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- 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 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 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 RecordRevegetation of exotic annual grass-invaded rangelands is challenging with high rates of failure.� Successful revegetation starts with effective control of exotic annuals.� Effective control may…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRiparian vegetation is structured by hydrogeomorphic processes operating along a nested hierarchy of scales including the watershed, riparian corridor, and stream reach. Yet most studies have focused…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordShort-term post-fire field studies have shown native shrub cover in chaparral ecosystems is negatively associated with introduced forb and graminoid cover, which is influenced by burn severity,…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBromus tectorum is the most common invasive grass in the Great Basin and is a major contributor to the increasing frequency of rangeland fire in the region. Previous research has shown that plant…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordElymus elymoides and other native perennial grasses are commonly used species for rangeland revegetation in the Great Basin. In areas with low precipitation the establishment of native species has…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordGiven the growing research on traditional ecological knowledge and its use in resource management, there is a need to understand the relationship between indicators used by researchers and those used…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordTamarix spp., invasive riparian shrubs, are ecological and economic threats in the southwest as they displace native vegetation and necessitate costly management. Tamarix control typically consists…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRange cattle grazing in semi-arid regions are commonly limited by lack of nutrients from low-quality forage. Due to this, managers are faced with the challenge of monitoring diet quality in order to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordVery sparse literature exists on the effect of soil active herbicides on nutrient availability. As part of a larger rangeland rehabilitation project, on four sites in northern Nevada, we quantified…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPulse grazing, high stock density with short grazing periods (weeks) followed by long rest periods (months to > 1 year), is a management strategy posited to decrease selectivity and increase…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe diversity of lizards and snakes (Order Squamata) is particularly high in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of western North America and yet we know little about how these vertebrates will respond…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWithin the Great Basin, exotic annual grasses, especially cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), have increased fire frequency and altered fire regimes such that large areas of native shrublands have…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring of rangeland grazing is crucial for its conservation, sustainability and ecosystem functions. The Jicarilla Apache Nation in Northern New Mexico has 879,661 acres, primarily rangelands for…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordThe geographical extent of wild pig damage on rangeland in California and elsewhere is currently unknown, making it difficult to mitigate and manage losses, and estimate the economic impact on…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPlant descriptors contribute to the identification of a species with characteristics expressed according to variables of topography, climate, and geology, among others. Some grasses are naturally…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWilman love grass (Eragrostis superba) is a species used worldwide to rehabilitate degraded grasslands. Although this species could present lower nutritional quality and water stress tolerance than…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordBeaked sedge (Carex utriculata) is a dominant species within montane riparian meadow communities in northern Arizona and is utilized by both livestock and wild ungulates throughout the growing season…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordAdaptive management (AM) theory is a popular management and conservation tool favored by many land managers and scientists. Its influence is widely observed in the policies and goals of many federal…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordObjectives of this study conducted in a western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) dominated system of central Oregon were to: (1) evaluate tree canopy cover effects on effective precipitation and soil…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordRemote sensing has long been used to monitor vegetation health and to detect change in rangeland ecosystems. Recently, small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) have provided a tremendous improvement in…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordSince 2010 Open Range Consulting has been taking overhead pictures of vegetation throughout the Western United States. These images which are up to 20 million pixels a piece now number over 5,000.�…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIt is widely recognized that riparian health is inherently linked to watershed condition and the health of the adjacent ecological sites. �Land management has the potential to impact riparian…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordPractitioners� views should be made public and entered into land-management discussions. When those views contrast, wholly or partly, with the best science there is an understandable reluctance to…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordWoody plant encroachment transforming rangelands influences the carbon pool worldwide. Encroachment of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) is a significant problem in Oregon rangelands and it is…Publication Date 2018
- Library Collection RecordIncreasingly severe drought and associated reductions in water availability to plants and ecosystems have emerged as predominant climate characteristics of the southwestern U.S. (SW) at the beginning…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
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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