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- 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 1999-04-01
- funding
- range condition
- overgrazing
- drought
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordWarm-season perennial bunchgrasses frequently are used for hay and grazing in central Texas. We compared 6 alternative grasses with 2 more commonly grown species ['Ermelo' weeping lovegrass…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- Pennisetum orientale
- Pennisetum flaccidum
- Eragrostis superba
- Digitaria eriantha
- Panicum coloratum
- Eragrostis curvula
- lignin
- protein content
- Bothriochloa bladhii
- yields
- cultivars
- fiber content
- weight
- species differences
- crude protein
- tillering
- tillers
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Texas
- dry matter
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) appear to concentrate foraging activity along the perimeters of warm-season food plots. Because of this, we tested the hypothesis that (1) providing…Publication Date 1999-01-01
- Lablab purpureus
- foraging
- mortality
- Odocoileus virginianus
- semiarid zones
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- biomass
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1998-12-01
- Colinus virginianus
- cattle
- game farming
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordAshe juniper (Juniperus ashei Buchh.) is increasing in density and areal coverage on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. This is causing changes in community leaf area that could impact the ecosystem water…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- area
- Juniperus ashei
- leaf area
- leaves
- water balance
- stems
- estimation
- Texas
- biomass
- canopy
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1998-10-01
- Texas
- California
- ranching
- farm labor
- saddles
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1998-10-01
- carrying capacity
- water yield
- public expenditure
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordConcentration and composition of monoterpenoids in plant tissue affects a variety of environmental and ecological issues such as plant defenses, plant classification and phytotoxicity. Developing the…Publication Date 1998-09-01
- distillation
- hexane
- gas chromatography
- steam distallation
- extraction
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus pinchotii
- monoterpenoids
- conifer needles
- duration
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1998-06-01
- ranching
- Texas
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordExpert judgment, standardized in a meaningful format, can be used to identify research/survey needs and to characterize areas of (dis)agreement in species responses, associated traits, and factors…Publication Date 1998-05-01
- experts
- probability analysis
- plants
- prescribed burning
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordIn developing an improved understanding of the dynamics of understory plant composition and productivity in Coastal Plain forest ecosystems, we examined the influence of site preparation and…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- chopping
- Arkansas
- subsoil
- site preparation
- windrowing
- cultivation
- interspecific competition
- Pinus taeda
- phosphorus fertilizers
- 2,4-D
- Paspalum
- legumes
- understory
- ecological succession
- forest plantations
- Louisiana
- prescribed burning
- forbs
- biomass production
- shrubs
- Texas
- Pinus
- canopy
- grasses
- forage
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordGeneralized linear mixed models were used to obtain best linear unbiased predictions (BLUP's) of herbivore preferences for range plant species from expert knowledge contained in range site…Publication Date 1998-01-01
- deer
- resource utilization
- Edwards Plateau
- Cyperaceae
- mixed grazing
- interspecific competition
- legumes
- browse plants
- best linear unbiased prediction
- linear models
- forbs
- shrubs
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWe documented vegetation dynamics (April 1986-July 1989) as part of a larger study to understand botanical composition and nutritional components of cattle and deer diets under 2 grazing systems (…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- continuous grazing
- rain
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- grazing intensity
- cattle
- Texas
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordWe studied resource partitioning between cattle and deer (Odocoileus virginianus Boddaert) within replicated treatments of continuous and short-duration grazing at heavy and moderate stocking rates.…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- interspecific competition
- browse plants
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- species differences
- forbs
- rotational grazing
- cattle
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- botanical composition
- grasses
- feeding preferences
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1997-10-01
- Prosopis glandulosa
- brush control
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordDense stands of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) negatively impact livestock handling and herbaceus forage production; however, very little information is available on the…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- thinning
- agroforestry
- stand density
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- multiple land use
- rain
- biomass production
- semiarid zones
- Texas
- biomass
- Library Collection RecordAshe juniper (Junius ashei, Buckholz) is increasing on most sites across the Edwards Plateau of Texas. It is the purpose of this investigation to document the influence of Ashe juniper tree size on…Publication Date 1997-09-01
- browse line
- light penetration
- size
- Juniperus ashei
- understory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- stocking rate
- goats
- Texas
- plant litter
- botanical composition
- canopy
- browsing
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordWe measured the impact of prescribed summer and winter burns on vegetation characteristics and spring abundance of birds in a Spartina/Paspalum grassland at Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- species abundance
- wild birds
- Spartina
- environmental impact
- Paspalum
- grasslands
- vegetation management
- populations
- prescribed burning
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis 10-year study was designed to evaluate vegetation response to increasing stocking rates under rotational stocking (3 days graze, 51 days rest) and long-term rest. The 4 stocking rate treatments…Publication Date 1997-07-01
- stocking rate
- rotational grazing
- Texas
- range management
- botanical composition
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordResults from 6 years of seeding trials in the Chihuahuan Desert indicated that establishment of introduced and native grass species responded directly to soil moisture at the 1.22 cm (0.5 in) depth,…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- forage production
- net present value
- valuation
- microclimate
- sowing
- seedbed preparation
- risk
- soil temperature
- economic analysis
- production costs
- arid lands
- stand establishment
- crop production
- Bouteloua gracilis
- Texas
- range management
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- introduced species
- rangelands
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordSeed dormancy can hinder stand establishment and delay progress of genetic and plant improvement studies. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of 2 chemical seed treatments on germination and on…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- ethylene chlorohydrin
- Eragrostis superba
- sodium hypochlorite
- Panicum coloratum
- seed treatments
- Eragrostis curvula
- seedling emergence
- duration
- seedlings
- weight
- Texas
- seed germination
- seed dormancy
- sulfuric acid
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this study was to determine how rangeland hydrology of oak, juniper, bunchgrass and shortgrass vegetation types is altered by fire. The research was conducted at the Sonora…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- bunchgrass
- shortgrasses
- Aristida
- soil aggregates
- Juniperus ashei
- soil organic matter
- water yield
- Quercus virginiana
- woodland grasslands
- runoff
- prescribed burning
- sheep
- goats
- Texas
- sediment yield
- plant litter
- rangelands
- grazing
- infiltration
- grasses
- bulk density
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of herbicide applications to kill honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) on community diversity are poorly documented. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that herbicide…Publication Date 1997-03-01
- nontarget organisms
- rodents
- biodiversity
- wild birds
- Prosopis glandulosa
- triclopyr
- species diversity
- rain
- vegetation
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordEstimates of carrying capacity for herbivores are useful for determining the relative value of different ranges. We compared 6 estimates of nutritional carrying capacity for white-tailed deer (…Publication Date 1997-01-01
- Zanthoxylum fagara
- digestible energy
- costs and returns
- grassland improvement
- semiarid grasslands
- carrying capacity
- estimation
- body weight
- Odocoileus virginianus
- natural grasslands
- shrubs
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- forage
- dry matter
- feed intake
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1997
- brush control
- Texas
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1997
- brush control
- Texas
- Prosopis glandulosa
- Library Collection RecordThe objective of this 2 year study was to identify the optimal height to graze Old World bluestem pasture in the Southern Great Plains under continuous stocking during the growing season. We…Publication Date 1996-11-01
- performance
- evaporation
- leaves
- roots
- stems
- liveweight gain
- continuous grazing
- ambient temperature
- Bothriochloa ischaemum
- rain
- steers
- crude protein
- grazing intensity
- Texas
- biomass
- forage
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordFecal seeding by livestock may be an effective, low-cost means of rangeland restoration. We compared recruitment of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) from seed fed to cattle and deposited in dung to…Publication Date 1996-07-01
- recruitment
- grassland improvement
- seed dispersal
- sowing rates
- cattle manure
- Panicum virgatum
- Texas
- seed germination
- plant height
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1996-06-01
- wildlife management
- Texas
- habitats
- introduced species
- conservation areas
- fragmentation
- natural resource management
- Library Collection RecordAn inexpensive method of tree felling is needed to precondition dense stands of mature junipers (Juniperus spp.) for the effective use of prescribed burning. The purpose of this research was to…Publication Date 1996-03-01
- felling
- drawbar power
- striking height
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus pinchotii
- height
- brush control
- species differences
- prescribed burning
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordLittle information is available comparing animal performance or stocking stability for different wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Wheat is annually planted on 10 million ha in the Southern…Publication Date 1996-03-01
- performance
- Triticum aestivum
- liveweight gain
- cultivars
- rain
- stocking rate
- steers
- Texas
- biomass
- seasonal variation
- grazing
- beef cattle
- forage
- Library Collection RecordAngora and Spanish goats (Capra bircus) were exposed to ashe (Juniperus ashei Buchholz) female, ashe male, redberry (Juniperus pinchotti Sudw.) female and redberry male branches in cafeteria style…Publication Date 1996-01-01
- goat breeds
- essential oils
- Juniperus ashei
- Juniperus pinchotii
- volatile compounds
- angora
- brush control
- gender differences
- species differences
- breed differences
- goats
- Texas
- seasonal variation
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-12-01
- rangelands
- Texas
- animal competition
- feral herds
- wild pigs
- Sus scrofa
- vertebrate pests
- pest control
- damage
- Library Collection RecordTo understand how different techniques might affect diet estimates for cattle, the esophageal-fistula and bite-count techniques were compared using trained cattle. For the Texas Coastal Bend, bite-…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- biting rates
- fistula
- estimation
- esophagus
- diet
- cattle
- Texas
- botanical composition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordReinvasion of mechanically disturbed juniper communities is possible through contributions from the soil seedbank, seed rain, and the juvenile seedling bank. We compared spatial distribution of the…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- Juniperus ashei
- woody weeds
- seed banks
- viability
- invasion
- seedlings
- spatial distribution
- Texas
- seed germination
- Library Collection RecordLeaf and mast material was collected from mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.), huisache (Acacia smallii Isely), granjeno (Celtis pallida Torr.), and hog plum (Colubrina texana (T.& G.) Gray) on…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- Celtis pallida
- Acacia smallii
- Colubrina
- Colubrina texana
- Acacia
- plowing
- woody weeds
- deep tillage
- Prosopis glandulosa
- roots
- browse plants
- brush control
- species diversity
- in vitro digestibility
- nitrogen content
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThe USDA-Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) is a new technology based on the fundamentals of hydrology, soil physics, plant science, hydraulics, and erosion mechanics. WEPP hydrology includes…Publication Date 1995-11-01
- green and ampt equation
- soil physics
- water erosion
- Prosopis glandulosa
- mathematical models
- ground vegetation
- prediction
- computer simulation
- watershed hydrology
- runoff
- soil water content
- Texas
- rangelands
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-10-01
- off-farm employment
- lifestyle
- farmers' income
- small farms
- farm surveys
- animal husbandry
- decision making
- beef production
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1995-04-01
- geographical distribution
- Juniperus pinchotii
- establishment
- brush control
- canopy
- Texas
- overgrazing
- seed dispersal
- Library Collection RecordBasal cover, density, biomass, and species richness of the understory were measured in concentric zones from the stem bases of large redberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) trees to 6 m beyond…Publication Date 1995-03-01
- textural soil types
- clay loam soils
- Juniperus pinchotii
- soil depth
- plant interaction
- understory
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- forbs
- shrubs
- Texas
- biomass
- canopy
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordUnderstanding hydrologic processes is essential to determine if water yield augmentation is possible through vegetation manipulation. Nine large non-weighing lysimeters, each 35 m2, were installed on…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- water yield
- water balance
- evapotranspiration
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- rain
- runoff
- Texas
- drought
- rangelands
- grasses
- soil water
- Library Collection RecordThis research was designed to identify relationships between T4464 buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) survival and climatic and soil characteristics. At 167 buffelgrass seeding sites in North America…Publication Date 1995-01-01
- edaphic factors
- plant introduction
- night temperature
- prediction
- Mexico
- mortality
- equations
- rain
- Kenya
- environmental factors
- calcium
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Texas
- establishment
- climatic factors
- soil texture
- Library Collection RecordThere has been recent concern regarding the effects of range management practices on biodiversity. Our objective was to determine the long-term (> 30 years) effects of chaining, and chaining…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- plowing
- root plowing
- chaining
- habitats
- brush control
- species diversity
- woody plants
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordA field study was established in 1986 to evaluate selective-placement burial as an alternative technique for on-site disposal of drilling fluids in arid and semiarid areas. Soluble salt and heavy…Publication Date 1994-11-01
- heavy metals
- industrial wastes
- waste disposal sites
- soil pollution
- Buchloe dactyloides
- electrical conductivity
- Atriplex canescens
- chemical composition
- Texas
- canopy
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-10-01
- aerial spraying
- herbicide mixtures
- brush control
- Texas
- Library Collection RecordThis paper analyzes subjective perceptions of Texas ranchers concerning management decision-making to obtain insight for improving technology transfer. Correlations among variables from a 1990 mail…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- reliability
- farm surveys
- data analysis
- grazing tenancy
- brush control
- weed control
- stocking rate
- Texas
- range management
- Library Collection RecordBased on a 1990 mail survey of Texas beef cattle producers owning and/or operating rangeland, 54% are older than 56 years, but nearly 95% had completed a high school education. Seventy-five percent…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- farmers
- grazing tenancy
- non-farm income
- regional surveys
- farmers' income
- brush control
- vegetation types
- weed control
- beef production
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordDecisions made by Texas ranchers over a 10 year period (1980-1990) concerning stocking rate levels were dominated by perceptions about weather. A regression model explained 64% of the variability in…Publication Date 1994-09-01
- farmers' income
- weather
- decision making
- rain
- stocking rate
- beef production
- Texas
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-08-01
- range management
- beef cattle
- Texas
- ranching
- retired people
- farm surveys
- retirement income
- farm size
- small farms
- objectives
- Library Collection RecordThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management, the National Agricultural Library, and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Rangelands…Publication Date 1994-06-01
- Opuntia
- application rate
- picloram
- range management
- cattle feeding
- beef cattle
- cash flow
- production costs
- prescribed burning
- Texas
- rangelands