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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 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 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 RecordThe effects of increasing stocking rates on live weight gain and gain/hectare using light-weight (141 kg) and heavy-weight (265 kg) steers grazing Plains Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum)…Publication Date 1969
- animal performance
- cattle
- grazing
- animal weight
- average daily gains
- Plains Old World bluestem
- stocking rates
- 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 RecordAfter more than a century of heavy, season-long cattle grazing, a study was implemented on Meadow creek in the Starkey Experimental Forest, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in the Blue Mountains of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- willow
- Alnus incana
- Black cottonwood
- Populus trichocarpa
- cessation
- riparian ecosystems
- Salix spp.
- thin-leaf alder
- wild ungulates
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of simulated grazing on concentrations of N, P, and total suspended solids (TSS) in runoff from fescue dominated pastures were measured at the University of Kentucky Maine Chance…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- nutrients
- cattle
- forage
- manure
- Rainfall Simulator
- Library Collection RecordOver nearly three years runoff from four Northwest Arkansas (36Ëš 00’ N; 94Ëš 25’ W) pasture fields was collected and analyzed for fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococcus (FS),…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- runoff
- water quality
- fecal coliform
- fecal streptococcus
- manure
- 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 RecordCattle position, stocking densities, and stream discharges were measured to determine the effects of alternate watering sources with and without riparian area fencing on stream cross-sectional data…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- Sediment
- alternate water source
- best management practice
- riparian fencing
- riparian zone
- 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 RecordA field study conducted near Waynesville, North Carolina (35.50’ N, 83.00’ W) examined if rotationally grazing goats and cattle was effective in management of an overgrown mountain pasture.…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- goats
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- browse
- Rosa multiflora
- Rubus spp
- vegetation management
- Library Collection RecordCattle grazed a mixture of cool-season grass frost seeded with a mixture of legumes over a three year study at the Iowa State University Rhodes Research Farm (41° 52’ N, 93° 10’ W). This study…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- continuous grazing
- rotational grazing
- grazing systems
- dandelion
- Improved Pasture
- landscape topography
- weed populations
- Library Collection RecordLucas et al. studied the effects of none, light, and moderate cattle grazing during cool, warm, and dormant seasons on narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia) populations and herbaceous…Publication Date 1969
- New Mexico
- cattle
- cottonwood
- populus angustifolia
- season of use
- Southwest
- Library Collection RecordThis study in Colorado examined the effects of variation in population density of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) on the availability and use of forage resources by cattle in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- grazing
- ungulates
- competition
- diet quality
- diet selection
- elk
- facilitation
- forage quality
- functional response
- net primary production
- 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 RecordChanges due to grazing on perennial streams and resultant creeks were estimated with permanent channel cross-sectional transects perpendicular to flow at Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center…Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- cattle
- grazing
- creek
- cross-section
- riparian
- stream
- 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 RecordCattle foraging behavior was observed over three years on a 121 ha pasture near Leonard, North Dakota. Cattle were grazed season long at a heavy stocking rate (0.53 AUM/ha - 0.61 AUM/ha) in a…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- density
- Euphorbia esula
- economic loss
- forage production
- herbage use
- rangeland management
- Season Long Grazing
- weed utilization
- Library Collection RecordA clipping study was designed to simulate herded goat grazing and measure the effects on a leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) infested rangeland on the Sheyenne National Grasslands in North Dakota.…Publication Date 1969
- Euphorbia esula
- cattle
- biological control
- density
- biological control
- density
- Angora goats
- clipping
- EPHES
- leafy spruge
- noxious weed
- 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 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 RecordThis study evaluated the influence of flash grazing and livestock trampling on selected hydrologic variables, on the Rio Bonito watershed in central New Mexico. Mean terminal infiltration rates,…Publication Date 1969
- New Mexico
- trampling
- cattle
- bulk density
- flash grazing
- infiltration rates
- sediment yield
- Library Collection RecordWeltz and Wood conducted a study to determine the effects of short duration grazing, continuous grazing with two stocking rates (moderate and heavy), and exclusion from grazing, on infiltration rates…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- infiltration
- hydrology
- cattle
- hydrologic variables
- short duration grazing
- 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