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- Library Collection RecordThe interaction of nutria herbivory with fire was investigated on three types of marshes along the Pearl River basin in Gulf Coast of Louisiana. In each marsh, two, 10 m² plots were established in…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- plant cover
- Nutria
- coastal marsh
- fire
- plant biomass
- Species Density
- Library Collection RecordHow vertebrate herbivores, especially nutria and wild boar, alter soil and plant characteristics over time was investigated during three summers in the Pearl River basin in southern Louisiana along…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- Wild boar
- Sus scrofa
- herbivory
- coastal wetlands
- habitat destruction
- Myocastor coypus
- Soil Development
- wetland loss
- 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 RecordHow Carex density is affected by lesser snow geese grazing was measured in salt and freshwater marshes along La Pérouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58° 04' N, 94° 03' W). Carex shoots…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Sedges
- alternative vegetation states
- moss carpets
- shoot-pulling
- Library Collection RecordHow Carex leaf production and longevity are affected by grazing was measured in freshwater marshes along La Pérouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58° 04' N, 94° 03 'W). Carex x…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Carex x flavicans
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- leaf demography
- lesser snow goose
- saltmarsh
- Library Collection Record: In the summer of 1994, five narrowleaf cottonwood stands in northeastern Yellowstone National Park were measured for the effects of elk herbivory. These stands were dated by photographs from…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- browsing
- herbivory
- elk
- narrowleaf cottonwood
- Populus augustifolia
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of the authors' previous work on how beaver influence the environment around them combined with 28 studies by other researchers.Publication Date 1969
- boundaries
- herbivory
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- patches
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of moose (Alces alces) browsing on nitrogen concentrations and decomposition rates of paper birch (Betula resinifera) leaf litter were measured in a subarctic headwater stream near…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- aquatic food webs
- browse chemistry
- invertebrate utilization
- tannin levels
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of goose grubbing on willow habitat, leaf characteristics, and phenology were examined in the salt marshes of La Pérouse Bay in northern Manitoba (58° 56’ N, 93° 30â€â…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- salinity
- soil water
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- La Perouse Bay
- lesser snow goose
- simulated grubbing
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on a semi-arid grassland community dominated by the non-native invasive grass, Lehman lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees) were evaluated at…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- prescribed burning
- species diversity
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- livestock grazing
- native plants
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordThe growth form and vegetative characteristics of willows (Salix spp.), on the winter range in Rocky Mountain National Park, changed dramatically in response to protection from elk (Cervus elaphus)…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- herbivory
- Salix
- alternative stable states
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- stem morphology
- Library Collection RecordThis article presents arguments against using utilization limits as the only management tool to base decisions on.Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- herbivory
- management
- grazing strategies
- North American rangelands
- riparian ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordMoose (Alces alces) herbivory was assessed in relation to population parameters of both Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and moose populations on Isle Royale National Park, Michigan (47° 55' N,…Publication Date 1969
- balsam fir
- Abies balsamea
- moose
- browsing
- foraging
- herbivory
- Alces alces
- boreal
- Conifer
- Isle Royale National Park
- Library Collection RecordA five year study examined the effects of browsing by wildlife and domestic sheep on the structure, growth and reproduction of two common willow species (Salix boothii, and S. geyeriana) along Upper…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Booths willow
- Geyer willow
- large mammals
- northeast Oregon
- wild ungulate versus sheep browsing
- willows
- Library Collection RecordEstimated field data was used in the development of a model to test the prediction that herbivory can result in grazing optimization. The 35 years of field data was collected on the savanna of Lamto…Publication Date 1969
- herbivores
- primary production
- herbivory
- Nitrogen cycle
- grazing equilibrium
- grazing model
- grazing optimization
- herbivore pathway
- nitrogen budget
- nutrient cycling
- plant pathway
- savanna
- Library Collection RecordEffects of elk browsing on willows following simulated beaver use were examined to determine if heavy elk browsing on riparian willows was causing the beaver population to decline. This three year…Publication Date 1969
- compensatory growth
- Cervus elaphus
- herbivory
- livestock
- willow
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- elk
- plant-herbivore interactions
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Salix monticola
- standing crop
- ungulate
- Library Collection RecordA field observation trail and a cafeteria feeding experiment using pure and hybrid cottonwood (Populus sp.) trees of known genotype were used to determine if there was a link between the tannins…Publication Date 1969
- Chemistry
- genetics
- cottonwoods
- Populus
- genetic markers
- herbivory
- hybridization
- Phytochemistry
- tannins
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- ecological genetics
- selective
- terrestrial-aquatic linkages
- 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 RecordJohn and Turkington investigated the impact of nutrient addition and mammalian exclosures on the above-ground biomass and species composition of the understory vegetation of the boreal forest of…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Boreal Forest
- herbaceous vegetation
- Lepus americanus
- nutrient addition
- snowshoe hare cycle
- Library Collection RecordEdwards studied the effects of grazing by moose (Alces alces andersoni) on the demography of the perennial herb (Aralia nudicaulis), an important component of the herbaceous flora in the boreal…Publication Date 1969
- moose
- grazing
- herbivory
- Alces alces andersoni
- Aralia nudicaulis
- flower production
- fruit production
- leaf production
- Library Collection RecordLesser snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) grazing has been found to increase net annual primary production (NAPP) in arctic salt marshes. Bazely and Jefferies measured the effects of lesser…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- arctic salt marsh
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- La Perouse Bay
- lesser snow goose
- net annual primary production
- 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 RecordThis study evaluated the effects of simulated herbivory on the ability of a freshwater marsh plant to recover from temporary saltwater intrusion such as can be caused by tropical storms. This…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing
- Nutria
- tolerance
- coastal marshes
- Myocastor coypus
- Sagittaria lancifolia
- saltwater intrusion
- 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 RecordThis review was based on Paige and Whitman (1987), who showed that browsed plants of Ipomopsis aggregata had greater seed production than unbrowsed plants, which supports Owen and Wiegert's (…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- seed production
- grazing
- apical dominance
- competition
- Ipomopsis aggregata
- Library Collection RecordIn 1987 and 1988, exclosures in arctic grasslands (dominated by Puccinellia phryganodes and Carex subspathacea, with sub-dominants of Calamagrostis deschampsioides and Festuca rubra under Salix spp…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- arctic coastal graminoids
- growth of forage species
- lesser snow geese
- Library Collection RecordExclosures and artificial beaver dams were used to determine the cause of willow (Salix spp.) declines in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Elk (Cervus elaphus) herbivory reduced annual growth…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- willow
- Colorado
- grazing
- herbivory
- hydrology
- elk
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Salix spp.
- Library Collection RecordZacheis et al. determined that litter accumulation was the major factor affecting nitrogen cycling in the goose (Anser caerulescens caerulescens and Branta canadensis)-grazed Susitna Flats of Alaska…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- nitrogen fixation
- nitrogen mineralization
- trampling
- organic nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordZacheis et al. measured the impacts of goose (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) herbivory in plots that were exposed to herbivory for 0, 3 or 6 hours, with or without feces deposited during that time…Publication Date 1969
- Alaska
- herbivory
- Carex ramenskii
- forage quality and availability
- foraging intensity
- Triglochin maritimum
- Library Collection RecordFor 3 years, Zacheis et al. measured the effects of annual browsing by migrating snow (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) and Canadian geese (Branta canadensis) on two vegetation communities, the herb…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Canada goose
- Carex ramenskii
- Plantago maritima
- Potentilla egedii
- snow goose
- Triglochin maritimum
- Library Collection RecordWinter et al. measured the effects of prairie dog herbivory and soil disturbance on vegetation composition and cover at random and shortgrass prairie sites. In general, vegetation composition and…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- bare ground
- black-tailed prairie dog
- cover
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- frequency
- soil disturbance
- Library Collection RecordThe total biomass response of Stipa occidentalis to elevated CO2 was similar (averaging 18% increase in biomass) to the response found for other grassland species. However, the increase in total…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- grasslands
- CO2 enrichment
- global change
- Stipa occidentalis
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordIn this Maryland study to simulate deer browsing, Whigham quantified the temporal effects of annual experimental defoliation on the growth rate of leaves and belowground corms, on senescence of corms…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- reproduction
- Orchidaceae
- defoliation
- biomass allocation
- Tipularia discolor
- woodland herb
- woodland orchid
- Library Collection RecordThis is a summary of research conducted on goose grazing and attempts to answer whether herbivory can benefit plants. Grazing has immediate effects, such as removing older tissue and reducing self-…Publication Date 1969
- selection
- herbivory
- Carex subspathacea
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- lesser snow goose
- Pucinellia phryganodes
- Library Collection RecordWerner and Urness looked at the forage use by elk in pastures that were on rest in a rest-rotation grazing system in central Utah. Elk use varied from 14-42% utilization, within the four rested…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- herbivory
- forage growth
- Library Collection RecordIn a controlled environment, at Texas A&M University, researches studied nitrogen partitioning among three generations of tillers, within the bunchgrass Schizachyrium scoparium, as a potential…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- 15N partitioning
- bunchgrass
- grass bug
- nitrogen allocation
- Library Collection RecordAs agriculture and development encroach on California's 10 million acres of oak woodlands, offsetting those losses will depend on the success of tree-planting projects and the natural…Publication Date 1969
- Blue Oak
- herbivory
- brush piles
- mesh cages
- seedling growth rate
- seedling survival
- Library Collection RecordIn a recent Journal of Range Management article, Singer et al. (1994) reported that evidence from his study indicates that suppressed willows (Salix spp.) on Yellowstone National Park's northern…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- willow
- production
- browsing
- elk
- forage quality
- Moisture Stress
- Salix spp.
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordMany recent studies have attempted to support the hypothesis that grazing can have positive effects on plant growth and fitness. However, recent work has shown that many of these studies suffer from…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Plant fitness
- herbivory
- overcompensation
- plant growth
- Library Collection RecordVan der Meijden presents a very simple model that illustrates the advantage of a genotype, with restrained stem growth, followed by triggering of accelerated stem growth after herbivory, over a…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Plant fitness
- regrowth
- genotype
- model
- Library Collection RecordValone and Sauter looked at the effects of cattle exclusion, for over 20 years, from a shrub-dominated site to see how rodents and grass species would respond. The authors believe that high cattle…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- livestock
- overgrazing
- alternate stable state
- perennial grass
- time lag
- Library Collection RecordA mathematical model demonstrates that size-selective herbivory can drive the evolution of a mutualistic relationship between plants and herbivores. The fact that some monocarpic plants can replace…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- mathematical model
- overcompensation
- plant-herbivore mutualism
- Library Collection RecordAppropriate use levels have not been established for wildlife browsing of true mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) and this study used exclosures at 5 sites to determine how natural levels of…Publication Date 1969
- utilization
- big game
- grazing
- herbivory
- Utah
- Cercocarpus montanus
- Exclosure
- game management
- mountain brush
- true mountain mahogany
- Library Collection RecordAppropriate use levels have not been established for wildlife browsing of true mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) and this study used exclosures to determine how natural levels of ungulate…Publication Date 1969
- utilization
- compensatory growth
- herbivory
- shrubs
- Cercocarpus montanus
- Exclosure
- grazing optimization
- mountain brush
- twig demography
- Library Collection RecordThorne et al. used clipping to determine the effects of different browsing histories and frequencies on planeleaf willow (Salix planifolia Prush) canopy volume and biomass production aboveground,…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- biomass production
- riparian systems
- root:shoot ratio
- simulated browsing
- streambank erosion
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to discover the effects of herbivory, fire, and the interaction between herbivory and fire on the species richness, abundance, and composition of a Louisiana…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Controlled Burn
- fire
- interactive effects
- marsh
- oligohaline marsh
- wetland
- Library Collection RecordTaylor and Grace investigate the impacts of nutria (Myocastor coypus) herbivory in three different marsh communities. Herbivory reduced biomass equally in all three communities, a reduction of about…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Nutria
- Panicum
- Spartina
- coastal marsh
- freshwater marsh
- mesohaline marsh
- Myocastor coypus
- oligohaline marsh
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined how to increase growth and survival of five species of seedlings over a four year study period at two riparian sites near the Chester River, Maryland. Five treatments were used:…Publication Date 1969
- weed control
- plant competition
- herbivory
- Quercus
- survival
- forest buffer
- riparian
- Seedling
- stream restoration
- tree growth
- tree shelter
- Library Collection RecordSweeney and Czapka experimentally evaluated the short-term (1 year) and long-term (5 years) effects of measures to reduce both herbivory (tree shelters) and plant competition (herbicides, tree mats,…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- plant competition
- forest buffer
- riparian
- seedling growth
- tree shelter
- weed-abatement