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- Library Collection RecordLarge-scale conversion of western US rangelands from a diverse, healthy, perennial plant-dominated ecosystem such as the lower-elevation Basin and Wyoming big sagebrush rangelands to invasive annual…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAn improved understanding of the factors that influence stream temperature in rangeland environments can better enable the protection of stream ecosystems. The objectives of this study were to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRangeland resources are among the most important � and almost certainly the most neglected � agro ecosystem component in dry areas. They are the largest land-use category, home to the poorest…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn an attempt to alleviate the problem of grassland degradation in Tibet, China�s state and local authorities initiated a program in 2003 called �retire livestock and restore pastures (Harris,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordInvasive winter annual grasses such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), and ventenata (Ventenata dubia) are a threat to native ecosystems throughout the US.�…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordManagement practices and landscape impacts of energy development can cause changes in animal behavior, distribution, and space use. Understanding how anthropogenic structures and disturbance affects…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Great Basin covers approximately 49.2 million hectares and spans from the Columbia Plateau to the Mohave Desert and from Wasatch Mountains to the Sierra Nevadas. Within this region the invasive…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSmall unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) have proven useful to identify and map vegetation species. Scientists and rangeland managers have access to a range of sUAS vehicles and sensors for quantifying…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAquatic Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) data collected by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) suggested that perennial streams in Carbon and Emery counties of Utah exhibit increased…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Salt Lake Field Office of the BLM is working to change grazing management on multiple allotments in Rich County, Utah. The area provides habitat for sensitive species including Bonneville…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) committed to conducting multi-scale habitat assessments for Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across BLM managed lands in the west. �The…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBrush management techniques are widely applied on rangelands for multiple objectives; two common objectives are to increase forage production for livestock and to maintain a healthy wildlife habitat.…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe land application of biosolids (composted sewage solids) has been shown to improve forage production on semi-arid grasslands. In 2002, an experiment was established on a ranch in the central…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBrush control is often necessary to reduce overabundant shrub species and enhance herbaceous understory conditions. However, simply removing shrubs rarely leads to long-term benefits, especially when…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRecreation management of popular outdoor activities is crucial in wildlands of the United States. These activities affect ecological processes; recreation ecologists seek to understand their impact…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordForage biomass and utilization are important indicators for evaluating livestock and range management in dryland ecosystems. Traditional field methods are typically obtained from few locations within…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPrairie dogs have long been seen as being in competition with cattle.� Prairie dogs can reduce the carrying capacity on rangelands by up to 50% through direct consumption of vegetation and by…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe Rio Puerco Watershed (RPW) is a highly dynamic and diverse ecological system that has a long history of anthropogenic alterations. This landscape has been degraded through historic…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPartnering with and/or mimicking beaver dam building has been a conservation and restoration tool for over a century. However, the popularity of such approaches has surged in the past decade as a…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn semi-arid ecosystems annual and intra-annual precipitation variance lead to frequent periods of water scarcity that act as ecological minimums to alter and constrict patterns of primary production…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of grasses, forbs, and shrubs is strongly influenced by topographic position on the dunes on Sandhills rangeland. However, limited research has fully evaluated the influence of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordApplying fertilizers at the time of planting may improve native plant establishment by increasing the ability of the seedlings to cope with environmental stresses. However, traditional fertilizer…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordProduction benefits for any grazing systems are affected by climatic conditions of the grasslands, forage species mixture and growth habits of the plants. Study objective was to evaluate the effects…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordMineral supplementation is necessary to correct for deficiencies in forages consumed by livestock. Hawai?i producers have struggled with mineral issues that include imbalances between calcium,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the western United States, direct seeding is a common practice that attempts to restore native plant communities and ecological function back into the ecosystem. However, many invasive annual weed…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordShrub encroachment in southwestern grasslands has negatively impacted ranching, soil conservation, and grassland dependent species. Past research suggested that a complex interaction between grazing…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn Montana, economic efficiency of cattle production is threatened by high feed and input costs. Dormant season livestock grazing reduces reliance on harvested feeds, but typically requires protein…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is the second-largest mammalian carnivore in sub-Saharan Africa.� This species has historically played an important role as scavenger and predator in wildland…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has allocated extensive resources for brush management (removal) as a conservation practice to control woody species encroachment on rangelands.…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the western U.S., millions of hectares of perennial grasslands, shrublands, and forestlands are held in the public domain and managed by state and federal agencies for multiple land uses,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBovine ephemeral fever (BEF), commonly known as three-day sickness, caused by bovine ephemeral fever virus which is transmitted by mosquitoes and other biting insects.� The characteristic symptoms…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWestern wheatgrass is an important cool-season species in the Northern Great Plains mixed-grass prairie for ecological function, wildlife habitat, and livestock forage.� Western wheatgrass relies…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIn the northern Great Plains,�the resilience of perennial grasslands largely depends on successful tiller recruitment and establishment from belowground bud banks.�However, over the decades,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordHow livestock grazing is managed can have profound effects on how streams function over time and how these systems both respond to and even change the environment around them. In the Maggie and Susie…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWoody encroachment, due to fire suppression, alters plant community composition in rangelands worldwide. Encroachment of western snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) has led to an alteration of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordLivestock grazing is one potential contributor to non-point source contamination of water bodies, and is commonly assumed to reduce water quality. In some cases, cessation of grazing activities is…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNorthern Great Plains (NGP) grasslands evolved under the influence of grazing and fire, resulting in mosaics of habitats of low to high seral plant communities. Much of that heterogeneity has been…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThrough USDA-NRCS funded sage-grouse habitat improvement projects, more than 1,000 ranchers have restored or conserved approximately 4.5 million acres, with private land conservation expected to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAll organisms have some range of temperature that constrains their ability to function properly (i.e., thermal sensitivity) and can even influence individual fitness. Thus, understanding the…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSagebrush steppe and associated meadow systems are critical habitat in the Great Basin for wildlife and provide important ecosystem goods and services. Expansion of pinyon (Pinus�spp.) and juniper…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGrazing animals represent a sustainable tool to control invasive species like medusahead (Taeniantherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski), although the low nutritional quality of this weed constrains its…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordInvasive annual grasses are altering vegetation dynamics in the Western U.S., decreasing plant diversity and altering forage availability for livestock and wildlife. Preparation and reseeding annual…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTumbleweed (Salsola sp.) was introduced to the United States, initially in South Dakota, from Russia in the 1870s.� It was first observed in California in 1895.� This plant is widespread across…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordUncontrolled grazing exacerbates climate-warming effects on riparian soil functions. Temperature is an important driver of evapotranspiration and decomposition and therefore can be a sensitive…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBridge Creek, a tributary to the Lower John Day River, flows through the high-desert of central Oregon and serves as an important spawning and rearing stream for Mid-Columbia Steelhead.� Much of…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordNorth American grasslands historically had a suite of large herbivores that not only grazed (i.e. bison) but also browsed (i.e. elk, pronghorn, deer). Elk in the tallgrass prairie were extirpated by…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordMuch of California�s annual rangeland has become infested with weedy grasses.� These weeds adversely affect the rangeland forage quality.�� This paper considers yearling stocking rates and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe goal of every monitoring program is to collect high-quality data which can then be used to provide information to decision makers. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Assessment, Inventory, and…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordConservation of the sagebrush biome has been driven by multi-stakeholder efforts to find science-driven solutions at the appropriate spatial scale. Chief among these is the Science Framework that…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordDust from drylands are of major concern to human society. Dust deposition onto snowpacks can hasten melt rates, resulting in lowered inputs into major rivers. Blowing dust can result in traffic…Publication Date 2018