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- Library Collection RecordFahnestock and Knapp assessed the indirect effects of selective grass herbivory by bison on the xylem pressure potentials and primary production of ungrazed tallgrass prairie forbs, during the 1990…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- grazing
- Andropogon gerardii
- biomass
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- Aster ericoides
- Bison bison
- Vernonia baldwinii
- xylem pressure potential
- Library Collection RecordThis article reviews the previous discussions regarding the bison migration/non-migration controversy. One hypothesis is that bison herds migrated regularly between woodland and grassland…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- grasslands
- bison movements
- foraging strategy
- Great Plains
- habitat
- human-bison ecological relationship
- woodland environments
- Library Collection RecordAuthors evaluate the effects of management intensity, defined in terms of N fertilization and stocking rate, on litter mass, deposition rate, and chemical composition in continuously stocked '…Publication Date 1969
- chemical composition
- stocking rate
- Paspalum notatum
- decomposition rate
- littler mass
- nitrogen fertilization
- Pensacola bahiagrass
- Library Collection RecordNitrogen is a key element in the grassland ecosystem, because of its capacity to limit primary and secondary production. Dormaar et al. determined the effects of grazing on the composition and…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- exchangeable nitrogen
- hydrolyzable nitrogen
- mineralizable nitrogen
- urease activity
- Library Collection RecordDetling reviewed studies of plant and soil response to grazing by prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), bison (Bison bison) and wild horses (Equus caballus) in Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota),…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Equus caballus
- Bison bison
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- exclosures
- feral horses
- nitrogen cycling
- prairie dogs
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Day and Detling evaluated the influence of natural and simulated urine deposition by a native herbivore, American bison (Bison bison), on plant biomass, species composition, and N…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- defoliation
- nitrogen
- Poa pratensis
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- urine
- Bison bison
- Grazing Preference
- photosynthetic pathways
- Root
- Shoot
- Library Collection RecordDamhoureyeh and Hartnett measured the growth and reproduction of five forb species in tallgrass prairie pastures in Kansas that were grazed by bison or cattle, and burned every year or every four…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- bison
- cattle
- fire
- forbs
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordCullan et al. investigate the effects of early summer stocking rates on prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) in the Nebraska sandhills. Over a two-year period, grazing pressure accounted for 69…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- little bluestem
- Prairie Sandreed
- recruitment and mortality
- sand bluestem
- Library Collection RecordA study conducted at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, following preliminary assessments of bison (Bison bison) use of prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns, found that midsummer was when…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- herbivory
- grazing
- Bison bison
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- forage interactions
- habitat use patterns
- mixed-grass prairie
- prairie dogs
- Library Collection RecordCoppock and Detling observed bull and cow-calf bison (Bison bison) herd selection of feeding sites on a prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colony, before and after a prescribed burn on a nearby…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- burning
- grazing
- Bison bison
- black-tailed prairie dog
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Wind Cave National Park
- Library Collection RecordCoppedge and Shaw examined the effects of bison (Bison bison) horning and rubbing behaviors on woody vegetation, over a two-year period on a tallgrass prairie site. Horning and rubbing activity was…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Bison bison
- horning
- Rubbing
- tallgrass prairie
- woody vegetation
- Library Collection RecordTwo long-term field experiments were performed in native tallgrass prairie grassland to assess the effects of fire, nitrogen addition, and grazing or mowing on plant species diversity. In the…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- species diversity
- mowing
- burning
- Bison bison
- fertilizer
- habitat fragmentation
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), bison (Bison bison), or both were excluded from a mixed grass prairie in southwest South Dakota for two years. Only modest vegetational changes…Publication Date 1969
- bison
- Bison bison
- black-tailed prairie dog
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- grazing patterns
- mixed-grass prairie
- nitrogen concentration
- release from grazing
- Vegetation Response
- Library Collection RecordIn this review paper, Bryant et al. studied the effects of short-duration grazing systems on commercial ranches. Based on experiences of Texas Tech researchers of short-duration grazing systems…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- management
- arid and semiarid regions
- livestock grazing
- rangeland
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordIn this Oklahoma study, Brummer et al. found that grazing schedule had limited and inconsistent effects on short-term herbage dynamics of tallgrass prairie. Average seasonal standing crop increased…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- herbage accumulation
- herbage disappearance
- Rotation Grazing
- Library Collection RecordA long standing question in range management is the relative importance of the stocking rate versus the length of time of a grazing event. Batabyal et al. address this question by constructing a…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- Time
- range management
- long run expected net unit cost (LRENC)
- modeling
- Library Collection RecordSoil nutrients were measured for 4 years in pastures under heavy, moderate, and light grazing intensities, that were seeded with one of three species (smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis), meadow…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- stocking rate
- fertilizers
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus riparius
- meadow bromegrass
- smooth bromegrass
- soil nitrogen
- soil phosphorus
- winter triticale
- X Triticosecale
- Library Collection RecordBareiss et al. looked at the effects of two different grazing practices (short-duration grazing, SDG, and continuous grazing, CG) on the success of bobwhite and turkey nests on two study sites in…Publication Date 1969
- trampling
- density
- stocking rate
- coverage
- nesting success
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of two stocking rates on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties were measured under continuous and rotational grazing systems for three years. There was high variation in…Publication Date 1969
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing system
- microbial biomass carbon
- soil enzyme activity
- soil nutrients
- Library Collection RecordBunchgrasses growth form may cause trampling avoidance by cattle because elevated tussocks present an uneven surface to step on. This hypothesis was tested by counting cattle hoof prints in a…Publication Date 1969
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron cristatum
- stocking rate
- avoidance
- bunchgrass
- Library Collection RecordAbaye et al. compared forage quality and quantity between pastures grazed by sheep and cattle alone and together (multi-species grazing). More forage was available and forage use tended to be more…Publication Date 1969
- mixed grazing
- stocking rate
- forage-livestock systems
- grazing pressure
- grazing system
- multi-species grazing
- time spent grazing
- 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