Use of the grazed-plant method for estimating utilization of some range grasses in New Mexico /

Springfield, H. W.; Peterson, Geraldine.; Forest, Rocky Mountain; Station, Range Experiment

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“…Crafts (1937) The "proper use factor" of 30 to 40 percent, often used on USDA Forest Service allotments, appears to be about right, although no definitive studies have been made. Grazed-class photo guides (Schmutz 1971) and grazed-plant methods (Springfield and Peterson 1964) are useful in estimating the degree of utilization for several major forage species. Production-utilization methods now employed on the Southwestern National Forests (USDA-FS 1970c) use ocular estimates and mapping techniques.…”

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Range management and its ecological basis in the ponderosa pine type of Arizona : the status of our knowledge /

Clary¹

1975

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The purposes of this Paper are to summarize and evaluate the available physical, biological, manage ment, and economic data for the Arizona pinebunchgrass ranges. It provides information intended to help public and private managers of forest-range lands in making resource management decisions, and to help researchers make decisions concerning possible new research directions. The information provided follows this sequence: physical-biological characteristics of the Arizona ponderosa pine type, factors influencing livestock (primarily beef) production, allotment conditions, economics, and correlation of grazing with other uses and demands. The following conclusions can be drawn from this information: 1. Considerable descriptive information is available for the Arizona ponderosa pine type. Knowledge of geographic, climatic, edaphic, and vegetation characteristics is adequate for use in reaching many management decisions. 2. The successional stages of the bunchgrass ranges appear to be sufficiently understood so that general range condition can be easily recognized. 3. A good background of range seeding information is available, and the causes of livestock losses from poisonous plants are understood. Ariz. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 1969. Preliminary species classification list. Region 3. Albuquerque, N.M. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 1970a. Nonstructural range improvements handbook. Region 3, Albuquerque, N.M. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 1970b. Range ecosystem research-The challenge of change. U.S. Dep. Agric, Agric. Inf. Bull. 346, 26 p. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 1970c. Range environmental analysis handbook. Region 3, Albuquerque, N.M. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 1972a. The nation's range resources-a forestrange environmental study. For. Resour. Rep. 19, 147 p. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 1972b. Region 3's guide to land use planning. 103 p. Southwest. Region, Albuquerque, N.M.

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Range management and its ecological basis in the ponderosa pine type of Arizona : the status of our knowledge /

Clary¹

1975

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A Method of Determining Utilization for Wet Mountain Meadows on the Summit Allotment, Sequoia National Forest, California

McDougald¹,

Platt²

1976

Journal of Range Management

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Height-weight data were systematically collected to provide a basis for determining utilization for wet mountain meadows occurring on the Summit Allotment of the Sequoia National Forest. Comparison of utilization measurements using the height-weight tables generated from the data with measurements using the current grazed plot method of the California Region, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, showed the inadequacy of using the present grazedplot method to determine utilization andpercentage of allowed use on that allotment. New standards were devised which allow for more accurate determination of utilization andpercentage of allowed use, which will thus allow these mountain meadows to be more eflectively managed.

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Use of the grazed-plant method for estimating utilization of some range grasses in New Mexico /

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Range management and its ecological basis in the ponderosa pine type of Arizona : the status of our knowledge /

Range management and its ecological basis in the ponderosa pine type of Arizona : the status of our knowledge /

A Method of Determining Utilization for Wet Mountain Meadows on the Summit Allotment, Sequoia National Forest, California

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