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- 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 RecordEffects of Exurban Development on Wildlife and Plant CommunitiesPublication Date 2007
- ecological thresholds
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland policy
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordExclosure size affects young blue oak seedling growthPublication Date 2007
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- Oaks
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordEcological Site Description- Coastal Fine LoamyPublication Date 2007
- Ecological Site Description
- climate variability
- Oaks
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge is an invasive Eurasian weed on pastures and rangeland in North America where it reduces grass forage production. Our objective was to determine the effects of multispecies grazing…Publication Date 2006-09-01
- Aphthona flea beetles
- cattle
- sheep
- Euphorbia esula
- multispecies grazing
- successional weed management
- Library Collection RecordThis paper examines the impact of incorporating fleece-shedding meat sheep into sheep enterprises in western NSW, and the associated shift in enterprise focus from wool to meat production. Sheep…Publication Date 2006
- sheep
- enterprises
- production
- grazing lands
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordPublic Land Grazing For Private Land ConservationPublication Date 2006
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- Oaks
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Library Collection RecordLivestock Grazing Guidelines for Controlling Noxious Weeds in the Western United StatesPublication Date 2006
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- invasive species
- pest management
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Weed Biology and Ecology
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordCalifornia Native Grasslands: A Historical PerspectivePublication Date 2006
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordEmploying livestock to manipulate vegetation is as old as grazing itself. Promoting grazing to manage vegetation as a paid service – typically called prescribed or targeted grazing – is a more…Publication Date 2006
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordGuidelines for Residual Dry Matter on Coastal and Foothill Rangelands in CaliforniaPublication Date 2006
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordGrazing Effects on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in California Vernal Pool GrasslandsPublication Date 2006
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordDryland Pastures: Establishment and Management in the Intermountain Region of Northern CaliforniaPublication Date 2006
- economics
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordThe cover of Festuca gracillima (coirón fueguino), a native tussock grass that dominates grass steppes of Southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, has diminished under continuous sheep grazing. This…Publication Date 2005-09-01
- Festuca gracillima
- grassland ecology
- rangelands
- steppe
- arid ecosystems
- matrix
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordA dense mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana [Rydb] Beetle) canopy suppresses understory vegetation. Rambouillet ewes with high and low dietary preferences for mountain…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- bitterbrush
- diet selection
- grazing
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordConcerns about biodiversity preservation through grazing have revived interest in feeding choices made by herbivores. In this article, we study the dynamics of behavioural intake response in…Publication Date 2005
- foraging behaviour
- Bite
- intake rate
- sheep
- Feeding choices
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAlthough cattle are what most people think of first when they think of the western ranching industry, sheep were grazed in Southern Arizona from the time of Father Kino. Large herds of sheep were run…Publication Date 2005
- sheep
- grazing
- history
- Altar Valley
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordManaged grazing and seedling shelters enhance oak regeneration on rangelandsPublication Date 2005
- Fire Ecology and Management
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- Oaks
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- riparian ecosystems
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordResponses of a remnant California native bunchgrass population to grazing, burning and climatic variationPublication Date 2005
- climate variability
- Fire Ecology and Management
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems Volume II: Design, supplementary methods and interpretationPublication Date 2005
- Fire Ecology and Management
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- invasive species
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Rangeland Technology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordMonitoring Manual for Grassland, Shrubland and Savanna Ecosystems Volume I: Quick StartPublication Date 2005
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Rangeland Technology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordInterpreting Indicators of Rangeland HealthPublication Date 2005
- climate variability
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordThe communal areas of the semi-arid (200 mm) winter-rainfall Namaqualand region of South Africa are heavily utilised by a large number of subsistence farmers who keep sheep and goats. For several…Publication Date 2005
- Semi-arid rangeland
- Vegetation Change
- Goat production
- desertification
- sheep
- goats
- stocking rates
- management
- pastoralism
- subsistence agriculture
- plant production
- plant community ecology
- animal production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordCattle Grazing Mediates Climate Change Impacts on Ephemeral WetlandsPublication Date 2005
- climate variability
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordTwo long-term mechanistic models of grazing systems in the semi-arid succulent Karoo have been used to study factors that influence vegetation changes, livestock productivity and sustainability of…Publication Date 2005
- Rangeland dynamics
- Semi-arid regions
- Vegetation Change
- Goat production
- goats
- sheep
- rainfall
- rangelands
- vegetation dynamics
- modelling
- diet selection
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDistinguishing between sheep and goats in C4 grass environments using new dental morphology criteria and enamel bioapatite stable carbon isotope ratios (?13C) was tested on 35 modern individuals from…Publication Date 2005
- Carbon isotope ratio analysis
- Dental morphology
- sheep
- goat
- C4 grassland
- Tooth enamel
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEffects of Cattle Grazing on Diversity in Ephemeral WetlandsPublication Date 2005
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- riparian ecosystems
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- water quality
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordWooded rangelands are a vast grazing land resource globally, including shrublands, savannas and forested ranges. They generally provide forage year-round for small ruminants and they are vitally…Publication Date 2005
- diet selection
- Physical and chemical plant defences
- anti-quality
- grazing behaviour
- grazing
- rangelands
- savanna
- goats
- sheep
- foraging ecology
- livestock
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMajor changes in production systems and land management in the Upper Gascoyne and Mt Magnet regions of Western Australia in recent years have been influenced by complex social, cultural, economic and…Publication Date 2004
- cattle
- goats
- sheep
- production systems
- Library Collection RecordEcological Site Description- Clayey TerracePublication Date 2004
- Ecological Site Description
- climate variability
- Oaks
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Wildlife Habitat and Management
- Library Collection RecordEffect of canopy and grazing on soil bulk densityPublication Date 2004
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordDeveloping an Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and Investment Strategy (IS) for theSouth Australian Rangelands region presented some interesting challenges. The general environmentduring…Publication Date 2004
- sheep
- cattle
- climate
- population
- Chenopod shrublands
- Library Collection RecordThe pastoral lease region of South Australia comprises an extensive area of native vegetation usedprimarily for sheep and cattle grazing. A spatial audit of the pastoral lease lands is currently…Publication Date 2004
- native species
- sheep
- cattle
- abattoirs
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordWestern NSW, like the rest of the Australian pastoral zone, has experienced well documented land degradation associated with droughts (1879 -1902, 1943 -1945, 1960 -1964 and 1982) (McKeon et al., …Publication Date 2004
- wool production
- sheep
- drought
- land degradation
- rainfall
- climate data
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordNon-selective grazing (NSG) is a relatively novel way of farming livestock in the Nama Karoo of South Africa. Our key question was how heavy grazing under this high-intensity, low-frequency grazing…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- soil microorganisms
- cell respiration
- infiltration (hydrology)
- aggregate stability
- mixed grazing
- soil organic matter
- South Africa
- stocking rate
- grazing intensity
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- range management
- grazing systems
- hoof action
- infiltration
- intensive herbivory
- microbial respiration
- semiarid
- Library Collection Record'Romerillo' (Baccharis coridifolia DC), 'duraznillo negro' (Cestrum parqui L'Hérit.), and 'sunchillo' (Wedelia glauca (Ort.) Hoff.) are highly toxic species…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Cestrum
- Baccharis
- Wedelia
- gastrointestinal system
- etiology
- microhistological identification
- Baccharis coridifolia
- Cestrum parqui
- Wedelia glauca
- rumen
- plant tissues
- particle size
- laboratory techniques
- ingestion
- poisoning
- accuracy
- feces
- digestibility
- digesta
- sheep
- Argentina
- poisonous plants
- Microhistological technique
- accuracy
- precision
- Baccharis coridifolia
- Cestrum parqui
- Wedelia glauca
- 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 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 2003-02-01
- history
- sheep
- animal husbandry
- Library Collection RecordThe development of successful regional or national invasive weed control programs is often hampered by the way the problem is approached. Typically weed control programs are developed and evaluated…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Aphthona
- Aphthona nigriscutis
- Aphthona lacertosa
- perennial weeds
- teamwork
- biological control agents
- USDA
- integrated pest management
- economic impact
- biological control
- Euphorbia esula
- ranching
- cost-benefit analysis
- invasion
- herbicides
- weed control
- South Dakota
- chemical control
- Wyoming
- sheep
- range management
- botanical composition
- Montana
- grazing
- North Dakota
- biological control
- Aphthona
- Weeds
- invasive species
- success
- integrated pest management
- Library Collection RecordIt was proposed that the digestibility of organic matter (OMD) can be estimated from the relationship between total fecal nitrogen (TFN, as a % of organic matter intake (OMI) and fecal nitrogen…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- organic matter digestibility
- feeding level
- Panicum coloratum
- equations
- feces composition
- chemical composition
- digestibility
- sheep
- in vitro digestibility
- nitrogen content
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- green fodders
- maturity stage
- fecal index
- nutritive value
- N fecal
- rams
- Library Collection RecordCreating a Native California MeadowPublication Date 2003
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Weed Biology and Ecology
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordInvasion, competitive dominance, and resource use by exotic and native California grassland speciesPublication Date 2003
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- invasive species
- pest management
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Weed Biology and Ecology
- weed management
- Library Collection RecordCattle Grazing Impacts on Annual Forbs and Vegetation Composition of Mesic Grasslands in CaliforniaPublication Date 2003
- climate variability
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland ecology
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland soils
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection Record
144 Nassella Notes
Nassella NotesPublication Date 2003- climate variability
- monitoring and assessment
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordStubble height standards for Sierra Nevada meadows can be difficult to meetPublication Date 2003
- Grazing Ecology and Management
- rangeland plants
- plant physiology
- rangeland policy
- Vegetation Management and Restoration
- Library Collection RecordThe objectives of this study were to investigate the use of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) of fecal samples for predicting the percentage of mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp…Publication Date 2002-07-01
- hear infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- laboratory techniques
- rapid methods
- reflectance
- accuracy
- calibration
- validity
- feces composition
- selective grazing
- infrared spectroscopy
- Artemisia tridentata
- diets
- sheep
- Artemisia
- diet selection
- sagebrush
- sheep
- Library Collection RecordSnakeweeds (broom, Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt Rusby); and threadleaf, G. microcephala (DC.) Gray) fall into that class of poisonous weeds that seldom cause direct livestock losses because…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- adverse effects
- Gutierrezia
- rats
- rabbits
- gutierrezia microcephala
- carrying capacity
- poisonous weeds
- range condition
- palatability
- herbicides
- weed control
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- prescribed burning
- plant communities
- sheep
- cattle
- range management
- plant competition
- New Mexico
- poisonous plants
- range weed
- livestock grazing
- broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt & Rusby)
- threadleaf snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala DC.) Gray)
- Library Collection RecordIn recent years livestock death losses from poisonous plants in the western United States have averaged about 2-3% annually. A review of 36 grazing studies in North America shows poisonous plant…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- Oxytropis
- deserts
- avoidance conditioning
- Oxytropis sericea
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- woodland grasslands
- Western United States
- grasslands
- continuous grazing
- stocking rate
- range management
- livestock
- Delphinium
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- grazing
- poisonous plants
- economics
- Library Collection RecordHalogeton [Halogeton glomeratus (Bieb.) C. A. Mey], is a fleshy, annual, herbaceous species that was accidentally introduced into the western U.S. during the 20th century. Because it is highly…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- interspecific competition
- salt tolerance
- deserts
- Halogeton glomeratus
- controlled grazing
- poisonous weeds
- Agropyron desertorum
- invasion
- Krascheninnikovia lanata
- sheep
- range management
- introduced species
- plant competition
- Salt desert
- poisonous plants
- plant ecology
- Library Collection RecordGrazers ingest seeds of invasive forbs and may contribute to their spread by depositing viable seeds in uninfested areas. Some mature seed pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of ruminants,…Publication Date 2002-01-01
- sheep dung
- seed development
- seed dispersal
- viability
- Euphorbia esula
- invasion
- weed control
- seeds
- transit time
- sheep
- rumen fermentation
- seed germination
- Montana
- grazing
- maturity stage
- weed
- Euphorbia esula
- rumen
- sheep