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Quantification of state-and-transition model components utilizing long-term ecological response data following one-seed juniper treatment on a deep sand savannah ecological site

Creator:

Shaver, Patrick L.

Abstract:

A proposed state-and-transition model (STM) for the Deep Sand Savannah ecological site in central New Mexico was developed using historical data and expert knowledge. This STM was tested utilizing data from short and long term one-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.) control experiments initiated in 1981 and 1985. Utilizing data...

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Dissertation

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Management Co-Major Professor representing Rangeland Ecology and Management Head of the
Modeling animal movement to manage landscapes

Creator:

Larson-Praplan, Stephanie

Abstract:

Managing rangelands with livestock grazing is a tool that can be applied to obtain vegetation management objectives. Animals utilize available resources, which vary in quantity and quality, across the landscape. Their movements are adjusted to the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of resource distribution. Controlling livestock distribution is fundamental to economically...

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Dissertation

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, representing Rangeland Ecology and Management