Grassland degradation has accelerated in recent decades in response to increased climate
variability and human activity. Rangeland and grassland conditions directly affect forage …

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration should stimulate biomass production
directly via biochemical stimulation of carbon assimilation, and indirectly via water savings …

Selective grazing can modify the productive capacity of rangelands by reducing
competitiveness of productive, palatable species and increasing the composition of more …

The modification of precipitation regimes and the increase in summer aridity under the
predicted climate change scenarios are hypothesized to have repercussions on the semi …

Comparisons of stocking rates across sites can be facilitated by calculating grazing
pressure. We used peak standing crop and stocking rates from six studies in the North …

The annual carbon (C) budget of grasslands is highly dynamic, dependent on grazing
history and on effects of interannual variability (IAV) in climate on carbon dioxide (CO2) …

Using historical yield and rainfall data from three university-managed ranches in Kansas
and Nebraska, we measure basis risk of Rainfall Index Insurance for Pasture, Rangeland …

Fire is an important process in many ecosystems, especially grasslands. However,
documentation of plant community and soil environment responses to fire is limited for …

The effect of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on switchgrass biomass production has been evaluated in
a number of locations on a small-plot scale; however, field-scale information regarding …

Conventional wisdom among rangeland professionals has been that for long-term
sustainability of grazing livestock operations, rangeland should be kept in high good to low …