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- Library Collection RecordAbstract Livestock grazing is often viewed as having detrimental effects on plants and plant communities. Livestock grazing can, however, be managed to be an effective tool for vegetation management…Publication Date 2010
- livestock
- grazing
- nutrition
- ecology
- management
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- fire ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- pastures
- livestock
- ecotones
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- biomass
- forage
- pellets
- grasslands
- rivers
- ecology
- Experimentation
- Experimentation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- rangelands
- quality
- forage
- phenology
- crude protein
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- forage
- foraging
- production
- Production Economics
- Production policies
- silage
- silage making
- meadows
- standards
- Regulations
- guidelines
- equipment
- production
- Library Collection RecordThe issue of sustainability and productivity of open communal rangelands compared to fenced rangelands is often subject to controversy. This study investigated differences in soil and grass layer…Publication Date 2010
- game
- livestock
- Lowveld
- overgrazing
- stocking rates
- grazing
- sustainability
- management
- Soil Condition
- commercial agriculture
- communal farming
- rangelands
- vegetation dynamics
- plant production
- soil fertility
- Swaziland
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSavanna covers about two-thirds of Africa, with forage quantity and quality being important factors determining the distribution and density of wildlife and domestic stock. Testing hypotheses about…Publication Date 2010
- forage
- quality
- remote sensing
- hyperspectral
- herbivory
- Foliar
- nitrogen
- protein
- Polyphenol
- mopane
- savanna
- forage quality
- Forage Quantity
- livestock
- mapping
- management
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Phalaris arundinacea
- grassland soils
- nitrous oxide
- Inorganic Fertilizers
- livestock
- Japan
- Phalaris arundinacea
- Phalaris arundinacea
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- harvesting frequency
- forage
- rangeland soils
- Festuca ovina
- Medicago lupulina
- Festuca ovina
- Medicago lupulina
- Festuca ovina
- Medicago lupulina
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Grazing is one of the key processes in terrestrial ecosystems and this can be provided by both indigenous and domestic ungulates. However, a question remains whether or not traditional forms…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- dung beetles
- grazing
- land use
- indicator species
- livestock
- insects
- management
- conservation
- Vaalbos National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordInvasive plants have invaded swathes of grasslands in Lake Nakuru National Park thus necessitating the Park management to institute measures to control them. Despite this, information on the status…Publication Date 2010
- biomass
- crude protein
- density
- forage
- grasslands
- invasive plants
- management
- ecosystem ecology
- Forage Quantity
- forage quality
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- grasslands
- alpine grasslands
- forage
- species
- losses
- communities
- stability
- drying
- meadows
- Library Collection RecordCommunal rangelands have a wide range of vegetation communities that sustain livestock. Limited information exists on forage availability and quality in communal areas and how it influences Nguni…Publication Date 2010
- biomass
- bite size
- foraging behaviour
- Nguni
- communal farming
- livestock
- sheep
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordSeed ecology may play a role in the widespread increase of Acacia karroo in savanna and grassland. Accordingly, fecundity, predation, mortality by fire, dispersal by livestock, and seed longevity…Publication Date 2010
- dispersal
- fire
- seed bank
- seed lngevity
- seed predation
- seed production
- ecology
- savanna
- grassland
- livestock
- insects
- germination
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- management
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPredicting the effect of different management strategies on range condition is a challenge for farmers in highly variable environments. A model that explains how the relations between rainfall,…Publication Date 2010
- catastrophe theory
- complexity theory
- Disequilibrium
- hysteresis
- moving attractors
- vegetation dynamics
- livestock
- rainfall
- rangelands
- mangement
- rangeland condition
- modelling
- ecosystem ecology
- stocking rate
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn spite of predictions of communal rangeland collapse due to continuous grazing and increased livestock populations, this grazing system remains prevalent in communal areas, suggesting animals…Publication Date 2010
- cattle
- Graze
- key resource areas
- livestock
- communal farming
- rangelands
- grazing
- plant production
- soils
- soil organic carbon
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordProvides background on responsibilities of landowners and livestock owners in Arizona regarding fencing of property. Describes state statutes that pertain to livestock and fences (Arizona Revised…Publication Date 2010
- Arizona
- fencing
- laws and regulations
- Legal Aspects
- livestock
- Open Range
- ranchers
- Small Landowners
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- grazing intensity
- quality
- forage
- phenology
- life cycle
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Dairy cattle
- grazing systems
- forage
- animal production
- Feed grasses
- grassland management
- cultivation
- Farms
- monitoring
- agricultural extension
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- nutritive value
- grassland management
- forage
- carrying capacity
- steppes
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- ecology
- environmental factors
- rangelands
- grazing lands
- pastures
- environmental protection
- Nature conservation
- Feed grasses
- forage
- yields
- climatic data
- rain
- Library Collection Record1-Jul-09Publication Date 2009
- forage
- grazing
- range management
- Arizona
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- nomadism
- pastoral society
- yaks
- income
- pastoralism
- religion
- education
- snow
- damage
- pastures
- losses
- environmental degradation
- Modernization
- state intervention
- Emergency relief
- forage
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- livestock
- transhumance
- summer
- pastures
- milk production
- Support measures
- Structural Change
- cultural heritage
- landscape
- biodiversity
- farmers
- motivation
- Constraints
- highlands
- Norway
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- ecology
- forage
- grasslands
- nutritive value
- soil
- soil fertility
- nitrogen
- potassium
- phosphorus
- field experimentation
- potassium
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- rangelands
- vegetation
- forage
- density
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- toxicity
- phytotoxins
- livestock
- summer
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grassland management
- livestock
- carrying capacity
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Forest Protection
- forestry
- forest trees
- regeneration
- forest management
- soil chemicophysical properties
- livestock
- pastures
- grazing
- regeneration
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grasslands
- Feed grasses
- breeding
- legumes
- genetic resources
- regeneration
- seeds
- genetic variation
- Poaceae
- Leguminosae
- rangelands
- forage
- yields
- regeneration
- Poaceae
- Leguminosae
- Poaceae
- Leguminosae
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- rangeland soils
- vegetation
- Cover plants
- forage
- production
- density
- vegetation
- production
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- farming systems
- livestock
- land degradation
- Feed production
- Fodder
- grazing systems
- animal production
- food production
- Library Collection RecordPrimary energy extraction patterns by livestock under agropastoralism and ranching were investigated by the bite count method in semiarid south-eastern Kenya. Sward biomass for optimal energy intake…Publication Date 2009
- agropastoralism
- energy intake
- ranching
- livestock
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- pastoralism
- diet selection
- grazing
- management
- animal production
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Sudan
- animal husbandry
- forage
- grassland management
- rangelands
- sandy soils
- clay soils
- Sudan
- Library Collection RecordThe impacts of climate change are expected to be generally detrimental for agriculture in many parts of Africa. Overall, warming and drying may reduce crop yields by 10-20% to 2050, but there are…Publication Date 2009
- Season failure
- Poverty
- Agricultural systems
- Targeting
- climate change
- global warming
- agriculture
- drought
- animal production
- plant production
- livestock
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Library Collection RecordDespite the importance of livestock to poor people and the magnitude of the changes that are likely to befall livestock systems, the intersection of climate change and livestock in developing…Publication Date 2009
- development
- research
- Poverty
- impact
- livestock
- systems
- climate change
- household income studies
- pastoralism
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Lucerne
- productivity
- height
- rangelands
- grazing lands
- Introduced varieties
- forage
- irrigation
- nickel
- alfalfa
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, we asked the Ariaal herders of northern Kenya to answer 'why, what and how' they classified landscape, and assessed and monitored the biodiversity of 10 km2 of grazing land.…Publication Date 2009
- Anthropogenic indicators
- Ariaal
- biodiversity
- Indigenous knowledge
- Grazing suitability
- landscape classification
- Landscape potential
- traditional knowledge
- pastoralism
- monitoring
- grazing
- grasslands
- land use
- Soil Condition
- livestock
- conservation
- management
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNatural resource management may change local and regional ecosystems, especially in drought-prone environments. Livestock are commonly kept as a source of capital in agriculturally dominated…Publication Date 2009
- desertification
- erosion
- Holistic management
- riparian grazing
- management
- degradation
- communal farming
- ecosystem dynamics
- livestock
- watering points
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The ecogeomorphic processes occurring on semiarid rangelands are reviewed, with emphasis on the source-sink relations and positive feedback loops that existed between shrub patches and…Publication Date 2009
- intershrub areas
- shrubs
- soil resources
- trampling routes
- rangelands
- livestock
- Soil Condition
- grazing
- ecosystem dynamics
- Israel
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to clarify whether the changes in percent cover of plant functional types (i.e., life forms and growth forms) along a grazing gradient reflect the livestock number,…Publication Date 2009
- grazing intensity
- plant functional type
- rangeland ecology
- semi-arid
- grazing
- livestock
- management
- sheep
- grasslands
- plant anatomy
- plant autecology
- vegetation dynamics
- Mongolia
- China
- Library Collection RecordThe new African National Congress government announced after 1994 that municipal commonage would be a pillar of their land reform programme. The Department of Land Affairs spearheaded this by…Publication Date 2009
- Direct-use value of livestock
- Livelihoods
- Local government
- Municipal commonage
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape
- common land
- income
- land reform
- landownership
- Livestock farming
- Local government
- productivity
- rural economy
- stakeholder
- subsistence agriculture
- policies
- legislation
- livestock
- socio-economic aspects
- land use
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordHuman land use such as pastoralism may be a key determinant of wildlife populations. We studied the influence of land use on wildlife and livestock in south-western Kalahari, Botswana, during the wet…Publication Date 2009
- Carnivore
- distance
- herbivore
- Mammal
- Ostrich
- savanna
- land use
- conservation
- national parks
- livestock
- pastoralism
- cattle
- species richness
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock are a global resource of significant benefits to society in the form of food, income, nutrients, employment, insurance, traction, clothing and others. In the process of providing these…Publication Date 2009
- agriculture
- livestock
- greenhouse gases
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- pastures
- grasslands
- ruminants
- Dry matter content
- forage
- feeds
- grazing
- grazing intensity
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- animal feeding
- grassland management
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- chemical composition
- grazing lands
- Feed grasses
- energy
- forage
- Festuca
- Trifolium
- animal husbandry
- Festuca
- Trifolium
- Festuca
- Trifolium
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Brianna Goehring concerning Livestock, Grazing, Invasive Plants and other subjectsPublication Date 2009
- livestock
- grazing
- invasive species
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordThesis by Daniel Patten concerning Grazing, Livestock, Invasive Plants and other subjectsPublication Date 2009
- grazing
- livestock
- invasive species
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordWe assessed whether prior foraging by wild herbivores affected foraging behaviour of cattle in Laikipia rangeland, Kenya, during February 2001, August 2001 and February 2002. The study compared…Publication Date 2009
- competition
- bite rate
- foraging behaviour
- livestock
- private land
- Step rate
- wildlife
- foraging ecology
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe mediterranean ecosystems of the world harbor exceptional biodiversity, and factors such as livestock grazing which may negatively affect biodiversity are of global concern. The mediterranean…Publication Date 2009
- rangelands
- rangeland condition
- vegetation dynamics
- grazing
- biodiversity
- livestock
- commercial agriculture
- communal farming
- Karoo
- Africa