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- Library Collection RecordSeveral studies have examined the impact of woody plant (i.e., brush) management efforts on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) cover and associated ecological impacts, but little research has been…Publication Date 1969
- brush control
- herbicides
- mortality
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- canopy
- Prosopis glandulosa
- spatial variation
- 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 2005-10-01
- moisture content
- plant litter
- woody plants
- grasses
- prescribed burning
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordYaupon invasion into historic grassland savannahs can be effectively reduced with prescribed burning and herbicides. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and…Publication Date 2005-10-01
- savannas
- Ilex vomitoria
- shrubs
- Weeds
- invasive species
- prescribed burning
- herbicides
- cost analysis
- Texas
- wildlife management areas
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1995
- botanical composition
- canopy
- Utah
- Purshia tridentata
- grasses
- perennials
- annuals
- Agropyron
- introduced species
- Purshia mexicana var. mexicana
- recruitment
- understory
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1997
- brush control
- Texas
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1969
- cost analysis
- Juniperus
- Texas
- prescribed burning
- 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 1987-02-01
- short duration grazing
- ranching
- rotational grazing
- Texas
- 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 1987-08-01
- agricultural economics
- legumes
- reserves
- soil and water conservation
- environmental law
- state government
- no-tillage
- woody plants
- grasses
- Colorado
- Texas
- United States
- wildlife 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 1987-10-01
- flora
- vegetation types
- geographical distribution
- plant communities
- 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 1987-10-01
- cattle
- history
- ranching
- 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 1987-10-01
- livestock enterprises
- livestock and meat industry
- livestock production
- history
- 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 1987-10-01
- information dissemination
- interest groups
- information and education program
- publications
- Society for Range Management
- Texas
- rangelands
- 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 1987-10-01
- Texas
- game farming
- ranching
- wildlife
- hunting
- habitat improvement
- farm income
- game animals
- 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 1987-12-01
- perennial weeds
- Xanthocephalum microcephalum
- botanical surveys
- poisonous plants
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- geographical distribution
- livestock
- ranching
- Texas
- grazing
- weed control
- 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 1988-08-01
- Hilaria mutica
- computer techniques
- crop production
- feasibility studies
- economic analysis
- grassland improvement
- models
- Texas
- prescribed burning
- 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 1988-10-01
- females
- young animals
- population decrease
- mortality
- animal behavior
- population pressure
- Odocoileus virginianus
- hunting
- Texas
- wildlife 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 1988-12-01
- planting date
- site selection
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- dry matter
- crop establishment
- nutrient content
- introduced species
- Mexico
- forage evaluation
- Texas
- rangelands
- prescribed burning
- cattle feeding
- 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 1989-12-01
- Prosopis glandulosa
- choppers
- rollers
- roots
- plows
- Texas
- weed control
- 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 1997-10-01
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- Texas
- 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 1995
- botanical composition
- canopy
- Utah
- Purshia tridentata
- grasses
- perennials
- annuals
- Agropyron
- introduced species
- Purshia mexicana var. mexicana
- recruitment
- understory
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1997
- brush control
- Texas
- Prosopis glandulosa
- 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 1964-03-01
- stenoptera
- Nitrogen Response
- Eagle Ranch
- Phalaris tuberosa
- San Luis Obispo County
- ammonium sulfate
- Bromus mollis
- annuals
- Soft Chess
- mixed stand
- winter range
- Harding grass
- fertilizer
- Differential
- perennials
- yields
- grasses
- California
- 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 1964-03-01
- Rainy Season
- seasonal variation
- coverage
- Summer Season
- Grazing Intensities
- origin
- grazing intensity
- India
- forbs
- grasses
- management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1969
- cost analysis
- Juniperus
- Texas
- prescribed burning
- 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 RecordTotal herbage production increased significantly following 92 to 100 percent control of winged elm, oak, and hickory trees. This increase, however, was mostly in less desirable grass and forb plants…Publication Date 1964-09-01
- recovery
- abundance
- oak
- Vegetational Composition
- Winged Elm
- Ulmus alata
- Woody Species
- Vegetational Responses
- Blackjack Post Oak Vegetative Type
- 2,4,5-T
- Quercus
- Kansas
- invasion
- herbage production
- reseeding
- forbs
- control
- Oklahoma
- brush control
- species composition
- Texas
- basal cover
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer welfare and production under various intensities of continuous-use grazing by combined cattle, sheep, and angora goats was studied in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Under poor…Publication Date 1965-01-01
- native forage
- competition
- Food
- responses
- Central Texas
- Welfare
- white-tailed deer
- Continuous Use Grazing
- Sheep Angora Goats
- Deer Production
- Ashe Juniper Vegetative Type
- Mortaility
- rest periods
- Poor
- vegetative composition
- deer
- controlled grazing
- palatability
- livestock production
- range condition
- livestock
- cattle
- production
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feed
- Edwards Plateau
- Texas
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordThe pattern of retrogression due to grazing for native vegetation was established for the important plants of the loamy prairie range site. Total forb numbers increased as range condition declined…Publication Date 1965-01-01
- Decreasers
- Increasers
- secondary succession
- North Central Oklahoma
- Animal Output
- Loamy Prairie
- invaders
- Sideoats
- rainfall
- Big
- Little
- native vegetation
- retrogression
- bluestems
- patterns
- overuse
- buffalo grass
- mulch
- grama
- plant cover
- income
- productivity
- soil moisture
- range condition
- blue grama
- forbs
- overgrazing
- grasses
- basal cover
- mowing
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed (or targeted) sheep grazing can effectively suppress the invasive perennial forb spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos [Gugler] Hayek). Some ranchers and other natural…Publication Date 2012-05-01
- Centaurea maculosa
- Centaurea stoebe
- grasses
- prescribed grazing
- targeted grazing
- timing
- Weeds
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1981
- Texas
- D.J. Sibley
- forage production
- Multiple Use.
- Pecos County
- rangeland restoration
- Library Collection RecordCover and yield are two of the most commonly monitored plant attributes in rangeland vegetation surveys. These variables are usually highly correlated and many previous authors have suggested point-…Publication Date 2008-11-01
- forbs
- grasses
- non-destructive sampling
- relative cost
- shrubs
- Library Collection RecordWe postulate that phosphorus (P) fertilization may increase above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) of rotationally grazed rangelands without reducing the legume component, as does N…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- forage productivity
- grasses
- legumes
- phosphorus
- tall fescue
- temperate native grasslands
- Library Collection RecordThe survival of Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei Buchh.) plants of all sizes was compared between paired burned and unburned plots in four savanna sites on the eastern Edwards Plateau. Smaller plants…Publication Date 2007-11-01
- Edwards Plateau
- facilitation
- fire survival
- Juniperus ashei
- survival rates
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordHighly intensive stocking of dairy cattle on continuously grazed pasture coupled with liberal applications of commercial fertilizer can lead to increased losses of agricultural nutrients, which is a…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- farm size
- dairy cows
- soil nutrient balance
- nutrient management
- dairy farm management
- agricultural runoff
- pollution control
- simulation models
- costs and returns
- production costs
- fertilizer application
- stocking rate
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- application rates
- Texas
- grazing
- stocking density
- manure
- nutrient losses
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- economics
- Library Collection RecordVegetation influences runoff and soil losses in semiarid environments. In shrublands of Central Argentina, grazing has resulted in a reduction of plant cover, an increase in the proportion of bare…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- sown pastures
- splash erosion
- shortgrasses
- range improvement
- vegetation cover
- erosion control
- tallgrasses
- sowing
- shrublands
- water erosion
- endemic species
- runoff
- forbs
- semiarid zones
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Argentina
- grasses
- rainfall simulators
- runoff
- semiarid shrublands
- soil erosion
- vegetation cover
- Library Collection RecordConsumption of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var glandulosa) fruit by ruminants is an important component of seed dispersal. Two experiments were conducted to estimate the role of livestock and…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife
- seed dispersal
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- viability
- weathering
- seed predation
- seed maturation
- seeds
- feces
- digestibility
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- range management
- Prosopis
- germination
- digestion
- fecal dispersal
- phenology
- encroachment
- Library Collection RecordThe mechanisms responsible for soil-N-mediated species replacement of native perennial grasses by the invasive annual grasses cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- dry matter partitioning
- Elymus multisetus
- nutrient utilization
- nutrient partitioning
- nitrate fertilizers
- soil nutrients
- ammonium fertilizers
- Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Elymus elymoides
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- endemic species
- shoots
- Bromus tectorum
- nitrogen
- tillers
- plant competition
- invasive species
- Utah
- grasses
- native perennial grass
- invasive annual grass
- nitrogen availability
- nitrogen form
- carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N)
- seedling development
- root development
- Library Collection RecordOff-road military vehicle traffic is a major consideration in the management of military lands. The objective of this study was to determine the impacts of military tracked M1A1 heavy combat tank…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- rocks
- soil conservation
- military lands
- vehicles
- desert soils
- vegetation cover
- land management
- land use
- soil erosion
- dry seasons
- wet season
- forbs
- shrubs
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- grasses
- New Mexico
- military lands
- soil stability
- site recovery
- seasonal drought
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding landscape conversion is vital for assessing the impacts of ecological and anthropogenic disturbances at regional and global scales. Since rangelands cover nearly half of the global land…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- environmental degradation
- land use change
- anthropogenic activities
- vegetation cover
- urbanization
- shrublands
- landscape ecology
- Prosopis
- image analysis
- urban areas
- rural areas
- remote sensing
- vegetation types
- semiarid zones
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- Arizona
- land conversion
- landscape indices
- fire suppression
- rangeland maintenance
- semiarid
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordThe western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara Sheviak and Bowles) is a threatened species of the tallgrass prairie. Invasion by leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a serious threat to…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- threatened species
- imazapic
- quinclorac
- disturbed habitats
- Platanthera praeclara
- buried seeds
- pesticide application
- endemic species
- glyphosate
- Euphorbia esula
- habitats
- weed control
- forbs
- prairies
- invasive species
- introduced plants
- grasses
- North Dakota
- invasive species
- herbicides
- range improvement
- soil seed bank
- Library Collection RecordCommunity-level (per unit area) and individual tiller reproductive biomass inside and outside of long-term exclosures on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, USA were compared.…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- Yellowstone National Park
- bison
- seed productivity
- Cervus elaphus
- winter
- Antilocapra americana
- tillering
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- defoliation
- literature reviews
- grasses
- grasslands
- ungulates
- grazing
- clipping
- seed production and yield
- Yellowstone National Park
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordAeration is a common range management technique used in southern Texas and northern Mexico to reduce shrub cover and increase biomass of more palatable forages. Guajillo (Acacia berlandieri Benth.)…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- rolling
- phenethylamines
- tyramine
- N-methyl-phenethylamine
- juvenile stems
- mature stems
- leaves
- deserts
- Acacia berlandieri
- stems
- browse plants
- weed control
- regrowth
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- browsing
- chemical constituents of plants
- Acacia berlandieri
- Chihuahuan Desert
- forage quality
- Mexico
- nitrogen
- tyramine
- Library Collection RecordPalatability of shrub sprouts to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) differs among species, which causes selective browsing and can shift shrub species composition to dominance by less…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- sprouts
- shrublands
- brush control
- palatability
- Texas
- botanical composition
- wildlife food habits
- Acacia rigidula
- blackbrush acacia
- brush management
- Celtis pallida
- spiny hackberry
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordSeveral studies have examined the impact of woody plant (i.e., brush) management efforts on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) cover and associated ecological impacts, but little research has been…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- Prosopis glandulosa
- spatial variation
- brush control
- herbicides
- mortality
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- canopy
- brush management
- clopyralid
- spatial pattern analysis
- GIS and remote sensing
- semiarid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis paper presents a comparative simulation analysis of the economics of prescribed fire and aerially applied root-killing herbicide treatment as methods for maintaining livestock productivity on…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- livestock numbers
- carrying capacity
- Prosopis glandulosa
- cost analysis
- cost-benefit analysis
- brush control
- herbicides
- chemical control
- prescribed burning
- Texas
- wildlife management
- grazing
- brush management
- bioeconomics
- natural resource accounting
- prescribed burning
- root-killing herbicide
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the rate woody plant canopy cover increases is essential for understanding the ecology of rangeland plant communities, determining the economic feasibility of brush management practices…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- aerial photography
- chaining
- grubbing
- Juniperus pinchotii
- carrying capacity
- soil types
- brush control
- rain
- biomass production
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- canopy
- forage
- Juniperus pinchotii
- mechanical brush control
- aerial photography
- line transects
- juniper management
- herbage production
- 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 RecordThe amount and temporal distribution of precipitation received is of critical importance for regrowth and plant production on rangelands. The effects of drought in the autumn, and spring/summer, as…Publication Date 2001-09-01
- Turkey (country)
- Festuca ovina
- autumn
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- temporal variation
- rain
- water-use efficiency
- spring
- regrowth
- crude protein
- drought injury
- biomass production
- semiarid zones
- drought
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- canopy
- grasses
- Festuca ovina
- water use efficiency (WUE)
- biomass
- botanical composition
- protein
- Library Collection RecordChanging landowner demographics and the increasing recognition that some quantity of woody plants is valuable for certain rangeland management objectives has led to increasing interest in selective…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- control methods
- innovation adoption
- U.S. Cooperative Extension Service
- extension agents
- information dissemination
- extension education
- Juniperus ashei
- geographical variation
- Opuntia
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Prosopis glandulosa
- landowners
- brush control
- herbicides
- weed control
- chemical control
- Texas
- agency and industry partnership
- brush management
- collaborative marketing
- information dissemination
- technology adoption