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TABLE OF CONTENTS: VOL. 53, 2000 January 2000 154 Herpetofaunal responses to brush management with her- 2 Range research in the far western United States: The bicide and fire by Bob Jones, Stanley F. Fox, David M. first generation by James A. Young Leslie, Jr., David M. Engle, and Robert L. Lochmiller Achievements in management and utilization by private- 159 N-alkane as an internal marker for predicting digestibi- ly-owned rangelands by Clenton E. Owensby ity of forages by Russell E. Sandberg, Don C. Adams, Achievements in management and utilization of southern Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Richard J. Grant grasslands by Jon Carl S. Hoveland 164 Spatial distribution of economic change from Idaho Policy prospects for brush control to increase off-site ranches by Aaron J. Harp, Robert R. Loucks, and James N. water yield by T.L. Thurow, A.P. Thurow, and M.D. Hawkins Garriga 170 Supplementation of yearling steers grazing Northern Breed and stocking rate effects on Chihuahuan Desert Great Plains rangeland by James F. Karn cattle production by John A. Winder, Calvin C. Bailey, 176 Spotted knapweed and grass response to herbicide treat- Milton Thomas, and Jerry Holecheck ments by Roger L. Sheley, Celestine A. Duncan, Mary B. Predictive models for grazing distribution: A GIS Halstvedt, and James S. Jacobs approach by Brent L. Brock and Clenton E. Owensby 183 Residual nitrogen effects on soil, forage, and steer gain Adaptation of tall-grass prairie cultivars to West by William A. Berg and Phillip L. Sims Louisiana by W.D. Pitman 190 Estimating aboveground plant biomass using a photo- Response of 2 semiarid grasslands to cool-season pre- graphic technique by José M. Paruelo, William K. scribed fire by Carleton S. White and Samuel R. Loftin Lauenroth, and Pablo A. Roset Disk chain effects on seeded grass establishment by H.T. A comparison of methods to determine plant succession- Wiedemann and B.T. Cross al stages by Susan R. Winslow and Bok F. Sowell Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esulta) control with glyphosate Carbon exchange rates in grazed and ungrazed pastures plus 2,4-D by Rodney G. Lym of Wyoming by Daniel R. LeCain, Jack A. Morgan, Gerald Activated charcoal attenuates bitterweed toxicosis in E. Schuman, Jean D. Reeder, and Richard H. Hart sheep, by George W. Poage III, Cody B. Scott, Matthew G. Alkaloid levels of a tall larkspur species in southwestern Bisson and F. Steve Hartmann Alberta by W. Majak, R.E. McDiarmid, J.W. Hall, and W. Nutrient distribution among metabolic fractions in 2 Willms Atriplex spp. by Muhammad Islam and Mark A. Adams Seasonal chemical composition of saltbush in semiarid Impact of locoweed poisoning on grazing steer weight grasslands of Jordan by Moh’d Khair J. El-Shatnawi, and gains by Michael H. Ralphs, David Graham, Glen Duff, Yaser M. Mohawesh Bryan L. Stegelmeier, and Lynn F. James Grazing effects on spring ecosystem vegetation of Sagebrush ingestion by lambs: Effects of experience and California’s hardwood rangelands by Barbara Allen-Diaz macronutrients by Elizabeth A. Burritt, Roger E. Banner and Randall D. Jackson and Frederick D. Provenza Switchgrass growth and development: Water, nitrogen, Livestock grazing effects on forage quality of elk winter and plant density by M.A. Sanderson and R.L. Reed range by Patrick E. Clark, William C. Krueger, Larry D. Effects of nitrogen fertilization in leafy spurge root Bryant, and David R. Thomas architecture by Kirstin Ringwall, Mario E. Biondini, and Reassessment of revegetation strategies for Kaho‘olawe Carolyn E. Grygiel Island, Hawai‘i by Alan D. Ziegler, Steven D. Warren, J. Rangeland management impacts on soil biological indi- Lyman Perry and Thomas W. Giambelluca cators in southern Alberta by Johan F. Dormaar and Seedbank diversity in grazing lands of the Northeast Walter D. Willms United States by Benamin F. Tracy and Matt A. Sanderson Broom snakeweed establishment following fire and her- Understory dynamics in cut and uncut western juniper bicide treatments by K.C. McDaniel, D.B. Carroll, and woodlands by Jon D. Bates, Richard F. Miller, and Tony J. C.R. Hart Svejcar 246 Book Review Influence of pasture management on soil biological quality by Manas R. Banerjee, David L. Burton, W.P. (Paul) May 2000 McCaughey, and C.A. Grant 250 Viewpoint: Selecting the 5 most important papers in the 134 Book Reviews first 50 years of the Journal of Range Management by Mitchel P. McClaran March 2000 255 Obsersvations of predator activity at wildlife water 138 Are Namibia’s grasslands desertifying? by David Ward developments in southern Arizona by Stephen DeStefano, and Ben T. Ngairorue Sarah L. Schmidt, and James C. Devos, Jr. 145 Ungulate herbivory on Utah aspen: Assessment of long- 259 Livestock guard dogs reduce predation on domestic term exclosures by Charles E. Kay and Dale L. Bartos sheep in Colorado by William F. Andelt and Stuart N. Hopper JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT 53(6), November 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS: VOL. 53, 2000 January 2000 154 Herpetofaunal responses to brush management with her- 2 Range research in the far western United States: The bicide and fire by Bob Jones, Stanley F. Fox, David M. first generation by James A. Young Leslie, Jr., David M. Engle, and Robert L. Lochmiller Achievements in management and utilization by private- 159 N-alkane as an internal marker for predicting digestibi- ly-owned rangelands by Clenton E. Owensby ity of forages by Russell E. Sandberg, Don C. Adams, Achievements in management and utilization of southern Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Richard J. Grant grasslands by Jon Carl S. Hoveland 164 Spatial distribution of economic change from Idaho Policy prospects for brush control to increase off-site ranches by Aaron J. Harp, Robert R. Loucks, and James N. water yield by T.L. Thurow, A.P. Thurow, and M.D. Hawkins Garriga 170 Supplementation of yearling steers grazing Northern Breed and stocking rate effects on Chihuahuan Desert Great Plains rangeland by James F. Karn cattle production by John A. Winder, Calvin C. Bailey, 176 Spotted knapweed and grass response to herbicide treat- Milton Thomas, and Jerry Holecheck ments by Roger L. Sheley, Celestine A. Duncan, Mary B. Predictive models for grazing distribution: A GIS Halstvedt, and James S. Jacobs approach by Brent L. Brock and Clenton E. Owensby 183 Residual nitrogen effects on soil, forage, and steer gain Adaptation of tall-grass prairie cultivars to West by William A. Berg and Phillip L. Sims Louisiana by W.D. Pitman 190 Estimating aboveground plant biomass using a photo- Response of 2 semiarid grasslands to cool-season pre- graphic technique by José M. Paruelo, William K. scribed fire by Carleton S. White and Samuel R. Loftin Lauenroth, and Pablo A. Roset Disk chain effects on seeded grass establishment by H.T. A comparison of methods to determine plant succession- Wiedemann and B.T. Cross al stages by Susan R. Winslow and Bok F. Sowell Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esulta) control with glyphosate Carbon exchange rates in grazed and ungrazed pastures plus 2,4-D by Rodney G. Lym of Wyoming by Daniel R. LeCain, Jack A. Morgan, Gerald Activated charcoal attenuates bitterweed toxicosis in E. Schuman, Jean D. Reeder, and Richard H. Hart sheep, by George W. Poage III, Cody B. Scott, Matthew G. Alkaloid levels of a tall larkspur species in southwestern Bisson and F. Steve Hartmann Alberta by W. Majak, R.E. McDiarmid, J.W. Hall, and W. Nutrient distribution among metabolic fractions in 2 Willms Atriplex spp. by Muhammad Islam and Mark A. Adams Seasonal chemical composition of saltbush in semiarid Impact of locoweed poisoning on grazing steer weight grasslands of Jordan by Moh’d Khair J. El-Shatnawi, and gains by Michael H. Ralphs, David Graham, Glen Duff, Yaser M. Mohawesh Bryan L. Stegelmeier, and Lynn F. James Grazing effects on spring ecosystem vegetation of Sagebrush ingestion by lambs: Effects of experience and California’s hardwood rangelands by Barbara Allen-Diaz macronutrients by Elizabeth A. Burritt, Roger E. Banner and Randall D. Jackson and Frederick D. Provenza Switchgrass growth and development: Water, nitrogen, Livestock grazing effects on forage quality of elk winter and plant density by M.A. Sanderson and R.L. Reed range by Patrick E. Clark, William C. Krueger, Larry D. Effects of nitrogen fertilization in leafy spurge root Bryant, and David R. Thomas architecture by Kirstin Ringwall, Mario E. Biondini, and Reassessment of revegetation strategies for Kaho‘olawe Carolyn E. Grygiel Island, Hawai‘i by Alan D. Ziegler, Steven D. Warren, J. Rangeland management impacts on soil biological indi- Lyman Perry and Thomas W. Giambelluca cators in southern Alberta by Johan F. Dormaar and Seedbank diversity in grazing lands of the Northeast Walter D. Willms United States by Benamin F. Tracy and Matt A. Sanderson Broom snakeweed establishment following fire and her- Understory dynamics in cut and uncut western juniper bicide treatments by K.C. McDaniel, D.B. Carroll, and woodlands by Jon D. Bates, Richard F. Miller, and Tony J. C.R. Hart Svejcar 246 Book Review Influence of pasture management on soil biological quality by Manas R. Banerjee, David L. Burton, W.P. (Paul) May 2000 McCaughey, and C.A. Grant 250 Viewpoint: Selecting the 5 most important papers in the 134 Book Reviews first 50 years of the Journal of Range Management by Mitchel P. McClaran March 2000 255 Obsersvations of predator activity at wildlife water 138 Are Namibia’s grasslands desertifying? by David Ward developments in southern Arizona by Stephen DeStefano, and Ben T. Ngairorue Sarah L. Schmidt, and James C. Devos, Jr. 145 Ungulate herbivory on Utah aspen: Assessment of long- 259 Livestock guard dogs reduce predation on domestic term exclosures by Charles E. Kay and Dale L. Bartos sheep in Colorado by William F. Andelt and Stuart N. Hopper JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT 53(6), November 2000 268 Economics of grazing weeping lovegrass with stockers in Herbage volume per animal: A tool for rotational graz- the Southern Great Plains by L. Allen Torell, Rex E. ing management by Michel Duru, Héléne Ducrocg and Luc Kirksey, Gary B. Donart, and James D. Libbin Bossuet 277 Effect of grazing on the population biology of Phalaris 403 Hydrologic responses of shortgrass prairie ecosystems by aquatic by Maria José Leiva and Rocio Fernandez Alés Laura Weltz, Gary Frasier, and Mark Weltz 282 Forage removal and grazing time of cattle on small pad- 410 N and P fertilization on rangeland production in docks by Robert C. Broweleit, Walter H. Schacht, Bruce E. Midwest Argentina by Juan C. Guevara, Carlos R. Stasi, Anderson, and Alexander J. Smart Oscar R. Estevez, and Henry N. Houérou 287 Elk presence inside various-sized cattle exclosures by 415 Supplemental barley and charcoal increase intake of Jeffrey A. Gross and James E. Knight sagebrush by lambs by R.E. Banner, J. Rogosic, E.A. 291 Livestock effects on reproduction of the Columbia spot- Burritt, and F.D. Provenza ted frog by Evelyn L. Bull and Marc P. Hayes 421 Vegetation response to late growing-season wildfire on 295 Cryptosporidium parvum transport from cattle fecal Nebraska Sandhills rangeland by Jerry D. Volesky and deposits on California rangelands by Kenneth W. Tate, Sherry B. Connot Edward R. Atwill, Melvin R. George, Neil K. McDougald, 427 Cattle prefer endophyte-free robus needlegrass by T.A. and Royce E. Larsen Jones, M.H. Ralphs, D.R. Gardner, and N.J. Chatterton 300 Postburning legume seeding in the Flooding Pampas, 432 Rearing conditions for lambs may increase tansy rag- Argentina by V.F. Juan, L. Monterroso, M.B. Sacido, M.A. wort grazing by Robert D. Sutherland, Keith Betteridge, Cauhépé Robin A. Fordham, Kevin J. Stafford, and Des A. Costall 305 Biological control of leafy spurge with introduced flea 437 Grass response to seasonal burns in experimental planti- beetles (Aphthona spp.) by Donald R. Kirby, Robert B. ngs by Henry F. Howe Carlson, Kelly D. Krabbenhoft, Donald Mundal, and Matt 442 Plant establishment on angle of repose mine waste M. Kirby dumps by Katrina J. Leavitt, George C.J. Fernandez, and 309 Picloram, fertilizer, and defoliation interactions on spot- Robert S. Nowak ted knapweed reinvasion by James S. Jacobs, Roger L. 453 A comparison of soil chemical characteristics in modified Sheley, and Joella R. Carter rangeland communities by Johan F. Dormaar and Waltet 315 Quantifying spatial heterogeneity in herbage mass and D. Willms consumption in pastures by Masahiko Hirata 459 Book Review 322 Herbivore dunging and endozoochorous seed deposition in a Mediterranean dehesa by J.E. Malo, B. Jiménez, and September 2000 F. Suarez 466 Grazing impacts on selected soil parameters under short- 329 Late season toxic alkaloid concentrations in tall larkspur term forage sequences by E. Mapfumo, D.S. Chanasyk, (Delphinium spp.) by Dale R. Gardner and James A. Pfister V.S. Baron, and M.A. Naeth 335 Western ragweed effects on herbaceous standing crop in 471 Vegetation response to stocking rate in southern mixed- Great Plains Grasslands by Lance T. Vermeire and Robert grass prairie by Robert L. Gillen, John A. Eckroat, and F. L. Gillen Ted McCollum III 479 Effects of roundups on behavior and reproduction of 342 Age-stem diameter relationships of big sagebrush and their management implications by Barry L. Perryman and feral horses by Kyle V. Hansen and Jeffrey C. Mosley 483 Rotational stocking and production of Italian ryegrass Richard A. Olson 347 Characterization of Siberian wheatgrass germplasm on Argentinean rangelands by E.J. Jacobo, A.M. Rodriguez, J.L. Rossi, L.P. Salgado, and V.A. Deregibus from Kazakhstan (Poaceae: Triticeae) by Kevin B. 489 Flow processes in a rangeland catchment in California by Jensen, Kay H. Asay, Douglas A. Johnson, and Bao Jun Li Rohit Salve and Tetsu K. Tokunaga 353 Soil properties and species diversity of grazed crested 499 Comparison of 3 techniques for monitoring use of west- wheatgrass and native rangelands by Maja Krzic, Klaas ern wheatgrass by Lacey E. Halstead, Larry D. Howery, Broersma, Don J. Thompson, and Arthur A. Bomke and George B. Ruyle 359 Book Review 506 A method for estimating cattle fecal loading on rangeland watersheds by Kenneth W. Tate, Edward R. Atwill, July 2000 Neil K. McDougald, Melvin R. George, and David Witt 362 To ranch or not to ranch: Home on the urban range? by 511 Early establishment of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine in Robin H. Liffman, Lynn Huntsinger, and Larry C. Forero grassland seedbeds Yuguang Bai, Don Thompson, and 371 Investigation of herbaceous species adapted to snowfence Klaas Broersma areas by Barry L. Perryman, W.A. Laycock, and David W. 518 Grassland biomass dynamics along an altitudinal gradi- Koch ent in the Pampa by Carolina A. Pérez and Jorge L. Frangi 376 Perceptions and economic losses from locoweed in north- 529 Estimating grazing index values for plants from arid eastern New Mexico by L. Allen Torell, Les P. Owen, Kirk regions by Piérre C.V. Du Toit C. McDaniel, and David Graham 537 Tiller recruitment patterns and biennial tiller production 384 Fire and cattle grazing on wintering sparrows in Arizona in prairie sandreed by J.R. Hendrickson, L.E. Moser, and grasslands by Caleb E. Gordon P.E. Reece 390 Evaluating breeding seasons for cows grazing winter 544 Seed biology of rush skeletonweed in sagebrush steppe by range and bahiagrass by Findlay Pate, Rob Kalmbacher, Julia D. Liao, Stephen B. Monsen, Val Jo Anderson, and and Frank Martin Nancy L. Shaw JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT 53(6), November 2000 50 Seed production in sideoats grama pupulations with dif- 622 Use of digital surface model for hardwood rangeland ferent grazing histories by Steven E. Smith, Rebecca monitoring by Peng Gong, Greg S. Biging, and Rick Mosher, and Debra Fendenheim Standiford 556 Hoary cress reproduction in a sagebrush ecosystem by Protocol for monitoring standing crop in grasslands Larry Larson, Gary Kiemnec, and Teresa Smergut using visual obstruction by Lakhdar Bankobi, Daniel W. 460 Book Review Uresk, Greg Schenbeck, and Rudy M. King Close-range vertical photography for measuring cover November 2000 changes in perennial grasslands by Lauren T. Bennett, 562 Stubble height as a tool for management of riparian Terry S. Judd, and Mark A. Adams areas by Warren P. Clary and Wayne C. Leininger Lichen polysaccharides and their relation to 574 Impacts of western juniper on plant community compo- reindeer/caribou nutrition by B. Svihus and ©. Holand sition and structure by Richard F. Miller, Tony J. Svejcar, Red deer and cattle diet composition in La Pampa, and Jeffrey A. Rose Argentina by A.J. Pordomingo and T. Rucci 586 Long-term effects of fire on sage grouse habitat by Food aversion learning to eliminate cattle consumption Pamela J. Nelle, Kerry P. Reese, and John W. Connelly of pine needles by James A. Pfister 592 Suppression of grasshoppers in the Great Plains through Fire history of the Rochelle Hills Thunder Basin National grazing management by Jerome A. Onsager Grasslands by Barry L. Perryman and W.A. Laycock 603 Sward quality affected by different grazing pressures on Tracked vehicle effects on vegetation and soil character- dairy systems by Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada, Antonio istics by Chad W. Prosser, Kevin K. 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