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- Library Collection RecordDeveloping sustainable ranch management systems requires integrated research that examines interrelations among ecological and economic factors. In south central Florida, where phosphorus (P) loading…Publication Date 2007-01-01
- stocking rate
- stocking density
- water quality
- grazing management
- cow-calf operations
- economic performance
- phosphorus
- bioindicators
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the survival and transport of Escherichia coli in feces on land and in water is important when trying to assess contamination of water by grazing animals. A fecal-pat experiment was…Publication Date 2005-05-01
- fecal bacteria
- water quality
- pathogens
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to identify and model environmental and management factors associated with cattle feces deposition patterns across annual rangeland watersheds in the Sierra Nevada…Publication Date 2003-09-01
- dry seasons
- wet season
- cattle manure
- forage quality
- watershed hydrology
- slope
- linear models
- defecation
- aspect
- water supply
- animal preferences
- water troughs
- California
- spatial distribution
- range management
- seasonal variation
- grazing
- beef cattle
- water quality
- pathogens
- grazing distribution
- watershed management
- Library Collection RecordAccelerated erosion of streambanks in grazed riparian pastures is of concern to land managers. We tested the hypothesis that providing cattle free-choice off-stream water and trace mineralized salt…Publication Date 2001-11-01
- riverbank protection
- soil stability
- riparian grasslands
- water erosion
- water availability
- animal behavior
- dietary mineral supplements
- Oregon
- grazing intensity
- beef cattle
- grazing
- greenline
- water quality
- livestock
- off-stream water
- Library Collection RecordAirborne infrared thermal radiography has been proposed as a tool which may be used to monitor the water temperature along the network of streams and rivers which compose a watershed. The proponents…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- photointerpretation
- shade
- salmon
- temperature gradients
- fishery management
- thermal infrared imagery
- forward looking infrared radiometer
- data analysis
- water flow
- water temperature
- data collection
- aerial photography
- infrared imagery
- streams
- watershed management
- remote sensing
- equations
- water quality
- water flow
- stream temperature
- FLIR imaging
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding the interacting effects of drought and grazing on runoff, erosion, and nutrient transport is essential for improved rangeland management. Research was conducted at the Fort Keogh…Publication Date 2002-05-01
- prairies
- water quality
- biomass
- losses from soil
- drought
- sediment yield
- range management
- seasonal variation
- Montana
- erosion
- sediment yield
- nutrient transport
- Great Plains
- Library Collection RecordWater is an important nutrient for livestock production and is often provided on rangelands directly from ponds or dugouts. Cattle may defecate and urinate into the water thereby adding nutrients and…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- microbial contamination
- protozoal infections
- nematode infections
- Giardia
- Cryptosporidium
- Trichostrongylus
- Nematodirus
- algae and seaweeds
- ponds
- salinity
- British Columbia
- liveweight gain
- calves
- palatability
- Alberta
- cattle manure
- water supply
- water troughs
- stocking rate
- beef cows
- feedlots
- steers
- prairies
- water quality
- grazing
- beef cattle
- ponds
- dugouts
- weight gain
- water intake
- Library Collection RecordReply by S.L. Larson, L.L. Larson, and P.A. Larson, p. 100-101. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- photointerpretation
- shade
- salmon
- temperature gradients
- fishery management
- thermal infrared imagery
- forward looking infrared radiometer
- data analysis
- water flow
- water temperature
- data collection
- aerial photography
- infrared imagery
- streams
- watershed management
- remote sensing
- equations
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordCryptosporidium parvumis a fecal borne protozoan parasite that can be carried by and cause gastrointestinal illness in humans, cattle, and wildlife. The illness, cryptosporidiosis, can be fatal to…Publication Date 2000-05-01
- movement
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- oocysts
- zoonoses
- water flow
- overland flow
- rain
- cattle manure
- slope
- California
- rangelands
- pathogens
- water quality
- fate and transport
- buffer strips
- Library Collection RecordWater quality contamination by pathogens and nutrients from cattle fecal deposits is a concern on rangeland watersheds. The temporal and spatial deposition of fecal material relative to storm events…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- watershed management
- estimation
- dry seasons
- wet season
- cattle manure
- weight
- range management
- dry matter
- water quality
- pathogens
- nutrients
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordWater quality contamination by pathogens and nutrients from cattle fecal deposits is a concern on rangeland watersheds. The temporal and spatial deposition of fecal material relative to storm events…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- watershed management
- estimation
- dry seasons
- wet season
- cattle manure
- weight
- range management
- dry matter
- water quality
- pathogens
- nutrients
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordA 2 year study was conducted to determine the effects of surface cover and roughness on sediment yield from plots subjected to a simulated most damaging storm. This storm, based on long term sediment…Publication Date 2001-07-01
- sediment deposition
- tillage
- surface roughness
- water erosion
- ground cover
- highlands
- storms
- equations
- rain
- Wyoming
- water quality
- sediment yield
- infiltration
- simulation
- soil texture
- sediment yield
- surface cover
- surface roughness
- eolian sediment
- RUSLE
- non-point-source pollution
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordThe mountainous riparian corridor performs important hydrologic functions including nutrient transfers between the terrestrial (upslope) and aquatic (stream) ecosystems. Nitrate-nitrogen and ammonium…Publication Date 1999-11-01
- nutrient sinks
- stream flow
- ammonium nitrogen
- streams
- rain
- water quality
- Colorado
- Library Collection RecordResource managers in the western United States have long assumed that water was a key limiting factor on wildlife populations in arid habitats. Beginning in the 1940s-1950s, state and federal…Publication Date 1999-07-01
- desert rodents
- Chiroptera
- Lagomorpha
- zenaida
- Callipepla
- adverse effects
- water resources
- game birds
- reptiles
- Ovis canadensis
- wild birds
- experimental design
- arid lands
- cost-benefit analysis
- predators
- duration
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Antilocapra americana
- Odocoileus hemionus
- wildlife management
- water quality
- literature reviews
- Library Collection RecordConcern for nonpoint source pollution from rangelands has increased the need to monitor and predict amounts of soil erosion that may enter streams from adjacent rangelands. This study was undertaken…Publication Date 1994-01-01
- soil physical properties
- sediments
- soil erosion
- Universal Soil Loss Equation
- Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
- water quality
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordUsing survey data collected as part of a comprehensive reevaluation of the Vale Rangeland Rehabilitation Project in eastern Oregon, this exploratory study examined variation in attitudes of Bureau of…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- environmental assessment
- attitudes and opinions
- human resources
- surveys
- soil erosion
- riparian buffers
- Oregon
- water quality
- rangelands
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordNine yearling Holstein steers (avg weight 234 kg) were used to evaluate the influence of water salinity on feed and water intake, as well as several ruminal and serum characteristics. The ruminally…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- salinity
- saline water
- water intake
- blood serum
- steers
- digesta
- kinetics
- cattle feeding
- diets
- rumen fermentation
- water quality
- beef cattle
- dry matter
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordRussian thistle (Salsola iberica Sennen and Pau), a common weed found on overgrazed rangelands, abandoned farmlands, and other disturbed sites in the western United States, is often grazed by…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- sodium chloride
- nitrates
- oxalates
- nutrient solutions
- salinity
- saline water
- Salsola tragus
- calcium chloride
- salt stress
- lignin
- cell wall components
- fiber content
- nitrogen
- water quality
- nutritive value
- quality
- New Mexico
- forage
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordWater quality effects on stability of picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) and clopyralid (3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) were evaluated by determining their…Publication Date 1993-05-01
- spraying
- water hardness
- solutions
- efficacy
- stability
- clopyralid
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- phytotoxicity
- chemical control
- picloram
- water quality
- Library Collection RecordEffects of varying NaCl levels (50-400 mol/m3) on growth, ion accumulation, and nitrogen fractioning in Atriplex barclayana were studied in a greenhouse experiment using a water culture method.…Publication Date 1992-03-01
- halophytes
- ion transport
- betaine
- salt tolerance
- Atriplex
- nitrogen metabolism
- sodium chloride
- salinity
- saline water
- potassium
- calcium
- water quality
- pasture plants
- chemical constituents of plants
- Library Collection RecordThis research project was conducted to evaluate the use of irrigation water to supplement precipitation during establishment of perennial forage plant communities on surface mined lands in the…Publication Date 1988-05-01
- irrigation requirement
- irrigated conditions
- forage legumes
- regeneration
- soil pH
- soil salinity
- establishment
- water quality
- range management
- grasses
- North Dakota
- Library Collection Record
- roads
- desertification
- sandy soils
- soil stabilization
- Radioactive contamination
- research
- monitoring
- Polluted soil
- environmental protection
- forest fires
- Fire Prevention
- forest plantations
- acid deposition
- watersheds
- water quality
- afforestation
- forest resources
- Forestry development
- forest trees
- choice of species
- planting
- case studies
- regeneration
- forest management
- Multiple use forestry
- Protective forests
- Forest rehabilitation
- Metals
- forest products
- sustainability
- nickel
- erosion
- pastoralism
- wind erosion
- cost analysis
- watershed management
- land use
- Environmental impact assessment
- mineral resources
- habitat improvement
- artificial regeneration
- revegetation
- ecosystems
- environmental degradation
- reclamation
- resource management
- Regulations
- reforestation
- livestock
- grassland management
- Restocking
- grazing lands
- Dune soils
- Library Collection RecordConcentrations and loadings (output, number day-1 km-2) of fecal coliform (FC) indicator bacteria were measured from 1979 through 1984 in streamflow from 13 forested watersheds under the following…Publication Date 1987-07-01
- Escherichia coli
- water pollution
- coliform bacteria
- grant county, oregon
- streams
- watersheds
- feces
- Oregon
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- water quality
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to develop a small plot (1 m2) rainfall simulator operational on steep terrain in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. The simulator developed is hand-portable and…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- portable sprayers
- sloping land
- arid zones
- watersheds
- soil erosion
- design
- runoff
- rainfall simulators
- water quality
- infiltration
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordStreams of mountain watersheds in Wyoming were monitored to compare water quality data collected during 1971-72 with data collected during 1982. After 10 years there was little change in: (1) total…Publication Date 1986-07-01
- bacteria
- plate count
- recreation
- mountains
- streams
- wildlife
- watersheds
- populations
- Wyoming
- water quality
- grazing
- Library Collection Record
- roads
- desertification
- sandy soils
- soil stabilization
- Radioactive contamination
- research
- monitoring
- Polluted soil
- environmental protection
- forest fires
- Fire Prevention
- forest plantations
- acid deposition
- watersheds
- water quality
- afforestation
- forest resources
- Forestry development
- forest trees
- choice of species
- planting
- case studies
- regeneration
- forest management
- Multiple use forestry
- Protective forests
- Forest rehabilitation
- Metals
- forest products
- sustainability
- nickel
- erosion
- pastoralism
- wind erosion
- cost analysis
- watershed management
- land use
- Environmental impact assessment
- mineral resources
- habitat improvement
- artificial regeneration
- revegetation
- ecosystems
- environmental degradation
- reclamation
- resource management
- Regulations
- reforestation
- livestock
- grassland management
- Restocking
- grazing lands
- Dune soils
- Library Collection Record
- roads
- desertification
- sandy soils
- soil stabilization
- Radioactive contamination
- research
- monitoring
- Polluted soil
- environmental protection
- forest fires
- Fire Prevention
- forest plantations
- acid deposition
- watersheds
- water quality
- afforestation
- forest resources
- Forestry development
- forest trees
- choice of species
- planting
- case studies
- regeneration
- forest management
- Multiple use forestry
- Protective forests
- Forest rehabilitation
- Metals
- forest products
- sustainability
- nickel
- erosion
- pastoralism
- wind erosion
- cost analysis
- watershed management
- land use
- Environmental impact assessment
- mineral resources
- habitat improvement
- artificial regeneration
- revegetation
- ecosystems
- environmental degradation
- reclamation
- resource management
- Regulations
- reforestation
- livestock
- grassland management
- Restocking
- grazing lands
- Dune soils
- Library Collection RecordTwenty-seven water quality parameters were measured in coal surface mine impoundments, bentonite surface mine impoundments, and livestock ponds in the Northern High Plains. Most impoundments were…Publication Date 1985-01-01
- drinking water
- ponds
- Plains
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- water quality
- livestock
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordThis site focuses on research and outreach on the diverse managed ecosystems that comprise California rangelands. We study and promote management to support the multitude of services that…Publication Date 2010
- watershed management
- rangelands
- water quality
- grazing management
- grazing
- Cryptosporidium
- California
- E. coli
- ecosystem services
- Library Collection RecordEffects of streambank fencing on reptile and amphibian species richness, abundance, and biomass were investigated within and around the Pike Run watershed of southwestern Pennsylvania. This was done…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- livestock
- vegetation
- water quality
- abundance
- amphibian
- herpetofauna
- macroinvertebrate
- reptile
- riparian areas
- species richness
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordThis chapter specifies management measures to protect coastal waters from agricultural sources of nonpoint pollution. "Management measures" are defined in section 6217 of the Coastal Zone…Publication Date 1993
- watershed management
- water pollution
- water management
- water
- pollution
- water quality
- Washington
- Colorado
- California
- Library Collection RecordReduction of amphibian populations was investigated by looking at 40 ponds in the agricultural region of southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and southwestern Wisconsin to determine what…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- fish
- landscape
- nitrogen
- water quality
- agricultural pond
- amphibian
- Driftless Area Ecoregion
- farm pond
- habitat management
- livestock grazing
- stock pond
- Library Collection RecordAntibiotics resistance in fecal streptococci was used to identify sources of fecal pollution in a rural Virginia watershed. A database of fecal streptococcus isolates was established from known human…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- bacteria
- fencing
- fecal coliform
- nonpoint source pollution
- pollution source identification
- Library Collection RecordA rainfall simulation study was conducted adjacent to Sheep Creek in the Roosevelt National Forest, 80 km northwest of Ft. Collins, Colorado. A rotating boom rainfall simulator was used to evaluate…Publication Date 1969
- Filtration
- water quality
- Nutrient Balance
- buffer strips
- non-point source pollution
- Library Collection RecordOver nearly three years runoff from four Northwest Arkansas (36Ëš 00’ N; 94Ëš 25’ W) pasture fields was collected and analyzed for fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococcus (FS),…Publication Date 1969
- cattle
- runoff
- water quality
- fecal coliform
- fecal streptococcus
- manure
- Library Collection RecordThis scientific opinion paper focuses on the need for riparian buffers across the Great Plains and the challenges that remain in wide spread acceptance of this management tool.Publication Date 1969
- guidelines
- management
- water quality
- stream protection
- Library Collection RecordThis review article is a summary of 90 of studies on pertaining to grazing best management practices (BMPs) commonly implemented in the southern humid region of the United States to ascertain effects…Publication Date 1969
- sustainability
- agriculture
- water quality
- best management practices
- environmental impacts
- nonpoint source pollution
- Library Collection RecordAchievable water quality was assessed utilizing studies from the LaPlatte River watershed east of Lake Champlain and the St. Albans Bay watershed 4 km N of Burlington, VT. Vegetation in these areas…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- eutrophication
- Agricultural watershed
- fecal coliform
- Nutrient Concentrations
- pollutant loads
- stream
- Library Collection RecordRapid development of the plastic pipe industry has brought about a revolution in distribution of water on Southwestern rangelands during the past several years. This article discusses and illustrates…Publication Date 1967-03-01
- materials
- design
- water quality
- Design Considerations
- Small Pipelines
- plastic pipes
- Installation
- Range Pipeline
- Quantity of Water
- Gravity
- Line Distribution
- Pump
- Water Distribution
- rangelands
- planning
- development
- water
- distribution
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordThis short project report highlights the efforts of the Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department in developing and implementing a comprehensive program of wetland and riparian restoration. An important and…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- alien plants
- beaver
- beaver reintroduction
- Castor canadensis
- channelization
- man-made dams
- water cycle
- Zuni Reservation
- 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 1959-01-01
- Snow Management
- High Sierra Range
- Californians
- Snow Zone
- stream flow
- Teakettle Creek Experimental Forest
- Onion Creek Experimental Forest
- inventories
- Water Production
- Transportation
- resources
- water quality
- water yield
- research
- water
- Library Collection RecordConcentrations and loadings of fecal coliform (FC) indicator bacteria were measured from 1979 through 1984 in streamflow from 13 forested watersheds in Oregon. Differences among strategies for mean…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- pollution
- grazing systems
- bacterial water contamination
- non-point source pollution
- Library Collection RecordStrand and Merritt reviewed the evidence of livestock production impacts on riverine ecosystems throughout the United States. Emphasis is placed on examinations of direct responses of aquatic…Publication Date 1969
- insects
- water quality
- habitat alteration
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitat
- riverine ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordStout et al. used experimental data from the northeast U.S. and the literature to assess the relationships between stocking rate and nitrate leaching losses beneath an intensively grazed pasture. A…Publication Date 1969
- leaching
- water quality
- grazing management
- stocking rate
- Nitrate
- Library Collection RecordThis 14-month study looks at installing offstream water sources on two different ranches and the resulting effects on water quality. Results show that cattle preferred to drink from the trough 92%…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- erosion
- animal behavior
- best management practice (BMP)
- off-stream water source
- Library Collection RecordWater quality, riparian vegetation, and bank stability were measured in pastures that were ungrazed, season-long grazed pastures, and pastures grazed early or late in the year. Bank stability and…Publication Date 1969
- agriculture
- livestock
- water quality
- Algae
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordTen years after livestock grazing exclosures were created, macroinvertebrate populations were sampled to determine the effects of this management on stream quality. The measured water quality and…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- indicator species
- riparian vegetation
- biotic condition indices
- grazing exclosure
- macroinvertebrate tolerance
- Library Collection RecordOwens et al. measured concentrations and transport of nutrients from a 38-ha, unimproved grassed watershed in east-central Ohio, for 2 years without the presence of livestock, for 3 years with a 17-…Publication Date 1969
- pollution
- water quality
- potassium
- grazing season
- sediment load
- Storm Runoff
- stream degradation
- Library Collection RecordWater is New Mexico's most precious resource, especially during times of drought. Under New Mexico water law, all ground and surface waters belong to the public and are subject to appropriation…
- water table
- water rights
- water resources
- water management
- water conservation
- water balance
- water
- planning
- groundwater
- water quality
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordThis review looks at nonpoint source pollution in watersheds caused by cattle excrement, and how rangeland managers must address certain concerns regarding impacts on water quality due to nutrient…Publication Date 1969
- water quality
- watersheds
- management
- cattle excrement
- nonpoint source pollution
- nutrient loading
- pathogen loading