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- Library Collection RecordMcNaughton wrote this article in response to Belsky's (1986) paper titled, "Does herbivory benefit plants?" since he felt that she developed an argument that is neither internally…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing
- Plant fitness
- plant-herbivore relations
- Library Collection RecordIn southern British Columbia, McLean and Wikeem conducted clipping trials at two upper grassland sites for rough fescue, two lower grassland sites for crested wheatgrass, and one site each in the…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- crested wheatgrass
- British Columbia
- grazing
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- growth cycle
- rough fescue
- Library Collection RecordTo identify morphological and life history adaptations to grazing, mowing, and cultivation, authors collected seeds of the grass, Cenchrus incertus, from two populations in each of three types of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Cenchrus incertus
- genetic differentiation of populations
- grass
- life history strategies
- unpalatable plant
- Library Collection RecordMcInnis and McIver studied the differences in riparian area damage between pastures that provided free-choice, off-stream watering and salt and those that did not. Over the 2-year study, average…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- water quality
- livestock
- greenline
- off-stream water
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined the effects of cattle trampling and grazing on vegetation and soil surface variables, and evaluated their effects on sediment movement and filtration in a montane riparian…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- trampling
- NPS pollution
- rainfall simulation
- stem density
- Vegetation filter strip
- Library Collection RecordMatlack et al. examined the indirect effects of grazing by bison (Bos bison) and cattle (Bos taurus) on small mammal populations in annually burned tallgrass prairie in Kansas. The authors sampled…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison-grazed
- cattle-grazed
- deer mice
- enclosures
- Peromyscus maniculatus
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordDuring 1990 and 1991, 'Callie' bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon var. aridus) pastures grazed by cattle were used to determine the effects of two rotational stocking methods and continuous…Publication Date 1969
- phosphorus
- potassium
- grazing
- defoliation management
- soil nitrogen
- soil nutrients
- 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 RecordAs the demand for rangeland resource use grows and diversifies, public land management involves more special interest groups. Some of these groups oppose grazing on public lands unless rangeland…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- grazing
- riparian vegetation
- rotational grazing
- alternative grazing strategies
- deferred grazing
- Library Collection RecordMarlow and Pogacnik studied the concentration areas of cattle on upland and riparian areas within 8 pastures, over a 2 year period in Montana. Through June and July, cattle use was concentrated in…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- Upland areas
- cattle behavior
- forage quality/production
- riparian areas
- Library Collection RecordMarble and Harper inventoried the cover and species richness of vascular and cryptogamic components of the plant community, within experimental grazing paddocks at the Desert Range Experimental…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cryptogamic crust
- desert rangeland
- species richness
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordSoil samples from pastures in Wyoming, which were grazed for 11 years using three management practices, were collected and compared to those subjected to light grazing and livestock exclosures.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Grazing Intensities
- grazing management strategies
- mixed grass prairie
- soil carbon
- soil nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordTo investigate the potential significance of virus-mediated mortality for early survivorship of bunchgrass seedlings, Malmstrom et al. compared the separate and combined effects of virus infection,…Publication Date 1969
- Barley yellow dwarf virus
- invasive species
- grazing
- apparent competition
- native bunchgrasses
- pathogen
- Library Collection RecordMagilligan and McDowell compared stream channels with active grazing and where grazing had been removed for more than 14 years. They compared channels inside exclosures and in adjacent grazed…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- channel adjustment
- exclosures
- fish habitat
- riparian disturbance
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RecordHartnett et al. studied the effects of bison grazing in Kansas tallgrass prairie on plant species composition and diversity components in sites of contrasting fire frequency. Cover and frequency of…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- plant communities
- species diversity
- grazing
- tallgrass prairie
- 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 RecordHarrison et al. studied the effects of livestock grazing and fire in a mosaic of serpentine and nonserpentine soils in California, where most grasslands are dominated by exotic annuals and serpentine…Publication Date 1969
- grasslands
- grazing
- diversity
- exotic species
- fire
- invasion
- serpentine
- species richness