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- Library Collection RecordThe information from this study is important for helping promote a more sustainable use of resources, such as grasses and shrubs, and in increasing an understanding of the utilization dynamics and…Publication Date 2018-10
- biodiversity
- rangeland rehabilitation
- species composition
- Vegetation Growth
- Library Collection RecordGrazed rangeland ecosystems encompass diverse global land resources and are complex social-ecological systems from which society demands both goods (e.g., livestock and forage production) and…Publication Date 2015-09
- agricultural policy
- biodiversity
- coupled human and natural systems
- ecosystem services
- sustainability science
- working landscapes
- 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 1994-04-01
- United States
- range management
- rangelands
- stocking rate
- land stewardship
- overstanding
- permits
- biodiversity
- diversity
- issues and policy
- fees
- market prices
- land use
- 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 2000-02-01
- biogeochemical cycles
- desertification
- biographies
- decision making
- biodiversity
- cattle
- range management
- wildlife 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 2001-08-01
- plateaus
- mixed farming
- Ordos Plateau
- green banking
- arid lands
- land use
- biodiversity
- xerophytes
- wildlife
- China
- environmental protection
- sustainability
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Quaking aspen is widely regarded as a key resource for humans, livestock, and wildlife with these values often competing with each other, leading to overuse of aspen in some locations…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- Populus tremuloides
- ungulate
- herbivory
- fire
- biodiversity
- research
- Library Collection RecordThis article examines the question of how well the rangeland management profession has served conservation of patterns and processes that support multiple ecosystem services. We examine the paradigms…Publication Date 2012-11-01
- biodiversity
- fire
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- pyric herbivory
- shifting mosaic
- Library Collection RecordRecent opposition to the rangeland management paradigm of achieving uniform, moderate grazing across entire landscapes has emerged because heterogeneity is recognized as the foundation of…Publication Date 2013-09-01
- biodiversity
- conservation of pattern and process
- heterogeneity
- landscapes patch burning
- pyric herbivory
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordMonoculture and mixed pastures in Florida provide habitat for a variety of resident and migratory bird species. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of grazing on vegetation…Publication Date 2010-03-01
- abundance
- avian-habitat relationships
- biodiversity
- guild
- heterogeneity
- migratory birds
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordAn assessment of nonequilibrium rangeland dynamics was conducted in the Aru basin, a semiarid site located in the very dry northwest part of the Chang Tang Nature Reserve, Tibet, China. A grazing…Publication Date 2010-07-01
- biodiversity
- grazing gradient
- rangeland assessment
- rangeland ecosystem management
- species diversity
- Library Collection RecordSuccessful prairie restoration will depend in part on convincing private landowners with agricultural and recreational use goals to implement appropriate rangeland management practices, such as…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- adaptive ecosystem management
- biodiversity
- grazing management
- Juniperus virginiana
- landowner attitudes
- prairie restoration
- prescribed burning
- Library Collection RecordManagement of rangelands has largely operated under the paradigm of minimizing spatially discrete disturbances, often under the objective of reducing inherent heterogeneity within managed ecosystems…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- biodiversity
- fire
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- patch dynamics
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordLandspraying while drilling (LWD) is an approved disposal method for water-based drilling mud (WBM) systems in western Canada. The mud is applied either on cultivated land, where it is incorporated…Publication Date 2011-07-01
- biodiversity
- energy exploitation
- hydrocarbon extraction
- native rangelands
- oil and natural gas
- Library Collection RecordAchieving economically optimum livestock production on rangelands can conflict with conservation strategies that require lower stocking rate to maintain wildlife habitat. Combining the spatial and…Publication Date 2011-11-01
- biodiversity
- conservation grazing
- fire
- heterogeneity
- patch burn
- vegetation structure
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated the impact of shrub encroachment within cool-season floodplain meadows in a portion of the Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve in southwestern Alberta, where nearly half of open…Publication Date 2009-01-01
- Betula glandulosa
- biodiversity
- bunchgrasses
- fire suppression
- forage production
- shrub cover
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted in tallgrass prairie to assess the effects of grazing management (cattle stocking densities and grazing systems) on plant community composition and diversity. Treatments…Publication Date 2004-01-01
- biodiversity
- plant ecology
- cattle grazing
- Flint Hills
- range management
- grazing systems
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordMany range managers have suggested that clubmoss (Selaginella densa Rydb.) negatively alters the composition of seed banks and inhibits the establishment of plant species that decrease under improper…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- biodiversity
- microbiotic crust
- microphytic crust
- Northern Mixed Prairie
- range condition
- Selaginella densa
- Library Collection RecordUndisturbed plant communities dominated by shrubs or trees are often left isolated within landscapes otherwise devoid of woody vegetation following large-scale disturbances such as wildfires. We…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- biogeography
- Phasianidae
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- biodiversity
- wildfire management
- arid grasslands
- habitats
- Purshia tridentata
- prediction
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- fires
- fire effects
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- California
- land restoration
- range management
- Nevada
- rangelands
- Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
- biological diversity
- disturbance
- Island Biogeography Theory
- succession
- terrestial habitat islands
- Library Collection RecordAfter wildfires in 1996 in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and pinyon-juniper (Pinus spp.–Juniperus spp.) zones of west-central Utah, the USDI-BLM attempted to reduce soil erosion and cheatgrass…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- aerial sowing
- revegetation plants
- erosion control
- rehabilitation
- biodiversity
- Elytrigia intermedia subsp. intermedia
- sowing
- wildfire management
- sown grasslands
- Artemisia
- species diversity
- Agropyron cristatum
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- Bromus tectorum
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- Elytrigia elongata
- Bureau of Land Management
- rehabilitation
- chaining
- serial seeding
- plant material
- cheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of herbicide applications to kill honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) on community diversity are poorly documented. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that herbicide…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- nontarget organisms
- rodents
- biodiversity
- wild birds
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- species diversity
- rain
- vegetation
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordGrazed and ungrazed sites subjected to different fire frequencies were sampled on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area in northeast Kansas after 4 years of bison grazing (1987-1991). The objective…Publication Date 1996-09-01
- biodiversity
- bison
- topography
- frequency
- Kansas
- fires
- plant communities
- prairies
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordGrazed rangeland ecosystems encompass diverse global land resources and are complex social-ecological systems from which society demands both goods (e.g., livestock and forage production) and…Publication Date 2015-09
- agricultural policy
- biodiversity
- coupled human and natural systems
- ecosystem services
- sustainability science
- working landscapes
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Question: Do anthropogenic activities facilitate the distribution of exotic plants along steep altitudinal gradients? Location: Sani Pass road, Grassland biome, South Africa. Methods: On…Publication Date 2008
- Alien
- dispersal
- disturbance
- Gradient analysis
- grasslands
- Multivariate
- spatial analysis
- transect
- Germishuizen & Meyer (2003)
- Alien invasive species
- rehabilitation
- restoration ecology
- management
- biodiversity
- seed banks
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTransformation of indigenous vegetation for production purposes impacts negatively on biodiversity but does this necessarily equate with a decrease in phytomass accumulation, which may influence…Publication Date 2008
- grasslands
- plant production
- carbon sequestration
- land use
- management
- conservation
- agriculture
- pasture management
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBackground: Biodiversity offsets are conservation projects used mainly by business to counterbalance the environmental impacts of their operations, with the aim of achieving a net neutral or even…Publication Date 2007
- conservation
- biodiversity
- Economic Aspects
- environmental impact
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT South Africa's first national assessment of spatial priorities for biodiversity conservation, released in 2005, aimed to identify conservation priority areas for mainstreaming into all…Publication Date 2007
- National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment
- conservation planning
- mainstreaming
- Implementation
- biodiversity
- conservation
- mapping
- ecosystem ecology
- ecosystems
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA treatment of the Rubiaceae of Angola is presented based on herbarium collections kept at BM, BR, COI, K, LISC, LISU, LUA, LUAI, P, and PRE. The basionyms, relevant synonyms, and types from Angola…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- flora
- tropical Africa
- taxonomy
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn Kenya, lands surrounding wildlife protected areas (PAs), referred to as dispersal areas, have undergone widespread land use changes, but these have been little studied. This study investigated…Publication Date 2008
- conservation
- agriculture
- national parks
- land use
- grazing
- biodiversity
- disturbance
- rainfall
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSystematic conservation planning is widely considered the most effective approach for designing protected area and other ecological networks. However, many conservation practitioners still ignore…Publication Date 2006
- conservation
- management
- biodiversity
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn 1998, a restoration field trial was initiated in a catchment near Wellington (Western Cape, South Africa) to determine whether fynbos riparian scrub vegetation cleared of woody invasive alien…Publication Date 2008
- biological invasions
- fire
- Follow-up treatment
- management
- restoration ecology
- Alien invasive species
- seeds
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- grasslands
- Alien invasive species
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordComplementary resource use is regarded as a mechanism that contributes to positive relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Here, we used a biodiversity experiment composed of…Publication Date 2008
- Arrhenatherum elatius
- Biodiversity effects
- Complementarity
- Light competition
- The Jena Experiment
- Vertical structure
- species richness
- biodiversity
- ecosystem ecology
- grasses
- grasslands
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary Ecological restoration is still perceived by many conservationists, and the majority of economists, as a diversion, a delusion, and - far worse - a waste of money. In this paper we point out…Publication Date 2006
- biodiversity
- ecological restoration
- ecosystem services
- Natural capital
- Social capital
- Sustainable development
- economics
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary Restoration of ecological processes is key to restoring the capacity of ecosystems to support social, economic, cultural and aesthetic values. The sustainability of the restored system also…Publication Date 2006
- ecosystem services
- erosion
- indicators
- landscape
- runoff
- spatial pattern
- spatial variability
- restoration ecology
- sustainability
- soils
- hydrology
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports an assessment of the current and potential impacts of invasive alien plants on selected ecosystem services in South Africa. We used data on the current and potential future…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- Fynbos
- grassland
- grazing
- groundwater
- hydrology
- Karoo
- savanna
- water yield
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem services
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPlant invasions are a serious threat to natural and semi-natural ecosystems worldwide. Most management-orientated research on invasions focuses on invaders that are already widespread and often have…Publication Date 2007
- biological invasions
- invasive alien plants
- Emerging plant invaders
- Bioclimatic modelling
- Potential distribution
- Alien invasive species
- biodiversity
- landscape ecology
- management
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe importance of wild edible herbaceous species to resource poor households in most rural economies within savannas has been little studied. This is because most of the herbs grow in impoverished…Publication Date 2007
- biodiversity
- cultivation
- food security
- Impoverished lands
- NTFPs
- savanna
- Poverty
- household income studies
- rural areas
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA transdisciplinary synthesis, grouped into four main themes, of the key papers in this Special Issue on Namaqualand is provided. Perspectives on current environmental, economic and social issues in…Publication Date 2007
- climate
- conservation
- land reform
- Livelihoods
- Transdisciplinarity
- socio-economic aspects
- ecology
- biodiversity
- legislation
- Communal areas
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity is a critical component of the natural environment and the protection of it often meant the displacement of local communities in developing countries. The Richtersveld National Park (…Publication Date 2007
- rangelands
- conservation
- Population crashes
- Herd recovery
- goats
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- national parks
- sheep
- pastoralism
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper provides a brief introduction to the physical environment of Namaqualand as well as an overview of patterns of plant diversity. The diverse array of parent material and geological…Publication Date 2007
- Namaqualand
- Succulent karoo
- Winter rainfall mediterranean desert
- abiotic environment
- flora
- Patterns of diversity
- Heuweltjies
- biodiversity
- ecology
- ecosystem dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study explored the impacts of sustained heavy grazing in six vegetation types across an altitudinal and rainfall gradient in the Kamiesberg mountain range in Namaqualand. The study was carried…Publication Date 2007
- grazing impacts
- plant composition
- Communal areas
- Succulent karoo
- Upland habitats
- biodiversity
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordHerder knowledge of landscape classification and environmental assessments in East Africa has been poorly documented. This study investigated how the Maasai traditionally classified and assessed…Publication Date 2006
- land degradation
- Livestock grazing preference
- Maasai
- Traditional landscape classification
- traditional knowledge
- subsistence agriculture
- degradation
- grasslands
- grazing
- management
- pastoralism
- soils
- animal impact
- biodiversity
- forage quality
- animal nutrition
- animal production
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe rich biodiversity of southern Africa has to date been relatively unimpacted by the activities of modern society, but to what degree will this situation persist into the 21st century? We use a…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- southern Africa
- climate change
- land use change
- Land cover change
- Habitat loss
- conservation
- Millennium ecosystem assessment
- image
- CBD target
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLand management in tropical woodlands is being used to sequester carbon (C), alleviate poverty and protect biodiversity, among other benefits. Our objective was to determine how slash-and-burn…Publication Date 2008
- savanna
- Tropical deciduous forest
- basal area
- Allometric equations
- Wood density
- soil bulk density
- Soil C stock
- biodiversity
- Shannon index
- Chronosequence
- land use
- carbon dioxide
- carbon sequestration
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- soil organic carbon
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn arid and semi-arid savannas, species diversity is strongly influenced by structural diversity, which in these systems is characteristically formed by woody vegetation. Shrub encroachment,…Publication Date 2007
- Yellow mongoose
- rangelands
- Individual-based model
- shrub encroachment
- Spatial explicit
- structural diversity
- ecosystem ecology
- savanna
- biodiversity
- mammals
- indigenous encroaching species
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn semiarid savannas of Southern Africa current land use practices and climate change may lead to substantial changes of vegetation structure in the near future, however uncertainty remains about the…Publication Date 2006
- Acacia erioloba
- Bush encroachment
- global change
- Grewia flava
- overgrazing
- seed dispersal
- shrub encroachment
- Southern Kalahari
- Spatial-explicit simulation model
- savanna
- land use
- grazing
- climate change
- vegetation dynamics
- cattle
- ecosystem ecology
- ecosystem dynamics
- rainfall
- fire ecology
- modelling
- conservation
- management
- carrying capacity
- biodiversity
- indigenous encroaching species
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA payments for ecosystem services (PES) system came about in South Africa with the establishment of the government-funded Working for Water (WfW) programme that clears mountain catchments and…Publication Date 2008
- Working for Water
- Payment mechanisms
- ecosystem services
- water supply
- Poverty relief
- Poverty
- Alien invasive species
- fire
- plant production
- biodiversity
- hydrology
- vegetation dynamics
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper explores whether spatial variation in the biodiversity values of vertebrates and plants (species richness, range-size rarity and number or proportion of IUCN Red Listed threatened species…Publication Date 2007
- Africa
- biodiversity
- Human infrastructure
- human population
- Tropical mountains
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNatural areas are becoming increasingly fragmented and embedded in an urban matrix. Natural and semi-natural areas at the urban/wildland interface are threatened by a variety of 'edge effects…Publication Date 2006
- Alien plant invasion
- biological invasions
- disturbance
- invasive alien plants
- non-native species
- Suburban gardens
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity in Africa, Madagascar and smaller surrounding islands is both globally extraordinary and increasingly threatened. However, to date no analyses have effectively integrated species values…Publication Date 2006
- Africa
- biodiversity
- species
- Non-species biological values
- threat
- Africa