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- Library Collection RecordRangeland economics is the application of economic theory and principles to issues related to rangeland management. Historically, it has been used to decide whether a rangeland or ranch management…Publication Date 2012
- invasive species
- ranch management
- ranch values
- United States
- Library Collection RecordCommunication between Mexican wildlife officials and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed that four out of the five wolves released by Mexico's Environmental Department in October 2011…Publication Date 2012
- wildlife management
- wolves
- Mexican gray wolf
- Mexico
- Wolf management
- wolf reintroduction
- Library Collection RecordRiparian health is a complex topic that involves the interaction of the soils, vegetation and topography of the surrounding area. The fact sheets listed below provide information on all the…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordPerhaps no single factor influences the amount and kind of vegetation growing on rangelands more than the climate, particularly precipitation. The lack of sufficient precipitation at the…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordSometimes the present plant community on a site may not meet a landowner's needs for managing livestock, wildlife, or ecosystem health. When this happens, managers may take steps to change…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection Record
206 Carbon Ranching
The Carbon Ranch Project began in November, 2010, with the Quivira Coalition's 9th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which was titled The Carbon Ranch: Using Food and Stewardship to…Publication Date 2012 - Library Collection RecordThe relationship between poverty and biodiversity loss can be easily misconstrued in dryland settings because of the higher proportion of drylands that appear to be in peril in developing rather…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordThese guidelines have been prepared to help decision makers, who may not work routinely on pastoralist issues, to make better decisions over policies and investments that impact on pastoralists and…Publication Date 2012
- Library Collection RecordGuidelines have been developed through research and experience. They include timing of grazing, frequency of grazing, intensity of grazing, type of livestock, number of animals, animal distribution,…Publication Date 2012
- grazing intensity
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- duration of grazing
- grazing frequency
- grazing timing
- Library Collection RecordGuidelines have been developed through research and experience. They include timing of grazing, frequency of grazing, intensity of grazing, type of livestock, number of animals, animal distribution,…Publication Date 2012
- grazing intensity
- grazing management
- grazing systems
- duration of grazing
- grazing frequency
- grazing timing
- Library Collection RecordThink about the wide variety in foods eaten by people around the world. What people in one region consider a delicacy maybe viewed as inedible by people in another region: and all humans are the same…Publication Date 2012
- Diet preferences
- ruminants
- diet selection
- Library Collection RecordThink about the wide variety in foods eaten by people around the world. What people in one region consider a delicacy maybe viewed as inedible by people in another region: and all humans are the same…Publication Date 2012
- Diet preferences
- ruminants
- diet selection
- Library Collection RecordSo what does an animal that has just eaten learn when a  person walks into its pen, catches it, and gives it a  capsule containing a toxin with a balling gun? The  animal will associate the person…Publication Date 2012
- livestock raising
- toxicosis
- Library Collection RecordMineral nutrition is extremely complex. The amount of a particular mineral an animal will eat depends not only on the level of that mineral in the body but also on its interactions with other…Publication Date 2012
- minerals
- Diet preferences
- Library Collection RecordResearch at Utah State University demonstrates that animals can learn to eat unpalatable plants and to mix palatable and unpalatable plants in their diets. Furthermore, the nutritional composition of…Publication Date 2012
- Diet preferences
- livestock feed
- toxicity
- Library Collection RecordLivestock performance in feedlots is often poor during the first few weeks after animals enter the feedlot. Sudden changes in diet and poor intake of new foods likely contribute to poor performance.…Publication Date 2012
- diet
- weaning
- feedlots
- Weaning foods
- Library Collection RecordIn general, the more livestock eat, the more weight they gain or milk they produce. Thus, forage intake is key to animal performance. Agronomists manage for plant density and height to ensure…Publication Date 2012
- forage harvesters
- forage
- livestock raising
- Library Collection RecordWhen moved to a new location, livestock and wildlife face many of the same challenges we do. In fact, moving to a new location is generally much harder for livestock than for us because animals donâ…Publication Date 2012
- livestock feed
- Experiential learning
- habitat improvement
- experience
- Library Collection RecordCattle can damage streams and surrounding vegetation (riparian areas) by over-grazing riparian vegetation, breaking down banks, decreasing water quality, which can reduce fish populations and…Publication Date 2012
- riparian zones
- cattle
- streams
- Upland areas
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordDo your cattle refuse to graze in the uplands yet over-graze the bottoms? Do you want them to change their ways? Molasses based low-moisture blocks (LMB) can help. Rangeland pastures can be under-…Publication Date 2012
- winter
- supplements
- Supplementary Feeding
- Library Collection RecordIf animals can learn to discriminate between safe and harmful plants, then why do they eat poisonous plants and die? Under most circumstances animals can learn if a plant is safe or harmful…Publication Date 2012
- toxins
- poisonous plants
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordFor years, managers used the carbohydrate reserve theory to decide when to graze plants on rangelands to maintain healthy and desirable plants. The carbohydrate reserve theory states that the…Publication Date 2012
- carbohydrates
- grazing management
- Carbohydrate Content
- Library Collection RecordFriday, 20 April 2012: Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100…Publication Date 2012
- mapping
- groundwater
- aquifers
- sustanability
- environmental factors
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMay I begin by acknowledging the presence, in the public gallery, of 21 girl learners from disadvantaged communities. They, Honourable members, are beneficiaries of the Ministerial programme,…Publication Date 2012
- fracking
- rehabilitation
- economics
- consultation with communities
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordI address this august gathering after we celebrated Freedom Day last week, a day that marks a significant and historic paradigm shift in the history of our country. On that day 18 years ago, South…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- policies
- politics
- agriculture
- Economic Aspects
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordNow more than ever, archeological research is interdisciplinary: botany, forestry, soil science, hydrology - all of which contribute to a more complete understanding of the earth, climate shifts, and…Publication Date 2012
- remote sensing
- management
- hydrology
- Library Collection RecordLivestock grazing is one of the most widespread and important uses of rangelands. Renewable plant resources provide forage for ruminant livestock like cattle, sheep, and goats; and the ruminant…Publication Date 2012
- Animal Plant Relationships
- carrying capacity
- cattle stocking
- grazing management principles
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe term “riparian†is defined as vegetation, habitats, or ecosystems that are associated with bodies of water (streams or lakes)) or are dependent on the existence of perennial, intermittent, or…Publication Date 2012
- riparian
- sediments
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRangelands provide a home for many kinds of animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and fish. An effective management plan will consider the resident and neighboring wildlife when…Publication Date 2012
- elk
- habitat management
- merriam's turkey
- rangeland management
- sage grouse
- United States
- wildlife
- Library Collection Record
230 Rangeland Plants
Rangeland plants are a key component of the ecosystems they inhabit. They are the blanket that covers and protects the soil and the filter that purifies the water and air. Plants are the primary…Publication Date 2012- grazing
- rangeland management
- rangeland plants
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis website focus's on Rangelands of Utah. It contains university extension fact sheets and links to other rangeland resources in Utah and other Western States.Publication Date 2012
- Intermountain West
- Utah+ state+ university+ extension
- West+
- Library Collection RecordRangelands are dynamic ecosystems that produce a wide variety of goods and services desired by society, including livestock forage, wildlife habitat, water, mineral resources, wood products,…Publication Date 2012
- classification
- ecology
- succession
- disturbance
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis Image Gallery is provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff. Source: USDA Agricultural Research…Publication Date 2012
- agriculture
- agricultural research
- photography
- Agricultural services
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe recent review of Western Australian’s State Planning Strategy sought to refocus, rebuild and reactivate the State’s regional planning capabilities. The strategy is based on six fundamental…Publication Date 2012
- population growth
- economic development
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe majority of Australian grazing lands have been degraded since European settlement, resulting in loss of soil carbon and reduced capacity to provide ecosystem services, from primary productivity…Publication Date 2012
- grazing lands
- degradation
- south-eastern Australia
- Library Collection RecordNorthern Australian beef businesses are currently facing a challenging time with significant pressure on profitability across all regions. Simultaneously,the community and Government are…Publication Date 2012
- profitability
- carbon sequestration
- greenhouse gas emissions
- north Australia
- Library Collection RecordGraziers in the Western Catchment of New South Wales (NSW)experience a climate that varies both seasonally and across the region withseveral implications forhow land, water, pasture and animal…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- graziers
- Western Catchment in NSW
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing world human population, declining reserves of cheaply extracted fossil fuels, fresh water scarcity, and climatic instability will put tremendous pressure on world rangelands as the…Publication Date 2012
- forage
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: This paper presents a brief summary of an economic analysis of alternative feral goat management strategies (no control, opportunistic harvesting, value added and goat-proof fencing) and…Publication Date 2012
- economics
- Australia
- feral goat
- NSW
- policy
- Library Collection RecordAbstract. Inter-annual rainfall variability is a major challenge for sustainable and profitable grazing management in northern Australia. Results are presented from a large, 13 year grazing trial on…Publication Date 2012
- stocking rate
- Australia
- flexible stocking
- spelling
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: The National Rangeland NRM Alliance (The Alliance) is a collaboration of 14 rangelands natural resource management bodies representing some 81 per cent of Australia’s landmass. The…Publication Date 2012
- rangelands
- Australia
- collaboration
- National
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) is a Weed of National Significance and is declared in New South Wales under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (Class 2). Infestations of mesquite occur in far western…Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- community
- management
- mesquite
- Library Collection RecordThis paper focuses on the natural resources of the southern rangelands of Western Australia,from the Pilbara south, where the main activities (based on area) are pastoralism, tourism, Aboriginal…Publication Date 2012
- rangelands
- planning
- degradation
- Australia
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract This paper reports initial field studies and modelling of carbon stocks under alternative fire regimes in northern rangelands. The field studies in the Victoria River District suggested…Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- carbon modelling
- carbon stocks
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Soil respiration is the major source of CO2 flux to the atmosphere in terrestrial systems.In tropical rangeland ecosystems disturbance regimes, such as cattle grazing and fire, impact soil…Publication Date 2012
- soil temperature
- soil moisture
- woodlands
- grasslands
- CO2
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Fire is an integral component of tropical savannas, but is often actively excluded from commercially grazed systems in northern Australia. The Kidman Springs Fire Trial (Victoria River…Publication Date 2012
- grazing
- Australia
- fire management
- tropical savannas
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Savanna burning contributes between 2-4% annually to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions accounts. However, fire is a natural process and a key land management tool in the northern…Publication Date 2012
- diversification
- Australia
- carbon farming
- savanna burning
- Library Collection RecordFor rangeland areas that have been set aside for conservation, ecosystem processes can be restored by re-introducing native fauna that dig while foraging.This study investigated the effects of bilby…Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract An estimated 110 Mt of dust is eroded by wind from the Australian land surface each year, mainly originating from the arid and semi-arid rangelands. Livestock production is thought to…Publication Date 2012
- wind erosion
- land degradation
- management
- stocking rate
- Australia
- GRASP
- modelling
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Mulga woodlands and shrublands are distributed across ~ 20 % of the Australian continent and are one of the dominant vegetation types of the semi-arid zone, with a long history of…Publication Date 2012
- Acacia aneura
- Australia
- grazing impacts
- linear infrastructure
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