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- Library Collection RecordStudy was conducted in two montane riparian areas in the Black Range of western New Mexico, approximately 230 km northwest of Las Cruces to evaluate the effects of different grazing intensities and…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- streambank morphology
- Library Collection RecordPlains cottonwood and peachleaf willow seedling establishment was studied to determine the effects of seedbed disturbance and irrigation along Boulder Creek, Colorado (40° 3' N, 105° 8…Publication Date 1969
- Populus deltoides
- disturbance
- Flood
- natural seedfall
- peachleaf willow
- plains cottonwood
- restoration
- riparian
- Salix amygdaloides
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of different grazing intensities (no grazing, light, moderate, and heavy) of Black Brant (Branta bernicla) gosling on grazing lawns planted to Carex subspathacea and native slough levees (…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing intensity
- black brant geese
- Branta bernicla nigricans
- Carex subspathacea
- forage availability
- foraging efficiency
- Triglochin palustris
- Library Collection RecordAltering the stocking rate in a rotational grazing system, time of year, and plant species affected the non-structural carbohydrate storage in Florida stargrass pastures. Pastures with high stocking…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- Digitaria decumbens
- Paspalum notatum
- bahiagrass
- Cynodon spp.
- plant regrowth
- stargrass
- Transcala digitgrass
- Library Collection RecordIndividual species response to grazing, physical disturbance, competition and fire was analyzed at a population-level and community-level in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania (34˚ 05â…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivores
- species diversity
- Community organization
- community structure
- disturbance
- functional response group
- mammalian grazer
- Manipulation
- Library Collection RecordEffects of grazing management and N fertilization on the persistence of vaseygrass (Paspalum urvillei), a weedy species in limpograss (Hemarthria altissima) pastures were examined at the Beef…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- Paspalum urvillei
- fertilization
- grazing system
- Hemarthria altissima
- limpograss
- vaseygrass
- weedy species
- Library Collection RecordThree new predictions of grazing impacts on arid rangelands: (plant species richness will exhibit a negative but moderate decrease with grazing; a separate degradation state within the impact zone…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- soil texture
- Australia
- arid lands
- desert
- distance gradients
- disturbance
- state and transition models
- water remoteness
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of disturbances caused by greater snow goose (Chen caerulescens atlantica) grubbing, ice scouring, and the combination of the two were examined on a tidal marsh (47° 00’N ; 70° 35’…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- primary production
- Quebec
- disturbance
- grubbing
- ice drift
- plant dynamics
- Scirpus marsh
- St. Lawrence estuary
- Library Collection RecordLong-term changes in plant community composition and vegetative structure were measured using 10 permanent plots established in 1992 and revisited in 2001. Permanent plots were established in four…Publication Date 1969
- monitoring
- disturbance
- Great Basin National Park
- livestock removal
- riparian ecosystems
- tree diameter
- woody vegetation
- Library Collection RecordAdler and Lauenroth recorded canopy cover, density, litter, bareground, soil texture, and small mammal activity on eight paired plots of moderately grazed pastures and ungrazed exclosures.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- plant competition
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Buchloe dactyloides
- Agropyron smithii
- Stipa comata
- Aristida longiseta
- bunchgrasses
- disturbance
- Moran's I
- Sitanion hystrix
- spatial dependence
- Library Collection RecordA two year study was conducted in Newfoundland on the Gros Morne National Park, a boreal ecosystem, to determine the level of susceptibility to invasion and if any kind of disturbance would cause…Publication Date 1969
- soil pH
- herbivory
- forests
- boreal ecosystem
- disturbance
- human activity
- natural areas
- weed spread
- Library Collection RecordEstablishment and survival of five weeds were examined across a gradient from uplands to lowlands with 5 combinations of disturbances (long-term grazed, and grazed during experiment, long-term grazed…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- compensatory growth
- Cirsium arvense
- disturbance
- establishment
- Kochia scoparia
- landscape topography
- Lepidium densiflorum
- Salsola iberica
- Sisymbrium altissimum
- Library Collection RecordPlots in the southern Sierra Nevada’s were examined for species richness and cover of native and invasive species in three vegetation types (blue oak savanna, chaparral and coniferous forests)…Publication Date 1969
- alien plant species
- cover
- disturbance
- grazing history
- plant diversity
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordMendoza determined the effects of light, heavy or severe simulated herbivory on understory palms (Astrocaryum mexicanum) at different growth stages. Plant response to defoliation varied by plant age…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- mortality
- compensatory growth
- Astrocaryum mexicanum
- recovery from grazing
- simulated herbivory
- tropical rainforest
- Library Collection RecordMcClaren and Anable measured the changes in density of Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) and native grasses, and the proportion of lovegrass present along a livestock grazing intensity…Publication Date 1969
- invasive species
- Arizona
- disturbance
- mesquite-grass savanna
- repeated measure analysis
- Library Collection RecordIn disturbed plots, species richness decreased with intensity of disturbance in early summer and increased in midsummer. No difference in richness or species composition was detected between control…Publication Date 1969
- Solidago canadensis
- New Jersey
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia
- disturbance
- dominance
- old fields
- species coexistence
- species richness
- succession
- Library Collection RecordA historical review of human activities influencing stream and riparian ecosystems in eastern Washington and Oregon shows that cumulative effects of resource uses and management, over the past two…Publication Date 1969
- Oregon
- Washington
- disturbance
- Resource Use
- riverine ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordAuthors examined vegetation, surface seed and soil seed bank composition in rough fescue grasslands under grazing intensities, varying from no grazing to heavy grazing. Seeds in the soil were least…Publication Date 1969
- native species
- grazing intensity
- introduced species
- season
- seed bank
- soil depth
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordFrom the time they initially colonize new areas, prairie dogs disturb grasslands by burrowing and grazing, thereby creating large patches of altered vegetation in the landscape. In this South Dakota…Publication Date 1969
- above-ground net primary production
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- disturbance
- mixed-grass prairie
- N concentration
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordVolesky et al. determined the effects of grazing wet meadows, in the Nebraska sandhills, at low, moderate, and heavy stocking rates, three or five times per growing season. Stocking rate had greater…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- slender wheatgrass
- forage quality
- herbage dynamics
- plant community composition
- subirrigated meadow
- Wet Meadow
- woolly sedge
- Library Collection RecordVarnamkhasti measured the effects of long-term grazing history (ungrazed, light, heavy), current year defoliation (clipped, unclipped), and water availability (normal, wet) on primary production and…Publication Date 1969
- compensatory growth
- grazing intensity
- primary production
- plant community composition
- precipitation use efficiency
- semiarid grassland
- simulated grazing
- Library Collection RecordValone and Kelt compared the effects of burning and grazing on summer and winter annuals and perennials, with regard to individual abundance, species richness, and diversity. On the grazed…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- species diversity
- disturbance
- fire
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, soil water dynamics were measured in pastures that were seeded with annual (Triticosecale, Triticosecale and Hordeum vulgare) or perennial (Bromus inermis, Bromus riparius) species and…Publication Date 1969
- evapotranspiration
- grazing intensity
- Forages
- water-use efficiency
- Library Collection RecordNormalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of experimental plots that were exposed to different intensities (5, 10, or 20 cm stubble height) and frequencies (0, 1, 3, or 6 times during the growing…Publication Date 1969
- prescribed burning
- grazing intensity
- defoliation
- grazing frequency
- normalized difference vegetation index
- remote sensing measurements
- simulated grazing
- Library Collection RecordTaylor et al. concluded that the removal of cattle from Ash Springs and Browne Springs caused a healthy rebound of the fish population in that stream. They had predicted that cattle were introducing…Publication Date 1969
- ammonia
- nitrates
- disturbance
- endemic fishes
- Library Collection RecordTaylor and Littlefield examined the effects that a reduction in disturbance had on the population numbers of two passerine species in southeastern Oregon. Cattle have grazed quite extensively on the…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- disturbance
- passerine birds
- riparian habitat
- Library Collection RecordSvejcar and Christiansen measured root mass, root length, and leaf area index on Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa caucasica) pastures that were lightly or heavily grazed by cattle. Plants in heavily…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- grazing intensity
- Bothriochloa caucasica
- Caucasian Bluestem
- grazing tolerance
- root length density
- root:shoot ratio
- Library Collection RecordSvejcar and Christiansen measured xylem water potential, stomatal conductance and soil moisture of Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa caucasica) pastures, that were lightly or heavily grazed by cattle…Publication Date 1969
- stomatal conductance
- soil moisture
- grazing intensity
- water stress
- Bothriochloa caucasica
- xylem potential
- Library Collection RecordShariff et al. examined the impact of moderate and heavy grazing on above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP), growing season root productivity (GSRP), and plant nitrogen in the grasslands of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- productivity
- grasslands
- grazing intensity
- Nitrogen Uptake
- Library Collection RecordWhen herbivores preferentially feed on early successional species they may generate conditions favorable for these species and thus create a positive feedback. Positive feedbacks may create multiple…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- grasslands
- herbivory
- alternate stable states
- disturbance
- herbivore population dynamics
- multiple stable state
- pocket gophers
- spatial structure
- succession
- Thomomys bottae
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of moderate to heavy sheep use (100, 150, and 200% of moderate use) were measured by Rosiere, on species composition and forage production in two major subtypes, the grass-woodland…Publication Date 1969
- botanical composition
- grazing intensity
- annual range
- herbage production
- Herbage Yield
- Library Collection RecordLong-term (7-9 years) and short-term (1 year) grazing exclosures were used to determine the effects of grazing on plant and insect abundance, species richness and evenness over different time…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- community structure
- disturbance
- evenness
- exclosures
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordTo study disturbance in a system where minimal structure is not known, an initial, or the best available approximation to minimal structure should be used. Pickett et. al proposed an operational…Publication Date 1969
- stress
- disturbance
- ecological hierarchies
- minimal structure
- spatial dimension
- Library Collection RecordPedreira and Brown measured plant production of three bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) populations (Pensacola, Tifton 9 and Tifton 14), when plants were exposed to light (10 cm stubble height) or heavy…Publication Date 1969
- Paspalum notatum
- plant production
- grazing intensity
- bahiagrass
- below-ground biomass
- simulated herbivory
- Library Collection RecordOlson et al. complied data over a 25-year period, at the Livestock and Range Research Station in Montana, to describe quantitative changes in basal cover of vegetation in response to variation in…Publication Date 1969
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- Multiple regression analysis
- basal cover
- Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordNaeth et al. measured soil bulk density, moisture and penetration resistance in three Alberta plant communities, grazed at different intensities and times of the year. The impacts of grazing on…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- grazing intensity
- bulk density
- compaction
- grazing season
- penetration resistance
- Library Collection RecordNaeth and Chanasyk quantified the effects of short duration and continuous (season-long) grazing systems on runoff and sediment yield from sloped areas of the foothills fescue grasslands of Alberta…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- Sediment
- rainfall
- grazing intensity
- agricultural hydrology
- grazing duration
- rangeland hydrology
- snow hydrology
- Library Collection RecordThe authors quantified water holding capacity of litter and organic matter in three different ecosystems, subjected to different grazing treatments. The water holding capacity differed between…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- Field Capacity
- precipitation
- grazing timing
- interception
- rangeland hydrology
- Library Collection RecordDifferent clipping intensities and intervals were applied to plots of mixed perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and subclover (Trifolium subterraneum) in this study to determine the effects of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- Pasture Improvement
- rotational grazing
- simulated grazing
- Library Collection RecordMosley looked at the possibilities of sheep grazing to enhance the aspects of food, cover, water and space for numerous wildlife species. He points out that grazing can improve habitat for species…Publication Date 1969
- Space
- water
- cover
- disturbance
- niche
- symbiotic relationships
- Library Collection RecordThrough GIS analysis of aerial photographs, Miller et al. evaluated vegetation alteration and mudflat/open-water-area landscape changes, and the disturbance agents related to any changes from 1939-…Publication Date 1969
- Distichlis spicata
- GIS
- cattle herbivory
- disturbance
- fire
- landscape pattern dynamics
- patch dynamics
- wetland vegetation loss
- Library Collection RecordIn Colorado, Milchunas et al. assessed the effects of 45 years of controlled, heavy grazing by cattle and grazing exclosures on the basal cover and density of species in plant communities along…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- landscape
- catena
- community structure
- disturbance
- evolutionary history
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordMilchunas et al. examined plant community relationships across various scales and disturbance phenomena with the question of whether or not underlying generalities exist. They also examined the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- belowground herbivory
- disturbance
- diversity
- evolutionary history
- nutrient enrichment
- semiarid grassland
- Library Collection RecordClipping treatments were used to determine how different intensities (stubble heights), frequencies (number of clipping treatments), and seasons of grazing would affect vigor and survival of rough…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- survival
- Festuca scabrella
- rough fescue
- simulated herbivory
- slant vigor
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordResponses in forage growth and botanical composition of pastures may differ according to the species of animals being grazed and the closeness and frequency of grazing. Cattle (Bos taurus) are less…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- grazing intensity
- animal diet preferences
- Forage Composition
- forage evaluation
- plant growth
- Library Collection RecordWater quality was measured before and after improvements were made in two grazed pastures. An alternate water source was installed in a lightly grazed pasture, and an alternate water source,…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- water pollution
- grazing intensity
- alternative water source
- riparian fencing
- sediment load
- watershed
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, LeCain et al. measured the effects of light and heavy grazing on carbon exchange, soil respiration and vegetation characteristics, in the Wyoming mixed-grass prairie. Seasonal…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- productivity
- photosynthesis
- soil respiration
- seasonal fluctuations
- soil carbon
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThe authors of this study tested the production and survival of chicory (Cichorium intybus) and plantain (Plantago lanceolata) cultivars under different summer grazing regimes to determine if any of…Publication Date 1969
- Chicory
- Cichorium intybus
- Plantago lanceolata
- Dactylis glomerata
- plant production
- grazing intensity
- alternative forage species
- Dry Matter Yield
- grazing frequency
- orchardgrass
- plantain
- Library Collection RecordHerbivores influence growth, recruitment, and mortality rates of plants and may do so in ways correlated with plant density, frequency, or other neighborhood traits, or with competitive abilities.…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- vegetation
- competition
- disturbance
- frequency-dependence
- Library Collection RecordReview of several types of disturbances on the health and invasibility of natural plant communities. In the grazing section of the paper, the authors state that grazing is only detrimental in areas…Publication Date 1969
- species diversity
- grazing
- disturbance
- Ecosystem function
- historical use
- invasibility