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- Library Collection RecordAbstract not availablePublication Date 1986
- rangelands
- ecosystems
- wildlife
- Oregon
- quantitative analysis
- valuation
- water resources
- plant community analysis
- resource classification
- Library Collection RecordManagement of rangelands has largely operated under the paradigm of minimizing spatially discrete disturbances, often under the objective of reducing inherent heterogeneity within managed ecosystems…Publication Date 2010-11-01
- biodiversity
- fire
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- patch dynamics
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordRangeland monitoring often includes repeat photographs as a basis for documentation. Whereas photographic equipment and electronics have been evolving rapidly, photographic monitoring methods for…Publication Date 2009-11-01
- auto stitching
- digital photography
- pastures
- riparian
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordOne of eighteen science and technology centers in the Biological Resources Discipline (BRD) of the US Geological Survey.
- wildlife
- wildlife conservation
- wildlife management
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBotanical composition of mule deer and elk diets in winter, spring, summer, and autumn was studied during 1998 and 1999 on woodland rangeland in north-central New Mexico using microhistological…Publication Date 2005-07-01
- rangelands
- forage
- wildlife
- competition
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe economic and ecological benefits and control costs of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook) management on rangelands are evaluated using a discrete-time, dynamic economic model developed…Publication Date 2005-09-01
- Juniperus occidentalis
- rangeland economics
- modeling
- wildlife
- erosion
- Library Collection RecordAn organization dedicated to creating a world where our relationship with animals is guided by compassion. (source: website)
- Animal rights
- wildlife
- United States
- Library Collection Record
108 Wildlife Society
An international non-profit scientific and educational association dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education.- wildlife
- wildlife conservation
- wildlife management
- scientific associations
- professional societies
- Library Collection RecordNative seed mixes for rangeland seeding, prairie restoration, or cultivated pasture can benefit from a greater variety of forbs that more closely reflect the original vegetation of the southern Great…Publication Date 2005-11-01
- herbage nutritive value
- yield
- wildlife
- revegetation
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed fire was used in two semiarid grasslands to reduce shrub cover, promote grass production, and reduce erosional loss that represents a potential non-point-source of sediment to degrade…Publication Date 2006-01-01
- shrub control
- prescribed fire
- wildlife
- vegetation cover
- soil mineralizable N
- islands of fertility
- soil erosion bridge
- drought
- Library Collection RecordConsumption of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var glandulosa) fruit by ruminants is an important component of seed dispersal. Two experiments were conducted to estimate the role of livestock and…Publication Date 2003-05-01
- wildlife
- seed dispersal
- Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
- viability
- weathering
- seed predation
- seed maturation
- seeds
- feces
- digestibility
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- Texas
- range management
- Prosopis
- germination
- digestion
- fecal dispersal
- phenology
- encroachment
- Library Collection RecordScaled quail (Callipepla squamata) numbers were evaluated during and after a 2-year drought period using strip census techniques on 2 pastures in late seral rangeland ecological condition and 2…Publication Date 2003-07-01
- Callipepla
- population size
- Callipepla squamata
- game birds
- seral stages
- vegetation cover
- wildlife habitats
- arid lands
- ecological succession
- pastures
- grazing intensity
- biomass
- drought
- plant litter
- New Mexico
- upland game birds
- wildlife
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordLists the wildlife and fisheries programs offered by the Extension Center in Texas.
- fisheries
- wildlife
- Texas
- Library Collection Record
114 eNature.com
Online wildlife species guides, habitat guides, directory of national parks and wildlife refuges, etc. Searchable by zip code.- national parks
- wildlife
- field guides
- habitat guide
- United States
- wildlife refuges
- Library Collection RecordDue to its palatability and forage quality, antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata Pursh DC) is a desirable shrub across western US rangelands. Because little information is available regarding…Publication Date 2004-03-01
- Purshia tridentata
- livestock
- big game
- winter range
- wildlife
- habitats
- browse
- Library Collection RecordA report from the Defenders of Wildlife, a non-profit organization that focuses on preserving biological diversity.
- biodiversity conservation
- wildlife
- Defenders of Wildlife
- United States
- Library Collection RecordMany North American grassland bird populations appear to be declining, which may be due to changes in grazing regimes on their breeding areas. Establishment of water developments and confining cattle…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- distance sampling
- livestock grazing
- mixed-grass prairies
- North Dakota
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordMourning dove (Zenaida macroura L.) densities were determined using strip census techniques over a 2-year period (spring 1996 to winter 1998) on pastures in early-, mid-, and late-seral ecological…Publication Date 2004-05-01
- upland game birds
- wildlife
- arid lands
- cattle grazing
- Zenaida macroura
- Library Collection RecordOklahoma Cooperative Extension Service fulfills Oklahoma State University’s land-grant mission by providing people with information necessary to improve their quality of life.…Publication Date 2008
- aquaculture
- forestry
- wildlife
- Oklahoma
- United States
- Library Collection RecordGrazing of livestock in streams and associated riparian habitats (hereafter referred to as riparian zones) may affect small mammal communities by influencing vegetation, water quality, and other site…Publication Date 2004-07-01
- fencing
- litter
- livestock
- pastures
- streams
- vegetation
- wildlife
- Library Collection RecordResearch on Anderson and Scherzinger's hypothesis that spring cattle grazing can positively affect subsequent nutritional characteristics of grasses have generated mixed results. Our objectives…Publication Date 2004-07-01
- Agropyron spicatum
- Festuca idahoensis
- Sitanion hystrix
- beef cattle
- big game
- winter range
- wildlife
- habitats
- diet quality
- Library Collection RecordInformed management of large herbivores depends largely on how well habitat availability and suitability are understood. The aims of the study were to quantify and map the distribution of sour and…Publication Date 2002-03-01
- game reserves
- sourveld
- mixed veld
- game animals
- mapping
- habitat selection
- habitats
- satellite imagery
- multispectral imagery
- South Africa
- veld
- natural grasslands
- plant communities
- wildlife management
- biomass
- botanical composition
- wildlife
- GIS
- remote sensing
- Landsat
- ground-truthing
- Library Collection RecordWe developed and used association matrix, association pattern, and pattern recognition software (ASSOC1) to investigate the spatio-temporal association of individual radio-collared elk with other…Publication Date 2001-01-01
- herds
- home range
- territory
- computer software
- temporal variation
- Cervus elaphus canadensis
- spatial distribution
- wildlife management
- Montana
- elk
- wildlife
- herds
- home range
- similarity
- Library Collection RecordA disclimax stand of Canadian bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.) was heavily grazed by cattle and horses for 4 years to weaken the grass's competition with hardwoods important…Publication Date 2001-05-01
- Calamagrostis canadensis
- Epilobium angustifolium
- rhizomes
- plant development
- wildlife
- viability
- competitive ability
- carbohydrates
- browse plants
- seed weight
- seed productivity
- shoots
- Alaska
- horses
- weight
- woody plants
- digestibility
- cattle
- nitrogen content
- biomass
- phenology
- plant competition
- grazing
- trampling
- chemical constituents of plants
- Calamagrostis canadensis
- overstocking
- forage quality
- boreal forests
- Library Collection RecordLeafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), a noxious weed infests some of the 1.2 million hectares of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land in North Dakota. Once established a leafy spurge monoculture will…Publication Date 1998-11-01
- conservation areas
- economic impact
- carrying capacity
- wildlife
- Euphorbia esula
- species diversity
- weed control
- grazing
- North Dakota
- Library Collection RecordConcern over the humane treatment and diminishing numbers of feral horses (Equus caballus) led to their protection under the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971. The potential for rapid…Publication Date 1999-03-01
- opportunity costs
- feral herds
- wildlife
- horses
- linear models
- stocking rate
- sward destruction
- species differences
- forbs
- steers
- Wyoming
- grazing intensity
- shrubs
- range management
- grasses
- Library Collection RecordSeasonal wildlife observations were made along transects on 2 pastures in late seral and 2 pastures in mid seral condition in southcentral New Mexico in non-drought and drought years (1993, 1994).…Publication Date 1997-11-01
- seral stages
- wild birds
- arid zones
- wildlife
- climax communities
- grasslands
- rain
- pastures
- shrubs
- drought
- botanical composition
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordInformation is lacking on the influence of range condition on wildlife populations in the Chihuahuan Desert. Wildlife observations were made along transects on ranges in excellent and good ecological…Publication Date 1996-11-01
- arid grasslands
- wildlife
- species diversity
- range condition
- stocking rate
- pastures
- botanical composition
- grazing
- New Mexico
- Library Collection RecordInformation on vegetative productivity and nutritive responses to burning in mesic, high elevation big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) communities is limited. We investigated the effects of 2…Publication Date 1994-07-01
- land productivity
- wildlife
- ungulates
- prescribed burning
- crude protein
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- grasses
- forage
- Library Collection RecordWe censused breeding nongame birds on replicated 5- and 6-year post herbicide-treated (tebuthiuron and triclopyr) and untreated cross timbers rangeland in central Oklahoma. Twenty species of breeding…Publication Date 1992-07-01
- nesting
- habitat alteration
- birds
- habitat selection
- wildlife
- tebuthiuron
- triclopyr
- habitats
- vegetation management
- Oklahoma
- range management
- Library Collection RecordBecause of the ongoing controversy about shrub forage value for different ungulates and significance of the shrub communities for spring-fall grazing in southcentral Wyoming, the relative importance…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- livestock-wildlife relationships
- common use grazing
- common lands
- wildlife
- Purshia tridentata
- browse plants
- Cervus elaphus
- Antilocapra americana
- mountain grasslands
- Wyoming
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- Odocoileus hemionus
- shrubs
- diets
- sheep
- cattle
- rangelands
- grasses
- forage
- Library Collection RecordWe examined white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) use of artificial mineral licks on 3 properties in southcentral Louisiana. High deer use of licks extended longer into summer and fall than…Publication Date 1992-11-01
- salt licks
- wildlife
- Louisiana
- Odocoileus virginianus
- feeding behavior
- dietary mineral supplements
- animal nutrition
- Library Collection RecordBrush management for improving wildlife habitat in South Texas is important because of the economic value of wildlife. We determined vegetation responses to (1) roller chopping of guajillo (Acacia…Publication Date 1992-03-01
- Acacia rigidula
- Aloysia lycioides
- roller chopper
- discing
- Acacia berlandieri
- wildlife
- habitats
- brush control
- vegetation management
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Texas
- rangelands
- Library Collection Record
- Virgin forests
- forest management
- foods
- forest products
- harvesting
- marketing
- wildlife
- Nature conservation
- desertification
- flooding
- water use
- trees
- genetic resources
- seed collection
- agroforestry
- Cropping Systems
- erosion control
- resource management
- development projects
- Community development
- common lands
- income
- Basin irrigation
- resource conservation
- provenance
- Trial methods
- afforestation
- perennials
- rangelands
- land improvement
- Library Collection RecordDeciding how to allocate forage among animals is a fundamentally important process in range management. The wisdom of these decisions can be enhanced by estimating the marginal value of forage needed…Publication Date 1989-03-01
- economic impact
- wildlife
- mathematical models
- Idaho
- range management
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordJojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) is a major evergreen browse species for livestock and wildlife throughout its range from central Arizona to northwest Mexico and Baja California. Current guidelines for…Publication Date 1989-01-01
- Simmondsia chinensis
- wildlife
- browse plants
- woody plants
- range management
- browsing
- livestock
- grazing
- Arizona
- Library Collection Record
- environmental degradation
- livestock
- pastures
- grazing
- deforestation
- wildlife
- Nature conservation
- environmental impact
- Library Collection RecordOutcomes of net-present value analyses were projected for patterned applications of herbicide sprays and pellets to mixed brush in south Texas. Picloram + 2,4,5-T (1:1) were applied but 1987 costs of…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- application methods
- spraying
- integrated methods
- wildlife
- habitats
- cost-benefit analysis
- herbicides
- weed control
- Texas
- range management
- rangelands
- Library Collection Record
- Forestry equipment
- housing
- wood
- hydrolysis
- forestry
- Services
- extension activities
- training
- species
- Scrub
- Forest products industry
- forests
- afforestation
- undergrowth
- weed control
- Bamboos
- Construction Materials
- rural areas
- engineering
- research
- Laboratory experimentation
- grassland management
- forest management
- watershed management
- wildlife
- management
- Operating Costs
- production possibilities
- land use
- Labour
- vegetation
- topography
- soil
- Rail transport
- Inland waterways
- Pulp and paper industry
- Library Collection Record
- wildlife
- silviculture
- natural regeneration
- artificial regeneration
- research
- Operating Costs
- management
- production data
- quarantine
- international cooperation
- Disease resistance
- sampling
- laboratories
- soil analysis
- nutrients
- climate
- environmental factors
- world
- grassland management
- regeneration
- forests
- Insecta
- biological control
- planning
- forestry
- Plant diseases
- forest trees
- fertility
- Forest Land
- site factors
- forecasting
- prices
- Exports
- imports
- Softwood
- Sawnwood
- Library Collection Record
- Cooking
- Pulp
- Wood technology
- Services
- research
- Forest Land
- deforestation
- forestry
- forest resources
- forest ecology
- watersheds
- flood control
- Protective forests
- Water reservoirs
- Sedimentation
- water supply
- forests
- recreational areas
- wildlife
- Chemical pulp
- Semichemical pulp
- Pulping
- research projects
- Agricultural and rural legislation
- wood
- yields
- grassland management
- Fire Control
- geographical distribution
- species
- Ownership
- Forestry production
- reforestation
- Library Collection Record
- Rapid rural appraisal
- Social participation
- pastoral society
- rangelands
- Nature reserves
- wildlife
- extension activities
- Library Collection RecordMost arid and semiarid rangeland plants form a mycorrhizal symbiosis with certain fungi through which the host plants absorb water and nutrients from the soil. Small mammals are known to disperse…Publication Date 1988-07-01
- mycorrhizal fungi
- spore dispersal
- symbiosis
- arid zones
- wildlife
- ecological succession
- vegetation
- mammals
- Oregon
- semiarid zones
- rangelands
- Library Collection Record
- Syria
- Rapid rural appraisal
- Community involvement
- Nature reserves
- rangelands
- wildlife
- pastoral society
- Social participation
- 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
- Syria
- grassland management
- wildlife
- extension activities
- information needs
- audiovisual aids
- Nature conservation
- steppes
- Nature reserves
- Role of women
- data collection
- Radio
- Library Collection RecordIn response to the demand for inventories of livestock and wildlife populations in Kenya, animal censuses were completed during the period 1977 to 1983 using low level, systematic reconnaissance…Publication Date 1987-01-01
- population distribution
- aerial surveys
- censuses
- aridity
- kenya rangeland ecological monitoring unit
- human population
- arid zones
- wildlife
- Kenya
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordSubterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) is a cool-season forage legume that can be grown in the southeastern United States. Available varieties grow best on well-drained sites and tolerate acid…Publication Date 1986-09-01
- agroforestry
- fertilization
- Trifolium subterraneum
- Pinus taeda
- Pinus echinata
- stand density
- sowing
- wildlife
- habitats
- Louisiana
- establishment
- range management
- grazing
- Library Collection RecordWildlife habitat is an important component of forested lands in the South. We examined effects of silvicultural practices and understory management on abundance of arthropods for wild turkey (…Publication Date 1987-03-01
- Trifolium subterraneum
- Pinus taeda
- Pinus echinata
- turkeys
- silvicultural systems
- arthropods
- Colinus virginianus
- wildlife
- game management
- Louisiana
- Cervidae
- habitat improvement
- 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 1986-09-01
- animal feeding
- estimates
- wildlife
- feeding habits
- nutrient requirements
- environmental impact reporting
- range management
- rangelands
- livestock