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- Library Collection RecordThe gaming theory is used to model outcomes of grassland use for grazing by cooperative farmers and non-cooperating farmers. Models account for grassland dynamics and assume each farmer maximizes…Publication Date 1969
- Common property
- grasslands
- Common pool resources
- complex ecosystem dynamics
- differential games
- multiple equilibria
- Library Collection RecordHistorical changes in stocking rates of domestic livestock on fenced ranches was used to determine if rangeland degradation has taken place in semi-arid and arid rangelands of Cape Province, South…Publication Date 1969
- degradation
- grazing
- livestock
- primary productivity
- South Africa
- Arid rangelands
- biome
- semi-arid rangelands
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordThis is a literature review of 67 published scientific articles the concepts of plant invasion impacts on fire regimes in North American desert shrublands.Publication Date 1969
- shrublands
- Annual invasive grasses
- Chihuahuan Desert
- ecological resilience
- ecological resistance
- fire regimes
- Great Basin Desert
- Mojave Desert
- plant invasion
- Sonoran Desert
- Library Collection RecordSeven strip-transects were setup in both the grazed (65% utilization) and livestock excluded areas to determine the differences of bird species present in those areas. Fourteen species of birds were…Publication Date 1969
- birds
- Colorado
- cattle grazing
- riparian wildlife
- Rocky Mountains
- small mammals
- western jumping mouse
- Wilson's warbler
- Library Collection RecordThe validity of the traditional model used to assess the value of public land grazing permits was examined (whichever word you choose works for me). Hedonic ranch value models developed for New…Publication Date 1969
- amenity owners
- grazing fees
- hedonic model
- land value
- public land grazing
- ranch sales
- ranch value
- Library Collection RecordThe landscape history of the last 150 years was reconstructed by the examination of the sedimentary record of eight small lakes in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park. The purpose was to…Publication Date 1969
- range management
- ungulates
- diatom stratigraphy
- elk populations
- erosion rates
- lead-210 dating
- paleoecology
- paleolimnology
- pollen analysis
- sediment geochemistry
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing and drought on runoff, erosion, and nutrient transport were measured over three years with 12, 50 m² lysimeters on native grassland near Miles City, Montana on the Fort…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- nutrient transport
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- Great Plains
- lysimeter
- nutrient yield
- sediment yield
- Library Collection Record: In the summer of 1994, five narrowleaf cottonwood stands in northeastern Yellowstone National Park were measured for the effects of elk herbivory. These stands were dated by photographs from…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- browsing
- herbivory
- elk
- narrowleaf cottonwood
- Populus augustifolia
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis is a scientific synthesis based on the author’s PhD dissertation along with 141 other studies on elk, moose, and beaver herbivory in riparian communities in the northern range of…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- moose
- Alces alces
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- elk
- Intermountain West
- native ungulates
- riparian communities
- water cycle
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis scientific opinion is based on the authors' experience with riparian restoration while focusing on one riparian restoration project in northeastern Oregon where cattle grazing was stopped…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cottonwoods
- active restoration
- alder
- passive restoration
- Populus spp.
- riparian ecosystems
- Salix spp.
- willows
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a scientific opinion reviewing restoration definitions on a selection of case studies on riparian restoration.Publication Date 1969
- reclamation
- ecological restoration
- stream restoration
- Watershed Restoration
- Library Collection RecordAntibiotics resistance in fecal streptococci was used to identify sources of fecal pollution in a rural Virginia watershed. A database of fecal streptococcus isolates was established from known human…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- bacteria
- fencing
- fecal coliform
- nonpoint source pollution
- pollution source identification
- Library Collection RecordDuring the summer of 1985, the effects of browsing by beaver were studied at two beaver ponds in Minnesota (46°50’N, 92°11’W). Pond one (colonized from 1980-1985) was located on a…Publication Date 1969
- Trembling aspen
- Populus tremuloides
- biomass
- beaver
- beaver ponds
- Castor canadensis
- selective herbivory
- species composition
- stem diameter
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of the authors' previous work on how beaver influence the environment around them combined with 28 studies by other researchers.Publication Date 1969
- boundaries
- herbivory
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- patches
- Library Collection RecordFour marshes, two impounded (managed) next to two unmanaged marshes, in coastal Louisiana (29°35’N, 90° 05’W) were used to evaluate the effects of water management and Nutria…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- Aboveground Biomass
- Myocastor coypus
- salt marsh
- Scirpus americanus
- Spartina patens
- wetland management
- Library Collection RecordFour marshes, two impounded (managed) next to two unmanaged marshes, in coastal Louisiana (29°35’N, 90° 05’W) were used to measure the effects of Nutria grazing and water level…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- annual production
- Myocastor coypus
- plant stand structure
- Schoenoplectus americanus
- Spartina patens
- wetland management
- Library Collection RecordChanges in plant cover due to Lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) herbivory along the salt marshes of La Pérouse Bay, Manitoba (58° 45’ N, 93° 30’ W) were…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Bare Soil
- bareground
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- fecal density
- grubbing
- lesser snow geese
- species assemblage
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of moose (Alces alces) browsing on nitrogen concentrations and decomposition rates of paper birch (Betula resinifera) leaf litter were measured in a subarctic headwater stream near…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- aquatic food webs
- browse chemistry
- invertebrate utilization
- tannin levels
- Library Collection RecordDuck nest success on 12 pastures grazed under a once-over rotational grazing system and 12 pastures grazed season-long was measured in the prairie pothole region of southern Saskatchewan. In 1995 and…Publication Date 1969
- ducks
- grazing
- pastures
- rotational grazing
- Saskatchewan
- nest success
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of goose grubbing on willow habitat, leaf characteristics, and phenology were examined in the salt marshes of La Pérouse Bay in northern Manitoba (58° 56’ N, 93° 30â€â…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- salinity
- soil water
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- La Perouse Bay
- lesser snow goose
- simulated grubbing
- Library Collection RecordThis is a synthesis of 67 studies illustrating the concept of optimum habitat to livestock and their needs highlighting specifically the effect of habitat attributes on livestock use, the effect if…Publication Date 1969
- foraging
- livestock management
- spatial distribution
- grazing patterns
- grazing uniformity
- habitat
- livestock behavioral mechanisms
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordMulder and Ruess investigated the direct and indirect effects of herbivory by Brant geese (Branta bernicla nigricans) on Triglochin palustris (arrowgrass), in a subarctic salt marsh in southwestern…Publication Date 1969
- Alaska
- associational resistance
- biomass allocation
- brant geese
- Branta bernicla nigricans
- selective herbivory
- stoloniferous perennial
- subarctic salt marsh
- Triglochin palustris
- Vegetative Reproduction
- Library Collection RecordA two year simulated grazing study looked at the effects of grazing and trampling of well-vegetated streambanks under four grazing regimes (no grazing, moderate early summer, moderate mid-summer and…Publication Date 1969
- hoof imitator
- Mountain Meadow
- riparian
- root biomass
- simulated grazing
- stream channel
- streambank deformation
- Library Collection RecordSurface runoff and soil erosion, as well as non-point source (NPS) pollutants carried with them, are a concern in watershed management. A study was conducted at Agriculture Canada Stavely Range…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- snow
- soil water assessment tool (SWAT)
- statistical evaluation
- surface runoff
- watershed
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of mowing, burning, and grazing on big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii) grasslands were measured 80 km south of Tucson, Arizona (31° 47' N; 110° 37' W). Study area was…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- mowing
- carrying capacity
- livestock production
- plant production
- pasture management
- big sacaton
- forage quality
- Sporobolus wrightii
- standing crop
- Library Collection RecordA rainfall simulation study was conducted adjacent to Sheep Creek in the Roosevelt National Forest, 80 km northwest of Ft. Collins, Colorado. A rotating boom rainfall simulator was used to evaluate…Publication Date 1969
- Filtration
- water quality
- Nutrient Balance
- buffer strips
- non-point source pollution
- Library Collection RecordStudy measured population characteristics and foraging behavior of lesser snow goose (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) at La Perouse Bay, Cape Churchill, Whale River, and Thompson Point along the…Publication Date 1969
- body size
- overgrazing
- environmental degradation
- Anser caerulescens caerulescens
- feeding area
- lesser snow geese
- salt marshes
- Library Collection RecordThis is a scientific opinion based on 11 scientific sources in addition to the authors own experience, and was developed to be a guidance document for establishment of grazing protocols on National…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- management
- utilization
- riparian ecosystems
- riparian grazing guidelines
- stubble heights
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis is a literature review of 146 papers that synthesized scientific research to determine if stubble height is an appropriate tool for monitoring riparian areas. In addition, the authors examined…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- livestock management
- trampling
- utilization
- willow
- streambanks
- Library Collection RecordA laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the potential of stiff (sedge and corn) and flexible stemmed (bluegrass, native sod) vegetation to trap and retain sediment on a meandering stream with…Publication Date 1969
- sediment deposition
- degraded streambanks
- flexible stems
- riparian habitats
- sediment retention
- simulated meandering stream channel
- stiff stems
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordA grazing study was conducted on Stanley Creek in the Sawtooth National Forest in central Idaho. Cow/calf pairs grazed the riparian area in late June for 6 years under two stocking rates (light -26…Publication Date 1969
- soil moisture
- Percent Utilization
- plant moisture
- stubble heights
- Library Collection RecordA 10-year riparian grazing study was conducted on Stanley Creek, approximately 6 km northwest of Stanley, Idaho (Lat 44°15’46â€Â, Long 114°59’02â€Â). The area has had a…Publication Date 1969
- willow
- fisheries
- livestock management
- grazing
- Mountain Meadow
- riparian
- salmonid
- species richness
- streambank stability
- width/depth ratio
- 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 RecordThis is a literature review of 46 published scientific articles covering how landscape variables influence the impacts of livestock grazing on water quality in humid temperate zones.Publication Date 1969
- beef cattle
- watersheds
- landscape
- pasture fertility
- riparian ecosystem
- soil and water conservation
- Library Collection RecordThe Versatile Soil Moisture Budget (VB2000) is a model that was developed to describe soil water movement in one dimension through the use of meteorlogical and soil/crop properties. It was used in a…Publication Date 1969
- runoff
- grazing
- model performance
- moisture budget
- slope position
- total soil water
- Water Infiltration
- Library Collection RecordAfter more than a century of heavy, season-long cattle grazing, a study was implemented on Meadow creek in the Starkey Experimental Forest, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in the Blue Mountains of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- cattle
- willow
- Alnus incana
- Black cottonwood
- Populus trichocarpa
- cessation
- riparian ecosystems
- Salix spp.
- thin-leaf alder
- wild ungulates
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of 23 papers (experiments, data sets and literature reviews) on effectiveness of removing or not removing grazing cattle from western rangelands for restoration purposes.Publication Date 1969
- livestock
- grazing
- rangelands
- degradation
- conservation
- restoration
- western U.S.
- Library Collection RecordThe authors used demographic methods to determine whether increased rates of leaf elongation occur in two sedges, Carex subspathacea and Carex x flavicans, when heavily grazed by lesser snow geese (…Publication Date 1969
- Carex subspathacea
- Carex x flavicans
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- grazing release
- leaf elongation
- lesser snow goose
- Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted to further determine relationships of soil and vegetation factors to soil loss and water runoff from reclaimed pastures and rangeland in Nebraska. Results showed that soil…Publication Date 1969
- erosion
- runoff
- pastures
- rangelands
- grazing
- vegetation
- Simulated rainfall
- soil loss
- Library Collection RecordIn this 3 year study, grazing sheep and cattle together tended to reduce the impacts of grazing on vegetation and soils, when compared to grazing either herbivore alone. Mixed species pastures had…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- Ovis aries
- soil compaction
- botanical composition
- selective grazing
- multi-species grazing
- Library Collection RecordA model was created to study the process in which nutria (Myocastor coypus) feeding activities lead to erosion and loss of marsh area. The nutria-biomass-model consists of three linked modes: a…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- population dynamics
- brackish marsh
- coastal Louisiana
- eat-out
- marsh loss
- Myocastor coypus
- Scirpus americanus
- Spartina patens
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of five years of summer grazing (June, July, or no grazing) followed by fall grazing at varied stocking rates (no grazing, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 AUM per hectare) on herbage production of warm-…Publication Date 1969
- C3-C4 production dynamics
- Nebraska Sandhills
- October grazing
- residual herbage
- stocking rates
- summer grazing
- vegetation functional groups
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of defoliation intensity and frequency on aboveground production and root production of three species (slender wheatgrass, Nebraska sedge and �Steadfast�…Publication Date 1969
- birdsfoot trefoil
- root length
- slender wheatgrass
- defoliation frequency
- defoliation intensity
- herbage production
- Nebraska sedge
- root distribution
- root surface area root weight
- Wet Meadow
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on a semi-arid grassland community dominated by the non-native invasive grass, Lehman lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees) were evaluated at…Publication Date 1969
- Arizona
- prescribed burning
- species diversity
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- livestock grazing
- native plants
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordThe idea that spatial distribution of grazing utilization would be unaffected by a gradient in paddock size and stocking density under intensive rotational grazing management (IRG) was examined at…Publication Date 1969
- deferred rotational grazing
- grazing management systems
- intensive rotational grazing
- livestock distribution
- Paddock
- short duration grazing
- spatial heterogeneity
- time control grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe differences in yearling Hereford heifer weight gain and beef production under light and moderate stocking rates were examined approximately 60 km northeast of Fort Collins, Colorado (40Ãï¿…Publication Date 1969
- Artiplex canescens
- beef production
- Central Great Plains
- heifer performance
- seasonal grazing
- shortgrass steppe
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordThis is a literature review of 92 published scientific articles covering the effects of fire and annual weeds on soil chemistry, microbiology and conservation.Publication Date 1969
- invasive species
- pH
- soil erosion
- soil microorganisms
- Desert shrub lands
- fertile islands
- fire
- mycorrhizal fungi
- soil carbon
- soil nitrogen
- succession
- Library Collection RecordThis scientific opinion paper focuses on importance and challenges to developing a riparian management plan for all users and the opportunities that land managers and livestock producers have to…Publication Date 1969
- management
- erosion
- streams
- grazing fees
- Grazing Practices
- riparian recovery
- riparian zone
- water cycle
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of cattle manure application and duration on runoff quality with respect to N, P, and fecal coliform (FC) from fescue dominated pastures were measured at the University of Kentucky Maine…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- runoff
- nutrients
- fecal coliform
- 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