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Sod Suppression Techniques For Legume Interseeding, Alexander J. Smart, Vance N. Owens, Dick Pruitt

South Dakota Beef Report, 2005

Sod suppression is necessary for successful establishment of legumes interseeded into existing pasture; however such techniques vary in their effectiveness, cost, and management. Sod suppression experiments for legume interseeding into cool-season pasture were conducted at South Dakota State University’s Cow-Calf Unit located near Brookings, SD in 2003 to 2005. We evaluated (i) spring burn, (ii) field cultivator or disk, (iii) herbicide, (iv) heavy fall and spring graze, and (v) a control with no sod suppression. Legume species were alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, and kura clover. Sod suppression techniques enhanced the success of legume interseeding. In this study, the grazing equaled or …

The Four Hundred Twenty-Ninth Report Of The Curricular Affairs Committee, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Wilberding, Beth. Greek Transition – Alcohol
• Greek Village Plans Proceed After Board of Regents Approval
• Clark, Ashlee. Board Approves Tuition Plan
• Clark, Ashlee. Judge Lifts Gag Order in Katie Autry Case
• Richardson, Kelly. Plan Will Pay Faculty for Teaching Abroad
• Coulter, Amber. Faculty Examine Contracts
• Oscars Snub Good Movies Once Again
• Editorial Cartoon – Academy Awards
• Dawson, Katie. An Interesting Proposal – Civic Engagement
• Fontana, Alex. In the Beginning – Evolution, Creationism
• Wilberding, Beth. No Water, Electricity Force Temporary Move of Food Service to Garrett Conference Center – Downing …

January 27, 2005, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

R.I.T. News & Events - January 27, 2005, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Main features of this issue: Mayor Johnson accepts public policy teaching post; Baum weighs in on Hubble science; Stadler appointed director of RIT incubator; Young entrepreneurs find ahome at RIT incubator; RIT helps tsunami victims; Honoring sponsored research; RIT to host United Way Susan Bee Challenge; Johnson to lead GCCIS cyber center; Maritime pollution studied; FIRST robotics competition March 3-5

The Advocate, January 27, 2005, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

The Pan American (2005-01-27), Clarissa Martinez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

[54th Year, No. 16]

Program Book - 2005 Calvin Symposium On Worship: Word, Image, Music, Action, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Program book for the 2005 Calvin Symposium on Worship, including a schedule, presenter bios, and practical information.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Globalization - Challenges To Pakistan Economy: Role Of The State Bank Of Pakistan, Ishrat Hussain Dr.

Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse

Globalization - The Phenomena: Presently the term "Globalization" has gained an emotive tinge. Few believe it as an inevitable and irreversible process that will catapult future world economic development; others discern it with antagonism and fear that it will thwart social progress in the context of developing countries, creating enhanced disparity within and between nations, creating unemployment and poorer living standards.

Functional Characteristics Of Wilderness Streams Twenty Years Following Wildfire, Christopher T. Robinson, Urs Uehlinger, G. Wayne Minshall

Western North American Naturalist

We compared functional attributes of streams draining catchments burned by wildfire 20 years previously to those of streams in unburned catchments. Long-term analyses of channel profiles indicated most channel change occurred within the first 10 years after fire with little subsequent change the following 10 years. Much of the standing dead timber had fallen, and its effect on stream morphology was directly related to stream size, with important ramifications for future years as decay progresses. The volume of wood in the active channel was 5X higher in a 3rd-order burn stream than in other burn or reference streams, but >80% …

Fish Assemblage Structure Following Impoundment Of A Great Plains River, Michael C. Quist, Wayne A. Hubert, Frank J. Rahel

Western North American Naturalist

Understanding the upstream and downstream effect of impoundments on stream fish assemblages is important in managing fish populations and predicting the effects of future human activities on stream ecosystems. We used information collected over a 41-year period (1960–2001) to assess changes in fish assemblage structure resulting from impoundment of the Laramie River by Grayrocks Reservoir. Prior to impoundment (i.e., 1960–1979), fish assemblages were dominated by native catostomids and cyprinids. After impoundment several exotic species (e.g., smallmouth bass [Micropterus dolomieu], walleye [Sander vitreus; formerly Stizostedion vitreum], yellow perch [Perca flavescens], brown trout [Salmo …

Effects Of Grazing Exclusion On Rangeland Vegetation And Soils, East Central Idaho, Jeffrey J. Yeo

Western North American Naturalist

Nineteen exclosures on sagebrush steppe and shadscale rangelands, varying in age from 18 to 38 years, were sampled for plant species richness, plant composition, indicators of soil erosion, ground cover, vegetative cover, and herb–low shrub layer screening cover. Features within the exclosures were compared with adjacent sites of the same size that were open to grazing by livestock and wildlife. Species richness typically was slightly greater inside exclosures than in adjacent grazed sites (median = 2 more species inside exclosures), but the difference was not significant (P = 0.16). Similarity of plant community composition between exclosures and adjacent grazed …

Natal Burrows And Nests Of Free-Ranging Pygmy Rabbits (Brachylagus Idahoensis), Janet L. Rachlow, Dana M. Sanchez, Wendy A. Estes-Zumpf

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Water Size And Type On Bat Captures In The Lower Sonoran Desert, Michael J. Rabe, Steven S. Rosenstock

Western North American Naturalist

We compared bat use by mist-netting at 4 different types of wildlife water developments in southwestern Arizona during summer 2000 and 2001. Scaling our results by netting effort, we caught bats more frequently and observed higher species diversity at tinajas (modified natural rock pools) with larger open-water area compared with "guzzler" type water developments that had less open water and more obstacles to bat flight. We caught the fewest bats at guzzlers with buried concrete vault drinkers, which impede bat access and have the smallest areas of open water. Water development designs that minimize evaporative water loss by reducing the …

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Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, January 27, 2005, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 37, January 27, 2005

Central Florida Future

Two fraternities still homeless; Residents miss housing deadline; Wanted: Leader with integrity for $18,000; Pregnant woman jumps from elevator other horror stories; Music's outdated facilities hit a low note: Rehearsal Hall.

A Life History Study Of The Snake River Plains Endemic Lepidium Papilliferum (Brassicaceae), Susan E. Meyer, Dana Quinney, Jay Weaver

Western North American Naturalist

Lepidium papilliferum is an ephemeral species that occupies "slick spot" microhabitats in the matrix of sagebrush steppe vegetation of the southwestern Snake River plains, Idaho, USA. We related population demographic data collected from 1993 to 1996 to on-site precipitation data on the Orchard Training Area west of Boise. We also carried out field seed-retrieval and in situ seed bank studies. We found that L. papilliferum has a dual life history strategy. A fraction of each cohort sets seed as summer annuals, while the remaining plants remain vegetative and potentially biennial. Surviving biennials flower and set seed along with the annual …

Home Range And Seasonal Movements Of Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse Associated With Conservation Reserve Program And Mine Reclamation, Jennifer H. Boisvert, Richard W. Hoffman, Kerry P. Reese

Western North American Naturalist

During 1999 and 2000 we trapped and radio-marked 156 Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) on leks in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, n = 73) and mine reclamation (MR, n = 83) lands in northwestern Colorado. Median spring–fall home range sizes using the 95% fixed kernal and minimum convex polygon estimators for 54 grouse were 86 ha and 61 ha, respectively. Median fixed kernal home range size did not differ between males (79 ha) and females (87 ha). Home ranges of grouse associated with CRP (112 ha) were larger than those of grouse in MR (75 ha). Directional …

Winter Site Fidelity And Body Condition Of Three Riparian Songbird Species Following A Fire, Ivan A. Samuels, Thomas Gardali, Diana L. Humple, Geoffrey R. Geupel

Western North American Naturalist

The effects of fire on nonbreeding songbird species in riparian habitat have not been studied. We compared body condition, within-year site fidelity, and between-year site fidelity of 3 songbird species (Passerella iliaca, Fox Sparrow; Catharus guttatus, Hermit Thrush; and Regulus calendula, Ruby-crowned Kinglet) at 2 coastal riparian sites. Wildfire, which is rare in this habitat, had occurred at 1 of the sites before data collection. A significantly larger proportion of Passerella iliaca was recaptured in subsequent winters at the unburned site than at the burned site, but little difference was found between sites for Catharus guttatus …

Attack And Brood Production By The Douglas-Fir Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) In Douglas-Fir, Pseudotsuga Menziesii Var. Glauca (Pinaceae), Following A Wildfire, Catherine A. Cunningham, Michael J. Jenkins, David W. Roberts

Western North American Naturalist

In 1994 ground fire ignited in forests of Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Mirb.) Franco, on Beaver Mountain, Utah. The Douglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, attacked a range of moderately fire-injured host conifers in 1995. Logistic regression models run for 1995 data illustrated that 1 year after the fire event the Douglas-fir beetle selected and attacked large-diameter Douglas-fir with 60%–80% bole char, 60%–80% crown volume scorch, and 50%–70% probability of mortality due to fire. In 1996 beetle preference shifted to smaller-diameter trees with lighter fire injury, because most large, fire-damaged conifers were colonized by beetles in 1995. Although beetle populations …

Response Of Sagebrush Steppe Species To Elevated Co2 And Soil Temperature, Melissa S. Lucash, Blake Farnsworth, William E. Winner

Western North American Naturalist

Elevated atmospheric CO₂ may cause long-term changes in the productivity and species composition of the sagebrush steppe. Few studies, however, have evaluated the effects of increased CO₂ on growth and physiology of species important to this ecosystem. Since the response of plants to elevated CO₂ may be limited by environmental factors, soil temperature was also examined to determine if low soil temperatures limit CO₂ response. To determine how CO₂ and soil temperature affect the growth of species native to the sagebrush steppe, bottlebrush squirreltail [Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey], Thurber needlegrass (Stipa thurberiana Piper), …

Notes On Significant Collections And Additions To The Flora Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah And Arizona, Between 1992 And 2004, John R. Spence

Western North American Naturalist

Symphyotrichum expansum (Puepp ex Spreng.) Nesom is reported new to Utah from the Escalante River drainage. A major range extension is reported for Aralia racemosa L. in the Escalante drainage, and additional populations are reported of the rare species Imperata brevifolia Vasey in Utah, including the 1st record for the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt. is reported new to north central Arizona. New locations and notes on an additional 22 rare species in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are listed.

Willow Thickets Protect Young Aspen From Elk Browsing After Wolf Reintroduction, William J. Ripple, Robert L. Beschta

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Use Of Cover And Response To Cover Type Edges By Female Sierra Nevada Red Foxes In Winter, John F. Benson, John D. Perrine, Richard T. Golightly Jr., Reginald H. Barrett

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

A Micropterous, Crenon-Dwelling Population Of Megarcys Subtruncata Hanson (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), Bill P. Stark, Richard W. Baumann

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

The Systematics Of Lasiopogon (Diptera: Asilidae) By Robert A. Cannings, C. Riley Nelson

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Vol. 65 No. 1

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

The Cord Weekly (January 26, 2005)

The Cord

No abstract provided.