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- Library Collection RecordThis article describes how the listing of the ferruginous pygmy owl in 1997 led to the development of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, a comprehensive and innovative approach to species…Publication Date 2015
- endangered species
- land management
- Endangered Species Act
- open space
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: The designation of jaguar critical habitat in April 2014 in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico created concern for livestock ranchers in the region. We interviewed ranchers to…Publication Date 2015
- jaguars
- Arizona
- endangered species
- management
- wildlife conservation
- attitudes
- human dimensions
- Endangered Species Act
- Panthera onca
- Library Collection RecordThe Water Harvesting Assessment Toolbox is a prototype decision aid designed to help communities in the Southwest US understand the role water harvesting can play in meeting water resource challenges…Publication Date 2016
- water harvesting
- assessment
- toolkit
- Library Collection RecordThe sagebrush biome in the western United States is home to the imperiled greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and encompasses rangelands used for cattle production. Cattle grazing…Publication Date 2014-05
- bird
- Conservation physiology
- Corticosterone
- endangered species
- Spatial statistics
- stress
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1991-04-01
- dune grasslands
- duneland plants
- wind erosion
- beef production
- Nebraska
- ranching
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1992-02-01
- California
- Nevada
- endangered species
- Utah
- cattle
- Arizona
- laws and regulations
- federal government
- deserts
- vegetation
- state government
- sexual maturity
- respiratory tract diseases
- Gopherus
- habitat destruction
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1992-08-01
- contour cultivation
- hawks
- water resources
- overgrazing
- public domain
- wildlife
- habitats
- endangered species
- Montana
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-08-01
- wolves
- predator-prey relationships
- Puma concolor
- predation
- vegetation
- introduced species
- diet
- endangered species
- New Mexico
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-04-01
- mineral resources
- migration
- soil conservation
- public domain
- land use
- drought
- controlled grazing
- grasslands
- history
- endangered species
- beef cattle
- 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 2001-06-01
- Lagopus lagopus
- wildlife
- habitats
- prairies
- South Dakota
- cattle
- endangered species
- Montana
- rotational grazing
- rangelands
- range management
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • California’s Mediterranean climate zone supports grasslands that are biologically diverse. • Livestock grazing is being increasingly used to promote native species diversity at both…Publication Date 2014-10-01
- serpentine
- vernal pools
- native forbs
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1987-04-01
- case studies
- Arizona
- endangered species
- range management
- grazing
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Pediocactus bradyi
- Pediocactus sileri
- feasibility studies
- Cactaceae
- evaluation criteria
- Library Collection RecordExclusion of cattle by fencing has been proposed to alleviate possible negative grazing impacts on hydrologic, water quality, and cover habitat conditions within Sierra Nevada meadows used by…Publication Date 2012-01-01
- amphibian conservation
- endangered species
- mountain meadows
- public lands
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordAdaptive management of road networks depends on timely data that accurately reflect the impacts those systems are having on ecosystem processes and associated services. In the absence of reliable…Publication Date 2013-05-01
- adaptive management
- assessment
- monitoring
- off-highway vehicles
- oil and gas
- rangeland health
- Library Collection RecordDoramectin is one of several endectocide compounds widely used to treat nematode and arthropod pests affecting cattle. Insecticidal residues in dung of endectocide-treated cattle can reduce numbers…Publication Date 2008-09-01
- Athene cunicularia
- endangered species
- faecal residues
- nontarget
- Library Collection RecordReport on the legislative history of the Endangered Species Act with reccomendations for the future.Publication Date 2001
- legislation
- history
- endangered species
- United States
- Library Collection RecordProvides taxonomic classification, conservation status and distribution information on species that have been evaluated using IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system is designated to…
- biodiversity
- endangered species
- Extinction Risk
- international
- threatened species
- Library Collection RecordThe study addressed the interaction between cattle and spawning spring chinook salmon late in the summer, when it is common for cattle to be present in pastures that have streams where spawning…Publication Date 2005-05-01
- behavior
- salmon redd
- environmental impact
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordDuring the summer of 1996, 50 radio-tagged, pen-reared Attwater’s prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) were released on Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge in a restoration…Publication Date 2005-05-01
- Tympanuchus cupido attwateri
- endangered species
- tallgrass prairie
- supplemental releases
- Library Collection RecordProvides a section on endangered species organized by U.S. Fish and WIldlife regions with links to information on endangered plant and animal species.
- endangered species
- environmental education
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLand managers need accurate and quick techniques to identify suitable habitat of species of interest. For species protected by federal or state laws, identification of suitable habitat is critical…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- wetlands
- Juncus
- Juncus balticus
- wetland soils
- endangered species
- Platanthera
- Platanthera praeclara
- stachys palustris
- sheyenne national grassland
- swales
- habitat selection
- prediction
- regression analysis
- forbs
- soil water content
- plant communities
- shrubs
- plant litter
- canopy
- grasses
- Platanthera praeclara
- wetlands
- tallgrass prairie
- threatened plant
- edaphic factors
- logistic regression
- soil moisture
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordInformation on the response of the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus Mearns) to range management, especially prescribed fire, is needed to determine…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- ammodramus savannarum
- territory
- endangered species
- wild birds
- population density
- fire ecology
- reproductive performance
- Florida
- prescribed burning
- seasonal variation
- rangelands
- Ammodramus savannarum floridanus
- Florida prairie
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordPanels of experts from the Society for Range Management and the National Research Council proposed that status of rangeland ecosystems could be ascertained by evaluating an ecological site's…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- soil surface
- soil structure
- flow resistance
- soil morphology
- gullied land
- wind erosion
- hydrologic factors
- assessment
- rapid methods
- data collection
- ecological balance
- grassland condition
- overland flow
- rill erosion
- ground cover
- grasslands
- range condition
- perennials
- mortality
- vegetation
- biomass production
- range management
- plant litter
- introduced species
- invasive species
- literature reviews
- United States
- soil compaction
- soil stability
- hydrologic function
- biological integrity
- ecosystem status
- erosion
- infiltration
- inventory
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to provide a tool for maintaining a high grazing efficiency. In a rotational grazing system, the residual sward height does not provide enough information in advance…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- France
- assessment
- ewes
- heat sums
- dairy cows
- nitrogen balance
- volume determination
- controlled grazing
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- plant height
- herbage height
- nitrogen
- stocking rate
- management
- dairy farms
- Library Collection RecordThe black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is 1 of 5 western prairie dog species, and the only species found on the Great Plains. Some authorities believe the black-tailed prairie dog may…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- extinction
- plague
- Yersinia pestis
- Great Plains states of USA
- rodent control
- habitat destruction
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- endangered species
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordCattle trampling of endangered plants, certain animal species, and ground nests may be a management concern on rangeland. Researchers need theoretical models of trampling loss to assist in design of…Publication Date 1996-05-01
- probabilistic models
- birds' nests
- endangered species
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- range management
- simulation
- trampling
- Library Collection RecordPastoralists in the Sahel of northern Africa are entirely dependent on their livestock, which graze on the annual vegetation produced during a relatively short summer rainfall season. The satellite-…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- satellite surveys
- assessment
- Sahel
- Niger
- pastoralism
- carrying capacity
- ground vegetation
- satellite imagery
- stocking rate
- biomass production
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordDetermination of live and dead herbage fractions from mixed herbage samples requires hand separation or specialized laboratory procedures. The constituent differential method is designed to determine…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- assessment
- measurements
- sampling
- forage
- dry matter
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordMethodology for assessing trend in range condition is still evolving. This paper demonstrates use of Dice's community similarity coefficient, 2a/(2a + b + c), with communities present at 3 times…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- assessment
- data analysis
- mathematical models
- plant ecology
- trends
- plant communities
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe accuracy of microhistological techniques for analysis of herbivore diets was evaluated with cattle, sheep, and Angora goats fed grass, forb, and shrub mixtures of known botanical compositions.…Publication Date 1992-03-01
- feces analysis
- assessment
- feces composition
- shrubs
- diets
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- botanical composition
- grasses
- New Mexico
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordAn experiment was conducted to determine whether or not the effects of forage type and time into feeding period precluded use of esophageal extrusa to estimate relative dietary mineral status of…Publication Date 1990-03-01
- foraging period
- wheat
- assessment
- Cynodon dactylon
- nutritional status
- hay
- mineral nutrition
- steers
- diets
- forage
- Library Collection RecordTwo changes in traditional range condition analyses are recom- mended: (1) to replace the terms excellent, good, fair, and poor with ecological equivalents of climax, late seral, mid-seral, and early…Publication Date 1990-11-01
- site class assessment
- assessment
- seral stages
- multiple land use
- site factors
- range management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordA multi-video system that provides immediately useful narrowband black-and-white imagery within the visible to near-infrared light (0.40- to 1.10-micrometer waveband) region of the electromagnetic…Publication Date 1985-09-01
- land resources
- video recorders
- assessment
- image analysis
- remote sensing
- Texas
- range management
- rangelands
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordThe sagebrush biome in the western United States is home to the imperiled greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and encompasses rangelands used for cattle production. Cattle grazing…Publication Date 2014-05
- bird
- Conservation physiology
- Corticosterone
- endangered species
- Spatial statistics
- stress
- Library Collection RecordOpportunities for rangeland inventory and monitoring have been transformed by innovations in both indicator and methods standardization and new technologies. These technologies make it easier to…Publication Date 2017-04
- assessment
- inventory
- mobile apps
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has done a better job than we could do in providing information about the Act, including access to the full text of the Act, information about species, other laws…
- wildlife
- endangered species
- animals
- Library Collection RecordListings by county for the state of Arizona. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
- endangered species
- plants
- Arizona
- animals
- Library Collection RecordThe mission of California Department of Fish & Wildlife's Habitat Conservation Planning Branch is to provide for the conservation, protection, restoration, and management of fish, wildlife,…
- endangered species
- invasive species
- forests
- lakes
- streams
- California
- California Environmental Quality Act
- environmental quality
- mitigation
- native plants
- Streambed
- Library Collection RecordThe Department of Game and Fish is directed under the New Mexico Wildlife Conservation Act (WCA) to develop recovery plans for species listed by the state of New Mexico as threatened or endangered.
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordA bureau, within the Department of the Interior whose mission it is to, working with others, conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of…
- wildlife
- protected species
- endangered species
- Library Collection RecordThe website introduces the endangered species in the U.S.
- endangered species
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAn Environmental Assessment (EA) dealing with the development of a revised allotment management plan for the Walker Basin Allotment on March 21, 1991.
- cattle
- assessment
- management
- Plans
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFinding of no significant impact for Walker Basin Cattle Allotment Management Plan.
- assessment
- management
- environment
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe Walker Basin Allotment Plan Environmental Assessment in March, 1990.
- assessment
- environment
- Allotments
- Alternative methods
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe Reinvading Juniper Control Project on the Beaver Creek Ranger District.
- assessment
- projects
- environment
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe environmental analysis report on May 1, 1975.
- assessment
- Plans
- environment
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe multiple use survey report (S) approved April 27, 1970.
- assessment
- reports
- environment
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe allotment analysis summary form
- assessment
- Allotments
- analyses
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe range allotment acreage and grazing capacity summary.
- grazing
- Allotments
- assessment
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe range allotment acreage and grazing capacity summary in 1970s.
- grazing
- assessment
- Allotments
- acreage
- Arizona