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1. Accuracy of two techniques used to estimate pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) numbers in Chihuahuan Desert rangelands

Author:
Fernando Clemente-Sánchez; Jerry Lee Holechek; Raul Valdez; German David Mendoza-Martínez; Octavio Cesar Rosas-Rosas; Luis Antonio Tarango-Arámbula
Source:
Journal of applied animal research 2013 v.41 no.2 pp. 149-155
ISSN:
0974-1844
Subject:
Antilocapra americana; ecosystems; grasslands; pastures; plant communities; population size; rangelands; walking; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Two techniques frequently used for monitoring pronghorn populations were compared in vegetation communities of the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico, USA. The evaluated techniques included the walking line transect and the driving line transect under two vegetation types and relative to season. The true population value (control) used to evaluate the techniques was a complete census using flights co ...
DOI:
10.1080/09712119.2012.739091

2. Aerodynamic parameters and sensible heat flux estimates for a semi-arid ecosystem

Author:
Prueger, J.H.; Kustas, W.P.; Hipps, L.E.; Hatfield, J.L.
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2004 v.57 no.1 pp. 87-100
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
arid lands; semiarid zones; desserts; dunes; grasslands; rangelands; ecosystems; heat transfer; energy balance; aerodynamics; air temperature; wind speed; ground vegetation; grasses; shrubs; vegetation cover; height; surface roughness; statistical analysis; equations; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Aerodynamic parameters of roughness length (z0) and displacement height (d0) for semi-arid grassland, mixed grass-mesquite and mesquite rangeland were computed from eddy covariance measurements of sensible heat flux (H), standard deviations of vertical velocity and air temperature (σw and σT), and mean wind speed (u) within the framework of Monin-Obukhov similarity theory. Reasonable estimates of ...
Handle:
10113/10677
DOI:
10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00090-9

3. Animal-Driven Rotational Grazing Patterns on Seasonally Grazed New Mexico Rangeland

Author:
Mohammed N. Sawalhah; Andres F. Cibils; Chuan. Hu; Huiping. Cao; Jerry L. Holechek
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2014 v.67 no.6 pp. 710-714
ISSN:
1550-7424
Subject:
cows; fences; forage; global positioning systems; pastures; rangelands; roads; rotational grazing; spring; trees; velocity; winter; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Global positioning system (GPS) data collected over a 4-yr period on 52 crossbred young cows grazing a 146-ha pasture were used to determine whether cattle establish patch-scale rotational patterns within pastures. Cow positions at 5-min intervals were recorded during 20 d in late winter/early spring. Estimated per capita forage allowance (PCFA) was 347 kg herbage · cow-1, 438 kg herbage · cow-1, ...
DOI:
10.2111/REM-D-14-00047.1

4. Assessing Impacts of Roads: Application of a Standard Assessment Protocol

Author:
Michael C. Duniway; Jeffrey E. Herrick
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2013 v.66 no.3 pp. 364-375
ISSN:
1550-7424
Subject:
animals; anthropogenic activities; ecological function; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental impact; gravel; hydrology; image analysis; land management; landscapes; managers; qualitative analysis; rangelands; risk; roads; sampling; semiarid zones; soil; traffic; travel; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Adaptive management of road networks depends on timely data that accurately reflect the impacts those systems are having on ecosystem processes and associated services. In the absence of reliable data, land managers are left with little more than observations and perceptions to support management decisions of road-associated disturbances. Roads can negatively impact the soil, hydrologic, plant, an ...
Handle:
10113/57194
DOI:
10.2111/REM-D-11-00130.1

5. Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Impacts on Rangelands: Test of a Standard Rangeland Assessment Protocol

Author:
Duniway Michael C.; Herrick Jeffrey E.; Pyke David A.; Toledo P. David
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2010 v.63 no.5 pp. 524-536
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
roads; deserts; anthropogenic activities; remote sensing; qualitative analysis; land use; correlation; arid zones; motorized recreation; ecosystems; range management; shrublands; image analysis; pipelines; ecosystem services; spatial variation; steppes; environmental assessment; traffic; accuracy; rangelands; all-terrain vehicles; semiarid zones; environmental impact; Wyoming; High Plains (United States); New Mexico; Colorado
Abstract:
... Linear disturbances associated with on- and off-road vehicle use on rangelands has increased dramatically throughout the world in recent decades. This increase is due to a variety of factors including increased availability of all-terrain vehicles, infrastructure development (oil, gas, renewable energy, and ex-urban), and recreational activities. In addition to the direct impacts of road developme ...
Handle:
10113/46003
DOI:
10.2111/REM-D-09-00176.1

6. Assessment of Rangeland Degradation in New Mexico Using Time Series Segmentation and Residual Trend Analysis (TSS-RESTREND)

Author:
Melakeneh G. Gedefaw; Hatim M. E. Geli; Temesgen Alemayehu Abera
Source:
Remote Sensing 2021 v.13 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
biodiversity; climate; data collection; decision making; drought; forage; forest land; grasslands; inventories; land cover; livestock production; models; normalized difference vegetation index; range management; rangeland degradation; rangelands; shrublands; time series analysis; Arizona; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Rangelands provide significant socioeconomic and environmental benefits to humans. However, climate variability and anthropogenic drivers can negatively impact rangeland productivity. The main goal of this study was to investigate structural and productivity changes in rangeland ecosystems in New Mexico (NM), in the southwestern United States of America during the 1984–2015 period. This goal was a ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs13091618

7. Atypical morphology of dark septate fungal root endophytes of Bouteloua in arid southwestern USA rangelands

Author:
Barrow, J.R.
Source:
Mycorrhiza 2003 v.13 no.5 pp. 239-247
ISSN:
0940-6360
Subject:
endophytes; arid zones; Bouteloua curtipendula; mycorrhizal fungi; rangelands; developmental stages; hyphae; microbial colonization; indigenous species; plant morphology; Bouteloua eriopoda; roots; New Mexico
DOI:
10.1007/s00572-003-0222-0
PubMed:
14593517

8. Big questions emerging from a century of rangeland science and management

Author:
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Richard E. Estell; Kris M. Havstad
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2012 v.65 no. pp. 543-544
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
ecosystem services; grasses; invasive species; livestock production; range management; rangelands; semiarid zones; vegetation cover; New Mexico
Abstract:
... This special feature commemorating the Jornada centennial addressed several big questions about the future of rangelands, including how livestock production can be sustained with reduced grass cover, responses to invasive species, and how to manage for diverse ecosystem services (among others). ...
Handle:
10113/58120
DOI:
10.2111/REM-D-12-00112.1

9. Bionomics of Cleonidius trivittatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): native biological control of purple locoweed (Rosales: Fabaceae)

Author:
Pomerinke, M.A.; Thompson, D.C.; Clason, D.L.
Source:
Environmental entomology 1995 v.24 no.6 pp. 1696-1702
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
life cycle (organisms); Astragalus mollissimus; Curculionidae; biological development; developmental stages; weed control; biological control; biological control agents; population density; rangelands; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Purple locoweed, Astragalus mollissimus Torrey, a native rangeland weed, is considered one of the most destructive weeds in the western United States. The chemical swainsonine, a secondary plant compound found in A. mollissimus, causes physiological and morphological abnormalities in domestic cattle, sheep, and horses. In 1991, Cleonidius trivittatus (Say), a weevil native to North America, was fo ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/24.6.1696

10. Brangus Cow––Calf Performance Under Two Stocking Levels on Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland

Author:
Thomas Milt; Hawkes Jerry; Khumalo Godfrey; Holechek Jerry L.
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2007 v.60 no.1 pp. 110-114
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
grasses; pregnancy rate; stocking rate; perennials; beef cows; rangelands; pastures; grazing; drought; water stress; forage; Brangus; feed intake; weaning weight; calves; body condition; named deserts; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Cow––calf productivity on 2 lightly (25%%––30%% use) and 2 conservatively grazed pastures (35%%––40%% use) were evaluated over a 5-year-period (1997 to 2001) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring calving Brangus cows were randomly assigned to study pastures in January of each year. Experimental pastures were similar in area (1 098 ±± 69 ha, mean ±± SE) with similar terrain a ...
DOI:
10.2111/06-011R2.1

11. Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) Population Change in Central New Mexico: Implications for Management and Control

Author:
L. Allen Torell; Kirk C. McDaniel; Joel R. Brown; Gregory L. Torell
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.2 pp. 228-238
ISSN:
1550-7424
Subject:
Bouteloua gracilis; Gutierrezia sarothrae; Monte Carlo method; biomass; die-off; economics; environmental factors; grasslands; population dynamics; probability; rain; rangelands; simulation models; temperature; New Mexico
Abstract:
... This paper examines changes in broom snakeweed populations (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rusby) from 1979 to 2014 at three prairie grassland sites in New Mexico. Data gathered each fall were used to study broom snakeweed population dynamics and to estimate the probability that the relatively short-lived subshrub will die off or invade blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B.K. Lag]) rangelan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rama.2017.10.002

12. Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) Population Change in Central New Mexico: Implications for Management and Control☆

Author:
L. Allen Torell; Kirk C. McDaniel; Joel R. Brown; Gregory L. Torell
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.2 pp. 228-238
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
Bouteloua gracilis; Gutierrezia sarothrae; Monte Carlo method; biomass; die-off; economics; environmental factors; grasslands; population dynamics; probability; rain; rangelands; simulation models; temperature; New Mexico
Abstract:
... This paper examines changes in broom snakeweed populations (Gutierrezia sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rusby) from 1979 to 2014 at three prairie grassland sites in New Mexico. Data gathered each fall were used to study broom snakeweed population dynamics and to estimate the probability that the relatively short-lived subshrub will die off or invade blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B.K. Lag]) rangelan ...

13. Can biological soil crusts be prominent landscape components in rangelands? A case study from New Mexico, USA

Author:
Megan S. Stovall; Amy C. Ganguli; Jeremy W. Schallner; Akasha M. Faist; Qiuyan Yu; Nicole Pietrasiak
Source:
Geoderma 2022 v.410 pp. 115658
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
aggregate stability; arid lands; biological soil crusts; case studies; community structure; ecosystem services; landscapes; nitrogen; pH; rangelands; soil aggregates; soil erosion; soil quality; soil texture; watersheds; New Mexico
Abstract:
... To sustainably manage rangelands, it is paramount that all agents of soil health are considered in conservation practices. Yet, our understanding of the extent and importance of biological soil crust (hereafter biocrust) as a component of rangeland health and quality is limited. The objective of this project was to quantify and characterize rangeland biocrusts within a region of New Mexico, USA, f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115658

14. Characterizing Foraging Patterns among Cattle and Bonded and Non-Bonded Small Ruminants using Spatial Point Process Techniques

Author:
Anderson, D.M.; Murray, L.W.; Sun, P.; Fredrickson, E.L.; Estell, R.E.; Nakamatsu, V.B.
Source:
Applied statistics in agriculture : proceedings of the ... Kansas State University Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture 2010 no.22 pp. 12-35
Subject:
Capra hircus; Ovis aries; agriculture; beef cattle; cows; crossbreds; mohair; pastures; rangelands; sheep; zebu; Kansas; New Mexico
Abstract:
... This paper uses the technique of spatial point processes to describe the spatial patterns of free-ranging cattle and small ruminants. Two mixed-species livestock groups were monitored while foraging on 410 ha of brush-infested Southern New Mexico rangeland during July and August 1988. The groups consisted of crossbred Bos taurus and Bos indicus beef cattle with white-faced sheep (Ovis aries) and m ...

15. A Cloud-Based Evaluation of the National Land Cover Database to Support New Mexico’s Food–Energy–Water Systems

Author:
Melakeneh G. Gedefaw; Hatim M.E. Geli; Kamini Yadav; Ashraf J. Zaied; Yelena Finegold; Kenneth G. Boykin
Source:
Remote Sensing 2020 v.12 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; Internet; climatic factors; cropland; curry; databases; food production; grasslands; groundwater; image analysis; land cover; land use; land use and land cover maps; models; monitoring; production technology; rangelands; remote sensing; semiarid zones; shrublands; surface water; uncertainty analysis; water shortages; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Accurate estimation of land use/land cover (LULC) areas is critical, especially over the semi-arid environments of the southwestern United States where water shortage and loss of rangelands and croplands are affecting the food production systems. This study was conducted within the context of providing an improved understanding of New Mexico’s (NM’s) Food–Energy–Water Systems (FEWS) at the county ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs12111830

16. Comparison of a wind-assisted dispersal technique and aerial application for range caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) management

Author:
Huddleston, E.W.; Sanderson, R.; Ross, J.B.; Henderson, J.A.
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 1987 v.80 no.1 pp. 226-229
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
Lepidoptera; rangelands; integrated pest management; insecticides; aerial application; wind; pesticide application; Poaceae; costs and returns; New Mexico
DOI:
10.1093/jee/80.1.226

17. Comparison of nearest neighbor and rule-based decision tree classification in an object-oriented environment

Author:
Laliberte, Andrea S.; Koppa, Justin; Fredrickson, Ed L.; Rango, Albert
Source:
2006 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium : July 31-Aug. 4, 2006, Denver, Colorado pp. -
Subject:
rangelands; arid zones; remote sensing; satellites; image analysis; decision making; New Mexico
Handle:
10113/44074

18. Conservation Outcomes and Social Relations: A Comparative Study of Private Ranchland Conservation Easements

Author:
Adena R. Rissman; Nathan F. Sayre
Source:
Society & natural resources 2012 v.25 no.6 pp. 523-538
ISSN:
0894-1920
Subject:
conservation programs; economic incentives; government agencies; human resources; interviews; land use; landowners; monitoring; nongovernmental organizations; rangelands; Arizona; California; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Conservation easements have increased dramatically but their social and ecological outcomes are largely unknown. To examine the influence of social relations and institutional structure on easement design and conservation outcomes, we compared two regions where land trusts hold conservation easements protecting large areas of private rangeland: Lassen Foothills, California, and Malpai Borderlands, ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920.2011.580419

19. Control of Silky Crazyweed (Oxytropis sericea) with Aminopyralid + 2,4-D and Picloram + 2,4-D on Native Rangeland

Author:
Goodman Laura E.; Cibils Andrés F.; Steiner Robert L.; Graham John D.; McDaniel Kirk C.
Source:
Invasive plant science and management 2015 v.8 no.4 pp. 401-408
ISSN:
1939-747X
Subject:
2,4-D; Oxytropis sericea; application rate; biomass; canopy; flowering; forage; forbs; grasses; half life; invasive species; livestock; pesticide application; picloram; poisonous plants; rangelands; spring; swainsonine; toxicity; vegetation; wildlife; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Techniques for preventing crazyweed toxicity in livestock have generally fallen into two categories: excluding livestock access to infested ranges during early spring and fall, and controlling crazyweed populations through herbicide application. Although picloram has been used to control crazyweed effectively in the past, aminopyralid has shown efficacy at lower application rates, exhibits less po ...
DOI:
10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00002.1

20. Controls on Soil Organic Matter Content and Stable Isotope Signatures in a New Mexico Lithosequence

Author:
Scott Paul Werts; Matthew Milligan
Source:
Soil science 2012 v.177 no.10 pp. 599-606
ISSN:
0038-075X
Subject:
clay; limestone; nitrogen; particle size; rangelands; runoff; shale; silt; soil organic carbon; soil organic nitrogen; soil types; stable isotopes; vegetation; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Arid and semiarid rangelands currently occupy approximately 30% of the earth’s surface and contain a wide variety of soil types and vegetation. The purpose of our study was to investigate the C and N dynamics of a soil lithosequence with parent material ranging from schist to limestone to shale in central New Mexico. Although the soil forming above the shale contained comparatively higher combined ...
DOI:
10.1097/SS.0b013e318271aa9c

21. Damage potential of Hesperotettix viridis (Orthoptera: Acrididae) on a rangeland weed, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Author:
Thompson, D.C.; McDaniel, K.C.; Torell, L.A.; Richman, D.B.
Source:
Environmental entomology 1995 v.24 no.5 pp. 1315-1321
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Acrididae; Gutierrezia sarothrae; defoliation; mortality; population density; density; rangelands; New Mexico
Abstract:
... The vulnerability of broom snakeweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby, to herbivory by the grasshopper, Hesperotettix viridis (Thomas), was quantified by placing various densities of grasshoppers on individual caged plants. Field experiments were conducted in the summers of 1989 and 1990 at 2 shortgrass prairie locations in eastern New Mexico. In general, grasshoppers removed most ph ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/24.5.1315

22. Delivered Biomass Costs of Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) for Bioenergy Uses in the South Central USA

Author:
Seong C. Park; R. James Ansley; Mustafa Mirik; Marc A. Maindrault
Source:
BioEnergy research 2012 v.5 no.4 pp. 989-1001
ISSN:
1939-1234
Subject:
Prosopis glandulosa; bioenergy; biomass; corn; dietary fiber; ethanol; feedstocks; foods; grasslands; harvesting; leasing; markets; production costs; rangelands; regrowth; shrubs; trees; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas
Abstract:
... Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.), a multistemmed tree that grows on grasslands and rangelands in the South Central USA (Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico), may have potential as a bioenergy feedstock due to a large amount of existing standing biomass and significant regrowth potential following initial harvest. The objective of this research was to determine the cost to harvest, store, and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12155-012-9214-2

23. Distribution of Competition Potential Between Native Ungulates and Free‐Roaming Equids on Western Rangelands

Author:
David C. Stoner; Michael T. Anderson; Cody A. Schroeder; Cole A. Bleke; Eric T. Thacker
Source:
journal of wildlife management 2021 v.85 no.6 pp. 1062-1073
ISSN:
0022-541X
Subject:
Antilocapra americana; Cervus canadensis; Equus asinus; Odocoileus hemionus; Oregon; Ovis canadensis; basins; contraception; demography; ecological balance; economic valuation; elks; forage; forests; habitats; horses; rangelands; wildlife; wildlife management; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Free‐roaming equids (i.e., feral horses [Equus caballus] and burros [Equus asinus]) are widely distributed and locally abundant across the rangelands of the western United States. The 1971 Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act (WFRHBA) gave the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) the legal authority to manage these animals on designated public lands. To fulfill ...
DOI:
10.1002/jwmg.21993

24. Distribution, Density, and Land Cover Associations of Wintering Golden Eagles in the Southern Great Plains

Author:
Natasia R. Mitchell; Clint W. Boal; Ben R. Skipper
Source:
Western North American naturalist 2020 v.80 no.4 pp. 452-461
ISSN:
1527-0904
Subject:
Aquila chrysaetos; eagles; land cover; rangelands; surveys; winter; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas
Abstract:
... In addition to its resident Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), the Southern Great Plains of North America receives an influx of migrant Golden Eagles each winter. However, little current or quantitative information is available regarding eagle presence or the species' land cover associations across the region. During the winters of 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, we surveyed Golden Eagles along 51 approx ...
DOI:
10.3398/064.080.0402

25. Diterpenoids from Gutierrezia sarothrae and G. microcephala: Chemical diversity, chemophenetics and implications to toxicity in grazing livestock

Author:
Dale R. Gardner; Daniel Cook; Scott W. Larsen; Clinton A. Stonecipher; Robert Johnson
Source:
Phytochemistry 2020 v.178 pp. 112465
ISSN:
0031-9422
Subject:
Gutierrezia sarothrae; abortifacients; alcohols; chemotypes; grazing; labdane; lactones; livestock; phytotoxins; plant taxonomy; poisonous weeds; rangelands; toxicity; Colorado; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas; Utah; Wyoming
Abstract:
... Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) and threadleaf snakeweed (G. microcephala) are suffrutescent plants found in many parts of western US rangelands and are possibly toxic to grazing livestock. The toxic components are not known, but it has been suggested that the diterpene acids may be both toxic and abortifacient. One hundred sixty-two samples of snakeweed were collected from 55 locations in ...
Handle:
10113/7047130
DOI:
10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112465

26. Do Young Calves Influence Movement Patterns of Nursing Raramuri Criollo Cows on Rangeland?

Author:
Shelemia Nyamuryekung’e; Andres F. Cibils; Richard E. Estell; Dawn VanLeeuwen; Caitriana Steele; Octavio Roacho Estrada; Felipe A. Rodríguez Almeida; Alfredo L. González; Sheri Spiegal
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2020 v.73 no.1 pp. 84-92
ISSN:
1550-7424
Subject:
beef cattle; calves; cattle breeds; collars; cows; global positioning systems; grazing; herds; pastures; rangelands; woodlands; Mexico; New Mexico
Abstract:
... We compared movement patterns of nursing versus non-nursing cows and characterized cow-calf proximity patterns over 2 years in two herds of Raramuri Criollo (RC) cattle that grazed either desert rangeland of southern New Mexico, United States, or woodlands of west-central Chihuahua, Mexico. At each site, 9−14 randomly selected mature cows were fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rama.2019.08.015
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rama.2019.08.015

27. Dragged-Rail Treatments for Reducing Cholla Infestation in Southeast New Mexico, USA

Author:
Cox Robert D.; Johns Braden G.
Source:
Weed technology 2014 v.28 no.1 pp. 286-289
ISSN:
0890-037X
Subject:
Cylindropuntia imbricata; prescribed burning; rangelands; tractors; trees; weeds; Africa; Australia; Europe; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Cholla infestations can be problematic on rangelands in North America, Australia, Africa, and Europe, and treatment options for this plant are limited because of its ability to resprout from broken stem fragments. We investigated dragged-rail treatments, where iron rails are dragged across the rangeland by tractor and knock plants over while uprooting them, as a treatment option for tree cholla in ...
DOI:
10.1614/WT-D-13-00110.1

28. Drought Effects on a Semidesert Grassland Range

Author:
Carlton H. Herbel; Fred N. Ares; Robert A. Wright
Source:
Ecology 1972 v.53 no.6 pp. 1084-1093
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Aristida; Bouteloua eriopoda; Prosopis juliflora; Sporobolus; atmospheric precipitation; death; drought; grasses; highlands; rangelands; sandy soils; species diversity; summer; surveys; New Mexico
Abstract:
... A vegetational survey on the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico, taken annually from 1941 through 1957, is the basis for a study of the effects of the great drought of 1951 through 1956. Both cover and yields were studied. Observations were stratified into seven classes based on a consideration of land form and soil characteristics. Seasonal and annual precipitation during the droug ...
DOI:
10.2307/1935420

29. Droughts and Wildfires in Western U.S. Rangelands

Author:
John Derek Scasta; John R. Weir; Michael C. Stambaugh
Source:
Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.4 pp. 197-203
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
altitude; arid zones; atmospheric precipitation; charcoal; drought; fire intensity; fire weather; fuel loading; latitude; meteorological data; rangelands; trees; vegetation; weather forecasting; wildfires; Nevada; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Wyoming
Abstract:
... Because fire activity fluctuates with short- and long-term term weather and climate trends, understanding trends relative to climate forecasts is critical to mitigating the loss of life and property and rapid vegetation state changes. Through the analysis of charcoal and trees scars, historical droughts and fire patterns can be quantified retrospectively for hundreds of years. This evidence sugges ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.003

30. Dynamic variability in thermal-germination response of squirreltail (Elymus elymoides and Elymus multisetus)

Author:
Hardegree, S.P.; Jones, T.A.; Pierson, F.B.; Clark, P.E.; Flerchinger, G.N.
Source:
Environmental and experimental botany 2008 v.62 no.2 pp. 120-128
ISSN:
0098-8472
Subject:
planting date; plant nurseries; heat treatment; Elymus multisetus; interspecific variation; ambient temperature; statistical models; simulation models; seeds; microclimate; provenance; prediction; Elymus elymoides; seed germination; rangelands; experimental design; range improvement; ecological restoration; plant ecology; Arizona; Utah; Idaho; New Mexico; Colorado
Abstract:
... Bottlebrush squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) and big squirreltail (Elymus multisetus) have been identified as high-priority species for restoration and rehabilitation of millions of acres of rangeland in the western United States that have been degraded by wildfire and introduced annual weeds. In this study, squirreltail accessions from Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico were grown in a ...
Handle:
10113/10211
DOI:
10.1016/j.envexpbot.2007.07.010

31. Ecological Applications

Author:
Nicholas P. Webb; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Michael C. Duniway
Source:
Ecological site-based assessments of wind adn wate erosion: Informing accelerated soil erosion management in rangelands 2014 v.24 pp. 1405-1420
Subject:
canopy; ecosystems; grasslands; land use planning; management systems; monitoring; rangelands; soil erosion models; vegetation cover; water erosion; wind erosion; New Mexico
Abstract:
... This paper explores how soil erosion assessments structured across ecological sites can inform systems for managing accelerated soil erosion in rangelands. We evaluated wind and water erosion rates for five ecological sites in southern New Mexico, USA, using monitoring data and rangeland-specific wind and water erosion models. Our results show that wind and water erosion can be highly variable wit ...
Handle:
10113/59627

32. Ecological site‐based assessments of wind and water erosion: informing accelerated soil erosion management in rangelands

Author:
Nicholas P. Webb; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Michael C. Duniway
Source:
Ecological applications 2014 v.24 no.6 pp. 1405-1420
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
accelerated erosion; canopy; climatic factors; ecosystems; grasslands; land classification; land use; landscapes; monitoring; rangelands; sediments; soil; soil erosion models; water erosion; wind; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Accelerated soil erosion occurs when anthropogenic processes modify soil, vegetation, or climatic conditions causing erosion rates at a location to exceed their natural variability. Identifying where and when accelerated erosion occurs is a critical first step toward its effective management. Here we explored how erosion assessments structured in the context of ecological sites (a land classificat ...
DOI:
10.1890/13-1175.1

33. Economic injury levels for interseasonal control of rangeland insects

Author:
Torell, L.A.; Davis, J.H.; Huddleston, E.W.; Thompson, D.C.
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 1989 v.82 no.5 pp. 1289-1294
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
mathematical models; malathion; low volume spraying; rangelands; insect control; Acrididae; population dynamics; New Mexico
Abstract:
... The economic injury level (EIL) model traditionally used in pest management was extended to include control of univoltine pests for which multiple years of control benefits are expected. The model was then applied to control of grasshoppers (Acrididae) invading western rangelands. The EIL for grasshoppers was 18 fourth instars per square meter under defined average conditions using malathion ULV l ...
DOI:
10.1093/jee/82.5.1289

34. Economics and Optimal Frequency of Wyoming Big Sagebrush Control With Tebuthiuron

Author:
Torell L. Allen; McDaniel Kirk C.; Ochoa Carlos G.
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2005 v.58 no.1 pp. 77-84
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
Artemisia tridentata; shrubs; woody weeds; rangelands; forage grasses; forage crops; crop yield; profitability; economic impact; frequency; weed control; tebuthiuron; duration; cost analysis; livestock; grazing; plant communities; application rate; New Mexico
Abstract:
... The optimal frequency of tebuthiuron (N-[[5-(dimetylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl]]-N,N′′-dimethylurea) treatments was investigated for Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle and Young) when added forage for livestock and wildlife are considered to be the economic benefit of the treatment. Data collected at 8 northwest New Mexico study sites were used to define ke ...
DOI:
10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58<77:EAOFOW>2.0.CO;2

35. Economics of Flexible Versus Conservative Stocking Strategies to Manage Climate Variability Risk

Author:
Torell L. Allen; Murugan Subramanian; Ramirez Octavio A.
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2010 v.63 no.4 pp. 415-425
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
bioeconomic models; drought; yearlings; cow-calf operations; arid zones; linear models; farm income; water stress; forage; weather forecasting; plant growth; stocking rate; cattle; climate change; production costs; commodity prices; grazing management; rangelands; beef; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Recommended strategies for dealing with drought include maintaining a conservative stocking rate, maintaining grazing flexibility by having yearlings as one of multiple enterprises on the ranch, and leaving a significant amount of herbaceous production at the end of the grazing season. We perform an economic analysis of these grazing strategies using a bio-economic multiperiod linear programming m ...
DOI:
10.2111/REM-D-09-00131.1

36. Effect of image spatial and spectral characteristics on mapping semi-arid rangeland vegetation using multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis (MESMA)

Author:
K. R. Thorp; A. N. French; A. Rango
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2013 v.132 pp. 120-130
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
correlation; ecological invasion; grasses; grasslands; hyperspectral imagery; image analysis; invasive species; livestock production; multispectral imagery; rangelands; remote sensing; semiarid zones; shrubs; soil; spectrometers; vegetation cover; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Encroachment of invasive shrubs into grassland areas on rangelands in the southwestern United States threatens the viability of livestock production and can severely alter hydrology and biodiversity. Novel remote sensing technologies may provide useful information for monitoring and remediating this threat. The objectives were to investigate multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis (MESMA) as ...
Handle:
10113/57146
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2013.01.008

37. Effect of spatial image support in detecting long-term vegetation change from satellite time-series

Author:
Jonathan J. Maynard; Jason W. Karl; Dawn M. Browning
Source:
Landscape ecology 2016 v.31 no.9 pp. 2045-2062
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
Landsat; biomass; ecosystems; grasslands; landscapes; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; monitoring; plant communities; rangelands; remote sensing; shrublands; spatial variation; temporal variation; time series analysis; uncertainty; vegetation structure; New Mexico
Abstract:
... CONTEXT: Arid rangelands have been severely degraded over the past century. Multi-temporal remote sensing techniques are ideally suited to detect significant changes in ecosystem state; however, considerable uncertainty exists regarding the effects of changing image resolution on their ability to detect ecologically meaningful change from satellite time-series. OBJECTIVES: (1) Assess the effects o ...
Handle:
10113/5555872
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-016-0381-y

38. Effects of managed fire on a swale grassland in the Chihuahuan Desert

Author:
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Laura M. Burkett; Leticia Lister
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.5 pp. 181-184
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
grasslands; highlands; prescribed burning; rain; rangelands; shrubs; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
Abstract:
... • Fire is considered a critical process for limiting shrub encroachment and maintaining grassland structure and functions.• Fire can be detrimental to grasses in upland settings of arid desert grasslands, but no studies have been performed in more productive swale grasslands.• Monitoring of a prescribed fire treatment in a swale grassland in southern New Mexico indicated that perennial grasses had ...
Handle:
10113/7415279
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001

39. Effects of supplements that contain increasing amounts of metabolizable protein with or without Ca-propionate salt on postpartum interval and nutrient partitioning in young beef cows

Author:
Waterman, R.C.; Sawyer, J.E.; Mathis, C.P.; Hawkins, D.E.; Donart, G.B.; Petersen, M.K.
Source:
Journal of animal science 2006 v.84 no.2 pp. 433-446
ISSN:
0021-8812
Subject:
beef cows; blood; calcium propionate; cattle feeding; crude protein; digestible protein; feed supplements; glucose; glucose tolerance; grazing; lactation duration; nutrient partitioning; nutrients; postpartum interval; pregnancy; progesterone; rangelands; rumen fermentation; weaning; winter; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Cattle grazing winter range forages exhibit interannual variation in response to supplementation. This variation may be mediated by circulating concentrations and subsequent metabolism of glucose, which are influenced by forage quality and availability. A study conducted at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center during 2 dry years evaluated responses of young postpartum beef cows (n = 51, ...
Handle:
10113/59134
PubMed:
16424272

40. Efficacy of low-stress herding and low-moisture block to target cattle grazing locations on New Mexico rangelands

Author:
Mitchell B. Stephenson; Derek W. Bailey; Larry D. Howery; Leticia Henderson
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2016 v.130 pp. 84-93
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
biomass; cattle; dry environmental conditions; grasses; grazing; herding; pastures; perennials; protein supplements; rangelands; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Efficacy of low-stress herding (LSH) and strategic placement of low-moisture block (LMB) protein supplement was evaluated to target cattle grazing on underutilized areas of extensive and rugged rangelands in south central New Mexico. Global positioning system-tracked cattle spent more time (P < 0.01) on target areas (6.9 ± 0.6 h d−1) than non-target areas (0.5 ± 0.6 h d−1) when LSH and LMB treatme ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.03.012
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.03.012
Chorus Open Access:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.03.012

41. Essays of a Peripheral Mind: Desperately Creative Acts

Author:
Havstad, K.M.
Source:
Rangelands 2008 v.30 no.5 pp. 25-28
ISSN:
1551-501X
Subject:
range management; rangelands; citizen participation; organizations; New Mexico
Abstract:
... The issue on New Mexico rangelands is devoted to some of the more progressive resource management collaborations that are at home in the Land of Enhancement. These examples can be viewed as experiments and have several common threads. Additionally, these can be seen as acts of desperation. The essential and common catalyst to each of these experiments can be characterized as a nearly fearless or a ...
Handle:
10113/30693
DOI:
10.2111/1551-501X(2008)30[25:EOAPM]2.0.CO;2

42. Essays of a Peripheral Mind: The Range Problem in New Mexico

Author:
Havstad, K.M.
Source:
Rangelands 2008 v.30 no.3 pp. 56-58
ISSN:
1551-501X
Subject:
rangelands; range management; overgrazing; issues and policy; scientists; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Elmer Ottis Wooton is a professor at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, who has published his treatise on the problem of overgrazing across New Mexico's rangelands at the start of the 20th century. The publication, called "The Rangeland Problem in New Mexico", describes the overgrazing problem, as well as a suggestion to create a less harsh and less honest assessment about ...
Handle:
10113/30694
DOI:
10.2111/1551-501X(2008)30[56:EOAPM]2.0.CO;2

43. Estimating densities of grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) assemblages using binomial sampling

Author:
Legg, D.E.; Lockwood, J.A.; Kemp, W.P.; Nolan, M.A.
Source:
Environmental entomology 1993 v.22 no.4 pp. 733-742
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Acrididae; population density; surveys; models; rangelands; Wyoming; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Counts of grasshoppers from Wyoming and New Mexico were related to the proportion of O.1-m(2) samples that contained grasshoppers through binomial sampling models. Three models were investigated. One was based on the Poisson probability density function and two were based on the Nachman and logit binomial regressions. The Nachman and logit regressions were tested extensively for an influence of pr ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/22.4.733

44. Exploring dust emission responses to land cover change using an ecological land classification

Author:
Magda S. Galloza; Nicholas P. Webb; Max P. Bleiweiss; Craig Winters; Jeffrey E. Herrick; Eldon Ayers
Source:
Aeolian research 2018 v.32 pp. 141-153
ISSN:
1875-9637
Subject:
dust; dust emissions; ecological models; ecosystems; land classification; land cover; mass transfer; rangelands; sediments; soil; uncertainty; vegetation types; wind erosion; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Despite efforts to quantify the impacts of land cover change on wind erosion, assessment uncertainty remains large. We address this uncertainty by evaluating the application of ecological site concepts and state-and-transition models (STMs) for detecting and quantitatively describing the impacts of land cover change on wind erosion. We apply a dust emission model over a rangeland study area in the ...
Handle:
10113/5927851
DOI:
10.1016/j.aeolia.2018.03.001

45. Forage destruction by Aulocara elliotti (Orthoptera: Acrididae) on rangeland in the southwestern United States

Author:
Thompson, D.C.; Torell, L.A.; Huddleston, E.W.; Davis, J.H.
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 1995 v.88 no.5 pp. 1455-1460
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
Acrididae; Bouteloua gracilis; rangelands; defoliation; forage; forage production; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Forage destruction rates of the big-headed grasshopper, Aulocara elliotti (Thomas), on southwestern rangelands dominated by the C4 warm-season grass, Bouteloua gracilis (Humboldt, Bonpland, & Kunth) Griffiths, were studied in 1987 and 1989. To obtain variable grasshopper defoliation pressures, A. elliotti were caged at densities ranging from 0 to 40 grasshoppers per square meter. Precipitation (bo ...
DOI:
10.1093/jee/88.5.1455

46. Fragmentation Effects on Soil Aggregate Stability in a Patchy Arid Grassland

Author:
Bestelmeyer Brandon T.; Ward Judy P.; Herrick Jeffrey E.; Tugel Arlene J.
Source:
Rangeland ecology & management 2006 v.59 no.4 pp. 406-415
ISSN:
1551-5028
Subject:
arid zones; simulation models; rangelands; soil slaking; soil pH; soil quality; rain; spatial variation; habitat fragmentation; storms; wetting front; grasslands; soil aggregates; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Soil aggregate stability (AS) has been promoted as a primary indicator of soil-surface function and a key metric in state-and-transition models. There are few studies, however, that relate indices of AS to the process of grassland degradation. In a Chihuahuan Desert rangeland, we measured variation in AS across vegetated-bare patch boundaries within six plot types reflecting a hypothesized fragmen ...
Handle:
10113/1157
DOI:
10.2111/05-180R1.1

47. Fungal root endophytes in fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens, on arid rangelands of southwestern USA

Author:
Barrow, J.R.; Havstad, K.M.; McCaslin, B.D.
Source:
Arid soil research and rehabilitation 1997 v.11 no.2 pp. 177-185
ISSN:
0890-3069
Subject:
Chytridiomycetes; endophytes; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; rangelands; arid lands; Atriplex canescens; plant ecology; New Mexico; Colorado
DOI:
10.1080/15324989709381470

48. A GPS-based Evaluation of Factors Commonly Used to Adjust Cattle Stocking Rates on Both Extensive and Mountainous Rangelands

Author:
Michael F. Millward; Derek W. Bailey; Andres F. Cibils; Jerry L. Holechek
Source:
Rangelands 2020 v.42 no.3 pp. 63-71
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
area; cattle; forage production; global positioning systems; grazing intensity; guidelines; information; monitoring; mountains; ranching; rangelands; research; stocking rate; water; Arizona; Montana; New Mexico
Abstract:
... •Published research provides guidelines to reduce stocking rates on areas >10% slope and >1.6 km from water because these areas may be considered ungrazeable.•Data from 180 cattle tracked by GPS collars for 1 to 4 months at seven ranches in New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana on average resulted in grazeable area calculations that were approximately 10% higher than those derived from published guidel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.04.001

49. Geomorphic and land cover characteristics of aeolian dust sources in West Texas and eastern New Mexico, USA

Author:
Jeffrey A. Lee; Matthew C. Baddock; Mbongowo J. Mbuh; Thomas E. Gill
Source:
Aeolian research 2012 v.3 no.4 pp. 459-466
ISSN:
1875-9637
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; cropland; dunes; grasslands; land cover; land use; landscapes; loess; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; playas; rangelands; remote sensing; sand; shrublands; wind erosion; New Mexico; Texas
Abstract:
... Wind erosion in West Texas and eastern New Mexico typically happens in localized source areas while most of the landscape is not eroding. Dust source areas were located and characterized according to type of geomorphological surface and land cover. For 2001–09, 27 erosion event days were identified where dust plumes were visible on MODIS satellite images. From these images, 625 point sources were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.08.001

50. Geospatial Scaling of Runoff and Erosion Modeling in the Chihuahuan Desert

Author:
Grady P. Ball; Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin
Source:
Applied engineering in agriculture 2019 v.35 no.5 pp. 733-743
ISSN:
0883-8542
Subject:
agriculture; hydraulic conductivity; hydrologic models; landscapes; rangeland soils; rangelands; runoff; sheet erosion; soil erosion models; spatial data; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
Abstract:
... Large-scale assessments of rangeland runoff and erosion require methods to extend plot-scale parameterizations to large areas. In this study, Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) parameters were developed from plot-scale foliar and ground-cover transect data for an arid, grass-shrub rangeland in southern New Mexico, and a method was assessed to upscale transect-plot parameters to a large l ...
DOI:
10.13031/aea.13275