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- Library Collection RecordPrevious authors have described nesting habitat of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) throughout its range, but few have compared structural or compositional differences of vegetation…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- nests
- weather
- visibility
- habitat selection
- Colinus virginianus
- ground cover
- habitats
- predators
- reproductive performance
- vegetation
- woody plants
- Oklahoma
- botanical composition
- grasses
- bobwhite
- Colinus virginianus
- gallinaceous
- habitats
- northern
- quail
- upland game
- Library Collection RecordRedberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) is a noxious shrub or small tree that invades rangelands in northwest Texas. Field reflectance measurements showed that redberry juniper had lower visible…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- infrared radiation
- detection
- color
- aerial photography
- Weeds
- reflectance
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Infestation
- remote sensing
- shrubs
- plant density
- Texas
- botanical composition
- color-infrared photography
- reflectance
- digital image anaysis
- accuracy assessment
- Juniperus
- Library Collection RecordThe population of European mouflon (Ovis musimon Pallas) established on an island of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen archipelago is characterized by a demographic cycle. Every 2-5 years, there is a…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- histology
- population dynamics
- rumen contents
- populations
- identification
- temporal variation
- plants
- mouflon
- demography
- validity
- Kerguelen Archipelago
- composition
- winter kill
- estimation
- mortality
- feces
- diet
- botanical composition
- feeding preferences
- diet analysis
- rumen
- feces
- Ovis musimon
- Library Collection RecordIn recent times, pinyon (Pinus spp.)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands have expanded into large portions of the Southwest historically occupied by grassland vegetation. From 1997-1998, we studied…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- wild birds
- pinyon-juniper
- frequency
- grasslands
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- woodlands
- establishment
- botanical composition
- Pinus
- Juniperus
- Arizona
- Juniperus monosperma
- grasslands
- pinyon-juniper
- Arizona
- southwestern U.S.
- avian communities
- succession
- Library Collection RecordTraditional theories of plant succession leading to a single equilibrium community are being re-evaluated. Alternative theories involving multiple steady states, and state-and-transition processes…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- groundwater
- ecosystems
- soil depth
- arid zones
- ground cover
- water table
- plant ecology
- ecological succession
- riparian buffers
- soil water content
- plant communities
- semiarid zones
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- riparian plant communities
- groundwater
- soil moisture
- state-and-transition models
- Library Collection RecordAlthough the maintenance of biodiversity has become one of the goals in ecosystem management, the relationships of diversity to ecosystem characteristics such as level of herbivory, productivity, and…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- Lycopodiaceae
- species eveness
- grassland condition
- ground cover
- species diversity
- Saskatchewan
- forbs
- biomass
- range management
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- grasses
- plant height
- biomass
- litter
- sward structure
- Saskatchewan
- Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA)
- Two-way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN)
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production and wildlife habitat objectives become antagonistic on grasslands when the architecture of standing herbage needed for key wildlife species limits the amount of forage that can…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- Tympanuchus phasianellus
- grouse
- habitat destruction
- nesting
- Phasianidae
- timing
- visual obstruction
- multiple use
- ground cover
- controlled grazing
- stocking rate
- Nebraska
- precipitation
- grazing intensity
- botanical composition
- plant height
- autumn visual obstruction
- grazing pressure
- sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) habitat
- Library Collection RecordWoody cover, when expressed at the scale of the 207 km2 Cusenbary Draw basin, remained unchanged (approximately 23%) from 1955 to 1990. When expressed at the scale of range sites, woody cover…Publication Date 2001-03-01
- soil depth
- water yield
- water balance
- multiple use
- landscapes
- watershed management
- evapotranspiration
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- runoff
- woody plants
- precipitation
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- range management
- botanical composition
- Juniperus
- rangelands
- brush management
- evapotranspiration
- GIS and remote sensing
- hydrologic modeling
- semiarid rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of animal age and sex on chemical and botanical composition of diets of cattle grazing native rangelands were evaluated in a 2-year study. Samples were collected monthly from June through…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- silty soils
- claypan soils
- age differences
- calves
- gender differences
- rain
- chemical composition
- selective grazing
- diet
- heifers
- beef cows
- steers
- crude protein
- natural grasslands
- shrubs
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- diet selection
- beef cattle
- calf
- steer
- heifer
- Library Collection RecordRotational stocking is a component of intensive pasture management and involves the systematic movement of animals among paddocks to optimize harvest of digestible nutrients. The optimum period of…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- body fat
- carcass quality
- Nova Scotia
- seasonal cycle
- yellow fat
- intensive livestock farming
- Trifolium
- frequency
- liveweight gain
- finishing
- rotational grazing
- biomass
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- average daily gain
- period of stay
- repeated measures
- rotational grazing
- white clover
- yellow fat
- Library Collection RecordAssessment of herbaceous standing crop in heterogeneous range plant communities requires large numbers of samples to account for inherent variability. The dry-weight-rank method (DWR) was developed…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- mixed prairie
- ranking
- rapid methods
- Juniperus pinchotii
- Prosopis glandulosa
- stand characteristics
- estimation
- sampling
- Texas
- prairies
- biomass
- botanical composition
- dry matter
- botanical composition
- estimation
- landscapes
- standing crop proportion
- Library Collection RecordA 3-year experiment to evaluate tracked vehicle effects on vegetation and soil characteristics was established on the Gilbert C.Grafton South State Military Reservation (CGS) in North Dakota. Study…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- trafficability
- tracked vehicles
- Bromus inermis
- soil density
- soil depth
- ground cover
- Poa pratensis
- grasslands
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- soil compaction
- bulk density
- North Dakota
- Soil dry bulk density
- plant community
- personnel carrier
- Poa pratensis
- Bromus inermis
- Library Collection RecordPresence of 2 large herbivores in the same rangeland makes assessment of proper stocking rates and management practices rather complex. This study evaluated composition and overlap of red deer and…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- mixed grazing
- Prosopis
- Cervus elaphus
- stocking rate
- species differences
- diet
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- beef cattle
- browsing
- intermediate feeders
- grass users
- rangeland use
- range diets
- multi-species programs
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of the experiment was to examine the effects of different stocking densities (3.7, 4.6, and 5.5 cows ha- l) on tiller density, botanical composition, and chemical (crude protein [CP],…Publication Date 2000-11-01
- flowering date
- Trifolium repens
- heat sums
- sward
- dairy cows
- Spain
- Lolium perenne
- sown grasslands
- mineral content
- protein content
- fiber content
- rain
- stocking rate
- sward destruction
- potassium
- phosphorus
- magnesium
- calcium
- dietary mineral supplements
- rotational grazing
- tillering
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- maturity stage
- Lolium
- stocking rate
- Trifolium
- Library Collection RecordThe Ecological Index Method impacted directly on the estimation of grazing capacities in the Karoo, an arid region in South Africa. Due to inherent deficiencies in the ecological index method, index…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- Limax
- pioneer species
- agronomic traits
- arid grasslands
- carrying capacity
- nutrient requirements
- climax communities
- South Africa
- veld
- estimation
- digestibility
- sheep
- range management
- botanical composition
- nutritive value
- canopy
- grasses
- available dry matter production
- canopy spread cover
- current grazing capability
- [K divided by (Ca + Mg)
- total digestible nutrients
- Library Collection RecordStocking rate directly influences the frequency and intensity of defoliation of individual plants which, in turn, impacts energy flow and plant succession in grazed ecosystems. The objective of this…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- Bothriochloa saccharoides
- Aristida purpurea
- Aristida purpurea var. longiseta
- Bothriochloa
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- continuous grazing
- range condition
- ecological succession
- rain
- stocking rate
- forbs
- Oklahoma
- biomass
- botanical composition
- grasses
- beef cattle
- standing crop
- plant succession
- grazing impacts
- Bouteloua
- Aristida
- Library Collection RecordLong-term cultivation is known to change soil physical and chemical properties, but little is known about whether short-term agricultural practices, such as rotational grazing, can initiate such…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- Hordeum vulgare
- carbon
- water holding capacity
- Bromus inermis
- Bromus riparius
- triticale
- soil properties
- soil depth
- electrical conductivity
- sown grasslands
- mineral content
- soil pH
- soil test values
- Alberta
- potassium
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- nitrogen content
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- carbon
- electrical conductivity
- nitrogen
- potassium
- soil pH
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year experiment examined the effects of spring and summer fires on grasses in southern Wisconsin. Synthetic communities of C3 and C4 grasses were seeded (100 seeds m-2 species-1) in 1992 and…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- sporobolus heterolepis
- Phalaris arundinacea
- C4 grasses
- C3 grasses
- Wisconsin
- Elymus trachycaulus
- Sporobolus
- sown grasslands
- crop-weed competition
- Poa pratensis
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- weed control
- fires
- fire effects
- spring
- Panicum virgatum
- prescribed burning
- Andropogon gerardii
- summer
- biomass production
- plant communities
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- grasses
- C3 grass
- C4 grass
- fire season
- ecological restoration
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined the effects of late growing-season (September) wildfire on the subsequent production and species composition of upland Nebraska Sandhills prairie vegetation. Three paired-plots (…Publication Date 2000-07-01
- Cyperaceae
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- soil temperature
- fires
- fire effects
- Nebraska
- forbs
- plant communities
- biomass
- range management
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- grasses
- burning
- species composition
- herbage standing crop
- soil temperature
- Library Collection RecordWestern ragweed [Ambrosia psilostachya DC. ], a major forb species in mixed and tallgrass prairies, is considered to have little value for cattle grazing but is an important food item for bobwhite…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- height-weight ratio
- tallgrass prairie
- mixed prairie
- mixed pastures
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- growth curve
- rain
- Oklahoma
- plant communities
- plant density
- prairies
- biomass
- botanical composition
- plant competition
- grazing
- grasses
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- plant competition
- grazing effects
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.) is an introduced grass used extensively for rangeland revegetation in the semiarid and arid regions of western North America. The long-term…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- resistance to penetration
- soil physical properties
- carbon
- Pseudoroegneria spicata
- soil density
- soil properties
- British Columbia
- roots
- species diversity
- Agropyron cristatum
- nitrogen content
- biomass
- botanical composition
- infiltration
- soil compaction
- Soil C
- soil N
- penetration resistance
- aggregate stability
- root biomass
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordSpotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) management may be enhanced by integrating strategies that stimulate and maintain competitive grasses. The objective of this study was to determine if…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- NPK fertilizers
- ground cover
- weed control
- plant density
- picloram
- Centaurea maculosa
- application rates
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Montana
- defoliation
- grazing
- simulation
- Centaurea maculosa
- integrated weed management
- grass defoliation
- grazing management
- Library Collection RecordIn Argentina, Paspalum quadrifarium Lam. (paja colorada) forms tall dense grassland communities in the flooding pampas. Referred to locally as “pajonales”, these grasslands generally have very low…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- 2,4-DB
- Botrytis cinerea
- Fusarium
- Uromyces
- Stemphylium
- fungal diseases of plants
- uromyces loti
- Lotus glaber
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- dicamba
- burning
- sown grasslands
- Paspalum
- stand establishment
- weed control
- regrowth
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- Lotus tennuis
- fire
- weed control
- disease
- species diversity
- Library Collection RecordTo examine the effect of grazing and potential interactions among grazing and biological traits of plants, we studied patch dynamics, seed production, and seedling survival in a Mediterranean…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- annuals
- recruitment
- Spain
- Phalaris aquatica
- perennials
- mortality
- rain
- seedlings
- stocking rate
- sward destruction
- tillering
- grazing intensity
- overgrazing
- cattle
- drought
- botanical composition
- Mediterranean grassland
- overgrazing
- perennial grasses
- plant recruitment
- seedling survival
- summer-drought
- 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 2000-04-01
- semiarid grasslands
- soil chemistry
- soil physical properties
- semi-desert scrub
- relict soils
- Arizona
- plant communities
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordThe role of livestock grazing and big-game browsing in the decline of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the Intermountain West has long been questioned. All known aspen exclosures (n=8) on the…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- natural regeneration
- national forests
- understory
- Populus tremuloides
- grazing intensity
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- botanical composition
- Utah
- grazing
- beef cattle
- Populus tremuloides communities
- reproduction
- decline
- cattle grazing
- deer browsing
- elk browsing
- undergrowth
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of cattle grazing on carbon cycling in the mixed grass prairie was investigated by measuring the CO(2) exchange rate in pastures with a 13 year history of heavy or light grazing and an…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- Artemisia frigida
- Sphaeralcea coccinea
- Hesperostipa comata
- biogeochemical cycles
- Carex
- carbon dioxide
- air temperature
- rain
- photosynthesis
- gas exchange
- Pascopyrum smithii
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- prairies
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- soil water
- grazing
- productivity
- photosynthesis
- soil respiration
- species composition
- Library Collection RecordThree watersheds at the University of California's Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC), Marysville, Calif. were selected to study cattle grazing effects on the vegetation…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- springs (water)
- ground cover
- highlands
- species diversity
- riparian buffers
- body weight
- plant communities
- California
- cattle
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- grazing
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordQuantitative techniques are needed to determine the effects of cultivation and livestock grazing on biological indicators of soils of the Northern Great Plains. Our objective was to determine how…Publication Date 2000-03-01
- ecotypes
- cultivation
- abandoned land
- fallow
- black soils
- oxidoreductases
- phosphoric monoester hydrolases
- bioindicators
- soil zonation
- brown soils
- dark brown soils
- soil organic matter
- moisture content
- enzyme activity
- Hesperostipa comata
- sowing
- Nassella viridula
- Bouteloua
- Agropyron
- soil types
- Festuca campestris
- soil fertility
- Alberta
- nitrogen content
- prairies
- introduced species
- botanical composition
- 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
- botanical composition
- Arizona
- riparian buffers
- Tamarix
- Tamarix ramosissima
- willows
- woody plants
- 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
- range management
- botanical composition
- Alberta
- ecological succession
- grazing intensity
- stocking rate
- climax communities
- range condition
- 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
- lakes
- playa soils
- pollen analysis
- Pleistocene era
- paleoecology
- climate change
- botanical composition
- natural grasslands
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordWe evaluated the species composition of soil seed banks from 9 farms (36 pastures total) located in the northeast United States. Our objective was to quantify the soil seed bank composition of…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- Northeastern United States
- Trifolium repens
- seed banks
- Poa pratensis
- cutting
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- seed germination
- biomass
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordProductivity of Barzona, Brangus, and Beefmaster cattle was evaluated on conservatively (n=2) (40 ha AU-1) and moderately (28.5 ha AU-1) stocked pastures (n=2) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- cattle breeds
- pregnancy rate
- farm income
- livestock numbers
- weaning weight
- arid grasslands
- arid zones
- production costs
- calves
- continuous grazing
- body weight
- rain
- Brangus
- Beefmaster
- barzona
- stocking rate
- breed differences
- beef cows
- shrubs
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordWoody perennials have invaded semiarid grasslands throughout the Southwestern United States. This invasion was coupled with decreased grass cover and increased runoff and soil erosion. Fire, which…Publication Date 2000-01-01
- weather
- water erosion
- ground cover
- semiarid grasslands
- ecotones
- brush control
- runoff
- prescribed burning
- shrubs
- soil chemistry
- nitrogen content
- losses from soil
- botanical composition
- 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 1999-12-01
- liveweight gain
- mortality
- lambing rate
- lambs
- fleece weight
- biomass production
- weaning weight
- income
- range condition
- forage
- rain
- Arizona
- Utah
- sheep
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- costs and returns
- cattle
- New Mexico
- botanical composition
- rangelands
- range management
- Library Collection RecordEastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.) is a perennial warm-season bunchgrass that starts growth earlier in the spring than most other warm-season grasses. This suggests that combining…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- Tripsacum dactyloides
- Tripsacum
- protein content
- liveweight gain
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- rain
- stocking rate
- Oklahoma
- grazing intensity
- in vitro digestibility
- biomass
- botanical composition
- nutritive value
- grazing
- beef cattle
- plant height
- maturity stage
- Library Collection RecordThis investigation was to determine the carrying capacity of the Southern Plains mixed-grass prairie by measuring vegetation and yearling steer gain responses to 2 replicates of 3 different grazing…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- ground cover
- carrying capacity
- liveweight gain
- rain
- stocking rate
- winter
- Oklahoma
- steers
- summer
- sustainability
- botanical composition
- beef cattle
- Library Collection RecordPocket gophers are important disturbance agents in rangelands, yet little is known about how plant responses to gopher disturbances vary with grazing and topography. We measured the spatial…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- Opuntia polyacantha
- Thomomys talpoides
- ground cover
- species diversity
- rain
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordBoth the Society for Range Management's (1995) Task Group on Unity in Concepts and Terminology (UCT) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (1997) have recommended use of the ecological…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- land classification
- semi-desert scrub
- landscape ecology
- geographic information systems
- texture
- pinyon-juniper
- semiarid grasslands
- fire ecology
- slope
- range management
- botanical composition
- Utah
- 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 1999-10-01
- plant collections
- new taxa
- exploration
- historical records
- Idaho
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordThis study was designed to: 1) compare the landscape distribution patterns of bison on fire-managed prairie remnants in the tallgrass (Oklahoma), and mixed prairie (Nebraska); and 2) identify the…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- edaphic factors
- tallgrass prairie
- mixed prairie
- bison
- topography
- fire ecology
- fires
- fire effects
- forage quality
- animal preferences
- selective grazing
- Nebraska
- prescribed burning
- prairies
- botanical composition
- geographical distribution
- forage
- Library Collection RecordThe diversity of the herbaceous layer in the Nylsvley Nature Reserve (Mixed Bushveld) was investigated to enhance the understanding of savanna ecosystems and to serve as a baseline for future…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- South Africa
- savannas
- species diversity
- range condition
- veld
- stocking rate
- plant communities
- overgrazing
- plant density
- botanical composition
- grasses
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordGrazing strategies should be designed to maintain vigorous populations of plant species critical for livestock production, wildlife habitat, and/or ecosystem functions. Treatments consisting of 5- to…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- early summer
- timing
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Calamovilfa longifolia
- Andropogon hallii
- sandy soils
- mortality
- stocking rate
- selective grazing
- Nebraska
- rotational grazing
- summer
- tillers
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- botanical composition
- defoliation
- Library Collection RecordChronic overgrazing in the central Andes alters vegetation and may cause erosion and loss of productivity, but quantitative studies are lacking. We measured the relative influence of environmental…Publication Date 1999-09-01
- transhumance
- socioeconomic
- soil organic matter
- grazing time
- ground cover
- controlled grazing
- species diversity
- range condition
- dry seasons
- wet season
- slope
- aspect
- stocking rate
- mountain grasslands
- precipitation
- sheep
- biomass
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- altitude
- 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 1999-08-01
- dormancy
- sward destruction
- timing
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- New Mexico
- botanical composition
- Library Collection RecordCattle (Bos taurus) and vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) diets were examined monthly in the semiarid caldénal in central Argentina. Cow-calf operations are the most important economic activities within…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- free range husbandry
- diversity
- Lagostomus maximus
- ambient temperature
- feces composition
- rain
- species differences
- grazing intensity
- diets
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- grasses
- forage
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWinterfat (Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.) diaspores harvested from 1 Canadian and 2 USA sites were imbibed at 0, 5, 10, and 20 degrees C. It was hypothesized that imbibition temperature affects seed…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- cold tolerance
- imbibition
- seed weight
- ambient temperature
- Saskatchewan
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- Wyoming
- botanical composition
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordA 10-year riparian grazing study was conducted on a cold, mountain meadow riparian system in central Idaho in response to cattle grazing-salmonid fisheries conflicts. Six pastures were established…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- seral stages
- stream erosion
- Salix
- streams
- riparian buffers
- Idaho
- forbs
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- cattle
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of cattle grazing were evaluated on range dynamics of the Caatinga which is a deciduous dry woodland, covering most of the semi-arid Brazilian Northeast. Three stocking rates (SR) were…Publication Date 1999-05-01
- caatinga
- continuous grazing
- mortality
- rain
- stocking rate
- species differences
- woody plants
- rotational grazing
- shrubs
- semiarid zones
- Brazil
- cattle
- plant density
- drought
- botanical composition
- canopy
- plant height