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- 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 RecordIn this study, Gillen et al. determined the effects of altering the rest period between grazing cycles and the stocking rate in a short-duration rotational grazing system in pastures that were spring…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- rest
- grazing system
- seral successional stage
- Spring Burning
- Library Collection RecordGillen et al. examined the impact of 3 short-duration grazing treatments (2, 3, and 4-grazing cycles, ranging from 3 to 9 days) and 2 stocking rates on Oklahoma tallgrass prairie over 2 years. Grass…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- defoliation frequency
- defoliation intensity
- Rotation Grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis study was designed to evaluate vegetation standing crop biomass and species composition at varying distances from water on 2 upland sandy ranges in different ecological conditions, in the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- forage
- stocking rate
- range condition
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordThe diversity of responses of individual grasses to defoliation created a controversy years ago, which still needs clarification. Ferraro and Oesterheld quantitatively assessed the evidence of…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- biomass
- ecosystem primary production
- individual grass growth
- Linear Regressions
- meta-analysis
- nitrogen availability
- recovery time
- relative growth rate
- Library Collection RecordAuthors conducted a replicated farmlet study to investigate the potential for improving dairy profitability through increasing stocking rates without influencing milk yield per cow. The study was…Publication Date 1969
- crude protein
- stocking rate
- grazing systems
- dairy cows
- profitability
- Library Collection RecordFahnestock and Knapp assessed the indirect effects of selective grass herbivory by bison on the xylem pressure potentials and primary production of ungrazed tallgrass prairie forbs, during the 1990…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- grazing
- Andropogon gerardii
- biomass
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- Aster ericoides
- Bison bison
- Vernonia baldwinii
- xylem pressure potential
- Library Collection RecordAuthors evaluate the effects of management intensity, defined in terms of N fertilization and stocking rate, on litter mass, deposition rate, and chemical composition in continuously stocked '…Publication Date 1969
- chemical composition
- stocking rate
- Paspalum notatum
- decomposition rate
- littler mass
- nitrogen fertilization
- Pensacola bahiagrass
- Library Collection RecordNitrogen is a key element in the grassland ecosystem, because of its capacity to limit primary and secondary production. Dormaar et al. determined the effects of grazing on the composition and…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- exchangeable nitrogen
- hydrolyzable nitrogen
- mineralizable nitrogen
- urease activity
- Library Collection RecordCullan et al. investigate the effects of early summer stocking rates on prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) in the Nebraska sandhills. Over a two-year period, grazing pressure accounted for 69…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- little bluestem
- Prairie Sandreed
- recruitment and mortality
- sand bluestem
- Library Collection RecordCoughenour examined dormant season elk (Cervus elaphus) impacts on shoot and root standing crop and nitrogen concentration in and outside of 35 year old exclosures in Yellowstone National Park's…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- grazing
- biomass
- elk
- grazing impacts
- nitrogen concentration
- winter range
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordIn this review paper, Bryant et al. studied the effects of short-duration grazing systems on commercial ranches. Based on experiences of Texas Tech researchers of short-duration grazing systems…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- management
- arid and semiarid regions
- livestock grazing
- rangeland
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordIn this Oklahoma study, Brummer et al. found that grazing schedule had limited and inconsistent effects on short-term herbage dynamics of tallgrass prairie. Average seasonal standing crop increased…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- herbage accumulation
- herbage disappearance
- Rotation Grazing
- Library Collection RecordA long standing question in range management is the relative importance of the stocking rate versus the length of time of a grazing event. Batabyal et al. address this question by constructing a…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- Time
- range management
- long run expected net unit cost (LRENC)
- modeling
- Library Collection RecordSoil nutrients were measured for 4 years in pastures under heavy, moderate, and light grazing intensities, that were seeded with one of three species (smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis), meadow…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- stocking rate
- fertilizers
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus riparius
- meadow bromegrass
- smooth bromegrass
- soil nitrogen
- soil phosphorus
- winter triticale
- X Triticosecale
- Library Collection RecordBareiss et al. looked at the effects of two different grazing practices (short-duration grazing, SDG, and continuous grazing, CG) on the success of bobwhite and turkey nests on two study sites in…Publication Date 1969
- trampling
- density
- stocking rate
- coverage
- nesting success
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of two stocking rates on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties were measured under continuous and rotational grazing systems for three years. There was high variation in…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing system
- microbial biomass carbon
- soil enzyme activity
- soil nutrients
- Library Collection RecordBunchgrasses growth form may cause trampling avoidance by cattle because elevated tussocks present an uneven surface to step on. This hypothesis was tested by counting cattle hoof prints in a…Publication Date 1969
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron cristatum
- stocking rate
- avoidance
- bunchgrass
- Library Collection RecordBai et al. studied the range condition and vegetation composition and characteristics to determine the effects of grazing on the southern Saskatchewan grassland region. Grazing altered species…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- Saskatchewan
- Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA)
- litter
- sward structure
- Two-way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN)
- Library Collection RecordAbaye et al. compared forage quality and quantity between pastures grazed by sheep and cattle alone and together (multi-species grazing). More forage was available and forage use tended to be more…Publication Date 1969
- mixed grazing
- stocking rate
- forage-livestock systems
- grazing pressure
- grazing system
- multi-species grazing
- time spent grazing