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- Library Collection RecordDevelopment of comprehensive spatially explicit fire occurrence data remains one of the most critical needs for fire managers globally, and especially for conservation across the southeastern United…Publication Date 2021
- Burned area
- prescribed fire
- fire metrics
- fire history
- fire regime
- fire management
- conservation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019-02
- breeding
- conservation
- cropland
- grasses
- pastures
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordIn eight counties in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska characterized by high levels of intact Northern Great Plains grassland habitat, ranchers observe the following sustainability challenges: Land…Publication Date 2018-06
- conservation
- life cycle
- ranching
- succession
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) continues to serve as one of the most powerful and contested federal legislative mandates for conservation. In the midst of heated debates, researchers, policy makers…Publication Date 2017
- adaptive management
- collaboration
- cooperative conservation
- endangered species management
- human dimensions of natural resource
- management
- resilience
- Library Collection RecordWhile the primary use of rangelands for over a century has been livestock grazing to produce food and fiber, elevated demand for recreational land has increasingly brought livestock-recreation…Publication Date 2017
- conservation
- grassland
- land-use conflicts
- rangeland
- recreation
- Library Collection RecordConservation of imperiled species often demands addressing a complex suite of threats that undermine species viability. Regulatory approaches, such as the US Endangered Species Act (1973), tend to…Publication Date 2017
- Conifer expansion
- conservation
- invasive annual grasses
- population persistence
- soil temperature/moisture regimes
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordIn the western United States, the management and use of public lands for livestock grazing is a frequent source of conflict among environmentalists, federal agencies, and ranchers. Since at least the…Publication Date 2017
- antigovernment sentiment
- attitudes of ranchers
- conservation
- large landscape conservation
- Q Methodology
- radical center
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Livestock numbers have been declining since the early 1930s but many of the same resource concerns are still present today. • We must change the way we think about and manage…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- grazing
- rangelands
- management
- Utah
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • State-and-transition models (STMs) are useful tools for management, but they can be difficult to use and have limited content. • STMs created for groups of related ecological sites…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- database
- ecological sites
- management
- soil survey
- Library Collection RecordCheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is a highly invasive species in the Northern Great Basin that helps decrease fire return intervals. Fire fragments the shrub steppe and reduces its capacity to provide…Publication Date 2016
- big sagebrush
- conservation
- greater sage grouse
- invasive annuals
- MODIS
- shrub steppe
- US Fish andWildlife Service priority areas for
- Library Collection RecordCheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is a highly invasive species in the Northern Great Basin that helps decrease fire return intervals. Fire fragments the shrub steppe and reduces its capacity to provide…Publication Date 2016
- big sagebrush
- conservation
- greater sage grouse
- invasive annuals
- MODIS
- shrub steppe
- US Fish andWildlife Service priority areas for
- Library Collection RecordThe Gunnison sage-grouse (GUSG) is an iconic species recently proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In Colorado's Upper Gunnison River Basin, ranchers own the majority…Publication Date 2015-11
- conservation
- Endangered Species Act
- Gunnison sage-grouse
- private land
- ranching
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordThe Gunnison sage-grouse (GUSG) is an iconic species recently proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In Colorado's Upper Gunnison River Basin, ranchers own the majority…Publication Date 2015-11
- conservation
- Endangered Species Act
- Gunnison sage-grouse
- private land
- ranching
- rangeland
- 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 RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordGrassland root responses to mowing and fertility are less well known than shoot responses, even though as much as 90% of productivity in semiarid grasslands occurs belowground. Thus, understanding…Publication Date 2014-01
- belowground
- crested wheatgrass
- invasion
- management
- minirhizotron
- nitrogen
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of summer-to-winter simulated grazing management factors, namely defoliation interval (INT: 21, 42, 56 or 84 d), defoliation height (DH: 2·7, 3·6, 5·3 or 6·0 cm) and final defoliation…Publication Date 2014
- grazing
- management
- plant production
- fodder production
- pastures
- white clover
- perennial ryegrass
- defoliation
- Interval
- height
- closing date
- Ireland
- Library Collection RecordClimate change is expected to adversely affect agriculture in South Africa. A rise in variable and unfavourable conditions is likely to surpass the limits of current coping mechanisms of farmers,…Publication Date 2014
- climate change
- agriculture
- livestock
- Karoo
- rangelands
- Subsistence farming
- communal farming
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe relative importance of breed versus rearing experience on the grazing behaviour and diet selection of beef cattle when grazing unimproved grassland was examined over 4 years. Suckler-reared…Publication Date 2014
- foraging ecology
- cattle
- grazing
- grassland
- management
- Nature conservation
- breed
- rearing experience
- grazing behaviour
- diet preference
- biodiversity
- North Wyke
- Devon UK
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The knowledge of relative performance of plants across environmental gradients is critical for their effective management and for understanding future range expansion. Pennisetum setaceum is…Publication Date 2014
- Alien grass
- Ecological invasions
- competition
- disturbance
- Seedling translocation
- Transplant experiment
- Alien invasive species
- management
- grasslands
- savanna
- ecosystem ecology
- restoration ecology
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing plant species diversity in grasslands may improve productivity and stability of yields. In a field experiment, we investigated the herbage dry-matter (DM) yield and crude protein content…Publication Date 2014
- plant production
- grasslands
- Dry Matter Yield
- legumes
- management
- fertiliser
- soil fertility
- multispecies mixtures
- cutting
- grazing
- grass-clover
- Trifolium pratense
- Trifolium repens
- Jutland
- Denmark
- Library Collection RecordUsing an analysis of aerial photographs from 1942, 1985 and 2004 we assessed the impact of changing land tenure and land-use regimes on the cover of thicket vegetation on the Grahamstown commonage.…Publication Date 2014
- bush encroahcment
- land use
- management
- Aerial Photographs
- goats
- browsing
- livestock
- grazing
- grasses
- shrubs
- degradation
- Grahamstown
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordVetch species (Vicia narbonensis, V. sativa and V. villosa) are widely used for fodder production in Tunisia. This study aims to investigate vetch strategies involved in drought resistance through…Publication Date 2014
- drought
- Fodder
- management
- plant production
- water stress
- vetch species
- growth
- water relations
- stomatal conductance
- proline
- Tunisia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe ingression of woody plants into savannas, known as bush or shrub encroachment, has become a global concern. Fire has been acknowledged as a key factor in managing woody vegetation in savannas.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- fire
- management
- grasslands
- old fields
- herbivores
- fire ecology
- Aulendorf
- Baden-Württemberg
- Germany
- Library Collection RecordPredicting species composition in mixed swards by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) can save labour in grassland research, provided equations are available. This study compares…Publication Date 2014
- grasslands
- management
- near infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- botanical composition
- Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
- Trifolium repens L.
- calibration
- Merelbeke
- Belgium
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of correcting indigestible neutral detergent fibre (iNDF) for the loss of lignin in predictions of silage organic matter digestibility (OMD).…Publication Date 2014
- silage
- plant nutritive value
- forage quality
- cattle
- sheep
- management
- faecal samples
- grass
- indigestible neutral detergent fibre
- in vivo digestibility
- lignin
- red clover
- Jokioinen
- Finland
- Library Collection RecordPoor irrigation management in pastures can lead to yield and quality reduction as well as loss of income through extra pumping and leaching of nitrate fertiliser. A number of irrigation scheduling…Publication Date 2014
- irrigation
- management
- pastures
- fertiliser
- plant production
- weather
- Ryegrass
- soil water
- plant production
- water dynamics
- nutrients
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordFew assessments of the effects of fire and grazing on the herbaceous components of savannas have been reported for Africa. In the Kruger National Park, South Africa, range condition was monitored at…Publication Date 2014
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- savanna
- game
- rangeland condition
- rainfall gradient
- grasses
- forage
- ecosystem ecology
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn the Mopane Bushveld, Colophospermum mopane is viewed as a threat due to its ability to suppress the herbaceous layer. The objective of this study was to investigate the re-establishment of C.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- restoration ecology
- savanna
- management
- fodder production
- browsing
- soil nutrients
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBrowsing herbivores are generally highly selective feeders, selecting for new shoots and young plant material. Determinations of browser carrying capacity are then greatly inflated when based on…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- browsing
- grazing
- game
- wildlife
- conservation
- carrying capacity
- climate
- soil
- rainfall
- modelling
- plant production
- management
- Zululand region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2014
- conservation
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordSmoke from wildfires has adverse biological and social consequences, and various lines of evidence suggest that smoke from wildfires in the future may be more intense and widespread, demanding that…Publication Date 2014
- modelling
- management
- ecosystem ecology
- climate change
- smoke transport
- feedbacks
- coupled models
- Library Collection RecordMutualism between plants and animals demonstrates that grazing has positive impacts on plant growth. Animal saliva plays an important role in plant–herbivore interactions, and various salivary…Publication Date 2014
- grazing
- management
- plant removal
- plant-herbivore interactions
- compensation
- Leymus chinensis
- sheep
- epidermal growth factor
- thiamine
- late-growing season
- China
- Library Collection RecordWith the rapid expansion of wildlife ranching and conservation in South African savannas and the resultant increase in multi-species grazing and browsing systems, information on browse production…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- browsing
- grazing
- game
- wildlife
- conservation
- carrying capacity
- climate
- soil
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordForage legumes have the potential to contribute substantially to warm-season, subtropical and tropical pastures and rangelands. Compared to grasses, they have advantages in accessing subsoil…Publication Date 2014
- grasslands
- pastures
- rangelands
- legumes
- forage ecology
- nutrients
- management
- agriculture
- nutritional value
- Library Collection RecordResearch to study the effect of cover crop sowing rate, row spacing and cultivar on establishment of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)-based pastures in a semi-arid zone mixed-farming system was…Publication Date 2014
- Lucerne
- plant production
- rainfall
- pasture
- management
- undersow
- nurse crop
- alfalfa
- forage
- companion crop
- Austrailia
- Library Collection RecordEditorialPublication Date 2014
- modelling
- plant traits
- conservation
- restoration
- management
- Library Collection RecordAn easily readable and coherent account, this book has a definite role on the shelf (and its outline content in the minds) of conservation decision-makers and advisors. When I started out as an…Publication Date 2014
- management
- decision support systemes
- natural resources
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordSalinity is one of the problems that must be dealt with in turf-grass management, due both to restrictions in freshwater use for landscape irrigation and exposure to salt stress in coastal areas.…Publication Date 2014
- management
- irrigation
- freshwater
- Festuca arundinacea
- glycinebetaine
- Puccinellia distans
- salt stress
- turf-grass
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction, both above and belowground, between tree saplings and the surrounding grass sward is dependent on solar radiation, temperature, rainfall, soil depth, tree species and sward…Publication Date 2014
- vegetation dynamics
- encroachment
- management
- Aboveground competition
- belowground competition
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- soil depth
- Ukulinga Research Farm
- Pietermaritzburg
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study, which was part of a larger grazing-systems experiment, was to investigate the cumulative impact of three levels of grazing intensity on sward production, utilization and…Publication Date 2014
- grazing
- management
- cows
- dry matter
- plant production
- Economic Aspects
- post-grazing sward height
- tiller density
- rejected area
- leaf yield
- Lolium perenne
- Ireland
- Co. Cork
- Ireland
- Library Collection RecordChilean needle grass [Nassella neesiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth; CNG] is a perennial spear grass that has invaded pastures in south-eastern Australia and can lead to a substantial reduction of…Publication Date 2014
- management
- grazing
- sheep
- grazing management
- pasture management
- sheep
- Weeds
- Alien invasive species
- grasslands
- animal production
- Herbicide
- soils
- seeds
- Austrailia
- Library Collection RecordWoody plant encroachment is frequent in dry savannas. Grazing is often considered to be a major cause of encroachment in dry savannas because grasses are removed by livestock, leaving bare areas for…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- climate change
- management
- Kimberley area
- Northern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordBush encroachment has been recognised in southern Africa since the late nineteenth century. Our review of 23 studies showed that the rate of woody cover change has ranged from ?0.131 to 1.275% y?1.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- ecosystem ecology
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- grasses
- carbon dioxide
- climate change
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordQuestion The co-existence of woody plants and grasses characterize savannas, with the horizontal and vertical spatial arrangement of trees creating a heterogeneous biotic environment. To understand…Publication Date 2014
- Carnegie Airborne Observatory
- heterogeneity
- LiDAR
- Object-based image classification
- vegetation structure
- woody vegetation
- savanna
- remote sensing
- biodiversity
- conservation
- mapping
- management
- monitoring
- vegetation analysis
- Sabi Sand Wildtuin and Kruger National Park
- Mpumalanga province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe notion of a threshold of dangerous climate change has been central to national and international efforts to address climate risks. However, the focus on a single target has now become an obstacle…Publication Date 2014
- Dangerous Climate Change
- Climate Risk Management
- Climate Policy
- Risk Perception
- mitigation
- adaptation
- socio-economic aspects
- climate change
- global warming
- management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Early detection of emerging invasive plants depends on maximizing the probability of detecting new populations. Repeated surveys along a gradient of environmental conditions or in areas…Publication Date 2014
- Alien invasive species
- grasslands
- management
- Colonisation
- Emerging invaders
- Goldenrod
- management
- non-native species
- Weed risk assessment
- Europe
- Library Collection RecordTo elucidate the cessation impacts of agricultural management on a semi-natural grassland ecosystem, effects of grazing and burning on species composition of vascular plants were investigated in Mt.…Publication Date 2014
- management
- agriculture
- grasslands
- grazing
- fire ecology
- species richness
- Agricultural disuse
- environmental gradient analysis
- scale dependent
- soil physical conditions
- volcanic ash soil
- Mt. Aso
- Japan
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes rancher participation in conservation programs in the context of a social-ecological framework for adaptive rangeland decision-making. We argue that conservation programs are best…Publication Date 2013-11-01
- ecosystem services
- management
- social networks