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- Library Collection RecordBook by Wayne Burkhardt concerning Herbivory, Grazing, Rangeland Management, Livestock, Wildlife and other subjectsPublication Date 1996
- herbivory
- grazing
- grassland management
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordReport by Steve Bunting concerning Invasive Plants, Ecology, Herbivory and other subjectsPublication Date 1993
- invasive species
- ecology
- herbivory
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordCompensatory increases in net photosynthetic assimilation rates (Anet) following herbivory are well documented in adult rangeland grasses but have not been quantified in bunchgrass seedlings, which…Publication Date 2016
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- crested wheatgrass
- herbivory
- photosynthesis
- root-shoot ratios
- sagebrush steppe
- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) plant communities have been degraded by past improper management, resulting in dense sagebrush stands with depleted herbaceous understories. Rest from…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- defoliation
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordTargeted grazing uses livestock to address woody plant encroachment, flammable biomass accumulations, exotic weed invasions, and other management issues. In principle, a feature distinguishing…Publication Date 2016
- herbivory
- invasive weed
- Leafy spurge
- prescribed grazing
- simulated grazing
- targeted grazing
- Library Collection RecordRangeland management practices such as burning and grazing may affect the development, survival, and reproduction of grasshopper populations. Experiments in the northern Great Plains that examine…Publication Date 2016
- drought
- grasshopper
- grassland
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- prescribed burn
- Library Collection RecordFeral horses inhabit rangeland ecosystems around the world, and their impacts on riparian ecosystems are poorly understood. We characterized impacts of a free-ranging horse population on the…Publication Date 2017
- bare ground
- herbivory
- Springs
- wild horses
- wildlife habitat
- Library Collection RecordCompensatory increases in net photosynthetic assimilation rates (Anet) following herbivory are well documented in adult rangeland grasses but have not been quantified in bunchgrass seedlings, which…Publication Date 2016
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- crested wheatgrass
- herbivory
- photosynthesis
- root-shoot ratios
- sagebrush steppe
- Library Collection RecordMillions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia L.) plant communities have been degraded by past improper management, resulting in dense sagebrush stands with depleted herbaceous understories. Rest from…Publication Date 2016
- Artemisia tridentata
- defoliation
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- recovery
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordTargeted grazing uses livestock to address woody plant encroachment, flammable biomass accumulations, exotic weed invasions, and other management issues. In principle, a feature distinguishing…Publication Date 2016
- herbivory
- invasive weed
- Leafy spurge
- prescribed grazing
- simulated grazing
- targeted grazing
- Library Collection RecordRangeland management practices such as burning and grazing may affect the development, survival, and reproduction of grasshopper populations. Experiments in the northern Great Plains that examine…Publication Date 2016
- drought
- grasshopper
- grassland
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- prescribed burn
- Library Collection RecordMost wildfires occur during summer in the northern hemisphere, the area burned annually is increasing, and fire effects during this season are least understood. Understanding plant response to…Publication Date 2014-01
- drought
- grassland
- herbivory
- prescribed burn
- productivity
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Managers charged with managing landscapes influenced by elk are challenged to establish monitoring protocols that identify when impacts are responsible for declining ecological…Publication Date 2013-06-01
- trampling
- herbivory
- plant communities
- elk
- winter range
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • We completed a landscape-scale assessment of ungulate browsing pressure on the southeastern portion of the Bighorn National Forest and found evidence of constraints on willow…Publication Date 2014-12-01
- riparian willow
- herbivory
- browsing pressure
- ungulates
- beaver
- cascading ecosystem effects
- riparian ecosystem state
- Bighorn Mountains
- Wyoming
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Quaking aspen is widely regarded as a key resource for humans, livestock, and wildlife with these values often competing with each other, leading to overuse of aspen in some locations…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- Populus tremuloides
- ungulate
- herbivory
- fire
- biodiversity
- research
- Library Collection RecordRiparian ecosystems provide many ecosystem services, including serving as an important forage resource for livestock grazing operations. We evaluated defoliation impacts on above- and belowground…Publication Date 2012-07-01
- herbivory
- livestock grazing
- photosynthesis
- riparian areas
- root production
- water table
- Library Collection RecordTraditional upland livestock grazing is declining worldwide, leading to concerns about possible impacts on biodiversity. Although monitoring of protected areas often focuses on rare species,…Publication Date 2013-07-01
- field methods
- herbivory
- joint learning
- rangelands
- stakeholder participation
- structural heterogeneity
- Library Collection RecordPlant demographic responses to an experimental summer fire were monitored for 12 yr on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, to determine recovery rates of burned plants and evaluate…Publication Date 2008-03-01
- desertification
- grazing
- herbivory
- prescribed fire
- range restoration
- shrub invasion
- Library Collection RecordHeathlands in the northwest of Spain have been traditionally used by domestic herbivores as a food resource. However, their abandonment in the past decades has promoted a high incidence of wildfires…Publication Date 2009-03-01
- gorse
- heather
- herbivory
- plant succession
- small ruminants
- Library Collection RecordNumerous studies have examined the impacts of ground level O3 on plants that are important for human consumption, but native species that are important for wildlife have received less scrutiny.…Publication Date 2009-07-01
- ground-level ozone
- herbivory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- pollution
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordWillows (Salix) are important riparian plants and often used to indicate riparian condition. Many herbivores feed on willows, but there is limited information about willow browsing by wildlife except…Publication Date 2009-09-01
- browsing
- herbivory
- Salix
- shrubs
- ungulates
- Library Collection RecordThe study used nursery and field experiments to investigate why recruitment of Dobera glabra (Forssk) Poir., a native food source for both humans and livestock, often fails in the semiarid rangelands…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- Afar pastoralists
- herbivory
- seedling survival
- tree regeneration
- Library Collection RecordFire and grazing are interactive disturbance processes that are important to the structure and function of grassland ecosystems. Studies of nitrogen (N) availability report different effects…Publication Date 2006-11-01
- shifting mosaic
- grazing
- herbivory
- N availability
- net N mineralization
- Library Collection RecordExpert opinion was sought on 2 issues relating to herbivory: seasonal sheep preferences for plant species and seasonal plant response to grazing. Expert opinion is commonly used to parameterize…Publication Date 2007-03-01
- conflict
- grasslands
- heathlands
- herbivory
- knowledge
- uncertainty
- Library Collection RecordExplanations for why sympatric ruminant species select diets composed of different plant species or plant parts have been controversial. Our explanation is based on learning from foraging…Publication Date 2007-03-01
- diet selection
- herbivory
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- Library Collection RecordInvasion of rangeland by exotic forage species threatens ecosystem structure and function and can cause catastrophic economic losses. Herbicide treatments often are the focus of management efforts to…Publication Date 2007-05-01
- Chinese bush cloer
- disturbance ecology
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- heterogeneity
- herbivory
- invasion
- macro-ecology
- Sericea lespedeza
- Library Collection RecordSpring elk grazing may reduce forage availability for wildlife or livestock in summer and may harm forage resources on foothill rangeland. We quantified bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- clipping
- defoliation response
- elk
- grazing management
- herbivory
- overcompensation
- Library Collection RecordConcentrated herbivory by elk (Cervus elaphus) can degrade vegetative communities and alter ecosystem processes. Areas severely damaged by elk are commonly protected with woven wire fence, which can…Publication Date 2007-09-01
- aspen regeneration
- Cervus elaphus
- exclosures
- herbivory
- wildlife damage management
- Library Collection RecordForty paired sites were examined on the mixed-grass prairie of northeastern Montana to compare the effects of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies on native range vegetation.…Publication Date 2004-11-01
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- vegetation
- nutrition
- herbivory
- Library Collection RecordWillows (Salix) are often a key component of riparian ecosystems and are often browsed by both wildlife and livestock. However, little is understood about how the frequency of browsing affects…Publication Date 2005-01-01
- riparian systems
- stream bank erosion
- herbivory
- Library Collection RecordLivestock grazing has been considered detrimental to wildlife habitat. Managed grazing programs, however, have the potential to maintain habitat diversity and quality. In cases in which single-…Publication Date 2005-03-01
- cattle
- facilitation
- herbivory
- deer
- elk
- Library Collection RecordThe resilience of willow (Salix monticola Bebb, Salix geyeriana Anderss., Salix planifolia Pursh) stems released from intense elk (Cervus elaphus) browsing in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado,…Publication Date 2005-11-01
- alternative stable states
- Cervus elaphus
- herbivory
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Salix
- stem morphology
- Library Collection RecordWillow (Salix) communities are important components of riparian ecosystems. However, browsing by livestock and wildlife species can negatively impact willow size and abundance, and make restoration…Publication Date 2005-11-01
- cattle
- deer
- riparian management
- Salix
- herbivory
- Oregon
- Library Collection RecordTrue mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Raf.) compensates for annual growth lost to browsing under conditions of high resource availability. To develop better guidelines for its management for…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- compensatory growth
- plant growth
- Utah
- Cercocarpus montanus
- browsing
- twig demography
- utilization
- grading optimization
- herbivory
- shrubs
- mountain brush
- exclosures
- Cercocarpus montanus
- Library Collection RecordTrue mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus Raf.) provides nutritional winter forage for big game species in the mountain brush zone. To determine browsing effects, animal use, percent vegetation…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- Utah
- canopy
- Cercocarpus montanus
- browsing
- wildlife food habits
- plant characteristics
- utilization
- grazing
- big game
- winter range
- herbivory
- mountain brush
- exclosures
- moose
- deer
- elk
- pronghorn
- Library Collection RecordWet meadows are some of the most productive communities in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA but are also among the most sensitive to grazing by native ungulates and domestic livestock. These meadows…Publication Date 2003-11-01
- wet environmental conditions
- flooded conditions
- permanent grasslands
- plant growth
- tillers
- Wyoming
- biomass
- flooding
- tufted hairgrass
- herbivory
- nitrogen dynamics
- wet meadows
- Library Collection RecordGeologically isolated, natural grazing refuges that have never been grazed by domestic livestock can be foci of diversity for rare species. This study compared refuges protected from grazing by…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- refugia
- relict
- diversity
- herbivory
- rare species
- livestock grazing
- rock bluffs
- outcrops
- drought
- Library Collection RecordBlack-tailed prairie dogs have declined by 98% in the past century. Due to continued declines, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the species as a candidate for listing in 2000. Prairie…Publication Date 2002-09-01
- Aristida purpurea
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- Bouteloua curtipendula
- Buchloe dactyloides
- habitats
- Kansas
- species diversity
- shortgrass prairie
- vegetation
- Bouteloua gracilis
- plant density
- botanical composition
- canopy
- Colorado
- black-tailed prairie dogs
- Cynomys ludovicianus
- cover
- bare ground
- frequency
- shortgrass prairie
- herbivory
- soil disturbance
- Library Collection RecordFood habits of plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus), greater rhea (Rhea americana) and cattle (Bos taurus) in the Parana? River Delta, Argentina, were studied over 2 years using microhistological…Publication Date 2003-01-01
- Rhea
- Prosopis nigra
- Rhea americana
- ecological competition
- Lagostomus maximus
- vertebrate pests
- forage legumes
- wetlands
- feces composition
- forbs
- diet
- shrubs
- cattle
- seasonal variation
- Argentina
- botanical composition
- pasture plants
- grazing
- grasses
- diet composition
- herbivory
- Lagostomus maximus
- Paraná River Delta
- Rhea americana
- Library Collection RecordForage use data can help rangeland and wildlife managers make informed decisions. However, managers need to know if forage use techniques that are commonly used to estimate ungulate herbivory under…Publication Date 2000-09-01
- experimental plots
- height-weight curve methods
- paired-plot method
- growth curve
- regression analysis
- equations
- Cervus elaphus
- selective grazing
- Pascopyrum smithii
- biomass
- range management
- beef cattle
- forage
- plant height
- Arizona
- height-weight
- herbivory
- paired-plot
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordAntelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC) is the most important browse species on many western mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) ranges. Lack of antelope bitterbrush seedling recruitment is…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- plant development
- recruitment
- age
- Purshia tridentata
- browse plants
- seed productivity
- seedlings
- Odocoileus hemionus
- California
- Nevada
- canopy
- grazing
- Purshia tridentata
- mule deer
- shrub
- browse
- herbivory
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction of nutria herbivory with fire was investigated on three types of marshes along the Pearl River basin in Gulf Coast of Louisiana. In each marsh, two, 10 m² plots were established in…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- plant cover
- Nutria
- coastal marsh
- fire
- plant biomass
- Species Density
- Library Collection RecordHow vertebrate herbivores, especially nutria and wild boar, alter soil and plant characteristics over time was investigated during three summers in the Pearl River basin in southern Louisiana along…Publication Date 1969
- Nutria
- Wild boar
- Sus scrofa
- herbivory
- coastal wetlands
- habitat destruction
- Myocastor coypus
- Soil Development
- wetland loss
- Library Collection RecordThe effect of different grazing intensities (no grazing, light, moderate, and heavy) of Black Brant (Branta bernicla) gosling on grazing lawns planted to Carex subspathacea and native slough levees (…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- grazing intensity
- black brant geese
- Branta bernicla nigricans
- Carex subspathacea
- forage availability
- foraging efficiency
- Triglochin palustris
- Library Collection RecordHow Carex density is affected by lesser snow geese grazing was measured in salt and freshwater marshes along La Pérouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58° 04' N, 94° 03' W). Carex shoots…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Sedges
- alternative vegetation states
- moss carpets
- shoot-pulling
- Library Collection RecordHow Carex leaf production and longevity are affected by grazing was measured in freshwater marshes along La Pérouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58° 04' N, 94° 03 'W). Carex x…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Carex x flavicans
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- leaf demography
- lesser snow goose
- saltmarsh
- Library Collection Record: In the summer of 1994, five narrowleaf cottonwood stands in northeastern Yellowstone National Park were measured for the effects of elk herbivory. These stands were dated by photographs from…Publication Date 1969
- Cervus elaphus
- browsing
- herbivory
- elk
- narrowleaf cottonwood
- Populus augustifolia
- Yellowstone National Park
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a summary of the authors' previous work on how beaver influence the environment around them combined with 28 studies by other researchers.Publication Date 1969
- boundaries
- herbivory
- beaver
- Castor canadensis
- patches
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of moose (Alces alces) browsing on nitrogen concentrations and decomposition rates of paper birch (Betula resinifera) leaf litter were measured in a subarctic headwater stream near…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- aquatic food webs
- browse chemistry
- invertebrate utilization
- tannin levels
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of goose grubbing on willow habitat, leaf characteristics, and phenology were examined in the salt marshes of La Pérouse Bay in northern Manitoba (58° 56’ N, 93° 30â€â…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- salinity
- soil water
- Chen caerulescens caerulescens
- La Perouse Bay
- lesser snow goose
- simulated grubbing