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- Library Collection RecordSomewhere in the past one of our ancestors picked up a flaming brand, held it and eventuallyset the grass on fire for his purpose. He had long recognized the fact that animals congregated on such…
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSomewhere in the past one of our ancestors picked up a flaming brand, held it and eventuallyset the grass on fire for his purpose. He had long recognized the fact that animals congregated on such…
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1964
- watersheds
- chaparral
- history
- chemical control
- grasses
- Central Arizona
- changes
- forbs
- halfshrubs
- Natural Drainages
- Response
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest
- Soil Type.
- vegetative cover
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1966
- Soil Productivity
- Africa
- resources
- Nigeria
- utilization
- development
- grasslands
- range management
- Base
- Existing Grasslands
- grassland vegetation
- livestock distribution
- Livestock Industry
- Need
- Plant Productivity
- Research Information
- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- 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 1983-02-01
- national parks
- Gemsbok
- ibex
- wildlife ecology
- elands
- Russia
- game farming
- game ranching
- game animals
- game
- Africa
- ranchers
- beef
- rangelands
- livestock
- cattle
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1986
- bacteria
- recreation
- mountains
- streams
- watersheds
- Wyoming
- water quality
- grazing
- plate count
- populations
- 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 1990-04-01
- grazing
- prescribed burning
- Oregon
- wildlife
- livestock
- Nevada
- vegetation management
- watersheds
- 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 1990-08-01
- tropics
- arid lands
- Andropogon gayanus
- pasture plants
- Gamba grass
- Africa
- South America
- grasses
- Australia
- forage
- 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 1991-08-01
- John Day River
- watersheds
- reclamation
- Oregon
- 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 1991-08-01
- water supply
- watersheds
- Odocoileus hemionus
- guzzlers
- Texas
- 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 1991-08-01
- rotational grazing
- Colorado
- streams
- riparian buffers
- watersheds
- 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
- data analysis
- hydrologic data
- databases
- runoff
- water quality
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- Kansas
- vegetation
- models
- plant communities
- Colorado
- Nebraska
- Wyoming
- Texas
- rangelands
- 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 1992-10-01
- forest products
- industry
- guidelines
- watersheds
- farmers' associations
- recreation
- wildlife
- rangelands
- United States
- range management
- grazing
- multiple land use
- 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 1992-12-01
- riverbank protection
- Africa
- environmental impact
- riparian buffers
- North America
- wildlife
- ecosystems
- livestock
- rangelands
- 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 1993-02-01
- range management
- livestock
- stocking rate
- overgrazing
- overpopulation
- Africa
- problem solving
- 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 1993-08-01
- best management practices
- mechanical brush management
- water quality
- watersheds
- grassland improvement
- prescribed burning
- 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 1994-12-01
- environmental assessment
- watersheds
- land use planning
- 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 1995-08-01
- multiple land use
- grazing
- forest management
- watershed management
- understory
- forests
- watersheds
- vegetation management
- improvement fellings
- forest influences
- stand density
- forest trees
- thinning
- runoff
- soil water content
- 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 2002-02-01
- range science
- Africa
- agricultural education
- range management
- 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 2002-12-01
- grazing
- range management
- rangelands
- sustainability
- ranching
- Colorado
- ecosystems
- plant communities
- wildlife
- land use
- conservation areas
- watersheds
- natural resource management
- population change
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1990
- grazing
- prescribed burning
- Oregon
- wildlife
- livestock
- Nevada
- watersheds
- vegetation 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 1989-06-01
- sediment yield
- gullied land
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- Arizona
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1990
- grazing
- prescribed burning
- Oregon
- wildlife
- livestock
- Nevada
- watersheds
- vegetation management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1990
- tropics
- Andropogon gayanus
- pasture plants
- Gamba grass
- Africa
- South America
- grasses
- Australia
- forage
- arid lands
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1992
- forest products
- industry
- guidelines
- watersheds
- recreation
- wildlife
- rangelands
- range management
- grazing
- multiple land use
- farmers' associations
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1995
- multiple land use
- grazing
- forest management
- watershed management
- forests
- watersheds
- stand density
- forest trees
- thinning
- runoff
- soil water content
- forest influences
- improvement fellings
- understory
- vegetation management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made…Publication Date 1964-07-01
- halfshrubs
- Natural Drainages
- Central Arizona
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest
- soil types
- watersheds
- vegetative cover
- chaparral
- history
- change
- responses
- chemical control
- forbs
- grasses
- Library Collection Record
29 Watersheds
Links to information on watershed news, law, science and other related content.- watershed management
- watersheds
- protection
- United States
- Watershed Restoration
- Library Collection RecordCurrent research topics under investigation at NWRC include: hydrologic modeling of snow distribution, accumulation and melt; frozen-soil effects on infiltration, runoff and erosion;…
- watersheds
- hydrology
- water quality
- United States
- Library Collection RecordQuantifying the effects of watershed improvement efforts is critical to agencies responsible for protecting water resources of the semiarid western United States. A complex water quality data set…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- discriminant analysis
- drought
- habit degredation
- impaired stream
- macroinvertebrates
- watersheds
- Library Collection RecordThe high inherent variability in rainfall and forage availability in arid regions makes it very difficult for a rancher to establish a herd size that is suited to the environment and also complicates…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- variability
- ranching
- drought
- range management
- grass production
- arid environments
- deserts
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn this paper, the linkage between streamflow and shrub cover on rangelands is examined, with a focus on the extensive Texas rangelands dominated by mesquite and juniper. The conclusions drawn are…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- semiarid soils
- stream flow
- subsurface flow
- groundwater flow
- water yield
- Prosopis
- evapotranspiration
- watersheds
- brush control
- watershed hydrology
- runoff
- precipitation
- Texas
- range management
- Juniperus
- water yield
- range hydrology
- runoff
- shrub control
- ecohydrology
- stream flow
- semiarid
- Library Collection RecordWe compared the herbage standing crop on 31 farms along a rainfall gradient in Namibia (southwestern Africa) in 1997 with the results attained for the same gradient by Walter (1939). We found that…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Namibia
- environmental degradation
- desertification
- grasslands
- rain
- stocking rate
- biomass production
- overgrazing
- forage
- Africa
- rangelands
- historical records
- grazing
- rainfall
- Library Collection RecordEmerging hydrology-related issues in California grasslands have directed attention towards the need to understand subsurface water flow within a complex, dynamic system. Tensiometers and neutron…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- wetting front
- semiarid grassland soils
- subsurface flow
- soil profiles
- water flow
- evaporation
- water balance
- soil water potential
- watersheds
- rain
- watershed hydrology
- California
- rangelands
- soil water
- California rangelands
- subsurface flow
- water budget
- Library Collection RecordDespite the importance of soil characteristics for classifying riparian ecosystem types and evaluating ecosystem or range condition, little information exists on western riparian area soils or the…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- soil horizons
- cation exchange capacity
- soil physical properties
- soil organic matter
- watersheds
- water table
- soil pH
- phosphorus
- calcium
- nitrogen content
- Nevada
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordThis study determined forage production and cover of several plant species resulting from the use of water harvesting catchments with catchment: cultivated area ratios of 1:1 and 1.25:1 and…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- water harvesting
- Entisols
- Aridisols
- area
- sowing
- Pakistan
- arid zones
- watersheds
- ambient temperature
- rain
- watershed hydrology
- slope
- biomass production
- forage
- Library Collection RecordHoney mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) occurs on a variety of sites varying in soil depth and moisture availability. The objective of this study was to compare water use by honey mesquite on…Publication Date 1992-07-01
- highlands
- Prosopis glandulosa
- watersheds
- stomatal conductance
- water table
- phreatophytes
- lowlands
- site factors
- water availability
- riparian buffers
- transpiration
- water-use efficiency
- soil water content
- leaf water potential
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordIn 1974 we selected 8 pairs of gully headcuts on the Santa Rita Experimental Range. Mesquite (Prosopis velutina Woot.) on the watershed of 1 headcut of each pair was killed with diesel oil. Densities…Publication Date 1993-03-01
- Prosopis velutina
- semiarid grasslands
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- brush control
- vegetation management
- rain
- runoff
- plant density
- losses from soil
- rangelands
- grasses
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordHoney mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) stem flow was measured on days with contrasting environmental conditions during the 1989 growing season in Texas. Midday stem flow varied…Publication Date 1992-01-01
- evapotranspiration
- sap flow
- diurnal variation
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- watersheds
- transpiration
- environmental factors
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordA micro-watershed design is presented for use in watershed research projects. The plot size is 5 m (1 X 5 m) and uses low cost materials for construction. This plot size is suitable for surface flow…Publication Date 1991-07-01
- surface water
- water flow
- microwatersheds
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- design
- watershed hydrology
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding hydrologic processes on rangelands is essential to determine if water yield will increase through shrub management. Nine nonweighable lysimeters were monitored for 3 years to determine…Publication Date 1990-11-01
- lysimetry
- herbaceous vegetation
- Plains
- water balance
- interrill erosion
- hydrology
- ground cover
- Prosopis glandulosa
- watersheds
- soil water content
- shrubs
- Texas
- range management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordUtilizing source data for annual herbage production which had been obtained through repeated measurements, though not necessarily taken in each year, in 2 Arizona ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)…Publication Date 1990-01-01
- forest ecology
- watersheds
- understory
- Pinus ponderosa
- regression analysis
- growth rate
- plant communities
- canopy
- Arizona
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe measured runoff from a contour-ripped rangeland watershed is compared with hypothetical runoff based on KINEROS model simulations assuming that the watershed had not been treated. The results…Publication Date 1990-11-01
- ripping
- kinematics
- kineros model
- simulation models
- hydrology
- arid zones
- watersheds
- mathematical models
- runoff
- range management
- rangelands
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordHeavy communal grazing pressure and rapid phytomass decomposition reduce shrub interspace cover in Somalia from 100% at the end of the growing season to 5% at the end of the dormant season. Intense…Publication Date 1990-11-01
- communal feeding
- interrill erosion
- hydrology
- watershed management
- ground cover
- watersheds
- Somalia
- sandy soils
- clay soils
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- plant litter
- rangelands
- livestock
- grazing
- infiltration
- Library Collection RecordAfrican pastoral ecosystems have been studied with the assumptions that these ecosystems are potentially stable (equilibrial) systems which become destabilized by overstocking and overgrazing.…Publication Date 1988-11-01
- dynamics
- development policy
- program evaluation
- environmental degradation
- Africa
- ecosystems
- pastoralism
- crop production
- range management
- climatic factors
- livestock
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordConcentrations and loadings (output, number day-1 km-2) of fecal coliform (FC) indicator bacteria were measured from 1979 through 1984 in streamflow from 13 forested watersheds under the following…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- Escherichia coli
- water pollution
- coliform bacteria
- grant county, oregon
- streams
- watersheds
- feces
- Oregon
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- water quality
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to develop a small plot (1 m2) rainfall simulator operational on steep terrain in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. The simulator developed is hand-portable and…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- portable sprayers
- sloping land
- arid zones
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- design
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- water quality
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordStreams of mountain watersheds in Wyoming were monitored to compare water quality data collected during 1971-72 with data collected during 1982. After 10 years there was little change in: (1) total…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- bacteria
- plate count
- recreation
- mountains
- streams
- wildlife
- watersheds
- populations
- Wyoming
- water quality
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordMost rainfall and almost all runoff from Southwestern rangelands are the result of intense summer thunderstorm rainfall. Gully growth and headcutting are evident throughout the region. A large,…Publication Date 1986-11-01
- gully erosion
- rainfall-runoff relationships
- sediments
- watersheds
- semiarid zones
- rangelands
- Arizona