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- Library Collection RecordManagement of conservation-reliant species can be complicated by the need to manage ecosystem processes that operate at extended temporal horizons. One such process is the role of fire in regulating…Publication Date 2017
- cutting
- fire
- juniper
- pinyon
- prescribed burning
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordWestern Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook.) has greatly expanded in the past 150+years and now dominates over 3.6 million ha of rangeland in the Intermountain Western United States. The impacts of…Publication Date 2017
- iSnobal
- juniper
- sage grouse
- sagebrush
- snow
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordJuniper and piñon coniferous woodlands have increased 2- to 10-fold in nine ecoregions spanning the Intermountain Region of the western United States. Control of piñon-juniper woodlands by mechanical…Publication Date 2017
- conifer woodland
- fuel reduction
- juniper
- prescribed fire
- sagebrush
- Library Collection RecordRecent and unprecedented scale of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation in the American West enables assessment of community-level benefits afforded to other sagebrush-obligate…Publication Date 2017
- Brewer's sparrow
- conifer removal
- sage thrasher
- sage-grouse
- sagebrush landscape protection
- sagebrush sparrow
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated bird abundance in response to western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) removal using a short-term chronosequence approach and generated estimates of density and responses to…Publication Date 2017
- Brewer's sparrow
- conifer removal
- gray flycatcher
- green-tailed towhee
- vesper sparrow
- western juniper
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands are among themost imperiled ecosystems in North America. Reasons that grasslands are threatened include conversion to row-crop agriculture, fragmentation, and changes in fire regimes. The…Publication Date 2017
- Eastern Redcedar
- habitat selection
- lesser prairie-chicken
- nest survival
- tympanuchus pallidicinctus
- woody encroachment
- Library Collection RecordLoss of native grasslands by anthropogenic disturbances has reduced availability and connectivity of habitat for many grassland species. A primary threat to contiguous grasslands is the encroachment…Publication Date 2017
- avoidance
- lesser prairie-chicken
- mesquite
- Prosopis glandulosa
- resource utilization function
- space use
- tympanuchus pallidicinctus
- Library Collection RecordThe link between individual variation in resource selection (e.g., functional response) and fitness creates a foundation for understanding wildlife-habitat relationships. Although many anthropogenic…Publication Date 2017
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- conifer removal
- fitness
- functional response
- greater sage-grouse
- resource selection function
- Library Collection RecordConiferwoodlands expanding into sage-steppe (Artemisia spp.) are a threat to sagebrush obligate species including the imperiled greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Conifer removal is…Publication Date 2017
- conifer management
- encroachment
- Great Basin
- sage-grouse
- sagebrush steppe
- western juniper
- Library Collection RecordIn sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems, encroachment of pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.; hereafter, "pinyon-junipeR&Rdquo;) trees has increased dramatically since European…Publication Date 2017
- avoidance
- Bi-State Distinct Population Segment
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- Conifer
- demography
- ecological trap
- hazard ratio
- resource selection
- treatment
- Library Collection RecordInvasive woody plant expansion is a primary threat driving fragmentation and loss of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and prairie habitats across the central andwestern United States. Expansion of native…Publication Date 2017
- Eastern Redcedar
- encroachment
- juniper
- lesser prairie-chicken
- mesquite
- remote sensing
- sage grouse
- Library Collection RecordEncroachment of Great Plains grasslands by fire-sensitive woody plants is a large-scale, regional process that fragments grassland landscapes. Using prairie grouse (Tympanuchus spp.) of conservation…Publication Date 2017
- disturbance
- Eastern Redcedar
- fire
- grazing
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Juniperus virginiana
- lesser prairie-chicken
- woody plant encroachment
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further…Publication Date 2017
- Juniperus
- prairie-chicken
- prosoporis
- sage-grouse
- voluntary conservation
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further…Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordA study examining the composition and dynamics of the soil seedbank was conducted at two locations in central Queensland between December 2007 and May 2009. These two grassland communities were…Publication Date 2017
- Biological invasion
- grasslands
- parthenium weed
- plant diversity
- Library Collection RecordPlains rough fescue (Festuca hallii [Vasey] Piper) is an important, native forage grass species in Western Canada. Despite the high demand of seeds of this species, supply remains extremely limited…Publication Date 2017
- autumn
- Festuca hallii
- forage
- precipitation
- seed production
- spring
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordFire plays a crucial role in mediating species composition in Fescue Prairie. However, previous studies focused on responses of plant community to burning without disentangling the effects of burning…Publication Date 2017
- fescue prairie
- fire
- seedling emergence
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThe conversion of dry woody rangelands into pastures can alter key soil physical properties that regulate ecosystem water circulation and storage. Based on three paired stands of native woodlands and…Publication Date 2017
- Arid Chaco
- deforestation
- ecohydrology
- land use/land cover change
- water balance
- Library Collection RecordOptimal rates of litter retention for maximizing annual aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) were investigated in native mixed-grass rangelands in Saskatchewan, Canada. The study was conducted…Publication Date 2017
- Litter Accumulation
- productivity
- Range Health
- soil moisture
- Library Collection RecordThe invasive annual grass medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski) poses a substantial threat to the health and function of rangelands across the western United States. On rangelands…Publication Date 2017
- Annual Grassland
- California
- Dirichlet regression
- Elymus caput-medusae
- invasive plant management
- multistate modeling
- Library Collection RecordSuccess of targeted grazing is strongly influenced by the ability of livestock managers to focus grazing livestock on a specific area. Targeted cattle grazing using low-stress herding (LSH) and…Publication Date 2017
- grazing behavior
- livestock distribution
- low-moisture block
- targeted grazing
- Library Collection RecordWhile the primary use of rangelands for over a century has been livestock grazing to produce food and fiber, elevated demand for recreational land has increasingly brought livestock-recreation…Publication Date 2017
- conservation
- grassland
- land-use conflicts
- rangeland
- recreation
- Library Collection RecordElk (Cervus elaphus L.) and cattle (Bos taurus L.) co-occur on rangelands throughout western North America. Literature regarding range relations between elk and cattle, however, is contradictory,…Publication Date 2017
- behavior
- Bos taurus
- Cervus elaphus
- GPS tracking
- range relations
- Library Collection RecordDespite inhabiting fire-adapted grasslands and shrublands across much of their continental distribution, northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus, hereafter bobwhite) behavior relative to disturbance (…Publication Date 2017
- Colinus virginianus
- dispersal
- home range
- movement
- prescribed burning
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordEcological interactions between fire and grazing have shaped the evolutionary history of grassland ecosystems. Currently, grassland birds have experienced ongoing population declines, following…Publication Date 2017
- home range
- intensive early stocking
- patch-burn grazing
- prescribed fire
- resource utilization function
- Tympanuchus cupido
- Library Collection RecordConservation of imperiled species often demands addressing a complex suite of threats that undermine species viability. Regulatory approaches, such as the US Endangered Species Act (1973), tend to…Publication Date 2017
- Conifer expansion
- conservation
- invasive annual grasses
- population persistence
- soil temperature/moisture regimes
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further…Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordGiven the high cost of restoration and the underlying assumption that reducing annual grass abundance is a necessary precursor to rangeland restoration in the Intermountain West, United States, we…Publication Date 2017
- Bromus tectorum
- Ecosystem resilience
- invasive annual grass
- perennial grass competition
- rangeland restoration
- soil disturbance
- Library Collection RecordVegetation on the Channeled Scablands of eastern Washington has been altered to a community dominated by medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski). Medusahead is used by livestock but…Publication Date 2017
- Hycrest II
- revegetation
- Sherman Big Bluegrass
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Vavilov II
- Library Collection RecordMedusahead is an annual weed that invades millions of acres in the western United States. This study explored the effect of energy supplementation on use of this unpalatable weed by ewes and their…Publication Date 2017
- diet selection
- foraging behavior
- preference
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordBoth salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.) and willow baccharis (Baccharis salicina Torr. & Gray) are readily invading rivers, streams, and lake basins throughout Texas. Both outcompete…Publication Date 2017
- experience
- intake
- Supplementation
- toxic
- Library Collection RecordWoodland reduction has been underway for decades to improve habitat for certain wildlife species, increase forage for livestock, improve watershed function and reduce soil erosion, and increase plant…Publication Date 2017
- chaining
- hydro-ax
- pinyon-juniper management
- roller-chop
- tree removal
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordThe expansion of piñon-juniper woodlands over the past 100-150 yr in the western United States has resulted in large-scale efforts to kill trees and recover sagebrush steppe rangelands. Western…Publication Date 2017
- Bromus tectorum
- invasive annual grass
- sagebrush-steppe
- western juniper
- Library Collection RecordTwentieth-century fire exclusion has produced unnatural and undesirable changes in vegetation structure and dynamics of many rangelands of western North America, but not all kinds of ecosystems have…Publication Date 2017
- Dinosaur National Monument
- historical fire rotation
- modern fire rotation
- piñon-juniper woodlands
- Library Collection RecordTemperate grassland ecosystems are imperiled globally, and habitat loss in North America has resulted in steep declines of endemic songbirds. Commercial livestock grazing is the primary land use in…Publication Date 2017
- grassland birds
- grazing
- northern Great Plains
- precipitation
- Soil Productivity
- Library Collection RecordThis technical reference (TR) provides instructions for the application of the PFC protocol. It is not intended to serve as a textbook addressing every aspect of stream and riparian function and…Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further…Publication Date 2017
- Library Collection RecordThe presence of gray wolves (Canis lupus) can directly and indirectly affect beef cattle (Bos taurus) production on rangelands of the Northern Rocky Mountains. While fairly extensive knowledge exists…Publication Date 2017
- behavior
- Bos taurus
- Canis lupus
- Impact-Control
- Northern Rocky Mountains
- predation threat
- Library Collection RecordUS government agencies are adopting state and transition models (STMs) for rangeland evaluation, monitoring, and management. This research demonstrates advantages of combining STMs and ranch economic…Publication Date 2017
- dynamic optimization
- ecological sites
- ranch economics
- state and transition models
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the capture and redistribution of water within ecological sites should improve our understanding of the function of rangeland watersheds. We compare ecological site physical properties…Publication Date 2017
- ecological sites
- infiltration
- overland flow
- runoff
- Spatial scale
- Library Collection RecordAlthough crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertn. & A. desertorum [Fisch. ex Link] Schult.) has been one of the most commonly seeded exotic species in the western United States,…Publication Date 2017
- Agropyron cristatum & desertorum
- brush management
- ecological site
- native shrub
- succession
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordUtah lotus (Lotus utahensis Ottley) is a North American leguminous forb that may hold promise for rangeland revegetation in the western United States for diversifying planting mixtures, attracting…Publication Date 2017
- Condensed tannin
- Lotus corniculatus
- Lotus utahensis
- Lotus wrightii
- rangeland legumes
- rangeland plant materials
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordThe shortgrass steppe (SGS) occupies the southwestern part of the Great Plains. Half of the land is cultivated, but significant areas remain under natural vegetation. Despite previous studies of the…Publication Date 2017
- Bowen ratio-energy balance
- CO2 flux partitioning
- ecosystem respiration
- eddy covariance
- gross primary production
- shortgrass steppe
- Library Collection RecordThe natural Andean vegetation environment is the most important resource available to local pastoralist economies. Knowledge of its attributes is vital in assessing ecosystem properties and improves…Publication Date 2017
- biomass
- puna
- shrubs
- tussocks
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordSpectral indices derived from satellite observations, such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), are widely used for grassland monitoring and…Publication Date 2017
- Aqua
- EVI
- grassland
- MODIS
- Mongolia
- NDVI
- Terra
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordThe extent and heterogeneity of rangelands in the state of Nevada (United States) pose a challenging situation for land managers when determining stocking levels for livestock grazing.…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- grazing
- livestock
- MODIS
- PDSI
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordPhenotypic plasticity enables plants to cope with changes in their environment. Plasticity in a population of Leymus chinensis, a common grass species in arid and semiarid temperate grasslands of…Publication Date 2017
- grazing intensity gradient
- Leymus chinensis
- phenotypic plasticity
- transplant garden
- Library Collection RecordExotic annual grasses have invaded millions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) steppe in the Great Basin region and degraded wildlife habitat, reduced forage production, and promoted…Publication Date 2017
- Bromus tectorum
- cheatgrass
- medusahead
- restoration
- revegetation
- sagebrush steppe
- Library Collection RecordControlled burning timed in early summer can dramatically change the species composition of annual rangeland the following season. Although this has been well documented, the longevity of these…Publication Date 2017
- fire
- forage
- forage production
- species composition
- weed control
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