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Library Collection RecordThis poster provides an overview of the potential for qualitative research methods to inform rangeland social-ecological systems research. Human activities are a key driver in ecological change. …Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis poster will highlight the development of ecological sites and ecological site keys for initial surveys and surveys in remote areas. Ecological Site Descriptions for remote areas begin with…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis presentation will introduce fundamentals of stockmanship with a particular emphasis on “low-stress livestock handling.†It will (a) start with definitions and set the context, then (b)…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis presentation will show how Pasture, Range, and Forage Insurance (PRFI) can be used reduce stocking rates, improve flexibility and increase income. The prudent ranch manager will stock their…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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- watershed management
- water quality
- planning
- monitoring
- Oregon
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Library Collection RecordThis project investigated the impact of rangeland Best Management Practices (BMPs) and producer behavior in the Bad River Watershed located in the mixed-grass prairie of western South Dakota. Our…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis project southeast of Roseburg, Oregon, was conducted to develop a landscape perspective of historical vegetation at the beginning of European settlement. The study area is transitional between…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis study explored the discourses of environmental narratives as an organized, viable, and dynamic social force basic to the creation and dissemination of environmental messages in Borana Oromo of…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted at El- khuwei Locality, Kordofan region, Sudan. Two sites were selected, El-Rosa enclosure and a control in the open area nearby. This study investigated seasonal variability…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis study was conducted to describe how natural resource professionals and others in Colorado interpret the presence of hummocks in wetlands and riparian areas. Surveys were administered to…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThis workshop would present a collaborative environment for a discussion on minimizing livestock depredation on rangelands using a variety of innovative tools and methods. Predators play a critical…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThrough presentations and discussions, ranchers and non-ranchers will better understand the global ranching industry and its relationship to sustainable and healthy rangeland conservation. With the…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordThroughout the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, conservation planning assistance forms have been used to showcase the before and after effects of conservation practices. Within California…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTo better understand forage production (above ground biomass) and precipitation patterns in the Central Coast region of California, a rangeland forage production monitoring network was started in…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTo face growing challenges of providing food and fiber to an increasing population, agriculture is challenged with maintaining production while also maintaining natural resources. Long-term…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTo stem catastrophic wildfires and create firebreaks, whole Pinus edulis and Juniperus osteosperma trees are being mechanically shredded into coarse woody debris (CWD) and deposited on soils…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordToday, the traditional, ‘loading dock' model of science, where science delivers the answers (on the dock) for knowledge users to collect, is being transformed into new models of knowing our…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTraditional livestock practices have changed in the Italian Western Alps resulting in a reduction in grassland and an increase in shrub cover. A study was conducted in Val Troncea Natural Park (…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTraditional livestock production in Colombia has been developed on rangelands in flat and slope landscapes in the Andean area, which in the past were tropical forest. Tropical rangelands for cattle-…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTrend analysis from the North American Breeding Bird Survey indicates that the Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) is experiencing a severe population decline (4.1% annually). This drastic…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTule elk, Cervus elaphus nannodes, pronghorn, Antilocapra americana, and mule/black-tailed deer, Odocoileus hemionus, historically occurred throughout the native grassland and oak savanna…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTwenty-first century prescribed fire managers face increasingly complex challenges that limit or potentially threaten the use of fire. Never before in history have land managers found these…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTwo areas of Rich County, Utah (Three Creeks and Deseret Land and Livestock [DLL]) have experienced different sage-grouse population trends over the last 20 years. Three Creeks is made up of three…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTwo experiments were conducted to evaluate alternatives in the grasslands revegetation in poor condition. The experiment one consisted in reseeding blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), side oat grama (…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordTwo USDA -FS (International Programs) missions to Ethiopia were completed in 2012. The primary objective of the first mission was to provide support in the development of a Community Action Plan (CAP…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUnconventional oil and natural gas extraction fueled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is driving an economic boom, with consequences described as “revolutionary†to  Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUnderground plant organs harvested historically by the Big Pine Paiute Tribe for food include corms of Nahavita (Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum), providing an important starch and protein…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUnderstanding and appreciating the dynamics of land science requires us to view terrestrial ecosystems as complex adaptive systems. Rangelands provide a good example of such systems both in terms…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUnderstanding dominant factors related to non-native plant invasions into mountain environments are imperative for the development of effective conservation strategies in mountain ecosystems. …Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUngulates exert a strong influence on the composition and diversity of vegetation communities. However, little is known about how ungulate browsing pressure interacts with episodic disturbances such…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUniversity of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and UC Agriculture Natural Resources (UC ANR) information on rangelands and grazing animals has centered on practical applied research to solve…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUniversity of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and UC Agriculture Natural Resources (UC ANR) information on rangelands and grazing animals has centered on practical applied research to solve…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUsable science is “science that meets the changing needs of decision makers.†To conduct usable science, it is therefore critical for scientists to understand and regularly monitor the needs of…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUse of criteria and indicators for assessing rangeland sustainability is a evolving practice that can inform land managers and decision makers in their development of policy regarding the stewardship…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUse of molecular markers has been successful at genetic diversity studies of grasses. Plains bristlegrass (Setaria macrostachya Kunth) is a native grass with good forage value in Mexico; however, due…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUsing a remote sensing based assessment method, we quantified the differences of ground cover between two areas that have had dramatically different grazing practices since 1984. Located in Rich…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUsing teaching techniques developed by Bud Williams and video to demonstrate and expand on each point, we will cover the following: 1) factors affecting our communication with animals, 2)…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUsing very high resolution remote sensing to monitor invasive weeds is an increasingly high priority for rangeland researchers across the United States. In the western United States, invasive weeds…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordUtah's Watershed Restoration Initiative (WRI) is a partnership-driven effort to conserve, restore and manage ecosystems in priority areas across the state to enhance Utah's. The WRI serves…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordVegetation response after fuel treatments in sagebrush steppe encroached by pinyon and juniper trees is a function of the pretreatment plant community, disturbance treatment, and site environmental…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordVentenata (Ventenata dubia) is a relatively new invasive annual grass to rangelands in the Pacific Northwest and the Great Basin. Although its spread has been rapid in the last decade, very little is…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordVisual Obstruction Reading (VOR) is a nondestructive method used to determine the height and density of vegetation on rangelands and commonly used by United States Forest Service (USFS) to assess…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordWe applied near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to feces collected from free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) on the western Kaibab Plateau, north of the Grand Canyon, to evaluate its…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordWe evaluated the effects of nitrogen fertilization on species composition on grazed annual rangeland in California. Treatments included rates of 30 and 60 pounds of actual nitrogen in the form of…Publication Date 2015Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordWe have developed an interdisciplinary, participatory research approach focused on developing, applying and evaluating the use of state-and-transition models for rangelands in Colorado and Wyoming.…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic
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Library Collection RecordResearchers at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have investigated the role of fire in park ecosystems for many years and have produced many papers on fire and fire management. Some of this…
- forest health
- forest fires
- forest fire management
- prescribed burning
- California
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Library Collection RecordWe investigated changes in soil quality associated with prescribed burning of post-agricultural pine-grassland communities restored following abandonment of agriculture in the early 20th centry (ca.…Publication Date 2014Geographical ScopeTool TypeTopic