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- Library Collection RecordLusk et al. studied habitat characteristics affecting Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) nest-site selection and nest success in a southern mixed-grass prairie in Oklahoma. The authors used a…Publication Date 1969
- management
- grazing
- Chondestes grammacus
- habitat characteristics
- Lark Sparrows
- nest-site selection
- neural model
- Library Collection RecordFall burning and continuous grazing of California coastal prairie on upper, middle, and lower slopes had varied effect on 3 native perennial grasses. Foliar cover of California oatgrass (Danthonia…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- grazing
- management
- California
- coastal grassland
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordPermanently marked tillers of five perennial grasses, native to the mixed-grass prairie of North America, were monitored on a pasture in Texas, to determine patterns of defoliation, architectural…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- mixed-grass prairie
- perennial grasses
- tiller defoliation
- Library Collection RecordHeitschmidt et al. examined the sustainability of the livestock grazing industry, in the Great Plains of North America, relative to ecological processes, economic viability, and social acceptance.…Publication Date 1969
- economic viability
- grazing
- ecological sustainability
- social acceptance
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of repeated simulated grazing on big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) plants, with and without mycorrhizal fungi, were measured Hetrick et al. in this greenhouse experiment. Big bluestem…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Andropogon gerardii
- symbiosis
- big bluestem
- Herbage Yield
- plant stress
- vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae
- Library Collection RecordGrazing is needed for the maintenance of a grassland system. Hill notes that altering the well-documented relationship between producer and consumer (grass and herbivore) seems unwise. Removing…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivores
- grasslands
- management
- biological diversity
- policy
- Library Collection RecordHobbs et al. hypothesized that grazing by large herbivores results in conservation of nitrogen that would otherwise be lost from burned grasslands. They tested this hypothesis in a series of…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- cattle
- grazing
- herbivory
- fire
- nitrogen budgets
- nutrient cycling
- patch dynamics
- spatial variation
- 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
- Library Collection RecordThe authors evaluated changes in plant composition and forage productivity on two Chihuahuan Desert ranges with different grazing histories and different histories of woody plant control. A major…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- black grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- Chihuahuan Desert
- honey mesquite
- key forage species
- Mesa Dropseed
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Sporobolus flexuosus
- Library Collection RecordIn this paper, Howe argues that history, recent experiments, and theory suggest that there is little compelling scientific argument for conservation or re-creation of a monotonous "tallgrass…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- species diversity
- conservation
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordThe data from 10 exclosures examined in Arizona shows few differences in species frequencies between the inside and outside, with some exceptions. The large amount of sameness between the grazed and…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- grazing
- grazing management
- Exclosure
- sagebrush grasslands
- Library Collection RecordHulbert examines the history and use of the Konza Prairie in Kansas. The research management plan was developed in 1972, and it involved only burning because the area was to small. In 1977, grazing…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- grazing
- Kansas
- mowing
- Konza Prairie Research Natural Area
- soils
- tallgrass prairie
- watershed studies
- Library Collection RecordHuntly tested the effects of pikas (Ochotona princeps) on talus-border vegetation by excluding pikas from small plots at several distances from talus on a site in Colorado. Vegetational cover and…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- plant competition
- cushion plants
- Ochotona princeps
- perturbation experiment
- pikas
- plant community
- predation gradient
- refuging consumer
- sub-alpine meadow
- Library Collection RecordJepson-Innes and Bock looked at the effect of cattle grazing on the abundance of grasshopper species on the Appleton-White Research Ranch in southeastern Arizona. The subfamilies Gomphocerinae,…Publication Date 1969
- Acrididae
- Arizona
- grazing
- abundance
- Gomphocerinae
- Melanoplinae
- Library Collection RecordJohnson and Matchett explored the roles of grazing and burning on root growth in experimental watersheds at Konza Prairie, Kansas. Annual burning resulted in a 25% increase in root regrowth compared…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- grazing
- Kansas
- soil respiration
- Konza Prairie
- N cycling
- net N mineralization
- root growth
- root ingrowth cores
- tallgrass prairie
- tissue chemistry
- Library Collection RecordJones conducted a quantitative review of the effects of cattle grazing in arid systems on 16 response variables ranging from soil bulk density to total vegetative cover to rodent species diversity.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- arid ecosystems
- grazing effects
- meta-analysis
- rangeland conservation
- Library Collection RecordIn this Utah study, Jones and Nielson evaluate the response of Snake River wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus ssp. wawawaiensis), thickspike wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus), and two…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- basal area
- Boot Stage
- Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus
- Elymus lanceolatus ssp. wawawaiensis
- Snake River wheatgrass
- spike number
- spring clipping
- Thickspike Wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordJoseph et al. examined two different levels of grazing intensity and the possible effects on wildlife numbers in the New Mexico State University Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center. Two…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- birds
- mammals
- doves
- jackrabbits
- quail
- Library Collection RecordIn Florida, average diameter (37 cm) of creeping bluestem (Schizachyrium stoloniferum) plants, grazed in June, August, and October and year-long to 15-cm stubble height, was less (P<0.05) than…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- creeping bluestem
- Schizachyrium stoloniferum
- stubble height
- tiller density
- Library Collection RecordCreeping bluestem (Schizachyrium stoloniferum), a major decreaser on Florida range, is adversely affected by grazing during the growing season after a winter burn. Creeping bluestem yield from…Publication Date 1969
- prescribed burning
- grazing
- clipping
- creeping bluestem
- Schizachyrium stoloniferum
- tiller
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing by sheep and wildlife on willow (Salix spp.) communities in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem were compared in this study. Willow communities grazed by wildlife (elk, Cervus…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- grazing
- elk
- rangeland health
- repeat photography
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordKay et al. examined the effects that cattle have on the abundance of soil microarthropods in the desert grasslands of the northern Chihuahuan Desert. They found a significant difference in the…Publication Date 1969
- desertification
- grazing
- indicators
- Desert Grassland
- microbivores
- Library Collection RecordKazmaier et al. looked at the effects of cattle grazing on the habitat selection of the Texas tortoise. Tortoises preferred areas of multiple canopy layers of woody brush, while avoiding riparian…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- shrublands
- brush invasion
- Gopherus berlandieri
- habitat selection
- Texas tortoise
- Library Collection RecordChronosequences of sites withdrawn from grazing for 0, 11, and 16 years were sampled by Kieft, in a grassland (Bouteloua spp.) area and a shrubland (Atriplex canescens) area on and near the Sevilleta…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- semiarid soils
- grassland
- microbial biomass
- microbial respiration
- shrubland
- Library Collection RecordBitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) is one of the more valuable browse forages for both livestock and big game animals in the Great Basin area. Two factors, livestock grazing and weather, appear to…Publication Date 1969
- bitterbrush
- Purshia tridentata
- grazing
- plant reproduction
- sage grouse
- sagehen exclosure
- Library Collection RecordOf the six Wyoming relict sites with historic vegetation data, three lie in Hot Springs County. In the summer of 1997, the University of Wyoming team located and photographed the sites, conducted…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- Leafy spurge
- bison
- cattle
- big sagebrush
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- cheatgrass
- downy brome
- inventory
- relict sites
- threadleaf sedge
- Library Collection RecordIn this paper, Knapp and Seastedt summarize research undertaken to evaluate several processes affecting the productivity of the tallgrass prairie, and document how these processes are mediated by…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- productivity
- detritus accumulation
- fire
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordOn North American rangelands lower successional stable states occur in sagebrush and other shrub-dominated vegetation types in the Great Plains, the short-grass steppe, the Southwestern desert…Publication Date 1969
- climate
- grazing
- site potential
- succession
- transition
- Library Collection RecordIn the John Day basin of Oregon, Li et al. examined the cumulative effects of riparian disturbance by grazing on the trophic structure of high desert trout streams. Watersheds with greater riparian…Publication Date 1969
- Rainbow trout
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
- grazing
- algal biomass
- fish habitat
- invertebrate biomass
- trophic structure
- 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 RecordLiu et al. examined the effect of an intensive grazing system on the diversity of below ground microorganisms in the Chihuahuan Desert. The authors set up a severe grazing situation to simulate an…Publication Date 1969
- microorganisms
- grazing
- stress
- activity
- diversity
- Library Collection RecordLoeser et al. looked at the effects of removing cattle grazing on canopy cover, as it relates to pronghorn fawning habitat and forb abundance. The authors found no difference in the amount of cover…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- plant cover
- Arizona grassland
- horizontal cover
- plant composition
- semiarid grassland
- Library Collection RecordLarge areas of the southern California desert ecosystem have been negatively affected by off-road vehicle use, overgrazing by domestic livestock, agriculture, urbanization, construction of roads, air…Publication Date 1969
- California
- grazing
- Colorado Desert
- human impacts
- Mojave Desert
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordThe authors measured soil water in several grassland ecosystems under different grazing treatments. Soil water was generally reduced at all depths by grazing, with differences between the controls…Publication Date 1969
- soil water
- grazing
- rangelands
- water uptake
- fescue grasslands
- mixed prairie
- Library Collection RecordIntroduced, alien annual grass and forb species evolved during thousands of years of heavy grazing and periodic drought in southern Europe, and thus have many adaptations to compete successfully…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- California grasslands
- enhancement
- fire
- introduced species
- native perennial grasses
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Merrill et al. sampled above and belowground biomass of Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) and bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) plants, as well as nematode densities associated…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Agropyron spicatum
- nematodes
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- Cervus elphus
- elk
- Festuca idahoensis
- Idaho fescue
- Yellowstone National Park
- 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 RecordThe horizontal and vertical distribution of plant biomass was examined by Milchunas and Lauenroth, on shortgrass steppe communities that were heavily grazed or protected from grazing for 47 years.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- community distribution
- plant biomass
- root biomass
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordThis study in Nebraska determined the effect of timing and frequency of grazing big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) pasture following a May grazing period on herbage availability and herbage…Publication Date 1969
- Andropogon gerardii
- grazing
- basal cover
- big bluestem
- early-season grazing
- herbage production
- leaf/stem ratio
- stand persistence
- Library Collection RecordMyers and Swanson studied three streams in central Nevada, two of which had been managed under a deferred rotation system for 7 years, and the other had complete rest for that same amount of time.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- management
- bank stability
- deferred rotation grazing
- gradients
- stream morphology
- width to depth ratio
- Library Collection RecordThis study used government agency aquatic habitat, stream morphologic, and ocular stability data to assess land management impacts over four years on three stream reaches in northwestern Nevada.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- watershed management
- aquatic habitat
- rangeland streams
- stream morphology
- Library Collection RecordNaeth et al. assessed the impacts of long-term cattle grazing on litter and soil organic matter in mixed prairie, parkland fescue, and foothills fescue grasslands of Alberta, Canada. In the mixed…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- chernozemic soils
- ground cover
- organic carbon
- rough fescue
- solonetzic soils
- Library Collection RecordThis two-year study found that most of the wildlife species were found on mid-seral ecological rangeland conditions compared to late seral conditions. This is attributed to mid-seral rangelands…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- songbirds
- arid lands
- jackrabbits
- pronghorn
- quail
- Library Collection RecordOlson and Richards examined the regrowth of a tussock grass, Agropyron desertorum, after grazing by cattle in the cold-desert shrub steppe of Utah. On tussocks grazed before internode (culm)…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron desertorum
- grazing
- regrowth
- culm elongation
- intercalary meristem activity
- tillers
- tussock grass
- Library Collection RecordOesterheld and McNaughton tested the hypothesis that the amount of compensatory growth after defoliation is affected by the level of stress at which plants grow when defoliated and by the length of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- growth
- stress
- Allocation
- Briza subaristata
- Library Collection RecordThis case study in Utah was conducted to determine the location and extent of big-game damage to agriculture. Results of this study indicate that losses involve more than the feed or crops consumed…Publication Date 1969
- Utah
- grazing
- herbivory
- big-game animals
- damage costs
- damage to agriculture
- Domestic Livestock
- private land
- Library Collection RecordIn the Yukon, a study of snowshoe hares, Lepus americanus, showed that they produced more pellets on plots with more fertilizer, than on plots with less fertilizer. Snowshoe hares also produced more…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing
- pellets
- Arctic ground squirrel
- Lepus americanus
- nitrogen fertilization
- snowshoe hare
- Spermophilus parryi
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine the effects of season and intensity of grazing on infiltration capacity in mixed prairie and fescue grassland ecosystems of Alberta, Canada. Grazing…Publication Date 1969
- infiltration
- grazing
- rangelands
- foothills fescue
- Infiltration Rate
- mixed-grass prairie
- parkland fescue
- Library Collection RecordThis study was done to evaluate changes over a nine-year period in channel morphology and riparian vegetation in lightly grazed and essentially ungrazed sections of McKnight Creek, on the Gila…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- channel morphology
- Gila National Forest
- riparian ecosystems
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordNeff et al. studied three sites (one that was never grazed and two that were historically grazed), in southwestern Utah. Their results show that erosion of nutrient-rich soil fine materials results…Publication Date 1969
- carbon
- erosion
- grazing
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- soil
- Utah
- Arid
- desert
- soil crust