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- Library Collection RecordBattigelli et al. claimed that cattle grazing at a stocking rate of 2 AUM/ha can have an adverse affect on soil quality. In their study, they found soil mites evenly distributed throughout the soil…Publication Date 1969
- Soil fauna
- Prostigmata
- Acari
- range management
- mesofauna
- 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 RecordBastian et al. examined the possibilities of cattle and antelope use of public rangelands in the most effective way possible. The authors designed a production possibilities frontier that would…Publication Date 1969
- marginal rate of substitution
- production possibilities frontier
- stocking ratio
- Library Collection RecordBasey et al. collected data on the availability, size, bark chemistry, and extent of cutting by beavers (Castor canadensis) of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) at two sites, one occupied for 28…Publication Date 1969
- Populus tremuloides
- Castor canadensis
- central-place foraging
- juvenile-form plants
- optimal foraging
- plant defense
- Library Collection RecordSelective grazing by some herbivores can alter pasture species composition, range condition and forage production within and between seasons. In this study, moderate sheep grazing in the fall-winter…Publication Date 1969
- Quercus douglasii
- Blue Oak
- selective grazing
- California annual grassland
- range condition
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, Bartolome et al. determined the effects of grazing California coastal grasslands at different times during the growing season. Four plant community types, 2 annual and 2 perennial,…Publication Date 2004
- burning
- linear mixed effects model
- livestock grazing
- native perennial grassland
- ordination
- restoration
- TWINSPAN
- Library Collection RecordIn this 3-year study, Baron et al. determined the effects of increasing grazing intensity on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling in a meadow bromegrass (Bromus riparius) pasture through vegetative…Publication Date 1969
- productivity
- nutritive value
- Bromus riparius
- disappearance
- meadow bromegrass
- nutrient flow
- residual pasture
- 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 RecordBarnett and Stohlgren investigated aspen (Populus tremuloides) regeneration in the Gros Ventre River valley, the National Elk Refuge, and a small part of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, to see if…Publication Date 1969
- Populus tremuloides
- Cervus elaphus
- regeneration
- Wyoming
- Aspen
- elk
- Gros Ventre River valley
- 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 RecordIn this review, Bardgett et al. identify the mechanisms by which foliar herbivory may indirectly affect the soil biota and associated below-ground processes through affecting plants. The authors…Publication Date 1969
- above-ground herbivory
- below-ground herbivory
- carbon allocation
- Ecosystem function
- plant responses to herbivory
- soil biota
- soil food-web
- soil processes
- 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 RecordBallinger et al. looked at the effects of cattle removal from a sandhills prairie site on lizard abundance in western Nebraska. Cattle were removed from the study site 25 years prior to Ballinger et…Publication Date 1969
- blowouts
- grazing removal
- local extirpation
- Vegetation Density
- Library Collection RecordBallinger and Jones assessed the effects that the absence of grazing can have on three lizard species on the Arapaho Prairie of Nebraska. Cattle were excluded from the study area in 1979 and rapid…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- dense grasses
- habitat requirements
- Holbrookia
- open habitat
- Sceloporus
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined how woody and herbaceous plant frequency, cover, and overall species diversity have responded to regional variation, both historic and recent, in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant cover
- species diversity
- bluebead lily
- browsing effects
- Clintonia borealis
- Herbaceous Species
- plant frequency
- white-tailed deer
- Woody Species
- Library Collection RecordBaldwin states that because of the experimental advantages that they offer, mechanical simulations of grazing are more commonly used than true herbivory in ecological studies of the impact of…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivory
- clipping
- mechanical herbivory simulations
- plant responses
- Library Collection RecordIn a Kansas tallgrass prairie, sites burned annually in spring and subjected to bison (Bison bison) grazing, over an 8-year period, had greater available light and inorganic nitrogen than similar…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- colonization
- heterogeneity
- species richness
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordThrough the study of historical records, photographs, and current vegetation measurements inside and outside of grazing exclosures, the authors determined that high elk (Cervus elaphus) populations…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- Populus tremuloides
- regeneration
- environmental degradation
- Aspen
- elk
- natural regulation
- over-browsing
- Library Collection RecordThe prominent finding of this study was the high level of interaction effects between grazing pressure and soil type. Ground cover and plants used for forage responded to grazing pressure depending…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- Texas
- Colinus virginianus
- eastern meadowlark
- mourning dove
- northern bobwhite
- Soil Type
- sturnella magna
- Zenaida macroura
- Library Collection RecordBaker and Cade used cut stems from a coyote willow community in northern Colorado to build a model that can estimate available biomass to beaver in the winter months. The main goal of this model was…Publication Date 1969
- Castor canadensis
- coyote willow
- logistic model
- nonlinear least squares regression
- Salix exigua
- Library Collection RecordIn this conceptual model of the grazing process, cattle quickly explore a new pasture and develop a map-like presentation of the spatial relationships among patches. The idea of manipulating cattle…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- distribution
- forage
- grazing pathway
- grazing process
- model
- Library Collection RecordReview article, no summary available.Publication Date 1969
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed fire has been used as a tool to control aspen encroachment on pasturelands. However, aspen suckers can quickly regenerate following burning, and the plant community may return to an aspen…Publication Date 1969
- aspen forest
- prescribed fire
- seeding
- short duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordTo determine the response of fringed sagebrush (Artemisia frigida Willd.) to different types of disturbance, vegetation and soil measurements were recorded for two years following tilling, clipping,…Publication Date 1969
- population dynamics
- seedling emergence
- Artemisia frigida Willd.
- Fringed Sagebrush
- Northern Mixed Prairie
- patch dynamics
- safe sites
- Seed Reserves
- Library Collection RecordBai et al. studied the range condition and vegetation composition and characteristics to determine the effects of grazing on the southern Saskatchewan grassland region. Grazing altered species…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- Saskatchewan
- Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA)
- litter
- sward structure
- Two-way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN)
- Library Collection RecordAustin and Pyle looked at the habitat selection of small mammals in a montane wet meadow as effected by cattle grazing and fall burning on the Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho. All…Publication Date 1969
- Microhabitat
- capture rates
- cattle grazing
- population declines
- soil wetness
- Library Collection RecordVegetal differences were compared in two adjacent canyons, one which had not been grazed since 1905, and the other which was heavily grazed through the 1930's, after which, grazing gradually…Publication Date 1969
- grazing removal
- livestock grazing
- Mountain Brush Zone
- vegetal change
- Library Collection RecordHorse grazing in the spring increased winter browse for mule deer in Northern Utah. Horses removed about 50% of the herbaceous biomass, while deer used slightly more than 50% of big sagebrush (…Publication Date 1969
- Artemisia tridentata
- grazing
- reseeding
- big sagebrush
- Chrysothamnus nauseosus albicaulis
- Northern Utah
- rubber rabbitbrush
- winter range
- Library Collection RecordThe absence of livestock grazing allows for an increase in grass and forbs while decreasing shrubs. Mule deer require shrubs for winter browsing. Decreasing livestock grazing is directly correlated…Publication Date 1969
- mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- livestock grazing
- succession
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordReview article, no summary available.Publication Date 1969
- Library Collection RecordAugustine and Frank examined soil cores inside and outside of 36-year old exclosures in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, at finer (< 10 cm) and larger (5-30 m) spatial scales. While total soil…Publication Date 1969
- Exclosure
- mineralization potential
- soil carbon
- soil nitrogen
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordKansas cattle producers that use intensive, early stocking techniques on big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) prairies may also be able to graze cattle during winter months to reduce production costs…Publication Date 1969
- Andropogon gerardii
- big bluestem
- Flint Hills
- near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- simulated grazing
- total non-structural carbohydrates
- winter removal
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated fecal shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum from California cow-calf herds with respect to age, geographic region, temporal effects, and association with watery feces in order to…Publication Date 1969
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- oocysts
- California
- Immunofluorescent microscopy
- cow-calf herds
- fecal shedding
- protozoan parasite
- Library Collection RecordArredondo and Johnson studied the effects of simulated grazing at different intensities (0, 50, and 70% utilization) and frequencies (single or repeated defoliation) on root architecture and…Publication Date 1969
- defoliation
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- crested wheatgrass
- Agropyron desertorum
- Bromus tectorum
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- cheatgrass
- link length
- root topology
- Library Collection RecordExpansion of a 6-year old prairie dog colony to a previously uncolonized site resulted in loss of perennial grasses and their replacement by annual forbs within 3 years. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron
- Bouteloua
- herbivory
- Stipa
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- detrended correspondence analysis
- diversity
- ecotype
- Structure
- Library Collection RecordAngell and McClaran examined the relationship between a variety of grazing regimes and grass species densities in an Arizona desert grassland, over 28 years. Grass density was not related to the…Publication Date 1969
- grazing intensity
- grazing systems
- Desert Grassland
- repeated measures analysis
- Library Collection RecordDuring diurnal June and August measurements, the water potential of mixed grass prairie species, in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, did not differ between a site colonized by black-tailed…Publication Date 1969
- xylem
- Agropyron smithii
- Andropogon gerardii
- Andropogon scoparius
- Artemisia frigida
- black-tailed prairie dog
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Water Potentials
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, the vegetative response to continuous grazing was compared to rotational grazing, under different stocking rates (low, medium, and high), in a crested wheatgrass pasture over 4 years…Publication Date 1969
- Agropyron desertorum
- sagebrush
- Artemisia tridentata
- density
- Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
- cover
- short duration grazing
- tiller dynamics
- Library Collection RecordSchizachyrium scoparium is a dominant late-seral perennial grass that was grown in competition with another S. scoparium, with Bothriochloa saccharoides, or with Stipa leucotrichaor (two other mid-…Publication Date 1969
- tolerance
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- avoidance
- competition
- grass-grazer interactions
- resistance
- selective herbivory
- seral-stage
- Library Collection RecordThis study, in Illinois, found that Trillium stem height was positively correlated with the percent of the herbaceous understory that is browsed, which indicates that change in stem height can be a…Publication Date 1969
- indicator species
- Odocoileus virginianus
- grazing
- herbivory
- Deer Management
- local extinction
- Trillium grandiflorum
- understory vegetation
- white-flowered trillium
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined the differences in reproductive biomass and seed production between grazed and ungrazed grasses on the northern winter range in Yellowstone National Park. The authors found…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- Exclosure
- grassland
- literature review
- seed production and yield
- ungulate
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordAnderson and Shumar examined two clusters of paired plots grazed by jackrabbits in Idaho; one in an area also grazed by pronghorn with abundant winterfat (Ceratoides lanata), the other an old burn…Publication Date 1969
- tolerance
- regrowth
- Artemisia tridentata
- winter
- Black-tailed jackrabbit
- Lepus californicus
- recovery
- seasonal preference
- Library Collection RecordTobosa (Hilaria mutica) was seasonally grazed with cattle in New Mexico, under continuous stocking treatments in 1980 and 1981. Grazing strategies did not influence the proportion of green tobosa…Publication Date 1969
- heifer average daily gain
- Hilaria mutica
- seasonal grazing strategies
- standing crop quality
- tobosa utilization
- Library Collection RecordAmmon and Stacey looked at the long term effects of cattle grazing on riparian habitat for song birds in northwestern Nevada. The authors looked at two 25-30 ha plots, one which had not seen…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- artificial nests
- nest success
- population declines
- riparian birds
- Library Collection RecordAlzerreca-Angelo et al. used a 59-year vegetation database in combination with climate data to determine if the changes in a shadscale plant community, after the implementation of grazing management…Publication Date 1969
- Atriplex confertifolia
- climate
- artemisia spinescens
- budsage
- Ceratoides lanata
- Galleta
- Hilaria jamesii
- Indian Ricegrass
- Oryzopsis hymenoides
- Sand Dropseed
- Shadscale
- Sporobolus cryptandrus
- vegetation dynamics
- Winterfat
- Library Collection RecordIn this review, Alverson et al. looked at exclosure and population studies that revealed past and current white-tailed deer densities, as low as 4 deer/km2, may prevent regeneration of the once…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- herbivory
- forage
- deer densities
- edge habitat
- habitat fragmentation
- timber cutting
- white-tailed deer
- Woody Species
- Library Collection RecordForage quality was measured after early-summer and late-summer sheep grazing in Idaho pastures to determine the value of summer grazing as a tool to enhance browse nutritive quality for autumn and…Publication Date 1969
- nutrition
- shrubs
- ungulates
- grazing intensity
- forage quality
- grazing season
- prescribed grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis study described the effects of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing on the reproductive efforts of Canada yew (Taxus canadensis marsh.), on four islands off the shores of…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- sexual reproduction
- Canada yew
- Taxus canadensis marsh.
- white-tailed deer
- woody plant
- Library Collection RecordReview article, no summary available.Publication Date 1969