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<b>Data from: Do species respond to multi-year disturbance rhythms and are we missing the beat?</b>
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A 15-yr (2006-2020) experiment testing factorially-arranged combinations of fire seasonality (summer, fall, spring) and fire return interval (2, 3, 6-yr) plus non-... -
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Rainfall simulation experiments in the Southwestern USA using the Walnut Gulch Rainfall Simulator
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Introduction Preservation and management of semi-arid ecosystems requires understanding of the processes involved in soil erosion and their interaction with plant... -
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<b>Data from: Response of soil carbon and nitrogen to transplanted alfalfa in North Dakota rangeland</b>
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Alfalfa (Medicago spp.) interseeded into rangeland has been shown to improve the quantity and quality of forage available for grazing. Information regarding soil... -
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Data from: Insecticidal Management of Rangeland Grasshoppers Using Remotely Piloted Aerial Application System
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Grasshoppers are integral parts of rangeland ecosystems but also have the potential to reach population densities high enough (outbreaks) to cause serious economic... -
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Data from: Attracted by higher crude protein, grasshopper abundance and offtake increase after prescribed fire
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This study examined how indirect fire effects (improved forage quality) affect the density of and offtake by grasshoppers at two different times since fire and in... -
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Data from: Exotic herbivores and fire energy drive standing herbaceous biomass but do not alter compositional patterns in a semiarid savanna ecosystem
Department of Agriculture —
The data comprise 2 years of biomass and plant community data from a study on fire and herbivore impacts on vegetation in semi-arid Texas savanna. Data are from 72... -
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Data from: Decoupled recovery of ecological communities after reclamation
Department of Agriculture —
Grassland restoration is largely focused on creating plant communities that match reference conditions. However, these communities reflect only a subset of the... -
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Data from:Long-term monitoring indicates stability of summer range forage resources at the US Sheep Experiment Station
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The US Sheep Experiment Station (USSES) is a USDA-ARS research location based in Dubois, Idaho (44° 31.499'N, 111° 47.040'W). The station's land base includes... -
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Assessing the rate and reversibility of large herbivore effects on community composition in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem with GZTX data on the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado, USA 1992-2017
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This data package was produced initially by researchers working on the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research (SGS-LTER) Project, administered at Colorado... -
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<b>Data from: Soil Change Induced by Prairie Dogs Across Three Ecological Sites</b>
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Prairie dog influences on soil properties should be considered when implementing management recommendations to improve rangeland health. Unfortunately, few studies... -
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<b>Data from: Water quality of an integrated crop–livestock system in the northern Great Plains</b>
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Integrated crop-livestock (ICL) systems can potentially increase agricultural productivity in an environmentally sustainable manner. Impacts of ICL systems on water... -
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Data from: Using empirical performance data to source bluebunch and Snake River wheatgrass plant materials to restoration sites in the eastern Great Basin, USA
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Twelve populations of bluebunch wheatgrass (7) and Snake River wheatgrass (5) were tested from 2011 (establishment year) through 2016 at three locations (Malta, ID;... -
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Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (North Dakota) patch-burning and grazing management
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These data are the result of a four-year (2017-2020) study comparing rangeland forage and cattle responses across three grazing management practices in central North... -
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Data From: Influence of cold temperature and exposure time on egg overwintering survival in the white-whiskered grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
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Data are from a laboratory experiment conducted to examine the effects of cold temperatures on egg survival of Ageneotettix deorum, the white-whiskered grasshopper... -
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Effect of burn season and grazing deferment on mountain big sagebrush plant communities
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Relative species and cover group data from a four-year long replicated experiment comparing the effects of season of fire (spring or fall) and sheep grazing deferment... -
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Data from: Quantifying wildfire risk to the built environment in rangelands of the US Interior West
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OverviewFire increasingly conflicts with the built environment. The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) describes areas where vegetation near the built environment... -
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Data from: "Understanding the effects of grazing and prescribed fire on hydrology of Kentucky bluegrass–dominated rangelands in the northern Great Plains”
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Rainfall simulation experiments and hydrophobicity measurements with water drop infiltration time and molarity of ethanol droplet tests were conducted at three...