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Grazing Ecology and Management. Grazing Ecology and Management. Grasslands and grassland plants; prototypical grassland communities Ecological principles and grazing Response of individual plants to grazing Response of populations and communities to grazing (HIVC)
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Grazing Ecology and Management • Grasslands and grassland plants; prototypical grassland communities • Ecological principles and grazing • Response of individual plants to grazing • Response of populations and communities to grazing (HIVC) • Succession and range condition • Woody plant invasion of desert grassland sites • Response of ecosystems to grazing • Grazing and the hydrological cycle • Grazing and invasive plants
Grazing Ecology and Management • Nutritional requirements and forage quality • Principles of grazing management • Stocking rate calculations • Mixed species grazing • Grazing systems • Range livestock in Arizona • Management in variable environments
Grazing Ecology and Management • Ranching and conservation • Key issues in the environment • Wildlife • Riparian areas • Biological diversity
increaser • forage demand • continuous grazing • proper use factor • compensatory growth • animal unit • grazing capacity • grazing intensity • deferment • succession • grassland • grazing tolerance • grazing system • range condition • ruminant animals • infiltration rate • mineralization • forage quality • measures of production • HIVC • drought tolerance • stocking rate