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Creator:: O'Connor, Casey A.
Abstract:: On piñon-juniper encroached sites that lack the understory fuels to carry a prescribed fire, treatment options are limited to mechanical methods. Cutting with chainsaws and leaving the trees on site has been the primary treatment method for such sites, however this method creates a potential fire hazard, particularly in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Casey A. O‟Connor for the degree of Master of Science in

Creator:: Matney, Casey A.
Abstract:: State-and-transition models (STMs) have been successfully used to describe ecological dynamics in woodlands, shrublands, grasslands, and several other ecosystems. Changes in vegetation and soil are measured to gauge and predict plant community dynamics within ecological states and transitions between alternative ecological states. Ecological states and their boundaries are defined by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Casey A. Matney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Creator:: Anderson, Jordan D.
Abstract:: The sustainable use of natural resources, including the goods and services provided by pasturelands and rangelands, is of growing importance due to climatic uncertainty and population growth. Maintaining high productivity in livestock operations is necessary as land availability diminishes and global populations rise. The potential negative impacts to the environment...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Sheehy, Cody M.
Abstract:: We studied the distribution and habitat selection differences between Spanish breed (Corriente and Longhorn mix) and British breed cattle (Angus, Hereford). This study was located on the Zumwalt prairie during the spring and fall and along the Imnaha river for the winter. Each trial ran for two weeks and in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Casey O’Connor, Griff Gilbert, and Stephanie Larson for always being there for me and making the

Creator:: Nafus, Aleta M.
Abstract:: Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm), an introduced bunchgrass, has been seeded on over 5 million hectares of degraded rangeland in western North America because it establishes more readily than native bunchgrasses. Because crested wheatgrass stands are associated with native species displacement and low biological diversity, there is substantial interest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: State Lands) and many BLM personnel, especially Travis Miller, Garry Brown, Pam Keller, Casey

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