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- Library Collection RecordRangeland managers are increasingly prioritizing ecological functions of soil. Soil organic carbon is central to these efforts because it plays a fundamental role in soil fertility, soil…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTracking collars are used to monitor cattle movements and allow us to make inferences about cattle behavior. However, few studies have evaluated the consistency of cattle movements over time in…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are characterized by low precipitation and low biomass, making them susceptible to disturbance and difficult to reclaim. Considering the widespread and significant impact of oil and gas…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe ecological stoichiometry is the study of investigating balance of energy and elements affected by organisms and their interactions in an ecosystem. In animal grazed grasslands energy and elements…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe interacting effects of fire and grazing influence structure, composition and functioning across grasslands globally. Management focused on restoring the interaction of fire and grazing through…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) is an endangered subspecies of willow flycatcher that occupies dense riparian habitats of the southwestern United States.� Many…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordEmerging applications of ecosystem resilience and resistance (R&R) concepts in sagebrush ecosystems allow managers to better predict and mitigate impacts of wildfire and invasive annual grasses.…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRangeland degradation and desertification is a global problem, with many regions of the world experiencing declines in ecosystem goods and services and biodiversity. Often the only means of restoring…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe feeding and tunneling activities by insects alters the physical and chemical properties of cattle dung and potentially affect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To determine the magnitude of these…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordOne of the most significant stressors to the sagebrush biome is expansion and dominance of nonnative ecosystem-transforming species, particularly invasive annual and perennial plants. Each invasive…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordManipulation of spatial grazing patterns of cattle in rangeland systems is essential for preventing resource degradation due to localized overgrazing. Practices such as fencing, water source…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordReseeding to restore disturbed rangelands is rarely successful or cost effective, particularly within hotter, drier, lower elevation sites. Seedling mortality is highest during the critical…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordEcological restoration of rangelands using wild-collected seeds can be challenging for land managers in many parts of the world. Difficulties due to low seed quality, inconvenient seed anatomy, and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Great Basin of North America has been identified as an area that suffers from elevated levels of degradation, and is difficult to restore via seeding practices. Seedbed freezing conditions during…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGrazing lands across the Globe provide essential habitat for sensitive species. Balancing habitat conservation with the infrastructure needs of a growing population is a central challenge facing…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordUnprecedented wildfires are burning on federal lands used for summer grazing by livestock across California. As a result, ranchers and other stakeholders have concerns about proper livestock grazing…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWe completed a soils and vegetation attribute study, in relation to Sonoran Desert Tortoise (SDT) (Gopherus morafkai) habitat, from December 5, 2009 to January 19, 2010 and again from March 29 to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTraditional range management seeks to maintain even cattle distribution through constant grazing pressure and fire suppression. This homogenization of rangelands has caused concurrent declines in…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a noxious weed that threatens grasslands throughout the northern Great Plains. Leafy spurge threatens prairie communities and not readily grazed by cattle.…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a costly noxious weed to manage and control. Leafy spurge invades rangelands and displaces native and desirable vegetation. The most common type of management for…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRunoff on saline range soils is associated with transport of salts dissolved from the soil to the lowlands and surface waters causing water quality deterioration. In an attempt to quantify the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPoint Blue Conservation Science is collaborating with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), cooperating ranchers, Resource Conservation Districts (RCD�s) and several other…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordEnhancing rangeland plant diversity is a positive step to increasing animal diversity and productivity. Adding or strengthening a shrub canopy, defined as 1-3 m, may compliment diversity beyond the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTracking collars utilizing GPS data loggers have become popular among cattle and rangeland researchers. These collars can be constructed at much lower cost than commercial collars, and a recent study…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe 2016 �Ecological Sites for Landscape Management� special issue of Rangelands recommended an update to our thinking of Ecological Sites, suggesting that in our desire to make Ecological Sites…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNevada�s meadows provide juvenile sage-grouse with protein-rich forbs, especially during low precipitation years. Livestock and wild horses favor meadows over uplands during hot summer months for…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDrought is a common occurrence in the Great Plains and an understanding how temporal precipitation patterns affect range plant communities is critical in grazing management decisions. Current…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRiparian and wet meadow landscapes make up a small percentage of the overall land area in the Western United States, yet their impacts on wildlife, vegetation, and water resources are profound. When…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe maintenance of a historic grassland disturbance, the fire-grazer interaction, through patch-burn grazing is a tool for maintaining heterogeneity in mesic grasslands. However, the efficacy of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDowny brome (Bromus tectorum L.) and feral rye (Secale cereale) are competitive invasive winter annual grasses (IWAG). IWAG are considered one of the most problematic invasive species in rangeland…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn Cameroon rangelands are often characterized by a wide range of phenomena and activities that lead to conflicts and ecological change. Resolving land users conflict among pastoralism and indigenous…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn Cameroon, efforts towards governance and decision-making processes to ensure security of access to rangeland resources generally lack action to improve tenure, resource security and improvement of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe ecologically rich strategic location of savanna grasslands of Cameroon within Sub Saharan Africa, endows it with immense rangeland resources and fertile agropastoral landscape. Principally this…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe empowering of women through development agencies and community based management systems (CBMS) for sustainable use of multiple rangeland resources among the Fulani people is increasingly becoming…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRangeland science aims to create knowledge to sustain rangeland social-ecological systems over the long term. Range science has made substantial progress on understanding ecological dynamics of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordForage nutrient quality and consumption have major impacts on ruminant production.� Energy requirements of the grazing animal are influenced by several factors such as increased foraging activity,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia is characterized by a Mediterranean climate, with moderately wet winters and dry summers, that creates unique challenges for vegetation management. In particular, exotic annual plants from…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordFuel control treatments are implemented in sagebrush (Artemisia L.) steppe communities to reduce severe wildfire, and to enhance ecosystem function and wildlife habitat. Resilience of sagebrush…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is tasked to manage their landscapes for multiple use.� In the Western United States, where many counties are predominately comprised of public lands, the use of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPlant regeneration in degraded landscapes is critical to temper the on-going impact of human disturbance. Yet for many species required for large-scale restoration in biodiverse drylands, initiating…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGreater Sage-grouse and pollinators share dwindling sagebrush habitat in the western United States and thus are currently receiving intense attention from federal, state, tribal, and private land…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe invasive grass medusahead dominates millions of acres of rangeland across the West. While the ecological impacts of medusahead on rangeland ecosystem function have been well-demonstrated the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSuboptimal brood-rearing habitat often limits sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations in western North America. In many mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana) brood…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordA goal for any rangeland grazing operation is to attain an appropriate balance among available forage resources, where forage nutrient composition and supplementation (i.e. if needed) meets the daily…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThere continues to be great concern that microbial pollution by grazing livestock degrades water quality on multiple-use rangelands, threatening human and ecological health.� Given the importance…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordHeterogeneity has recently become a focus for land managers interested in optimizing grasslands for both livestock and wildlife. We sought to increase heterogeneity in northern mixed-grass rangelands…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWe have been conducting the monitoring, verification, and reporting (MRV) of carbon dynamics for a Level II Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation & Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD)…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRangeland beef cows spend approximately six months annually raising their calves. This endeavor is known to significantly alter a dam�s grazing behavior and spatial distribution. The objective of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordMany ecological studies and observations indicate that the increased dominance of woody plants on Great Plains grasslands is a major threat to agriculture and conservation of grassland ecosystems. It…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordLand managers across the western US are faced with selecting and applying effective tree-removal treatments on sagebrush rangelands, but current understanding regarding long-term ecohydrologic…Publication Date 2018