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- Library Collection RecordOf all the continents, Africa has the highest proportion of land fit for agriculture. The principal vegetative cover on this land is grass, which, when it is well managed, gives good protection…Publication Date 1971
- grasslands
- management
- socio-economic aspects
- subsistence agriculture
- pastoralism
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe basic ecological unit in arid areas under grazing animals is envisaged as a zone round a watering point and is termed the piosphere (from the Greek "pios" = to drink). A piosphere in…Publication Date 1969-11-01
- piosphere
- Sheep Track
- ecological units
- Watering Point
- Direction
- RAdial
- Navigational Skill
- Dung Density
- South Australia
- dung
- length
- aerial photography
- Type
- patterns
- measurements
- density
- Zone
- management
- Library Collection RecordWestern juniper invasion of sagebrush-bunchgrass vegetation in southwestern Idaho was verified. The invasion started about 1860 and is continuing at present. Juniper was found to be climax on rocky…Publication Date 1969-07-01
- invasion
- Climax
- nature
- Description
- Successional Status
- western juniper
- sagebrush bunchgrass
- Soil Development
- Owyhee Plateau
- Down Slope
- spread
- classification
- communities
- Juniperus occidentalis
- vegetation
- control
- Idaho
- management
- Library Collection RecordA stocking-rate guide for cattle on blue-grama range was developed at Central Plains Experimental Range. The guide is based on the amount of herbage left ungrazed at the end of the summer season as…Publication Date 1969-03-01
- Guide
- grazing efficiency
- Leaf Tissue
- Blue Grama Range
- adjustments
- herbage growth
- Central Plains Experimental Range
- quantity
- economics
- grazing intensity
- beef production
- Great Plains
- quality
- livestock
- cattle
- vegetation
- forage
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Colorado
- management
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordAn important, yet overlooked aspect of public land management involves the economic significance to rural areas of grazing and lumber production on federal lands. To illustrate the relative…Publication Date 1969-01-01
- Federal Grazing
- Interindustry Analysis
- Lumber Production
- Mathematical Technique
- Economic Interdependence
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Oregon State University
- Economic Activity
- Grant County
- Lumber Sector
- Economic Importance
- reduction
- land use
- public lands
- Oregon
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis is a scientific opinion based on 11 scientific sources in addition to the authors own experience, and was developed to be a guidance document for establishment of grazing protocols on National…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- management
- utilization
- riparian ecosystems
- riparian grazing guidelines
- stubble heights
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis scientific opinion paper focuses on importance and challenges to developing a riparian management plan for all users and the opportunities that land managers and livestock producers have to…Publication Date 1969
- management
- erosion
- streams
- grazing fees
- Grazing Practices
- riparian recovery
- riparian zone
- water cycle
- 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 is a literature review of 47 published scientific articles examining management strategies to obtain even cattle distribution and use of mountainous riparian meadows in the Pacific Northwest.Publication Date 1969
- shade
- stocking rate
- management
- grazing distribution
- offstream water
- rangeland slope
- riparian areas
- salt supplements
- Library Collection RecordThis is a literature review of 40 published scientific articles covering potential enhancements to riparian habitats in headwater and downstream river environments with watershed practices in…Publication Date 1969
- watersheds
- erosion
- management
- riparian vegetation
- Southwestern United States
- streamflow
- Library Collection RecordThis article presents arguments against using utilization limits as the only management tool to base decisions on.Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- herbivory
- management
- grazing strategies
- North American rangelands
- riparian ecosystems
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of grazing on a managed ecological systems were quantified from 1993 to 1995 in a study near Beer Sheva in the semiarid desert in Northern Negev of Israel (31°17’ N, 34°37’ E).…Publication Date 1969
- biomass
- management
- organic matter
- productivity
- soil moisture
- diversity
- Library Collection RecordIn this synthesis paper, Wissmar evaluates some major environmental factors that can influence the sustainability of riparian corridors and fluvial systems along lowland-arid to mountain gradients,…Publication Date 1969
- management
- arid ecosystems
- connectivity
- cumulative impacts
- fluvial
- landscapes
- Library Collection RecordLong-term monitoring programs are viewed as key components for bringing together management organizations, researchers, and decision-makers to improve the management and health of natural resources…Publication Date 1969
- environmental monitoring
- management
- forest ecosystems
- Pacific Northwest
- stream monitoring
- watershed
- Library Collection RecordUnterschultz et al. simulated a cow/calf operation in southwestern Alberta to determine the economic viability of cattle grazing on riparian pastures and various improvements associated with…Publication Date 1969
- economics
- cattle
- grazing
- management
- rangeland
- riparian
- Library Collection RecordThis review looks at the concept of utilization. It is the authors' belief that the use of utilization data to adjust management programs, particularly with a simple mathematical formula, is an…Publication Date 1969
- utilization
- management
- crested wheatgrass
- grazing
- livestock
- bluebunch wheatgrass
- Library Collection RecordThis paper outlines the origin of a typical riparian livestock exclosure presented in the literature, summarizes and critiques some recurrent assumptions in exclosure-based research, and presents…Publication Date 1969
- management
- ecological restoration
- livestock exclosures
- riparian ecosystems
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordAccording to Platts, the overgrazing of the late 1800s and early 1900s basically destroyed the natural vegetation communities of the Western range. Major efforts to improve range conditions came…Publication Date 1969
- rangelands
- grazing
- grazing systems
- management
- water cycle
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordThis review paper tracks Idaho's rangeland livestock-fishery resources from their historic development to the future, and discusses the importance of managing rangelands to produce the optimum…Publication Date 1969
- management
- forage
- livestock
- grazing
- fisheries resource
- Idaho rangelands
- riparian degradation
- Library Collection RecordPedreira et al. determined persistence of the "Florakirk" cultivar of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) at different stocking rates (stubble heights of 8-,16-,24-cm) and management regimes (…Publication Date 1969
- Cynodon dactylon
- photosynthesis
- management
- carbohydrate reserves
- Florakirk bermudagrass
- light interception
- persistence
- rest period
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordMany ecologists and managers tend to treat the roles and effects of each species on river corridors individually. According to Naiman and Rogers, this focus on individual species often results in…Publication Date 1969
- management
- feeding
- hydrology
- channel processes
- functional groupings
- habitat
- large animals
- river corridors
- vegetative patch structure
- 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
- Library Collection RecordMyers and Swanson studied three streams in central Nevada, two of which had been managed under a deferred rotation system for 7 years, and the other had complete rest for that same amount of time.…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- utilization
- management
- bank stability
- deferred rotation grazing
- gradients
- stream morphology
- width to depth ratio
- Library Collection RecordLusk et al. studied habitat characteristics affecting Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) nest-site selection and nest success in a southern mixed-grass prairie in Oklahoma. The authors used a…Publication Date 1969
- management
- grazing
- Chondestes grammacus
- habitat characteristics
- Lark Sparrows
- nest-site selection
- neural model
- Library Collection RecordThis review evaluated riparian sites associated with streams or rivers in 9 western states to determine the feasibility of using ecological site concepts in describing and evaluating riverine…Publication Date 1969
- management
- riparian classification
- site progression
- water features
- Library Collection Record
726 Is aspen doomed?
Communities of aspen (Populus tremuloides) are deteriorating throughout the western United States. Many aspen stands contain old-age or single-age trees and have not successfully regenerated for 80…Publication Date 1969- Populus tremuloides
- management
- Aspen
- aspen ecology
- population decline
- ungulate grazing
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordGrazing is needed for the maintenance of a grassland system. Hill notes that altering the well-documented relationship between producer and consumer (grass and herbivore) seems unwise. Removing…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- herbivores
- grasslands
- management
- biological diversity
- policy
- Library Collection RecordFall burning and continuous grazing of California coastal prairie on upper, middle, and lower slopes had varied effect on 3 native perennial grasses. Foliar cover of California oatgrass (Danthonia…Publication Date 1969
- burning
- grazing
- management
- California
- coastal grassland
- restoration
- Library Collection RecordGillis addresses the issue of stocking rate on western public rangelands. Many groups argue that chomping cattle are the scourge of western ranges and that grazing has been the major force…Publication Date 1969
- cows
- forage
- management
- cheatgrass invasion
- grazing fees
- plant community
- riparian degradation
- western U.S. rangelands
- Library Collection RecordDekker examined the decline of elk populations and other ungulates, in the Snake Indian Valley of Jasper National Park, by counting numbers of ungulates seen in this area from 1970 to 1985. The…Publication Date 1969
- Alberta
- wolves
- predation
- moose
- mule deer
- management
- elk
- Jasper National Park
- population fluctuations
- white-tailed deer
- winter range
- Library Collection RecordIn this review paper, Bryant et al. studied the effects of short-duration grazing systems on commercial ranches. Based on experiences of Texas Tech researchers of short-duration grazing systems…Publication Date 1969
- rotational grazing
- stocking rate
- management
- arid and semiarid regions
- livestock grazing
- rangeland
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordRootplowing and rootplowing combined with rootraking increased the density of pricklypear stands but decreased the density of other undesirable woody species. Chaining resulted in extremely dense…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Rio Grande Plain
- Herbaceous Forage
- Dragging
- root plowing
- root raking
- Opunita
- pricklypear
- mechanical control
- chaining
- Woody Species
- density
- establishment
- maintenance
- Texas
- grasslands
- management
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production from native rangelands is the most important agricultural enterprise in the Somali Republic. The ranges of Somalia have a potential for much greater production than is currently…Publication Date 1968-11-01
- Grassland Savannahs
- environment
- native rangelands
- Production Potential
- grazing systems
- range condition
- range resources
- Somalia
- livestock production
- stocking rate
- livestock
- range management
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe grazing capacity of mountain rangelands can be increased by management practices which improve cattle distribution. In this study, the increased economic returns resulting from pond construction…Publication Date 1968-09-01
- Cattle Distribution Practices
- mountain rangeland
- Pond Construction
- Spring Development
- Trial Construction
- Guzzler Construction
- Drifting
- Trail Construction
- Economic Returns
- Economic Evaluation
- herding
- salting
- grazing capacity
- fencing
- livestock
- water development
- investment
- carrying capacity
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe national grassland program has produced a number of beneficial changes in both the land and the economy of southwestern Kansas. Through the federal purchase and conversion of marginal farmland to…Publication Date 1968-05-01
- soil erosion
- government
- rehabilitation
- animal unit month
- ponds
- Cimarron National Grassland
- adjustments
- National Grassland Program
- marginal farmland
- runoff water
- Summer Forage
- Multiple Use Management
- Recreational Opportunities
- Natural Resoruces
- Mineral Leases
- Recreational Visits
- Pipeline Easements
- Resource Use
- economy
- land use
- Kansas
- income
- wildlife
- grazing
- land
- conservation
- private lands
- management
- Library Collection RecordIf properly applied, 2,4-D reduces rabbitbrush and forbs and allows grass to increase. This would be a desirable management tool on cattle ranges. The most effective kill of rabbitbrush was obtained…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- Sheep Range
- Tool
- ecological effects
- Long Term
- Lanceleaf Rabbitbrush
- Pole Creek Ranger Station
- Date of Spraying
- Stage of Plant Growth
- Associated Species
- plant communities
- vegetation sampling
- cattle ranges
- effects
- Kill
- responses
- soil moisture
- spraying
- 2,4-D
- Nevada
- statistical analysis
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn most fertilization studies on desert grasslands, little attention has been paid to soil moisture conditions at the time of application. Results have been highly variable and fertilization has not…Publication Date 1968-03-01
- fertilizer application
- desert grasslands
- Summer Rainy Season
- management
- Arizona
- yields
- responses
- Time
- black grama
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- protein content
- Grass Growth
- Soil Moisture Conditions
- Williams Ranch
- Oven Dry
- 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 1966-11-01
- natural pasture
- 19th Annual Meeting
- New Orleans
- Society for Range Management
- Worldwide
- Annual Meeting
- Introduction
- FAO
- livestock production
- range management
- management
- 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 1966-11-01
- Jordan
- food production
- Technical Assistance
- legislation
- agricultural development
- World Hunger
- Agricultural Institutions
- administration
- Public Policies
- international cooperation
- India
- Brazil
- education
- training
- management
- Library Collection RecordMany factors affect the utilization of mountain terrain by cattle and these factors are interrelated and exert their influence in a complicated manner. Actual use obtained under good management is…Publication Date 1966-07-01
- vegetation cover
- mountain slopes
- Actual Use
- Percent Slope
- Palatable Plants
- Brush Thickness
- Range Survey
- Degree of Use
- topography
- salt
- utilization
- water
- terrain
- cattle
- Location
- Utah
- management
- Library Collection RecordThe results from the first three years of a study at the San Joaquin Experimental Range on the effect of sulfur and sulfur-plus-nitrogen on management of annual-plant range are reported. Fertilizer…Publication Date 1966-01-01
- Implications
- Cattle Performance
- Green Forage Season
- Rainfall Distribution
- Annual Plant Range
- returns
- herbage yields
- cost
- San Joaquin Experimental Range
- grazing capacity
- sulfur
- utilization
- production
- nitrogen
- fertilization
- drought
- California
- management
- Library Collection RecordRange conditions on saline soils are poor as a result of overgrazing. Reseeding plans need to consider species and drought-inducing effects of excess salts. Soil properties suggest that proper…Publication Date 1965-07-01
- Climax Species
- Properties
- Saline Range Soils
- Rio Grande
- Salt Removal
- Nueces
- Frio
- Calcareous Soil
- Maverick Soil
- sodium chloride
- Physical
- species
- soil properties
- chemicals
- ecology
- Data
- vegetative cover
- south Texas
- Salts
- reseeding
- range condition
- overgrazing
- drought
- management
- Library Collection RecordIn South Africa lovegrass yields liveweight cattle gains around 375 lb./acre, and it is easily managed by very heavy and continuous grazing during the growing period. Fertilizer boosts production,…Publication Date 1965-07-01
- Bermuda grass
- Natural
- Chloromelas
- Sown
- Lovegrass
- Curvula
- Robusta
- Stoebe vulgaris
- gummiflua
- sporobolus pyramidalis
- Johannesburg
- Winter Feeding Trials
- Continuous
- Heavy
- Cynodon dactylon
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Eragrostis
- Eragrostis curvula
- fertilizer
- reclamation
- palatability
- South Africa
- grazing
- management
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordIn recent decades, research has brought substantial improvement in cattle and forage management on cutover forest ranges in the South. Today, massive reforestation is complicating the problems of…Publication Date 1965-05-01
- Southern Forest Ranges
- Cutover Forest Ranges
- reforestation
- Timber Growing
- Outlook
- forest grazing
- Research Program
- beef
- grazing
- management
- 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 1965-03-01
- Andropogon
- plant vigor
- little bluestem
- big bluestem
- switchgrass
- Indiangrass
- Leaf Growth
- Claypan Range Site
- Northern Osage County
- gerardi
- scoparius
- Parsons Silt Loam
- Basal Density
- water content
- range
- vegetative composition
- forage production
- vigor
- composition
- cattle
- vegetation
- Sorghastrum nutans
- Panicum virgatum
- Oklahoma
- management
- Library Collection RecordThis article discusses the status of range management in Greece and its relationship to other aspects of the general economy. Since the general economy is improving rapidly, increased attention is…Publication Date 1964-11-01
- management
- Extension
- forests
- Grazing Practices
- teaching
- Aristotelion University
- Thessaloniki
- tourism
- agricultural production
- Farming Lands
- Future Development
- American Farm School
- demonstrations
- Village
- Public Works
- Stored Fodder
- patterns
- industry
- Greece
- soil conservation
- economy
- land use
- land ownership
- research
- controlled grazing
- composition
- improvement
- livestock
- forage
- range management
- 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 1964-05-01
- educator
- Curriculum Planning
- Teaching Methods
- Ranch Managers
- lands
- Basic Sciences
- international development
- Nations
- Courses
- challenge
- range research
- students
- content
- objectives
- multiple use
- private
- Public
- Range Schools
- development
- future
- range management
- education
- management
- 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 1964-05-01
- cultivated lands
- Seed Placement
- Erosion Hazard
- improvement practices
- Furrow Spacing
- Climax Grasses
- Range Interseeding
- Interseeder
- Range Stie
- Go Back Fields
- Furrow Type
- Seed Selection
- Lister
- Double Disk Furrow
- Poor Condition
- Status
- observation
- Great Plains
- plant succession
- conditions
- Sandy Range
- development
- Nebraska
- management
- 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 1964-03-01
- Rainy Season
- seasonal variation
- coverage
- Summer Season
- Grazing Intensities
- origin
- grazing intensity
- India
- forbs
- grasses
- management
- 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 1963-09-01
- appraisal
- Moose Range
- Gravelly Snowcrest Mountains
- Herd Condition
- Ruby River
- Key Browse Survey Method
- Bog Birch
- Silverberry
- willows
- harvests
- Southwestern Montana
- winter
- summer
- conditions
- Browse Species
- Aspen
- range
- utilization
- Montana
- populations
- management
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