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- Library Collection RecordThe annual pattern of above-ground live biomass, recent dead standing biomass, old dead standing biomass, and standing crop of big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii Monro) grassland community in semiarid…Publication Date 1984-07-01
- Sporobolus
- shoots
- plant communities
- semiarid zones
- biomass accumulation
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAnnual and perennial plant vegetation was sampled following a controlled burn (1981) and a wildfire (1980) in the Upper Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, Ariz. Perennial plant composition 1 year after…Publication Date 1984-11-01
- Upper Sonoran Desert
- Controlled Burn
- Shoot Surviviers
- Sprouters
- seeders
- Brittle Brush
- Encelia farinosa
- Invader Species
- Stickweed
- Stephanomeria exigua
- Four O'Clock
- Mirabilis bigelovii
- Bulldog Canyon
- herbaceous plants
- Woody Perennials
- vegetation responses
- Cacti
- Short Term
- annuals
- plant composition
- wildfire
- fire
- perennials
- vegetation
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordAccessions A-68, L-11, L-19, L-28, and L-38 of Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees); P-15608 Cochise lovegrass (E. lehmanniana Nees X E. trichophora Coss & Dur.); A-84 and Catalina…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordManipulation of Gambel oak for enhanced rangeland values must be in accord with ecological principles to ensure desired success. Failures in controlling Gambel oak have occurred because the growth…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Quercus gambelii
- brush problem species
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of long-term grazing (40 years) on cryptogamic crusts of Navajo National Monument were investigated. Both vascular and nonvascular communities were heavily impacted with the cryptogamic…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordRange trend is one of the basic components of rangeland inventories. Understanding the interactions between soil, climatic factors, and vegetation aids the range manager in determining and predicting…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Arizona
- soil
- climatic factors
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordActivities of selected wildlife species were observed from September 1976 to June 1978 in an undisturbed velvet mesquite (Prosopis juliflora var. velutina) stand, on range cleared of mesquite, and in…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- deserts
- Arizona
- Prosopis juliflora
- Library Collection RecordFour 0.8-ha plots south of Tucson, Ariz., were burned November 12, 1975, in a pasture where cattle had not grazed for 12 months. The fire top-killed most small mesquites, killed almost all of the…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordRecovery of a cottonwood-ash-willow association from overgrazing has been extremely limited over a 4-year period. Seedling reproduction and herbaceous cover has increased; however, overstory tree…Publication Date 1983-05-01
- Arizona
- Populus fremontii
- velvet ash
- Fraxinus velutina
- Goodding willow
- Salix gooddingii
- Library Collection RecordThe state of dry matter, C, N, S and P for soil-plant systems of Arizona fescue and mountain muhly in the Arizona pine-bunchgrass community was determined as a first step to quantification of mineral…Publication Date 1983-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordA glasshouse study was conducted to determine how nonfertilized and fertilized soils collected in creosotebush [Larrea tridentata (DC.) Cov.] communities would influence seedling leaf growth and…Publication Date 1983-11-01
- California
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by domestic livestock does not limit production of food supplies for Mearns quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi) in southeastern Arizona. Nevertheless, grazing available forage in excess of 55…Publication Date 1982-11-01
- Mearns Quail
- Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
- Hiding Cover
- Escape
- Nesting Season
- Breeding Population
- livestock grazing
- Food Supplies
- effects
- utilization
- forage
- Arizona
- 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 1983-03-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of cattle diets on mesquite and mesquite-free desert rangeland was determined on a weight basis by a microscope point technique and density constants of species. Pastures…Publication Date 1982-05-01
- deserts
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordRates and patterns of revegetation were studied during and after construction of the 500 kV Navajo Project Southern Transmission Line at two sites in the Arizona Sonoran Desert from 1972 through 1977…Publication Date 1982-03-01
- deserts
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordOptimum average temperatures for germination of lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia var. obtusifolia) seeds in the laboratory were 20 degrees to 30 degrees C. Although some germination occurred without…Publication Date 1981-09-01
- Mexico
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordForty-four species and varieties of forage plants, including 3 shrubs, 6 forbs, and 35 grasses, were planted at each of six sites in four Arizona pinyon-juniper climatic subtypes. Represented were…Publication Date 1981-03-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordHerbage production was evaluated after overstory removal from different sites within the pinyon-juniper type. Average annual production varied from 43 to 643 kg/ha before treatment and 715 to 3,703…Publication Date 1981-03-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordMulching with plastic film, cinders, or juniper slash; deep furrowing; and fallowing increased penetration and retention of soil moisture, delayed soil surface crusting, and lowered seeding-zone…Publication Date 1981-05-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordWater development is an important aspect of range improvement, particularly in arid regions. A structure including a masonry dam and a collection field of perforated pipes was covered with coarse…Publication Date 1981-05-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordDuring 1976 a study of annual production and cover (litter + rock + vegetation) on various range improvement practices was conducted in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The range improvement…Publication Date 1979-03-01
- river basins
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordSix shrub species were studied to determine their microhabitat relationships as well as their effect on the immediate environment. Analysis of site characteristics and mineral composition of soils in…Publication Date 1980-03-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordDuring 1976 a study of soil profile salt concentrations and probable salt loading by surface runoff was made on 73 range improvement sites in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The range…Publication Date 1979-05-01
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordAquecus sprays of picloram at the rate of 0.56 kg/ha (94 1/ha total volume) were applied to 5 plots each in May 1973 and August 1976 to control falsemesquite (Calliandra eriophylla) in southern…Publication Date 1980-03-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordSoil water is recharged in the semidesert Southwest during the usual winter precipitation season, and again during the usual summer rainy season. The amount and depth of recharge varies widely…Publication Date 1980-01-01
- deserts
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordHerbage production by weeping, Boer, and Lehmann lovegrasses was essentially unaffected by winter burning on a converted chaparral watershed in central Arizona. Burning opened up the stand and…Publication Date 1977-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordForage consumption was significantly correlated with forage production and tree density, but not with steepness of slope, rockiness of soil, or distance from water. This suggests that good range…Publication Date 1978-01-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFifty stands, representing six common and three rare species of gramas (genus Bouteloua), were sampled for vegetation abundance, species composition, and selected habitat factors. Numerical and…Publication Date 1977-11-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordWe studied the impact of fire on an ungrazed sacaton grassland community at The Research Ranch in southeastern Arizona. Two summer burns were followed through two post-fire growing seasons. A winter…Publication Date 1978-07-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordSurface runoff waters from three kinds of activity on rangeland were examined for suspended solids and some indicator chemical constituents. We compared ungrazed brush-covered rangeland with recently…Publication Date 1978-07-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordNutrient contents of wooly Indianwheat, white bursage, desertthorn, and foothills paloverde were determined seasonally during 1974 and 1975 in the Havasu Resource Area, California-Arizona. Gross…Publication Date 1977-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordSpecies adaptation trials were observed over periods varying from 21 to 28 years at ten Arizona pinyon-juniper sites. Fifty-nine species and varieties developing fair to excellent stands and…Publication Date 1977-11-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordEffects of pitting and rootplowing on surface runoff were determined on a desert shrub range in southeastern Arizona, and the time-dependent changes in the soil surface characteristics resulting from…Publication Date 1976-05-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordVegetative cover, composition, and frequency studies on protected and grazed desert grassland ranges in Arizona provided quantitative data on the reaction of plants to protection and grazing. These…Publication Date 1976-11-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordMule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) selectively consumed cactus fruit, browse leaves and fruit, and forbs, when present, on semidesert grass-shrub habitats in southern Arizona. Plant species utilized…Publication Date 1977-05-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordComparison of vegetative changes between a protected and closely grazed desert grassland range in southeastern Arizona showed that velvet mesquite was rapidly invading both ranges at almost equal…Publication Date 1975-11-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordFelling of a 13% cover of alligator juniper in northcentral Arizona resulted in a 38% increase in total herbage production and a 45% increase in forage plant production. These increases were highly…Publication Date 1974-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordA 2-year study on the Spy Mesa relict of the Arizona Strip provides information concerning the natural occurrence of pinyon-juniper in range ecosystems of this area. The 40-acre relict is unique…Publication Date 1974-09-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe profit formula is based on forage production, digestibility and utilization, animal weight and daily gain, costs per animal day, and beef prices. Rangeland producing 500-1,000 lb forage per acre…Publication Date 1973-07-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordPlanting season and cultural treatment effects on emergence and survival of three range species were determined for two cold, dry pinyon-juniper sites in north central Arizona. Plowing was the most…Publication Date 1973-07-01
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordShortage of water for livestock often limits the carrying capacity of rangeland. Water harvesting can provide extra water. Paraffin wax was applied as granules or flakes on the surface of two…Publication Date 1973-11-01
- Wax Treated Soils
- Paraffin
- water sources
- Granite Reef
- Mesa
- water harvesting
- precipitation
- water
- livestock
- runoff
- Arizona
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordBoysag Point, a 70-acre relatively ungrazed area in the pinon-juniper-sagebrush type, is described and compared to an adjacent grazed Mainland area. The Point had 88 species, the Mainland 38. Trees…Publication Date 1967-11-01
- Ecological Study
- Boysag Point
- North Rim
- Grand Canyon
- pinyon juniper sagebrush type
- Mainland Area
- Trees Shrubs
- relict areas
- Differences
- Depletion
- quantity
- grazing effects
- plant cover
- shrubs
- herbage production
- trees
- quality
- blue grama
- forage
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordA microscope point method was used to develop weight prediction equations for plant species in masticated forage samples of known species weights collected at the end of two successive growing…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Fistualted Steers
- Microscope Point Method
- Weight Prediction Equations
- Masticated Forage Samples
- Percent Weight
- Confidence LImits
- grazing animals
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- diet
- Forage Samples
- botanical composition
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordIn most fertilization studies on desert grasslands, little attention has been paid to soil moisture conditions at the time of application. Results have been highly variable and fertilization has not…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- fertilizer application
- desert grasslands
- Summer Rainy Season
- management
- Arizona
- yields
- responses
- Time
- black grama
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- protein content
- Grass Growth
- Soil Moisture Conditions
- Williams Ranch
- Oven Dry
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of mechanical treatments, such as contour furrowing, pitting, and ripping, on forage production and water storage were measured in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and…Publication Date 1966-07-01
- Pitting
- Nuttall Saltbush
- West
- Chemistry
- vegetation types
- ripping
- responses
- Contour Furrowing
- mechanical treatments
- Broadbase Furrowing
- Furrowing
- Medium
- Fine
- needle-and-thread
- Soil Effects
- Mositure Storage
- Biological Effects
- water storage
- soil texture
- black grama
- Winterfat
- forage production
- runoff
- Wyoming
- Montana
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordRumen-fistulated steers consistently selected a diet higher in crude protein than hand-clipped samples of the major available perennial grasses. The excess of rumen protein over grass protein…Publication Date 1966-05-01
- rumen
- Grass Protein
- annual forbs
- Santa Rita Experiment Station
- growth patterns
- Growth Cycles
- Clipped Samples
- fistula
- Arizona Cottontop
- Hand Clipping
- selective grazing
- supplements
- annuals
- Lehmann lovegrass
- steers
- diet
- perennial grasses
- Green
- dry matter
- shrubs
- crude protein
- forage
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of one fall broadcast application of N and P fertilizers on mature intermediate wheatgrass in the Southwestern ponderosa pine zone was investigated. Nitrogen increased herbage production…Publication Date 1967-01-01
- Weed Growth
- site description
- Fall Fertilization
- Broadcast Application
- herbage production
- Green Growth
- Soil Nitrates
- Fort Valley
- Ponderosa Pine Zone
- Southwestern
- Agropyron intermedium
- plant height
- moisture content
- intermediate wheatgrass
- phosphorus
- crude protein
- nitrogen
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordNitrogen availability, as shown by short-term uptake by barley, was significantly higher on soils from burned than from unburned areas 10 months after burning. Increased soil-nitrogen concentrations…Publication Date 1967-01-01
- Globe
- nitrogen availability
- Fall-Burning
- Mountainmahogany Chaparral
- Decomposition
- Cercocarpus montanus
- availability
- fire intensity
- soil nutrients
- Quercus turbinella
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest
- litter
- Physical
- soil properties
- chemicals
- oak
- Southwest
- management practices
- burning
- density
- composition
- nitrogen
- pH
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordWhat is there about pinyon and juniper trees which reduces growth of blue grama? This study shows that the chief influence is due to tree litter, not canopy. This material was digitized as part of a…Publication Date 1966-07-01
- Flagstaff
- Seligman
- Liter
- Management Problems
- pinyon
- Tree Cover
- Rock
- juniper
- clipping
- basal area
- weight
- blue grama
- growth
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordRange improvement treatments-brush clearing, pitting, and seeding to grass-were imposed on twenty-four 6 by 12-foot plots near Tombstone, Arizona. One summer's rainfall of average amount and…Publication Date 1966-11-01
- Rainfall Effects
- soil surface characteristics
- Range Improvement Treatments
- Brush Clearing
- Tombstone
- Exposed Soil
- Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed
- microrelief
- Pavement
- soil movement
- crown cover
- Pitting
- change
- Range Conservation
- infiltration
- seeding
- rainfall
- erosion
- runoff
- Arizona
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