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- Library Collection RecordEvapotranspiration (ET) along with soil water content, aboveground biomass and leaf area index (LAI) was investigated to gain a better understanding of how grazing affects water availability in the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- biomass
- evapotranspiration
- soil water
- forage production
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of herbivory by waterfowl and nutria were measured because of vegetation loss in Sagittaria spp. dominated marshes along the coast of Louisiana. One set of study plots was set up on…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- biomass
- waterfowl
- coastal marsh
- muskrat
- Myocastor coypus
- Ondatra zibethicus
- Sagittaria latifolia
- Sagittaria platyphylla
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordSteers were used to evaluate the effects of stocking density on grazing behavior, dietary selection, forage intake, digesta kinetics, and growth rates of Carex nebraskensis and Juncus balticus in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- stocking density
- biomass
- steers
- Carexnebraskensis
- forage intake
- Juncusbalticus
- Library Collection RecordThe influences of buffer width and slope, vegetation characteristics, and stubble height on sediment retention were examined at the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station’s Red Bluff Research…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- biomass
- buffer width
- ground cover
- sediment retention
- slope
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordEffects of streambank fencing on reptile and amphibian species richness, abundance, and biomass were investigated within and around the Pike Run watershed of southwestern Pennsylvania. This was done…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- livestock
- vegetation
- water quality
- abundance
- amphibian
- herpetofauna
- macroinvertebrate
- reptile
- riparian areas
- species richness
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordDuring the summer of 1985, the effects of browsing by beaver were studied at two beaver ponds in Minnesota (46°50’N, 92°11’W). Pond one (colonized from 1980-1985) was located on a…Publication Date 1969
- Trembling aspen
- Populus tremuloides
- biomass
- beaver
- beaver ponds
- Castor canadensis
- selective herbivory
- species composition
- stem diameter
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing on a managed ecological systems were quantified from 1993 to 1995 in a study near Beer Sheva in the semiarid desert in Northern Negev of Israel (31°17’ N, 34°37’ E).…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- management
- organic matter
- productivity
- soil moisture
- diversity
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined the effects of water-table depth, neighborhood species interactions, and herbivory on the survival, tillering, biomass, and seed production of Carex nebrascensis and Poa pratensis…Publication Date 1969
- tillering
- biomass
- clipping
- competition
- environmental gradient
- neighborhood
- Library Collection RecordThis two year study used yearling heifers near Mead, Nebraska on an improved pasture seeded to big blue stem (Andropogon gerardii var. gerardii). The goal was to determine if cattle grazing could…Publication Date 1969
- density
- biomass
- Amaranthus retroflexus
- Andropogon gerardii var. gerardii
- Improved Pasture
- mob grazing
- Nitrate
- redroot pigweed
- Library Collection RecordMulder and Harmsen evaluated the growth response of an arctic legume (Oxytropis viscida) to grazing by muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) on Banks Island, N.W.T. Results showed that removal of…Publication Date 1969
- Ovibos moschatus
- herbivory
- growth
- reproduction
- mortality
- biomass
- arctic legume
- muskox
- Oxytropis viscida
- Library Collection RecordZoellick examined the density and biomass of redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri), relative to stream temperature, in the headwater reaches of Big Jacks and Little Jacks Creeks, in…Publication Date 1969
- water temperature
- density
- biomass
- desert streams
- Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
- redband trout
- solar insolation
- southwest Idaho
- stream shading
- Library Collection RecordSites at the Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) in South Dakota dominated by warm-season grasses were used by elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), while sites dominated by cool-…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- bison
- Antilocapra americana
- Bison bison
- elk
- forbs
- graminoids
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordThis study in the Southern Great Plains looked at grazing duration effects on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) and grain yield. Growth and grain yield responses to grazing duration were…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- grazing management
- tillering
- forage
- leaf area index
- biomass
- winter wheat
- Triticum aestivum
- ground cover
- heading date
- Library Collection RecordIn this Texas study, Weltzin et al. determined the effects of prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) on herbaceous vegetation in a southern mixed-grass prairie ecosystem. They measured herbaceous…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- biomass
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- ecosystem structure
- Great Plains
- mixed grass prairie
- Library Collection RecordThis study, of the Farewell, Alaska, bison (Bison bison) herd, indicated shrubs, especially willow (Salix spp.) may be important in the diet during summer and fall. From fecal samples collected and…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Alaska
- food habits
- Bison bison
- fall range
- Fecal Samples
- summer range
- Library Collection RecordOver two years, bison (Bison bison) on the Konza Prairie were 3 times as likely to graze recently burned watersheds as unburned areas, especially in spring and summer. Bison also preferentially…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison
- Bison bison
- Konza Prairie Research National Area
- perennial grasses
- Library Collection RecordVinton and Hartnett examined the response of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) to bison (Bison bison) grazing and clipping in burned and unburned Kansas tallgrass…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison
- Andropogon gerardii
- Panicum virgatum
- Bison bison
- fire
- Library Collection RecordSteuter et al. determined the effects of bison (Bos bison) grazing and the diet and distribution of bison and pocket gophers (Geomys bursarius) on sandhills prairie pastures. All pastures were…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Bos bison
- exclosures
- forbs
- Geomys bursarius
- perennial C4 grasses
- plant-herbivore interaction
- pocket gophers
- species composition
- vegetation community structure
- Library Collection RecordBased on their observations of cattle (Bos taurus) and bison (Bos bison) grazing on Nature Conservancy-owned reserves in three Great Plains states (Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota), Steuter…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- cattle
- Bos taurus
- Bos bison
- Great Plains
- Management Regimes
- mixed grass prairie
- Library Collection RecordSpencer et al. assessed the impacts of pocket gophers (Geomys attwateri) on both burned and unburned grasslands of coastal Texas. Results suggested gopher mounds had a positive effect on vegetation…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- Coastal Prairie
- dicotyledon
- Geomys attwateri
- monocotyledon
- mound building
- Pocket Gopher
- soil nutrient concentration
- Library Collection RecordIn a three year study period, Smith et al. observed seasonal habitat selection by cattle in relation to ephemeral channels and forage quality in a cold desert ephemeral watershed in northwestern…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- utilization
- protein
- seasonal
- Succulence
- Library Collection RecordSinger et al. present in this paper an evaluation of the abundance of elk (Cervus elaphus) and bison (Bison bison) and their grazing on ungulate winter ranges in two national parks (Yellowstone…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Cervus elaphus
- mineralization
- Bison bison
- elk
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- ungulate herbivory
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis study reports niche relationships between elk (Cervus elaphus) and four other native ungulates, mule deer (Odocoileus hermionus), bison (Bison bison), pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), and…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Antilocapra americana
- bighorn sheep
- Bison bison
- diet overlaps
- elk
- niche relationships
- Ovis canadensis
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in aboveground biomass production by plant species between grazed and ungrazed sites on Yellowstone National Park's northern elk (Cervus…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- Bison bison
- bunchgrasses
- elk
- native ungulates
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordSchulz and Guthery examined how short duration grazing (SDG) and continuous grazing (CG) influenced seasonal densities of northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) and ground cover structure.…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- biomass
- trampling
- Bos taurus
- cattle
- Colinus virginianus
- herbaceous cover
- Library Collection RecordIn two Kansas pastures, authors monitored indices of vegetation abundance, composition, and grazing from 1980-1981. At the beginning of the grazing season, some areas were grazed lightly to…Publication Date 1969
- soil properties
- cattle
- biomass
- patch-grazed
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordPfeiffer and Hartnett measured the response of annually burned and unburned little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) plants to grazing to determine how pasture management combining fire and grazing…Publication Date 1969
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- grazing
- bison
- bunchgrass
- fire
- little bluestem
- Library Collection RecordNorland et al. conducted this study in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), North Dakota, to determine bison (Bison bison) stocking rates that would minimize damage to indigenous plant…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- North Dakota
- Bison bison
- forage production
- habitat use
- linear model
- optimum stocking
- Library Collection RecordMiller et al. measured the effects of timing of clipping on soil moisture, crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum) regrowth and annual yield, to determine the grazing management that produced the…Publication Date 1969
- soil moisture
- biomass
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron desertorum
- regrowth
- Library Collection RecordMcInnes et al. examined the influence of moose (Alces alces) on aboveground biomass, production, and annual litterfall using four moose exclosures and paired browsing plots on Isle Royale, Michigan…Publication Date 1969
- moose
- biomass
- browsing
- herbivory
- production
- ungulates
- Alces alces
- Boreal Forest
- litter
- Library Collection RecordThis study reports how beaver (Castor canadensis) activity has affected the benthic invertebrate community of a small woodland stream in northeastern Quebec. Dam construction and wood input by…Publication Date 1969
- Quebec
- organic matter
- density
- biomass
- beaver
- benthic invertebrate community
- Castor canadensis
- Library Collection RecordUsing a simple optimization model, Lundberg and Astrom analyzed whether low nutritive quality in terms of low nutrient concentration can be a profitable anti-herbivory strategy for plants. Contrary…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- biomass
- food-plant selection
- low nutritive quality
- optimization model
- Library Collection RecordKrueger looked at the foraging relationships and potential competition between bison, prairie dogs and pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Specifically, he studied the…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- foraging
- South Dakota
- Antilocapra americana
- competition
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- facilitation
- interaction
- prairie dog
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordOf the six Wyoming relict sites with historic vegetation data, three lie in Hot Springs County. In the summer of 1997, the University of Wyoming team located and photographed the sites, conducted…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- Leafy spurge
- bison
- cattle
- big sagebrush
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- cheatgrass
- downy brome
- inventory
- relict sites
- threadleaf sedge
- Library Collection RecordHudson and Nietfeld looked at the effects of late-summer elk foraging rates on a mature, grass-dominant vegetation stand. Four elk were contained in a 0.15 ha plot for a 7 day period, where bite/min…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- stocking rate
- bite rate
- boreal grasslands
- foraging time
- Library Collection RecordTwelve ruminally cannulated and six intact crossbred beef steers were used in a randomized complete block design to evaluate the effects of stocking density of a riparian pasture in the Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- stocking density
- biomass
- forage intake
- Library Collection RecordSmall-plot runoff simulations were used to evaluate the influence of buffer width, slope, vegetation characteristics, and stubble height on sediment retention. Overall, sediment retention was…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- biomass
- buffer width
- ground cover
- sediment retention
- slope
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordTo evaluate streambank fencing as a management tool, for two years Homyack and Giuliano measured the richness, abundance, and biomass of reptile and amphibian species on 10 grazed streams and…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- livestock
- vegetation
- water quality
- abundance
- amphibian
- herpetofauna
- macroinvertebrate
- reptile
- riparian areas
- species richness
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordIntermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) and Russian wildrye (Psathyrostachys juncea) plants were exposed to three moisture levels and two levels of simulated grazing to determine the…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- soil moisture
- axillary buds
- intermediate wheatgrass
- Psathyrostachys juncea
- Russian wildrye
- Thinopyrum intermedium
- Tiller recruitment
- Library Collection RecordHart reviews and maps travelers' observations of bison during journeys across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains in the 1700's to 1870's to examine whether bison "flash grazed…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- grazing management
- Canada
- Great Plains
- habitat
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Gough and Grace studied plant community responses to fertilization and herbivory in Louisiana brackish and freshwater marshes. Species density was greater in plots that were grazed…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- fertilization
- herbivory
- Nutria
- nutrients
- productivity
- species diversity
- coastal marsh
- diversity
- Myocastor coypus
- Sagittaria lancifolia
- Scirpus americanus
- Spartina patens
- Library Collection RecordGough and Grace used strategic sod placement and exclosures to determine if rising sea levels will impact salt marsh vegetation by increasing salinity, flooding frequency and sensitivity of plants to…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- Louisiana
- Nutria
- species diversity
- Myocastor coypus
- Species Density
- Library Collection RecordThe intensity of removal of underground biomass, number of "bites" taken, and the number of adventitious buds removed were tested on Scirpus americanus, by clipping the marsh plants to…Publication Date 1969
- primary production
- rhizomes
- biomass
- Chen caerulescens atlantica
- coastal marsh
- Scirpus americanus
- simulated feeding
- Library Collection RecordGillen and Sims determined the impact of stocking rate on herbaceous production of a sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia)-grassland. Grasses contributed 89% of the total herbaceous production…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- composition
- annual production
- Artemisia filifolia
- mixed prairie
- Sand Sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordFuhlendorf and Engle state that a heterogenetic rangeland is the most desired type of rangeland based on the fact that it has evolved with grazing by American bison. Bison graze patches in a mosaic…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- controlled burns
- mosaic patterns
- Library Collection RecordOn the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, Frank and Zhang measured ammonia volatilization at three times in 1995, at three topographic positions: hilltop, midslope, and slope-bottom…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- nitrogen
- Ammonia Volatilization
- Bison bison
- elk
- grassland
- ungulate
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Frank and McNaughton tested the theory that herbivory would stimulate above-ground production by measuring the effects of elk (Cervus elaphus) and bison (Bison bison) grazing on plant…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- primary production
- grasslands
- Cervus elaphus
- bison
- Bison bison
- elk
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordA year long study was conducted to examine how large herbivores and landscape factors affect soil C and N dynamics in grasslands of Yellowstone National Park. Results from the in situ experiment…Publication Date 1969
- carbon
- grazing
- herbivory
- bison
- nitrogen
- elk
- grassland
- Library Collection RecordFrank and Evans investigated the effects of native ungulates on grassland N cycling in Yellowstone National Park by examining natural 15N abundance of soils and plants inside and outside long-term…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Cervus elaphus
- nitrogen
- 15N
- Bison bison
- elk
- grassland
- herbivore
- stable isotopes
- ungulate
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordFrank and McNaughton measured net aboveground primary productivity (ANPP), large herbivore consumption (C), and dung deposition (D), an index of nutrient flow from herbivores to the soil, in…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- consumption
- drought
- Cervus elaphus
- herbivory
- primary production
- Bison bison
- elk
- forage quality
- grassland function
- ungulate migration