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- Library Collection RecordThis is a summary of 171 papers on livestock grazing in the West.Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- alteration of ecosystem structure
- ecosystem functioning
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitats
- species composition
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis is a synthesis of issues surrounding livestock grazing on riparian areas and possible pathways to mitigation. It is based on a review of 36 articles.Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- riparian
- riparian grazing
- Library Collection RecordTo understand what cattle eat in a mountain riparian area, the diets of five steers were analyzed during several periods over two grazing seasons. In 1994 a series of paddocks were established along…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- utilization
- willow
- diet composition
- preference
- Salix spp.
- Steer diets
- Library Collection RecordChannel width, depth, water velocity, vegetation cover, and substrate size were measured along two different streams in the Golden Trout Wilderness (118°15'N, 36°22'W), in Sierra…Publication Date 1969
- reproduction
- California golden trout
- livestock grazing
- Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
- recruitment
- salmonids
- Sierra Nevada
- spawning habitat
- stream alteration
- stream morphology
- Library Collection RecordWater vole populations were surveyed in the Big Horn Mountains of north central Wyoming to determine how livestock grazing affects their habitat. Voles were surveyed using a mark and recapture method…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- Carex
- habitat degradation
- habitat requirements
- livestock grazing
- Microtus richardsoni
- sensitive species
- water vole
- Library Collection RecordReduction of amphibian populations was investigated by looking at 40 ponds in the agricultural region of southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and southwestern Wisconsin to determine what…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- fish
- landscape
- nitrogen
- water quality
- agricultural pond
- amphibian
- Driftless Area Ecoregion
- farm pond
- habitat management
- livestock grazing
- stock pond
- 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 RecordLong-term production and profitability of grazing on northern mixed-grass prairie using yearling steers on rangelands of three land condition classes (low-far, good and excellent), and actual…Publication Date 1969
- profit
- stocking rate
- livestock grazing
- Range Conditions
- variable stocking
- Library Collection RecordRate of spotted knapweed reinvasion in relation to Picloram, fertilizer and defoliation treatments was examined in this clipping study west of Bozeman, Montana from 1994 through 1997. Sixteen…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- Kentucky bluegrass
- smooth brome
- Bromus inermis
- Centaurea maculosa
- defoliation frequency
- grass defoliation
- integrated weed management
- Phleum pratense L.
- Poa pratensis L.
- spotted knapweed
- Timothy
- Library Collection RecordThis short-term greenhouse study in Montana examined the effects of clipping the native Idaho fescue and soil water content on seedling emergence and growth of spotted knapweed. Clipping treatments…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- plant competition
- soil water
- Centaurea maculosa
- Festuca idahoensis
- weed invasion
- Library Collection RecordPicloram was applied to a leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) infested range site on the 5E Ranch near Grass Range, Montana (46° 50’ W, 108° 50’ W), but only to create different levels of leafy…Publication Date 1969
- Euphorbia esula
- picloram
- grazing management
- weed management
- density
- canopy cover
- Leafy spurge
- available forage
- range improvement
- Library Collection RecordSurface water quality data were collected from 1990-1994 across the state of Oregon, including eastern arid lands with high desert prairie. Data were analyzed according to landscape metrics and a…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- nutrients
- Waste management
- enterococci
- grazing potential index (GPI)
- landscape metrics
- surface water quality
- Library Collection RecordPlains cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marsh. subsp. monilifera) population dynamics were measured inside and outside of 4 exclosures along the Wild and Scenic portion of the Missouri River in Montana…Publication Date 1969
- dam
- exclosures
- Flood
- hydrogeomorphic
- livestock grazing
- plains cottonwood
- Populus deltoides Marsh. subsp. monilifera
- seedling demography
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordA two year study in southeastern Oregon, forage kochia and seeds were clipped, ground and place in the rumens of cannulated steers for 0, 2, 8 12, 24, and 48 hours and tested for forage quality.…Publication Date 1969
- weed management
- seed germination
- seed viability
- grazing management
- rumen digestibility
- weed invasion
- Library Collection RecordGrowth and miserotoxin content of Columbia milkvetch following early season cattle grazing were measured. Cow/calf pairs grazed Columbia milkvetch infested rangeland near Lac du bois, British…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- Astragalus miser
- toxic plants
- weed biomass
- Weed Growth
- weed utilization
- Library Collection RecordEffects of short duration grazing by sheep or cattle combined with picloram treatments on leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) outside of Clyde Park, Montana. A…Publication Date 1969
- Euphorbia esula
- Kentucky bluegrass
- biological control
- density
- grazing management
- weed management
- noxious weeds
- Poa pratensis L.
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordDensity, cover and biomass of spotted knapweed was examined on Idaho fescue, bluebunch wheatgrass dominated sites in outside of Bozeman, Montana. This study was designed to examine the effects of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- Centaurea maculosa
- defoliation frequency
- Festuca idahoensis
- Idaho fescue
- weed invasion
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of complete and partial exclusion of cattle grazing on avian recovery was examined in a study conducted in riparian areas of Orestimba Creek and Garzas Creek on Simon Newman Ranch in…Publication Date 1969
- Avian conservation
- Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
- cattle exclosures
- livestock grazing
- rangeland management
- riparian habitats
- seasonal exclusion
- species restoration
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of 58 articles on the effect of rotational grazing systems (RGS) on livestock grazing behavior in shrublands, with attention to riparian area impacts.Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- stocking density
- foraging strategies
- livestock behavior
- livestock distribution
- Library Collection RecordYeo et al. examined cattle grazing behavior and vegetation measurements to determine the effects of implementing a rest-rotation grazing system on federally owned grazing allotments in Idaho. Cattle…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- grazing allotments
- plant community composition
- range condition
- species composition
- wildlife forage
- 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 RecordWeigel et al. broadcast seeded a kleingrass cultivar (Panicum coloratum L. 'Selection 75') into tobosagrass (Hilaria mutica) range, managed under a short-duration grazing regime, to test…Publication Date 1969
- soil compaction
- grazing management
- Panicum coloratum
- Kleingrass
- seedling establishment
- Library Collection RecordVolesky et al. measured animal performance and vegetation response to 3 different grazing systems (frontal, continuous, and rotational) with varying stocking rates. The frontal grazing system…Publication Date 1969
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- stocking rate
- grazing management
- animal production
- Plains Old World bluestem
- steer performance
- Library Collection RecordThe suitability of tall wheatgrass (Agropyron elongatum) as an early spring to late summer cattle forage was determined by exposing this plant to different clipping frequencies and measuring it'…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron elongatum
- nitrogen
- potassium
- calcium
- magnesium
- grazing management
- forage yield
- phosphorous
- Library Collection RecordSpecies composition of a Texas grassland under rotational grazing (3 days graze, 51 days rest) was measured when cattle were stocked at rates that were 1, 1.5, 2 and 2.5 times the recommended…Publication Date 1969
- botanical composition
- grazing management
- rotational grazing
- Exclosure
- livestock grazing
- Native Range
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of two grazing systems, short duration (graze 7 days, rest 42 days) and high-intensity, low-frequency (graze 14 days, rest 84 days) grazing, on the vegetation of the Edward's Plateau…Publication Date 1969
- primary production
- grazing management
- multi-species grazing
- species composition
- standing crop
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordStrand and Merritt reviewed the evidence of livestock production impacts on riverine ecosystems throughout the United States. Emphasis is placed on examinations of direct responses of aquatic…Publication Date 1969
- insects
- water quality
- habitat alteration
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitat
- riverine ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordStout et al. used experimental data from the northeast U.S. and the literature to assess the relationships between stocking rate and nitrate leaching losses beneath an intensively grazed pasture. A…Publication Date 1969
- leaching
- water quality
- grazing management
- stocking rate
- Nitrate
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, seed production was determined for subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) plants exposed to no grazing, early season, late season, or extended (early and late season combined)…Publication Date 1969
- Subterranean Clover
- Trifolium subterraneum
- grazing management
- leaf area index
- components of yield
- Moisture Stress
- photosynthetically active radiation
- Library Collection RecordPrairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) populations, in the study area, greatly declined from 1976 to 1997. Droughts, declines in Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) populations,…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- Falco mexicanus
- livestock grazing
- military training
- spermophilus townsendii
- Townsend's ground squirrel
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of a single intense March grazing by sheep, on the components of biomass yield in 'Yamhill' soft white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) were evaluated in Oregon during the 1979…Publication Date 1969
- Triticum aestivum
- crop yield
- yield components
- cereal grain
- livestock grazing
- white winter wheat
- Library Collection RecordThe author used a hierarchical forage model that included the effects of palatability and availability of food plants to predict cattle grazing use of shortgrass steppe species. Validation data was…Publication Date 1969
- palatability
- grazing management
- forage models
- hierarchical models
- landscape composition
- limiting biomass
- Library Collection RecordRomo et al. examined the effects of cattle grazing and simulated grazing, at different times in the growing season on winterfat (Ceratoides lanata) growth and production to determine the appropriate…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- grazing management
- productivity
- Ceratoides lanata
- standing crop
- Winterfat
- Library Collection RecordIn this review article, Ripple and Beschta examine the decline of deciduous woody species, found along riparian systems in the western U.S., and the need for restoration of those species at landscape…Publication Date 1969
- livestock grazing
- predation risk
- refugia
- ungulate browsing
- woody browse species
- Library Collection RecordIn this long term study, vegetation utilization was measured during an 8-year period from 1975 through 1982 at locations in Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. Vegetation use was measured at streamside and…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- rotational grazing
- Cattle Distribution
- riparian
- vegetation Use
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordEvans et al. hypothesized that cattle diet selection would shift from herbaceous species to willows (Salix spp.) as the growing season progressed. They designed their study using 14 paddocks of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- utilization
- Carex spp.
- Salix spp.
- seasonal cattle diets
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordPainter and Belsky (1993) use the debate over compensatory growth as the focus for discussion about the development of basic ecological research and its application to rangeland management. They…Publication Date 1969
- grazing systems
- range management
- livestock grazing
- Selectivity
- semi-arid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordEcological research can be misinterpreted by the popular press and misapplied in land management. One example of this concerns the controversial concepts of overcompensation by grazed plants and…Publication Date 1969
- compensatory growth
- overgrazing
- range management
- application of research
- herbivore optimization
- holistic resource management
- livestock grazing
- management of public land
- misinterpreting research results
- semi-arid western rangelands
- shaping public opinions
- Library Collection RecordGrasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) consumed horse (Equus caballus) and cattle (Bos taurus) dung even while lush vegetation was abundant. The cavities in the dung, created by feeding grasshoppers,…Publication Date 1969
- Equus caballus
- Bos taurus
- thermoregulation
- convective heat loss
- livestock grazing
- optimum body temperatures
- Library Collection RecordNavarro et al. measured the long-term (1952-1999) effects of livestock use on range condition and species composition in the Chihuahuan Desert. Range condition was the same after 47 years, however,…Publication Date 1969
- drought
- grazing management
- plant ecology
- environmental factors
- precipitation fluctuations
- rangeland condition
- succession
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Nash et al. measured annual plant community dynamics along transects at several distances away from livestock watering points, to determine how livestock grazing intensity affects…Publication Date 1969
- multivariate analysis
- boundary locations
- Chihuahuan Desert
- desert plant communities
- livestock grazing
- semivariogram
- Library Collection RecordNash et al. found a difference in the community structure of ants between a rangeland in good condition and a rangeland in poor condition, but could not find differences in the ant communities of…Publication Date 1969
- vegetation
- ant
- bare patches
- cool desert
- Formica spp.
- Great Basin
- indicator
- livestock grazing
- Pheidole spp.
- range condition
- Library Collection RecordResearchers applied various timings and frequencies of simulated grazing to sand bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) plants over three years, to determine…Publication Date 1969
- Andropogon gerardii
- grazing management
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- clipping frequency
- forage yield
- Prairie Sandreed
- sand bluestem
- Library Collection RecordThis study was initiated in Oregon in 1980 to monitor the effects on forage production of simultaneously varying both defoliation frequency and defoliation intensity in a grass-clover (Lolium perenne…Publication Date 1969
- perennial ryegrass
- Lolium perenne
- Subclover
- Trifolium subterraneum
- mowing
- grazing management
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordIn the shortgrass steppe of Colorado, authors made comparisons of vegetation and species composition between grazed sites and geologic refuge sites, that were located in ravines and not exposed to…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- drought
- livestock grazing
- rare species
- refugia
- relict
- rock bluffs and outcrops
- Library Collection RecordAn analysis of willow canopy cover was completed using aerial photographs spanning 46 years, including a 23 year period of custodial grazing management and a 22 year period of a rest rotation grazing…Publication Date 1969
- degradation
- willow
- canopy cover
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitat
- stem replacement
- Library Collection RecordLewis et al. measured the effects of three rotational grazing systems on understory species composition and growth of longleaf pine (Pinus elliottii) trees in areas that were burned, planted, or…Publication Date 1969
- prescribed burning
- grazing management
- Longleaf Pine
- Pinus elliottii
- mechanical site disturbance
- multiple-use management
- pine-wiregrass vegetation
- Library Collection RecordKreuper et al, found that the removal of cattle from the San Pedro River NCA had a positive effect on the herbaceous vegetation in the riparian and mesquite areas. They found that cattle removal had…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- herbaceous vegetation
- livestock grazing
- overstocking
- Library Collection RecordNorthern wheatgrass (Agropyron dasystachyum, syn. Elymus lanceolatus) plants were mowed at various times during the grazing season and the amount of time required to recover to pre-defoliation…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron dasystachyum
- Elymus lanceolatus
- grazing management
- regrowth
- above-ground net primary production
- degree-days
- growing degree-days
- Northern Mixed Prairie
- northern wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordKalmbacher and Martin determine the effects of clipping frequencies and fertilization on maidencane (Panicum hemitomon) forage production, quality, and mineral content in order to determine proper…Publication Date 1969
- grazing management
- fertilizer
- Florida range
- fresh water marsh
- maidencane
- Panicum hemitomon
- simulated grazing
- southeastern range