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- 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 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 RecordA study in Denali National Park, Alaska, studied bark stripping by moose (Alces alces) in order to determine the proportion of bark in their diet, what conditions induce bark stripping, and assess…Publication Date 1969
- moose
- Populus tremuloides
- White spruce
- Picea glauca
- forage
- Alces alces
- aspen-spruce communities
- bark stripping
- Denali National Park
- quaking aspen
- Salix sp.
- willows
- 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 RecordThis study took place in one well developed stand of riparian trees and shrubs that appeared to be even-aged along the San Juan River near Chinle Wash in southern Utah. The purpose of the study was…Publication Date 1969
- beavers
- forage
- cottonwoods
- Populus fremontii
- Castor canadensis
- central place foraging theory
- Selective Feeding
- Library Collection RecordThe Aspen Parkland of western Canada constitutes a major portion of the agricultural areas of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, with 86% of the forage production and 66% of the beef cattle herd.…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- research
- aspen parkland
- pasture
- Review
- 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 RecordIn Alberta, Mapfumo et al. quantified soil water patterns from grazed and ungrazed perennial and annual forages and to evaluate the ability of Versatile Soil Moisture Budget (VB2000) model to…Publication Date 1969
- evapotranspiration
- forage
- Alberta
- model calibration
- model evaluation
- versatile soil moisture budget model
- Library Collection RecordLoft et al. found that cattle can have an affect on mule deer habitat selection when forage quality and quantity are low in the late summer. Moderate to heavy cattle grazing seemed to push mule deer…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- fitness
- habitat shift
- optimal 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 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 RecordHughes examined four allotments that had been grazed consistently for 20 years in Arizona, under a rest-rotation grazing regime. The study data demonstrates that utilization levels play a role in…Publication Date 1969
- utilization
- forage
- desert grasslands
- Key Species
- rest-rotation grazing
- Library Collection RecordComposition, growth, and reproduction of Aster ericoides, Ruellia humilis, and Amorpha canescens were measured in pastures that were ungrazed or stocked lightly, moderately, or highly with cattle to…Publication Date 1969
- stocking density
- grazing intensity
- Amorpha canescens
- Aster ericoides
- Ruellia humilis
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of light, moderate, and heavy Black Brant (Branta bernicla) gosling herbivory on Carex subspathacea grazing lawns and slough levee vegetation were measured in this study. Forage…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing intensity
- black brant geese
- Branta bernicla nigricans
- Carex subspathacea
- forage availability
- foraging efficiency
- Triglochin palustris
- Library Collection RecordPlant biodiversity and evenness on shortgrass steppe range in Colorado were greater in light and moderately grazed pastures than ungrazed or heavily grazed pastures after 55 years of treatment.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- grazing intensity
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Stipa comata
- Opuntia polyacantha
- Pascopyrum smithii
- plant species biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordThis study in Quebec compared the effect of Scirpus americanus rhizome removal by greater snow geese (Chen caerulescens atlantica) inside and outside two tidal-marsh sanctuaries. In autumn, geese…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- below-ground biomass
- Chen caerulescens atlantica
- greater snow geese
- net above-ground primary production (NAPP)
- Scirpus americanus
- tidal marshes
- Library Collection RecordGillis addresses the issue of stocking rate on western public rangelands. Many groups argue that chomping cattle are the scourge of western ranges and that grazing has been the major force…Publication Date 1969
- cows
- forage
- management
- cheatgrass invasion
- grazing fees
- plant community
- riparian degradation
- western U.S. rangelands
- 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 RecordA study to examine the runoff and sediment yields of annual and perennial forages under grazing in central Alberta was initiated in 1994. Total runoff was low but dominated by snowmelt. Total…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- soil erosion
- sustainability
- grazing
- rainfall simulation
- sediment yield
- 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 RecordMass migration of Yellowstone's ungulates is, not only a critical step to enhance their nutritional quality, but also a key factor in the nutrient cycle of the Park's grass and shrublands…Publication Date 1969
- diet
- forage
- herbivory
- migration
- nitrogen
- ungulates
- Bison bison
- elk
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis review looks at current management of western rangelands and notes that in most western states, big game and livestock competition is a subject of long-standing controversy. In Montana, the…Publication Date 1969
- monitoring
- forage
- elk
- elk management plan
- modern wildlife management
- private land
- public land
- western rangelands
- Library Collection RecordOver the past dozen years, the population of bison (Bison bison) on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park has expanded from the traditional core along the lower Lamar River, occupied…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- distribution
- group size
- forage
- Bison bison
- population counts
- range expansion
- Yellowstone National Park
- 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 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 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 RecordThis scientific opinion paper focuses on the weaknesses of recent studies out at La Perouse Bay on the coast of Hudson Bay that have examined the effect of Lesser Snow Geese grazing on net above-…Publication Date 1969
- geese
- grazing
- forage
- net-above ground primary production (NAPP)
- nutrient cycling
- succession
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of cattle grazing on soil moisture were determined during this two year study conducted on five sites: three sites under forage (one on reclaimed mine lands), and two sites under pasture…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- grazing
- water retention
- runoff
- pasture
- total soil water
- 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 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 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 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 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 RecordThis article reviews evidence for the contention that chronic high densities of white-tailed deer are having multiple and substantial, deleterious ecological impacts across many regions. Deer have…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- forage
- Eastern United States
- habitat
- white-tailed deer
- 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 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 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 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 RecordObservations of cattle grazing pinegrass (Calamagrostis rubescens) indicated that in addition to cropping, pinegrass tillers were pulled up. The objective of this study in British Columbia was to…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- forage
- Calamagrostis rubescens
- grass
- Herbage Removal
- pinegrass
- tillers
- 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 RecordSandoval et al. studied the dietary similarities between elk and mule deer on the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Dietary overlap between elk and mule deer, over the life of the study…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- forage
- wildlife
- grazing
- competition
- 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 RecordPlatts and Nelson examined the effects of a rest-rotation grazing system versus complete rest on streams that had experienced wildlife use exclusively, in the previous 20 years, as well as streams…Publication Date 1969
- forage
- watersheds
- livestock
- rest-rotation grazing
- stream-bank alteration
- stream-side meadows
- Library Collection RecordThis review paper tracks Idaho's rangeland livestock-fishery resources from their historic development to the future, and discusses the importance of managing rangelands to produce the optimum…Publication Date 1969
- management
- forage
- livestock
- grazing
- fisheries resource
- Idaho rangelands
- riparian degradation
- 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