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- Author:
- Cameron A. Duquette; Craig A. Davis; Samuel D. Fuhlendorf; R. Dwayne Elmore
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 749-756
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- arthropods; biodiversity; biomass; energy; infrastructure; mixed-grass prairies; oil fields; oils; plant communities; shrubs; soil temperature; soil water; surface temperature; vegetation structure; warm season grasses; Oklahoma
- Abstract:
- ... Understanding how energy infrastructure affects local biodiversity and soil characteristics is important for informing restoration and management. However, the rapid rate of modern oil and gas development is beyond the limit of current knowledge and mitigation strategies. In a mixed-grass prairie in western Oklahoma, we assessed the presence and directionality of biodiversity and environmental gra ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.03.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.03.005
- Author:
- Lora B. Perkins; Kelsey R. Ducheneaux; Gary Hatfield; Scott R. Abella
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 736-741
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- buried seeds; ecological resilience; extinction; grasslands; immigration; land use; longevity; perennials; reproduction; seed longevity; species richness
- Abstract:
- ... Soil seed banks are a key component of ecological resilience as they provide a temporal reserve for plant species richness and diversity. Soil seed banks depend on on-site reproduction, seed longevity, and seed immigration for maintenance. When immigration of seeds is lost due to a change in land use or a disturbance, such as fragmentation, seed banks rely on on-site reproduction and longevity for ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.004
- Author:
- Adam J. Fund; Kristin B. Hulvey; Scott L. Jensen; Douglas A. Johnson; Matthew D. Madsen; Thomas A. Monaco; Derek J. Tilley; Erica Arora; Brittany Teller
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 492-500
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Astragalus filipes; arid lands; basins; ecosystems; fabrics; forbs; germination; indigenous species; mortality; pathogens; plant establishment; plant protection; seedling emergence; soil fungi; soil water; spring
- Abstract:
- ... The restoration of native forbs in the Great Basin and similar dryland ecosystems remains a great challenge for land managers. Variable soil water, precocious germination and emergence, and the presence of soil fungal pathogens often reduce plant establishment. Novel restoration treatments that increase soil water during early forb life stages, delay germination and emergence to coincide with favo ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.002
- Author:
- Christopher L. Crawford; Zoe M. Volenec; Martin Sisanya; Robert Kibet; Daniel I. Rubenstein
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 204-209
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Pennisetum; biomass; cameras; cattle; continuous grazing; ecosystems; grasses; grazing management; humans; livelihood; overgrazing; pastoralism; rain; range improvement; rangeland degradation; rangelands; regrowth; savannas; stocking rate; surveys; wildlife; zebras; Kenya
- Abstract:
- ... Rangelands and the wildlife and livestock they support are critical to human livelihoods, but rangeland ecosystems increasingly suffer from overgrazing and degradation. Planned grazing, a strategy that commonly involves time-controlled rotations of high-density (bunched) groups of cattle across a pasture, is marketed as a method to enhance rangeland health and lessen livestock impacts. However, th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.016
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.016
- Author:
- C.A. Sowers; G.A. Gatson; J.D. Wolf; W.H. Fick; K.C. Olson
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 126-135
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Bouteloua dactyloides; Bouteloua gracilis; Dalea purpurea; Lespedeza cuneata; Liatris punctata; Symphyotrichum ericoides; Vernonia; beef cattle; botanical composition; ewes; feces; forbs; graminoids; grasses; grazing; herbivores; pastures; rangelands; reference standards; steers; tallgrass prairies; yearlings; Kansas
- Abstract:
- ... Awareness of herbivore diet composition is an essential element of rangeland stewardship. Objectives of our experiment were to characterize diet selection by yearling steers and mature ewes grazing native tallgrass prairie, changes in dietary preferences that occurred with advancing season, and overlap in selection patterns between ewes and steers. Eight contiguous native tallgrass pastures (31 ± ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.003
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.003
- Chorus Open Access:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.003
- Author:
- Matthew J. Germino; Matthew R. Fisk; Cara Applestein
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 783-790
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia; USDA; annuals; basins; grasses; introduced plants; landscapes; perennials; plant communities; plant height; rangelands; roots; seedlings; steppes; vigor; wildfires; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Invasion of exotic annual grasses (EAG) and increased wildfire have led to an emphasis on managing rangeland plant communities for resistance to invasion and resilience to disturbances. In sagebrush steppe and similar rangelands, perennial bunchgrasses and particularly their roots are hypothesized to be primary contributors to resistance and resilience. We asked how bunchgrass root abundance relat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.001
- Author:
- Samuel P. Gersie; David J. Augustine; Justin D. Derner
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 602-614
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- cattle; collars; digital elevation models; global positioning systems; grazing; growing season; landscapes; lowlands; model validation; plant communities; rangelands; saline soils; steppes; topography
- Abstract:
- ... The distribution of livestock across heterogeneous landscapes is often uneven, which has important implications for vegetation dynamics and how rangeland managers achieve desired outcomes from these landscapes. Here, we use data from widely available digital elevation models to classify a landscape in the shortgrass steppe with subtle topographic variation using two different approaches: topograph ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.01.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.01.009
- Author:
- Juan Antonio Calleja; Marta Escolà; João Carvalho; Josep Maria Forcadell; Emmanuel Serrano; Jordi Bartolomé
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 803-811
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Common Agricultural Policy; Erica multiflora; Olea europaea; Quercus ilex; Rosmarinus officinalis; beef cattle; cattle feeds; diet; ecological succession; ecosystems; fire hazard; forests; grasslands; grazing intensity; herbaceous plants; herds; issues and policy; land cover; landscapes; risk; shrubs; stocking rate; temporal variation; vegetation structure; wildfires; woody plants; Europe
- Abstract:
- ... The Common Agricultural Policy supports the use of free-ranging cattle herds to control woody encroachment and fire hazards in Europe. There is, however, little empirical evidence about the effectiveness of extensive grazing to preserve open landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin. In this work, we evaluated the effects of extensive beef cattle grazing on the vegetation structure in a Mediterranean ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.005
- Author:
- Erik P. Hamerlynck; Kirk W. Davies
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 23-27
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Agropyron cristatum; Artemisia; grasses; indigenous species; pastures; population dynamics; rangelands; seedlings; steppes
- Abstract:
- ... Stable bunchgrass populations are essential to resilience and restoration of sagebrush steppe rangelands, yet few studies have assessed long-term variation in plant abundance from a known starting point. We capitalized on a previous paddock study by reestablishing in 2011 nine replicate blocks consisting of 29 × 29 grid of cells, each planted in 1998 with a single individual of one of eight sagebr ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6369598
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.001
- Author:
- Jonathan D. Bates; Kirk W. Davies
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 36-46
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Achnatherum thurberianum; Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis; Centrocercus urophasianus; Festuca idahoensis; Hesperostipa comata; Piper; Pseudoroegneria spicata; breeding sites; canopy; forbs; habitats; perennials; plant communities; species richness; vegetation; Intermountain West region; Oregon
- Abstract:
- ... The Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis [Beetle & A. Young] S.L. Welsh) alliance is the most extensive of the big sagebrush complex in the Intermountain West. There is a lack of information describing vegetation characteristics, diversity, and heterogeneity of the Wyoming big sagebrush alliance. We annually sampled 48 Wyoming big sagebrush plant communities over 10 yr to ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6369600
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.015
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.015
- Author:
- Wenliang He; Lilong Wang; Liang Wang; Lizhe An; Shijian Xu
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 742-748
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Gymnocarpos przewalskii; Nitraria; biomass; conservation areas; dominant species; dry environmental conditions; ecosystems; plant communities; regression analysis; species richness; structural equation modeling; China; Gobi Desert
- Abstract:
- ... More attention has been paid to the effects of diversity and dominance on community temporal stability rather than spatial stability in the main biome globally. Moreover, the maintenance mechanisms underlying the stability patterns of plant communities dominated by different plants in the Gobi Desert remain unknown. This article addresses the maintenance mechanism of plant community stability domi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.003
12. Comparison of Methods To Examine Diet of Feral Horses from Noninvasively Collected Fecal Samples
- Author:
- Sarah R.B. King; Kathryn A. Schoenecker
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 661-666
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- DNA barcoding; Equus; diet; ecological site descriptions; ecosystems; feces; feral animals; forbs; graminoids; grasses; habitat destruction; habitat preferences; horses; public lands; rangelands; risk; species diversity; Colorado
- Abstract:
- ... Feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) have become abundant on public lands in the American West, particularly over the past 10 yr. In areas where they are overabundant, there is risk of habitat degradation. Most previous studies on diet and habitat use of feral horses were conducted more than 20 yr ago; rangelands have changed considerably in that time, so it is useful to revisit horse diets. We con ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.005
- Author:
- Jeremy A. Baumgardt; Michael L. Morrison; Leonard A. Brennan; Brian L. Pierce; Tyler A. Campbell
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 168-181
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- experimental design; guidelines; monitoring; planning; population dynamics; rangelands; resource management; sampling; small mammals; trapping; wildlife; Texas
- Abstract:
- ... There is growing interest among resource managers in implementing long-term wildlife monitoring. The process to develop such a program may seem daunting, however, because it requires determining the species, metrics, sampling methods, experimental design, and level of effort necessary to achieve the desired power for detecting meaningful changes. Failure to give these decisions proper attention of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.010
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.010
- Author:
- Rui Gao; Qingming Kong; Hongguang Wang; Zhongbin Su
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 916-922
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- crude protein; digestibility; ecosystems; grasses; grasslands; mathematical models; metabolizable energy; monitoring; multispectral imagery; nutrient content; nutrition; quality control; range management; remote sensing; ruminants; spatial data; unmanned aerial vehicles; vegetation index; wavelengths
- Abstract:
- ... Grasslands are the largest renewable source of terrestrial chlorophytes. Furthermore, grasslands can be both fiber sources and the primary metabolizable energy source for ruminants. Therefore, rapid, accurate, and large-scale monitoring of grassland ecosystems is important to provide spatial information on forage quality control and rangeland management. In this experiment, 100 grassland sites wer ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.005
- Author:
- L. Larson; P. Larson; D.E. Johnson
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 586-589
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- data collection; stubble; variance
- Abstract:
- ... Sampling design influences the accuracy and confidence that an investigator can place on the information derived from a data set. This study was undertaken to quantify the influence of systematic and random sample designs on the estimation of stubble height. Variance estimates, data set range, adequate sample size, and relative variation were greater with the systematic sampling design, and mean e ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.03.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.03.007
- Author:
- Daniel M. Esposito; Thomas J. Rodhouse; Ricardo Mata-González; Matthew Hovland
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 773-782
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis; Bromus tectorum; Descurainia; Gutierrezia sarothrae; Sisymbrium altissimum; Taeniatherum caput-medusae; agricultural land; altitude; annuals; climate change; conservation areas; crop year; data collection; ecological invasion; ecosystems; empirical research; geographical variation; indigenous species; invasive species; land use; monitoring; monuments; multivariate analysis; perennials; roads; steppes; Idaho; Oregon
- Abstract:
- ... Protected-area sagebrush steppe ecosystems are few in number and increasingly important to the North American conservation network as sagebrush steppe faces growing threats from land use, climate change, and invasive species. We analyzed the distribution and abundance of native perennial and invasive annual plants to better understand patterns of plant invasion within two protected areas: John Day ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.006
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.006
17. Disturbance Type and Sagebrush Community Type Affect Plant Community Structure After Shrub Reduction
- Author:
- Corinna Riginos; Kari E. Veblen; Eric T. Thacker; Kevin L. Gunnell; Thomas A. Monaco
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 619-631
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis; Bromus tectorum; annuals; codominance; community structure; ecosystems; environmental factors; forbs; grasses; harrows; introduced plants; perennials; plant communities; risk; shrubs; sowing; watersheds; Utah
- Abstract:
- ... Treatments to reduce shrub cover are commonly implemented with the objective of shifting community structure away from shrub dominance and toward shrub and perennial grass codominance. In sagebrush (Artemisia L.) ecosystems, shrub reduction treatments have had variable effects on target shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and non-native annual plants. The factors mediating this variability are not well ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.01.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.01.007
- Author:
- Samuel A. Wyffels; Mark K. Petersen; Darrin L. Boss; Bok F. Sowell; Janice G.P. Bowman; Lance B. McNew
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 878-887
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- biomass; cakes; calves; collars; crude protein; forage; forbs; global positioning systems; grasses; grazing; heifers; pastures; perennials; population characteristics; protein supplements; reproductive performance; shrubs; vegetation; winter
- Abstract:
- ... Grazing dormant forage under low-input heifer development strategies typically exposes cattle to low-quality forage. Protein supplementation while grazing dormant range can enhance heifer growth and reproductive performance. We examined resource utilization of heifers and the effects of dormant season grazing on residual vegetation characteristics under two supplementation management strategies. A ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.006
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.006
- Author:
- Kevin E. Jablonski; Paul J. Meiman
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 768-772
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Delphinium geyeri; alkaloids; best management practices; cattle; death; forage; grazing; grazing management; habitats; herds; lethal dose; poisoning; poisonous plants; rangelands; roots; Western United States
- Abstract:
- ... The many species of larkspur (Delphinium spp. L.) are among the most dangerous poisonous plants on rangelands in the western United States, causing death losses estimated at 2−5% (up to 15%) per year for cattle grazing in larkspur habitat. Other effects, such as altered grazing management practices and consequent lost forage quantity and quality, are significant but poorly understood. Current best ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.003
- Author:
- Timothy L. Dickson; Barbara A. Hayes; Thomas B. Bragg
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 82-91
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- C3 plants; C4 plants; autumn; biomass production; burning season; cattle; forage production; forbs; graminoids; livestock production; long term effects; net primary productivity; prescribed burning; spring; summer; surveys; tallgrass prairies; Nebraska
- Abstract:
- ... Historically, tallgrass prairie burns occurred at many seasons and frequencies. Currently, tallgrass prescribed burns often occur annually in the spring, usually for cattle forage production. Altering burning season and frequency is known to affect plant composition and biomass production, but researchers are still uncertain how burning season and frequency interact. We present the long-term effec ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.014
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.014
- Author:
- Keirith A. Snyder; Louisa Evers; Jeanne C. Chambers; Jason Dunham; John B. Bradford; Michael E. Loik
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 1-12
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- adaptive management; annuals; basins; climate change; climatic factors; cold; drought; ecosystems; grasses; hydrologic cycle; invasive species; meteorological data; planning; temperature; wildfires; winter
- Abstract:
- ... Climate change is already resulting in changes in cold desert ecosystems, lending urgency to the need to understand climate change effects and develop effective adaptation strategies. In this review, we synthesize information on changes in climate and hydrologic processes during the past century for the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau and discuss future projections for the 21st century. We develo ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6369609
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.007
- Author:
- Bryan T. Hamilton; Beverly L. Roeder; Margaret A. Horner
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 13-22
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia; Bromus tectorum; Peromyscus truei; annuals; basins; biomass; conifers; ecological function; ecosystems; energy flow; habitats; herbaceous plants; indigenous species; invasive species; keystone species; mice; plant density; prediction; public services and goods; shrubs; small mammals; sowing; trees; wildlife; woodlands
- Abstract:
- ... Conifer encroachment in sagebrush ecosystems reduces habitat heterogeneity, niche space, and resource availability, all of which negatively affect many wildlife populations. Sagebrush restoration is recommended as a management action to mitigate conifer encroachment and restore wildlife across millions of hectares in the Great Basin. Despite this recommendation, the effects of conifer encroachment ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.004
- Author:
- Jeffrey K. Gillan; Mitchel P. McClaran; Tyson L. Swetnam; Philip Heilman
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 575-585
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- data collection; forage; geographic information systems; global positioning systems; grazing; herbaceous plants; landscapes; monitoring; photogrammetry; rangelands; remote sensing; satellites; savannas; Arizona
- Abstract:
- ... Monitoring of forage utilization typically occurs at sample locations, or key areas, selected for their presumed potential to represent utilization across pastures. However, utilization can vary greatly across landscapes and may not be well represented by traditional ground-based sampling without great effort. Remote sensing from satellite and manned airborne platforms offers spatial coverage at l ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6344361
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.009
- Author:
- Daniel Kinka; Julie K. Young
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 923-932
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Canis latrans; Canis lupus; Puma concolor; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos; carnivores; grazing; guard dogs; mixed breeds; predation; predators; sheep; survival rate; wild animals; wildlife; wolves; Europe; Idaho; Montana; Oregon; Wyoming
- Abstract:
- ... Livestock guard dogs (LGDs; Canis familiaris) have been widely adopted by domestic sheep (Ovis aries) producers because they reduce predation by wild carnivores. LGDs were originally used in the United States to reduce coyote (Canis latrans) depredations, but their efficacy against a suite of large carnivores, including wolves (Canis lupus), brown bears (Ursus arctos), black bears (Ursus americanu ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.07.002
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.07.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.07.002
- Author:
- M.L. Russell; L.T. Vermeire; A.C. Ganguli; J.R. Hendrickson
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 542-550
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Bouteloua gracilis; Hesperostipa comata; Pascopyrum smithii; asexual reproduction; autumn; buds; drought; fires; growing season; meristems; mortality; plant density; spring; summer; tillers; winter
- Abstract:
- ... Despite the importance of vegetative reproduction in annual tiller replacement, little is known about the patterns and timing of tiller recruitment from the bud bank, especially regarding fire return intervals and seasons of fire. We examined aboveground plant density, temporal patterns of tiller production, and belowground bud bank dynamics for Bouteloua gracilis (Willd ex. Kunth) Lag. ex Griffit ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6369585
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.003
- Author:
- Steven O. Link; Randal W. Hill; Sheel Bansal
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 539-541
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Bromus tectorum; annuals; burning; community structure; conservation areas; cryptogams; ecosystems; forbs; fuels; grasses; indigenous species; invasive species; land restoration; models; perennials; rangelands; risk; soil; Washington (state)
- Abstract:
- ... In rangeland ecosystems, invasive annual grass replacement of native perennials is associated with higher fire risk. Large bunchgrasses are often seeded to reduce cover of annuals such as Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass), but there is limited information about how revegetation reduces fire risk over the long term. We assessed how revegetated community composition influences fire risk at three sites ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.008
- Author:
- Karen M. Bayne; Veronica R. Clifford; Brenda R. Baillie; H. Grant Pearce
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 523-532
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- demographic statistics; guidelines; human resources; land management; males; pests; pollution; prescribed burning; public opinion; risk; smoke; surveys; vegetation; New Zealand
- Abstract:
- ... Fire has long been used as a tool to remove pests and disease, regenerate land, and remove unwanted vegetation buildup. Although traditionally used as a widespread land management tool in the past, its continued use could be under threat due to public perceptions pertaining to risks from burns getting out of control, as well as the impacts of smoke pollution and ecological damage. To determine the ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.001
- Author:
- Kurt T. Smith; Jason R. LeVan; Jeffrey L. Beck
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 791-795
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis; Centrocercus urophasianus; adults; breeding season; brood rearing; females; food availability; forbs; grouse; habitats; invertebrates; juveniles; tebuthiuron
- Abstract:
- ... Treatments in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) are often implemented to improve habitat conditions for species such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). These treatments aim to increase the availability of forbs and invertebrates critical to juvenile and adult sage-grouse during the breeding season. However, information regarding the response of forbs in treated sagebrush ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.002
- Author:
- Matthew Hovland; Ricardo Mata-González; R. Paul Schreiner; Thomas J. Rodhouse
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 678-691
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia; biogeochemical cycles; community structure; drought; dry environmental conditions; ecological invasion; ecological resilience; ecosystems; fungal communities; grazing; host plants; indigenous species; introduced plants; invasive species; mycorrhizal fungi; phytomass; plant communities; plant competition; rangelands; soil; steppes
- Abstract:
- ... Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may exert profound influences on ecosystem resilience and invasion resistance in rangelands. Maintenance of plant community structure through ecological feedback mechanisms such as facilitation of nutrient cycling and uptake by host plants, physical and chemical contributions to soil structural stability, and mediation of plant competition suggest AMF may be impo ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.004
- Author:
- Tanner S. Broadbent; Edward W. Bork; Janice E. Cooke; Walter D. Willms
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 446-453
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Bromus inermis; Bromus riparius; Elymus lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatus; Festuca campestris; Festuca hallii; Hesperostipa comata; Hesperostipa spartea; Pascopyrum smithii; biomass production; defoliation; grasses; grasslands; grazing; hills; models; phylogeny; rangelands; root shoot ratio; roots; shoots; water use efficiency
- Abstract:
- ... Management intensive grazing (MIG) may not maximize plant productivity on rangelands because of morphophysiological traits of grassland vegetation. We examined defoliation and moisture effects on the biomass yield of rhizomatous and caespitose grass pairs that were either phylogenetically similar or of similar agroclimatic adaptation, including two agronomic grasses. From relatively low to high mo ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.009
- Author:
- Jianjun Cao; Jan F. Adamowski; Ravinesh C. Deo; Xueyun Xu; Yifan Gong; Qi Feng
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 988-995
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- climate change; empirical research; grassland management; grasslands; issues and policy; livestock husbandry; overgrazing; privatization; rangelands; small mammals; soil; China
- Abstract:
- ... In light of Harris (2010) finding insufficient evidence to assert a causal linkage between any of the seven previously proposed causative factors and grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), more recent empirical studies on QTP grassland degradation were explored to ascertain whether, in fact, these factors are casually linked to grassland degradation. The mischaracterization of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.001
- Author:
- Maggi Sliwinski; Larkin Powell; Walter Schacht
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 136-144.e4
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Passeriformes; beef cattle; beef production; botanical composition; breeding sites; grasses; grasslands; grazing; grazing systems; habitats; landscapes; rangelands; shrubs; songbirds; stocking rate; surveys; vegetation structure; Nebraska
- Abstract:
- ... Grassland birds are declining faster than any other guild of birds in North America, in part because of degradation of their breeding habitat. Rangeland managers recommend increasing heterogeneity to improve biodiversity; however, on privately owned rangelands, beef production likely decreases heterogeneity on the landscape. One suggestion has been to use multiple grazing systems across a landscap ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.006
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.006
- Author:
- Arantza Aldezabal; Iñaki Odriozola; Gonzalo García-Baquero
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- air temperature; beef cattle; botanical composition; climate; dairy sheep; databases; graminoids; grasslands; grazing; herbivores; horses; meteorological data; net primary productivity; phenology; rain; soil; Iberian Peninsula
- Abstract:
- ... We used an Atlantic grassland system on the Iberian Peninsula to ascertain whether monthly climate variability explains variation in monthly aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and to test whether climate-ANPP relationships depend on grazing regime. In 2005, large herbivores (beef cattle, dairy sheep, and horses) were excluded through fencing three 2500 m2 plots, each located in a different ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.03.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.03.004
- Author:
- Jonathan D. Bates; Kirk W. Davies; Justin Bournoville; Chad Boyd; Rory O’Connor; Tony J. Svejcar
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 28-35
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia tridentata; Bromus tectorum; Juniperus occidentalis; annuals; basins; biomass; forage; forbs; habitats; indigenous species; livestock; perennials; plant communities; prescribed burning; steppes; ungulates; wildlife; woodlands; Wyoming
- Abstract:
- ... Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook.) has expanded into sagebrush steppe plant communities the past 130−150 yr in the northern Great Basin. The increase in juniper reduces herbage and browse for livestock and big game. Information on herbaceous yield response to juniper control with fire is limited. We measured herbaceous standing crop and yield by life form in two mountain big sagebrush ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6369607
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.003
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.003
- Author:
- Shayan Ghajar; María E. Fernández-Giménez; Hailey Wilmer
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 711-720
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Internet; cluster analysis; decision making; education; herds; human resources; interviews; outreach; ranchers; risk; rural areas; sales; surveys; Colorado; Wyoming
- Abstract:
- ... Access to the Internet continues to grow in rural areas, ensuring ranchers will have increasing opportunities to use the Web to find information about management practices that may provide them ecological and financial benefits. Although past studies have examined the role of the Internet in informing daily decision making by agricultural producers, no studies have focused specifically on the use ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.009
- Author:
- David J. Eldridge; Samantha K. Travers; James Val; Adriana Zaja; Kari E. Veblen
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 467-473
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Macropodidae; environmental factors; feces; feral animals; grasses; grasslands; grazing; habitats; herbivores; horses; landscapes; national parks; rabbits; rats; shrubs; soil; structural equation modeling; threatened species; trampling damage; vegetation cover; vegetation structure
- Abstract:
- ... Feral (wild) horses present significant challenges for landscape managers. A major effect of horses is trampling, which erodes soil and alters vegetation cover, which is often critical habitat for threatened animals. We examined the direct and indirect impacts of horses, kangaroos, and rabbits on the broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus), a threatened rodent in subalpine grasslands in Kosciusko Na ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.008
- Author:
- Jun Wang; Peter Damerell; Kun Shi; Philip Riordan; Kebiao Zhu; Xiaohu Wang; Peng Wang; Aishanjiang Reheman; Jianwei Yang
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 210-216
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Cuon alpinus; breeds; carnivores; cattle; conservation areas; goats; grazing; guard dogs; human-wildlife relations; issues and policy; mountains; predation; questionnaires; seasonal variation; sheep; surveys; wildlife; wolves; yaks; China
- Abstract:
- ... Predation of livestock by wildlife and the retribution responses it elicits can have strong negative impacts on both people and carnivores. A questionnaire survey designed to investigate human-carnivore conflicts was completed by 66 herders from local communities within Taxkorgan Nature Reserve, located in the Pamir and Karkorum mountains of Northwestern China. A total of 127 livestock predation e ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.011
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.011
- Author:
- A. Altesor; F. Gallego; M. Ferrón; F. Pezzani; L. López-Mársico; F. Lezama; S. Baeza; M. Pereira; B. Costa; J.M. Paruelo
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 1005-1016
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- attitudes and opinions; cattle; ecological footprint; ecosystem services; grasslands; grazing; grazing systems; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; multivariate analysis; normalized difference vegetation index; protocols; range management; sheep; stakeholders; stocking rate
- Abstract:
- ... We report state-and-transition models for Uruguayan grasslands built on a methodological approach that objectively defined states/phases associated, a priori, with rangeland management. Such approach was based on randomly sampled areas corresponding to mapped grassland communities. Each sampled area matched a MODIS pixel. Vegetation structural indicators were recorded in every pixel. After a multi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.004
- Author:
- Elisabeth C. York; Mark W. Brunson; Kristin B. Hulvey
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 721-728
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- ecosystem services; ecosystems; forage; grazing; humans; income; interviews; livestock; open space; public lands; ranchers; ranching; range management; rangelands; stakeholders; surveys; Intermountain West region; Western United States
- Abstract:
- ... Ecosystem services are benefits humans obtain as a result of ecosystem processes and conditions. In the western United States, public rangelands are managed for a spectrum of ecosystem services on behalf of multiple stakeholders. Decisions of ranchers who hold public land grazing allotments must balance operational needs for forage with societal expectations for other ecosystem services. To better ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.002
- Author:
- L.L. Larson; G.L. Kiemnec; D.E. Johnson
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 69-72
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia; field capacity; freeze-thaw cycles; freezing; silt loam soils; soil water; steppes; temperature; water content; Oregon
- Abstract:
- ... Soil freeze-thaw cycles can result in soil surface crusting, pedestaling, and movement. This study was undertaken to quantify the amount of heaving and soil moisture migration in a silt loam soil from the sagebrush steppe. Soil columns containing silt loam soil with moisture treatments of 26%, 34%, 42%, or 50% water content and initial temperatures of 9o C or 20o C were exposed to −7o C for 18 h, ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.013
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.013
- Author:
- Mitchell B. Stephenson; Jerry D. Volesky; Walter H. Schacht; Nevin C. Lawrence; Jon Soper; Jessica Milby
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 103-111
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- animals; cool season grasses; forage; grazing; growing season; pastures; spring; stocking rate; topography; warm season grasses; water use efficiency; Nebraska
- Abstract:
- ... Several studies have evaluated the spatial distribution of cool- and warm-season grasses across different topographic positions in the Nebraska Sandhills, but limited research has explored topographic differences in total plant production or production of plant functional groups in relation to variable amounts of precipitation. This study evaluated how spring and growing season precipitation influ ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.09.001
42. Influences of Groundwater and Climatic Factors on Grassland in Xiliao River Plain, Northern China
- Author:
- XiaoHui Jin; MinJian Chen; YuMiao Fan; Hao Duan; Long Yan
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 425-432
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- climate change; climatic factors; drought; equations; grasslands; groundwater; issues and policy; normalized difference vegetation index; rivers; temperature; water shortages; water table; China
- Abstract:
- ... Grassland is an important natural resource in the Xiliao River Plain, Northern China because of its ecological and economic importance. The overexploitation of groundwater makes it necessary to understand the influence of groundwater decline on grassland vegetation growth in this region, especially in the context of climatic change. We aimed to identify the main factor affecting the grassland grow ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.004
- Author:
- John R. Weir; Urs P. Kreuter; Carissa L. Wonkka; Dirac Twidwell; Dianne A. Stroman; Morgan Russell; Charles A. Taylor
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 533-538
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- acceptable risk; climate change; fearfulness; fire insurance; fuels (fire ecology); land management; landowners; prescribed burning; wildfires; Great Plains region; Western United States
- Abstract:
- ... Changing climate and fuel accumulation are increasing wildfire risks across the western United States. This has led to calls for fire management reform, including the systematic use of prescribed fire. Although use of prescribed fire by private landowners in the southern Great Plains has increased during the past 30 yr, studies have determined that liability concerns are a major reason why many la ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.010
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.010
- Author:
- Joshua P. Averett; Michael J. Wisdom; Bryan A. Endress
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 145-149
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Cervus canadensis; Odocoileus hemionus; elks; grazing; guidelines; livestock; meadows; riparian areas; streams; stubble; woody plants; Oregon
- Abstract:
- ... Stubble height, streambank alteration, and woody species use are indicators used to monitor livestock impacts on riparian areas in the western United States. Effects of wild ungulates on riparian conditions are often not monitored and assumed to be represented by indicators developed for livestock. We tested this assumption by evaluating effects of elk (Cervus canadensis) and mule deer (Odocoileus ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.07.008
- Author:
- Matthew M. McIntosh; Jerry L. Holechek; Sheri A. Spiegal; Andrés F. Cibils; Richard E. Estell
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 976-987
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- ambient temperature; climate; drought; forage production; grasses; grazing; growing season; normalized difference vegetation index; perennials; prediction; range livestock; rangelands; spring; summer; time series analysis; vegetation; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Rising temperatures and more frequent droughts are posing new challenges to range livestock producers in the southwestern United States and many other parts of the world. We analyzed a 52-yr time series (1967−2018) of precipitation, ambient temperature, and perennial grass production (PGP), as well as 14 yr (2001−2014) of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS)-derived vegetation phenomet ...
- Handle:
- 10113/6479185
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.002
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.06.002
- Author:
- Jeffrey E. Ott; Francis F. Kilkenny; Daniel D. Summers; Tyler W. Thompson
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.4 pp. 640-653
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Bromus tectorum; annuals; basins; botanical composition; data collection; forbs; grasses; indigenous species; introduced plants; invasive species; long term effects; perennials; railroads; rangelands; shrublands; sowing; wildfires; woodlands; Utah
- Abstract:
- ... Seed mixes used for postfire seeding in the Great Basin are often selected on the basis of short-term rehabilitation objectives, such as ability to rapidly establish and suppress invasive exotic annuals (e.g., cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum L.). Longer-term considerations are also important, including whether seeded plants persist, continue to suppress invasives, and promote recovery of desired veget ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.02.001
- Author:
- Sanam Zomorodi; Tony R. Walker
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.6 pp. 907-915
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- animal welfare; best management practices; case studies; cattle; cultural heritage; environmental impact; environmental management; feral animals; grasslands; grazing; hills; horses; humans; indigenous peoples; monitoring; ranchers; riparian areas; stakeholders; wildlife management; Alberta; Australia; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Management strategies of free-roaming species are subject to polarizing debates around the world. This paper provides perspectives on free-roaming horse management strategies practiced in Alberta and compares them against national management strategies used in Canada and internationally (United States and Australia) to illustrate importance of science-based and socially inclusive management scheme ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.07.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.07.001
- Author:
- Joaquín Aldabe; Richard B. Lanctot; Daniel Blanco; Pablo Rocca; Pablo Inchausti
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.1 pp. 150-159
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Calidris; Pluvialis; arthropods; biomass; costs and returns; ecosystems; farmers; forests; grasses; grassland improvement; grasslands; grazing intensity; grazing management; habitat preferences; habitats; insectivores; livestock; livestock production; pastures; predation; predators; rangelands; risk; summer; wild animals; wildlife; Arctic region; North America; South America
- Abstract:
- ... Grasslands are important to domestic and wild animals. Migratory shorebirds are important components of coastal rangeland ecosystems. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (BBSA, Calidris subruficollis) and American golden-plover (AMGP, Pluvialis dominica) are two insectivorous, migrant shorebirds that rely on livestock-grazed grasslands in the Southern Cone of South America during their nonbreeding season, as ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.001
- Author:
- Kelly A. Commons; Kendall R. Blanchard; Matthew Z. Brym; Cassandra Henry; Aravindan Kalyanasundaram; Kalin Skinner; Ronald J. Kendall
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.5 pp. 796-802
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Colinus virginianus; Oxyspirura; allopatry; cecum; ecoregions; game birds; habitats; hunters; monitoring; parasites; parasitoses; roosters; summer; trapping; Texas
- Abstract:
- ... The Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is an important gamebird among hunters that has been experiencing a nationwide decline for > 50 yr. In West Texas, one of the last regions to experience this downward trend, research on bobwhite populations has focused on habitat variables and, increasingly, on parasitic infection. In bobwhite, two of the most common parasites are the caecal worm ( ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.04.004
- Author:
- Melissa L. Landeen; Stanley G. Kitchen; Loreen Allphin; Steven L. Petersen
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2019 v.72 no.3 pp. 515-522
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana; age determination; age structure; bark; branches; furrows; growth rings; mortality; nondestructive methods; plant age; plant height; population dynamics; regression analysis; shrubs; stand age; stemwood; Utah
- Abstract:
- ... Current methods for determining plant age of shrub species require destructive sampling and annual growth ring analysis on the primary stem. Although individual plant ages can frequently be determined in this manner, the method is time consuming and of limited value for plants that have lost stem wood from stem splitting and rot. Nondestructive methods for estimating big sagebrush (Artemisia tride ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.007
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.12.007