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- Library Collection RecordThe effects of defoliation, compaction, nutrient return, and season of use were examined on three study areas (Willow Creek, approximately 16 km north-northwest of Brogan, Oregon, Valley Creek…Publication Date 1969
- Agrostis stolonifera
- Meadow Foxtail
- Alopecurus pratensis
- defoliation
- Carex spp.
- compaction
- nutrient return
- redtop
- Sedge
- Library Collection RecordA short term greenhouse study examined the effects of species competition and clipping on carbon allocation in leafy spurge plants grown with Idaho fescue, Kentucky bluegrass and alfalfa plants.…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- Leafy spurge
- plant competition
- Medicago sativa
- carbon allocation
- Festuca idahoensis
- grazing tolerance
- noxious range weed
- Poa pratensis L.
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of defoliation on biomass distribution were studied in plants of Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, and Trifolium repens, collected from three different-aged pastures in British Columbia.…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- Holcus lanatus
- Lolium perenne
- Trifolium repens
- grass-grazer relationship
- pasture age
- Library Collection RecordWraith et al. compared soil moisture and plant water status on grazed and ungrazed portions of a 10-paddock, short duration grazing system, on established crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum)…Publication Date 1969
- soil moisture
- water balance
- defoliation
- crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum)
- leaf water potentials
- spring grazing
- 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 RecordWhite et al. measured the vegetative responses of a New Mexico blue grama rangeland to heavily stocked, short-duration grazing and moderately stocked, continuous grazing. In general, total produced…Publication Date 1969
- primary production
- defoliation
- Bouteloua gracilis
- stocking rate
- blue grama
- grazing system
- 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 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 RecordThe concentration of phenols, procyanidins, and protein in pine foliage was determined at two and eight weeks following mechanical defoliation of 0, 25, 50, and 75% in this greenhouse study. The…Publication Date 1969
- Pinus ponderosa
- Procyanidins
- defoliation
- Phenol
- ponderosa pine
- protein
- resistance
- Library Collection RecordVan Auken documents woody species population changes in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Photographic evidence showed a lack of Mexican juniper (Juniperus ashei) seedlings in evergreen woodlands…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- population structure
- Edwards Plateau
- plant population change
- white-tailed deer
- 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 RecordThe impacts of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory on forest regeneration were determined in clearcut, thinned, and uncut Pennsylvania hardwood forest plots stocked at different deer densities.…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- species diversity
- clearcutting
- Alleghany hardwood forests
- herbivore density
- species composition
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and moth (Periploca ceanothiella) herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive growth of New Jersey tea (Ceanothus herbaceous) was measured in burned and…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Flint Hills
- grazing tolerance
- Periploca ceanothiella
- plant growth form
- stem galling moth
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordHabitat burning influenced white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) forage-class use more than cattle (Bos taurus) grazing, except in the winter. Yearlong cattle grazing resulted in less browse on…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- diet diversity
- forage availability
- generalist forager
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diet selectivity and diet digestibility was reduced, but foraging efficiency was increased, due to cattle (Bos taurus) grazing. Deer were able to more…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- diet digestibility
- diet selectivity
- foraging efficiency
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) preferred browse and forbs yearlong, while cattle (Bos taurus) preferred grasses during the spring and summer and browse and herbage during the fall and…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- browse
- competition
- dietary overlap
- white-tailed deer
- 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 RecordStromayer and Warren examined the evidence describing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing impacts on woody vegetation communities in the eastern United States, and revealed 3 possible…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- browsing
- alternate stable state
- Eastern United States
- forest regeneration
- white-tailed deer
- woody-plant communities
- Library Collection RecordStrauss measured the impacts of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and beetle (Blepharida rhois and Oberea ocellata) herbivory on smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) plants at the Minnesota Cedar Creek Natural…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- additive effects
- Blepharida rhois
- chrysomelid beetle
- Oberea ocellata
- Rhus glabra
- smooth sumac
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordStrauss measured the effects of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) selection of smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) shoots on plant growth, and compared the results to a similar study that utilized simulated…Publication Date 1969
- deer
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant growth
- Rhus glabra
- selective browsing
- simulated grazing
- smooth sumac
- Library Collection RecordDuring a study in Florida, in the first year of defoliation, dry matter (DM) harvested for 'Mott' elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum) and 'S-Mott' varied little from that of the…Publication Date 1969
- Pennisetum glaucum
- elephant grass
- Pennisetum purpureum
- defoliation
- crude protein
- agronomic performance
- in vitro digestible organic matter
- pearl millet
- Pennisetum hybrids
- Library Collection RecordAccording to Russell et al., sufficient evidence exists to conclude that white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can have a substantial impact upon plant morphology and, in some cases, plant…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant communities
- deer populations
- Growth Rates
- plant populations
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordQuercus buckleyi acorn predation and seedling establishment and survival were measured by Russell and Fowler, on sites with or without deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing and Juniperus ashei…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- population dynamics
- herbivory
- woodlands
- facilitation
- Quercus buckleyi
- white-tailed deer
- 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 RecordPolley and Detling examined the effects of defoliation on growth and nitrogen nutrition in populations of Agropyron smithii (western wheatgrass) collected from a heavily grazed black-tailed prairie…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- grasslands
- biomass production
- nitrogen accumulation
- prairie dog colonies
- Library Collection RecordOrtega et al. studied the effects of moderate and heavy cattle (Bos taurus) stocking rates, under continuous and short-duration grazing treatments, on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diets…Publication Date 1969
- crude protein
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- continuous grazing
- IVDOM
- short-duration grazing
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordPlant community homogeneity was not influenced by the cattle (Bos taurus) grazing treatments used. Plant diversity increased under all cattle grazing treatments, until a persistent drought led to a…Publication Date 1969
- phytomass
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle
- continuous grazing
- Coastal Bend of Texas
- diversity
- short-duration grazing
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordOrtega et al. studied the botanical composition of cattle (Bos taurus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diets and the partitioning of dietary resources between the two species under…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- continuous grazing
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- Carolina geranium
- evening primrose
- Geranium carolinianum
- Oenothera speciosa
- Oxalis dillenii
- prairie coneflower
- Ratibida columnaris
- short-duration grazing
- western ragweed
- white-tailed deer
- wood-sorrel
- Library Collection RecordIndian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) plants were clipped at anthesis in a field study that compared the seed production, weight, and germination of plants that were exposed to heavy grazing or…Publication Date 1969
- protection
- defoliation
- germination
- viability
- ecotypic variation
- Indian Ricegrass
- Oryzopsis hymenoides
- Library Collection RecordA simulation model was created and verified using data from field experiments, to determine the compensatory growth of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum) after grazing, at different times…Publication Date 1969
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron desertorum
- defoliation
- production model
- ramet population model
- ramets
- tiller
- Library Collection RecordMiller and Rose measured the effects of simulated autumn herbivory on crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum) tiller mortality and plant growth. Tiller recruitment was lower in the autumn…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- roots
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron desertorum
- Allocation
- tiller
- Library Collection RecordUngrazed, lightly grazed, and heavily grazed intensity treatments for 50 years, in short-grass steppe of Colorado, were assessed in terms of forage nitrogen concentrations, nitrogen yields, and in…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- precipitation
- nitrogen
- grazing history
- Grazing Intensities
- nutritional quality
- 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 RecordPlants of two species of Sesbania were defoliated in patterns designed to reveal the level of integrated response. For field grown plants, defoliation caused fruit abortion on the defoliated…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- yield components
- integrated physiological unit
- metamer
- modular growth
- Library Collection RecordThe winter diets of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), in Baxter State Park, Maine, showed some dietary overlap, with the major distinction being greater use of white…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- White spruce
- Picea glauca
- balsam fir
- Abies balsamea
- Alces alces
- browse
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to examine flexibility in allocation to storage and reproduction with respect to loss of leaf area in Trillium grandiflorum, a perennial herb of temperate deciduous…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- resource allocation
- deciduous forest
- reproductive biology
- spring ephemeral
- total nonstructural carbohydrates
- Trillium grandiflorum
- Library Collection RecordLehmhuhl et al. developed a Bayesian Belief network to asses the habitat capability for elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer in the Columbia River basin. Their model weighed factors such as…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Cervus elaphus
- forest management
- Bayesian model
- ecosystem management
- Library Collection RecordKnight measured the effects of early and late deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory (actual and simulated), on Trillium grandiflorum. Early season herbivory reduced the potential of the plant to…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- tolerance
- eastern North America
- reproductive success
- simulated herbivory
- spatial variation
- timing of herbivory
- Trillium grandiflorum
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordKingery et al. looked at the possible interactions between cattle, elk and white-tailed deer through fecal analysis to determine the species composition. They found that elk and cattle were most…Publication Date 1969
- interspecific competition
- Bos taurus
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Abies grandis
- Thuja plicata
- diet selection
- elk
- resource partitioning
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordDietary overlap between cattle (Bos taurus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was greatest during the winter and least during the summer. Competition between deer and cattle in the…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- competition
- dietary overlap
- dietary quality
- facilitative effects
- Library Collection RecordThree study sites (heavy cattle stocking, moderate to light cattle stocking, and no cattle stocking) were used to determine how cattle (Bos taurus) stocking rates influence white-tailed deer (…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- carcass weights
- cattle stocking
- competition
- reproductive rates
- Library Collection RecordJenkins and Wright looked at the spatial overlap of white-tailed deer, elk and moose niches and how that effected habitat selection and vegetation preferences. The main factor found to influence all…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Cervus elaphus
- moose
- Alces alces
- community type
- elk
- habitat overlap
- vegetation preferences
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordJaramillo and Detling raised samples of blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) from heavily grazed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies and lightly grazed uncolonized sites in Wind Cave National Park…Publication Date 1969
- Bouteloua gracilis
- defoliation
- blue grama
- clipping
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- grass
- grassland
- grazing history
- nitrogen accumulation
- nutrient accumulation
- prairie dogs
- Library Collection RecordThe authors tested the effects of clipping and root herbivory, both separately and combined, on the growth and leaf gas exchange of sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula). Nematodes (…Publication Date 1969
- Sideoats grama
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- defoliation
- fine roots
- net photosynthesis
- root-feeding nematodes
- Library Collection RecordHendon and Briske investigated the response of Texas cupgrass (Eriochloa sericea), a warm season perennial bunchgrass, to clipping of 75% of canopy volume prior-, during, and post- culm elongation,…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- defoliation
- mortality
- Eriochloa sericea
- herbivory-sensitivity
- perennial bunchgrass
- Texas cupgrass
- tiller demography
- Library Collection RecordHall and Stout determined the effects of interseeding timothy (Phleum pratense) and orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) on deer (Odocoileus virginianus) forage…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- alfalfa
- Medicago sativa
- economics
- selective grazing
- Forage Value
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordHaferkamp et al. measured the effects of clipping in May or June on western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) growth and tiller dynamics in plots with and without competition from annual brome (Bromus…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- Bromus japonicus
- competition
- forage production
- Japanese brome
- Pascopyrum smithii
- simulated grazing
- western wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordFrom this two-year study in Utah, Gold and Caldwell quantified the effects of different spatial patterns of defoliation on regrowth rates, peak standing biomass, and aboveground biomass production of…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron desertorum
- defoliation
- regrowth
- clipping
- spatial pattern
- tussock grass
- Library Collection RecordAlong the sandy shores of the Great Lakes, two annual flowering plants that grow there are Cakile edentula (sea rocket) and Corispermum hyssopifolium (bugseed). This habitat is unpredictable and…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Cakile edentula
- compensatory response
- Corispermum hyssopifolium
- defoliation intensity
- defoliation stage
- intermediate growth
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordOverbrowsing by large deer populations in the mixed-conifer hardwood forests of northern Michigan is suspected to be the reason for the limited regeneration of hemlock trees in this area. Frelich…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- regeneration
- Tsuga canadensis
- sugar maple
- Acer saccharum
- gap dynamics model
- hemlock
- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
- white-tailed deer