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- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground Despite prescribed fire programs, invasive juniper trees are increasing in the Great Plains. Continued encroachment of junipers in the Great Plains, especially eastern redcedar and Ashe…Publication Date 2017-04
- Eastern Redcedar
- economics
- fire
- invasive species
- Juniperus
- policy
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) dynamics in the Northern Great Basin rangelands, USA, is necessary to effectively manage the region's lands. This study's goal was to map and…Publication Date 2015-01
- Bromus tectorum
- ecological models
- invasive species
- Land cover change
- MODIS
- Snake River Plain
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) dynamics in the Northern Great Basin rangelands, USA, is necessary to effectively manage the region's lands. This study's goal was to map and…Publication Date 2015-01
- Bromus tectorum
- ecological models
- invasive species
- Land cover change
- MODIS
- Snake River Plain
- Library Collection Record"A Working Ranch with an effective medusahead management program" follows the science-based management plan developed to treat an increasing infestation of medusahead, and other annual…Publication Date 2015
- invasive species
- grasses
- ranches
- ranching
- annuals
- Medusa Head
- Medusa-head
- medusahead
- Oregon
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction of resource availability and disturbance can strongly affect plant species richness and the spread of exotic plants. Several ecological theories posit that disturbance mediates the…Publication Date 2014-11
- California
- camera trap
- Festuca perennis
- grazing intensity
- invasive species
- principal response curves
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction of resource availability and disturbance can strongly affect plant species richness and the spread of exotic plants. Several ecological theories posit that disturbance mediates the…Publication Date 2014-11
- California
- camera trap
- Festuca perennis
- grazing intensity
- invasive species
- principal response curves
- Library Collection RecordRe-establishing native communities that resist exotic weed invasion and provide diverse habitat for wildlife are high priorities for restoration in sagebrush ecosystems. Native forbs are an important…Publication Date 2013-03-01
- invasive species
- relative growth rate
- restoration
- revegetation
- root morphology
- Library Collection RecordQuestions Dominance of the widespread fire-altering invasive grass, Bromus tectorum, is markedly reduced at upper elevations in the Great Basin Desert. Here, we evaluated whether increased…Publication Date 2013
- cheatgrass
- downy brome
- Great Basin Desert
- invasive species
- nitrogen deposition
- sagebrush steppe
- Sierra Nevada
- indigenous encroaching species
- restoration ecology
- fire ecology
- ecosystem ecology
- species richness
- Sierra Nevada
- CA
- US
- Library Collection RecordThe shifting baseline syndrome suggests that our perceptions of previous conditions may change over time as ecosystems degrade. Although most discussion of the topic relates to decreasing species…Publication Date 2013
- generalist
- generational amnesia
- invasive species
- predator extirpation
- reference conditions
- shifting baseline syndrome
- restoration ecology
- ecosystem ecology
- Alien invasive species
- Library Collection RecordAfter removing invasive plants, whether by herbicides or other means, typical restoration design focuses on rebuilding native plant communities while disregarding soil microbial communities. However…Publication Date 2013
- Herbicide
- invasive species
- methanol
- Methylobacterium
- methylotrophic bacteria
- PPFM
- restoration ecology
- Alien invasive species
- soils
- soil bacteria
- Los Angeles County
- California
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Desert grasslands of the southwestern United States have experienced an increase in the abundance and distribution of woody plant species over the past century. Shrub encroachment has caused…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- black grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- broom snakeweed
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- invasive species
- Lehmann lovegrass
- New Mexico
- perennial grasses
- prescribed burn
- United States
- Library Collection RecordYellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) is a nonnative pest of rangelands that decreases forage quality and yield. Mowing may control starthistle effectively and complement herbicide use in an…Publication Date 2012-01-01
- integrative pest management
- invasive species
- Mediterranean grassland
- nontarget effects
- phenology
- weed
- Library Collection RecordKaren Hickman of Oklahoma State University takes us on a tour of the TNC's Tall Grass Prairie reserve. She explains the relations between historical Bison grazing, periodic fire, and drought in…Publication Date 2012
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- fires
- invasive species
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordI pose eight questions central to understanding how biological invasions affect ecosystems, assess progress towards answering those questions and suggest ways in which progress might be made. The…Publication Date 2012
- Alien species
- biodiversity
- ecological engineering
- Ecosystem function
- ecosystem management
- exotic species
- invasive species
- long-term studies
- non-native species
- Traits
- Library Collection RecordVegetation at the aquatic-terrestrial interface can alter landscape features through its growth and interactions with sediment and fluids. Even similar species may impart different effects due to…Publication Date 2012
- Ammophila arenaria
- Ammophila breviligulata
- ecomorphology
- ecosystem engineer
- Ecosystem service
- Elymus mollis
- foredune
- Geomorphology
- invasive species
- sediment deposition
- sediment transport
- wind tunnel
- Oregon
- USA
- Library Collection RecordEastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) is an aggressively spreading native species in Oklahoma grasslands. It decreases rangeland forage production, and has been implicated in reducing stream…Publication Date 2011-03-01
- phytomass
- invasive species
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordAim Woody plants were not widely considered to be important invasive alien species until fairly recently. Thousands of species of trees and shrubs have, however, been moved around the world. Many…Publication Date 2011
- biological invasions
- dispersal modes
- invasive species
- management
- natural experiment
- reasons for introduction
- shrub invasions
- tree invasions
- alien invsive species
- biodiversity
- species richness
- Library Collection RecordGOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS No. 2012 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 PUBLICATION OF EXEMPTED ALIEN SPECIES I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister for…Publication Date 2011
- Alien invasive species
- exempted species
- invasive species
- biodiversity
- Weeds
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordGOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS No. 2012 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 PUBLICATION OF NATIONAL LIST OF INVASIVE SPECIES I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa,…Publication Date 2011
- Alien invasive species
- exempted species
- invasive species
- biodiversity
- Weeds
- southern Africa
- Library Collection Record1 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS No. 2012 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 PUBLICATION OF PROHIBITED ALIEN SPECIES I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister…Publication Date 2011
- Alien invasive species
- prohibited species
- invasive species
- biodiversity
- Weeds
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Rainwater Basin region in Nebraska is critically important stopover habitat for spring waterfowl migrations, but the ability of these sites to produce sufficient food for migrating waterfowl is…Publication Date 2010-09-01
- invasive species
- Phalaris arundinacea L.
- Rainwater Basin
- waterfowl habitat
- wetland management
- Library Collection RecordOf the 70 cases of classical biological control for the protection of nature found in our review, there were fewer projects against insect targets (21) than against invasive plants (49), in part,…Publication Date 2010
- invasive species
- Ecosystem function
- insect pests
- invasive plants
- ecological restoration
- biological control
- natural ecosystems
- Alien invasive species
- insects
- biodiversity
- ecosystem services
- conservation
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPrivate landowners are often de facto stewards of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, ranchers frequently present the only defense against biological…Publication Date 2009-01-01
- biological invasions
- Centaurea solstitialis
- heterogeneous landscapes
- invasive species
- landscape ecology
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordInvasive Plants and Wildfires in Southern CaliforniaPublication Date 2009
- Fire Ecology and Management
- invasive species
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordThis guide gives a brief description of a selection of non-native species, useful for identification.Publication Date 2009
- invasive species
- identification
- management techniques
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordHerbicides have been applied extensively on rangelands to reduce forbs that were considered undesirable, which has been assumed to lead to an increase in grass production and ultimately to an…Publication Date 2009
- biodiversity
- conservation
- average daily gain
- Cattle Performance
- Great Plains
- competition
- invasive species
- mixed prairie
- plant species composition
- vegetation dynamics
- weed control
- Weeds
- herbicides
- grasslands
- plant production
- animal production
- Oklahoma
- USA
- Library Collection RecordFencing for conservation is an acknowledgement that we are failing to successfully coexist with and, ultimately, conserve biodiversity. Fences arose during the Neolithic revolution to demarcate…Publication Date 2009
- biodiversity conservation
- fences
- Human-wildlife conflict
- invasive species
- Introduced predators
- Bushmeat hunting
- Poaching
- Threatening processes
- Tragedy of the Commons
- conservation
- management
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine the effects of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaertn.) defoliation intensity and timing on medusahead density and biomass. We hypothesized…Publication Date 2008-03-01
- annual grasses
- grazing management
- invasive species
- weed prevention
- Library Collection RecordThis paper derives the optimal level of restorative efforts required to restore environments degraded by invasive species invasion. Specific attention is focused on a case when restoration faces the…Publication Date 2008
- Environmental restoration
- resilience
- Restoration failure
- invasive species
- restoration ecology
- invasive plants
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Prevention is the best way to slow the escalation of problems associated with biological invasions. Screening of potential introductions is widely applied for assessing the risk of species…Publication Date 2007
- biological invasions
- climate matching
- homoclime analysis
- invasive species
- niche-based modelling
- prediction
- risk assessment
- Alien invasive species
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordExotic Pest PlantsPublication Date 2007
- invasive species
- pest management
- Weed Biology and Ecology
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordAlthough remote sensing has many potential applications for range management, its use by range managers thus far has been limited. To investigate the factors that encourage use of remote sensing and…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- case study analysis
- collaboration
- conservation
- invasive species
- noxious weeds
- ranching
- Library Collection RecordEuphorbia esula L. (leafy spurge) is an invasive weed that is a major problem in much of the Upper Great Plains region, including parts of Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming.…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- Euphorbia esula L.
- remote sensing
- unsupervised classification
- invasive species
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Library Collection RecordThe distribution and abundance of flowering leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) can be determined with hyperspectral remote sensing, but the availability of hyperspectral sensors is limited. Hence, the…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- Euphorbia esula L.
- invasive species
- Landsat 7 ETM+
- SPOT
- hyperspectral imagery
- AVIRIS
- vegetation indices
- SAIL canopy model
- spectral libraries
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge has invaded the habitat of the western prairie fringed orchid, a federally listed threatened species. Imazapic ([6]-2- [4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-f1-methylethylg-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- invasive species
- threatened species
- imazapic
- quinclorac
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is an invasive exotic plant that can completely displace native plant communities. Automated techniques for monitoring the location and extent of leafy spurge,…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- Euphorbia esula
- invasive species
- noxious weeds
- remote sensing
- Library Collection RecordRangeland managers often must decide whether to suppress dicotyledonous weed populations with expensive and time-consuming management strategies. Often, the underlying goal of weed suppression…Publication Date 2006-07-01
- Bayesian
- competition
- invasive species
- light interception
- model
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordRangelands have undergone—and continue to undergo—rapid change in response to changing land use and climate. A research priority in the emerging science of ecohydrology is an improved understanding…Publication Date 2006-03-01
- water yield
- range ecology
- range hydrology
- runoff
- aquifer recharge
- desertification
- semiarid
- degradation
- invasive species
- Library Collection RecordSulfur cinquefoil (family Rosaceae) is an invasive, herbaceous perennial, native to Eurasia. It has wide ecological amplitude and has become established throughout North America in numerous habitat…Publication Date 2006-01-01
- Potentilla recta L.
- invasive species
- regenerative strategy
- Library Collection RecordPest Management of Small Grains-VertebratesPublication Date 2006
- invasive species
- Oaks
- pest management
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordRemote sensing has successfully been applied to map the distribution of canopy dominating invasive species. Many invaders however, do not dominate the canopy, and remote sensing has so far not been…Publication Date 2006
- remote sensing
- GIS
- Chromolaena odorata
- seed production
- light intensity
- invasive species
- mapping
- Alien invasive species
- Landsat images
- grazing
- biological control
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2005-12-01
- cost benefit analysis
- decision support systems
- game theory
- human behavior
- weed control
- invasive species
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2005-10-01
- rangelands
- herbaceous plants
- Weeds
- noxious weeds
- invasive species
- introduced species
- ecological succession
- Library Collection RecordYaupon invasion into historic grassland savannahs can be effectively reduced with prescribed burning and herbicides. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and…Publication Date 2005-10-01
- savannas
- Ilex vomitoria
- shrubs
- Weeds
- invasive species
- prescribed burning
- herbicides
- cost analysis
- Texas
- wildlife management areas
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed burning in Theodore Roosevelt National Park has played an important role in maintaining a natural ecosystem. However, changes in plant community dynamics caused by burning may have led to…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- invasive species
- picloram
- clopyralid
- revegetation
- IPM
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2005-02-01
- Eremopyrum triticeum
- Intermountain West region
- Nevada
- ecological invasion
- seed germination
- seeds
- seed dispersal
- plant morphology
- plant characteristics
- history
- Eremopyrum
- rangelands
- plant competition
- introduced species
- invasive species
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordA model of a plant community that is biologically reasonable and easily adaptable to economic models is presented. The model includes optimization, competition, stochastic limiting resources, and…Publication Date 2005
- plant competition
- redundancy
- invasive species
- Individual optimization
- management
- ecosystem ecology
- rangelands
- modelling
- indigenous encroaching species
- Alien invasive species
- Phytosociology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe germination of seeds of saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.) was compared at a wide range of constant or alternating temperatures from 0 through 40 degrees C. Germination temperature profiles…Publication Date 2004-09-01
- invasive species
- seed
- seedbed ecology
- germination temperature profiles
- Library Collection RecordRepeatedly during the late 19th and early 20th century, exotic weeds were introduced to the sagebrush (Artemisia)/bunchgrass rangelands of the Great Basin. Once established these weeds became…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- Nevada
- plant competition
- invasive species
- ecological invasion
- introduced plants
- roadside soils
- exotic weed
- seedbed ecology
- germination temperatures
- Library Collection RecordRecent evidence associates the persistence of invasive plant species with disturbance and fluctuations in distinct forms of mineral N in soils. We conducted soil and hydroponic experiments to…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- soil nutrients
- nitrate nitrogen
- ammonium nitrogen
- perennials
- plant growth
- invasive species
- perennial grass
- invasive annual grass
- seedling establishment
- nitrates
- ammonium
- root growth