compelling and tragic pieces of history. John Taylor…Publication Date 2012 - Library Collection RecordThese people, at the edge of the desert, are the human face of a change affecting the entire planet. The global average temperature increase in the last 40 years is about 0.7 Celsius. Mongolia has…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordJohn Taylor of the University of Queensland Gaton and Mike Chuk of the Desert Channels Group discuss the ongoing encroachment of woody species in Australia's grasslands. Largely, this is because…Publication Date 2012
- woodlands
- grasslands
- climate change
- Australia
- Queensland
- woodland encroachment
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University gives an up close and personal look at a wildfire raging across her family's land. With her background in range ecology, it is the perfect opportunity…Publication Date 2012
- wildfires
- grasslands
- Oklahoma
- United States