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Grazing Management | Range Plants | Rangeland Restoration | Range Ecology | Range Hydrology | Range Inventory and Monitoring | Range Nutrition |

Range Plants

  • Animal and Forage Production on Selected Cool- and Warm-Season Grasses
    Research Report 703. 235.3K P.B. Kloppenberg, H.E. Keisling, R.E. Kirksey, and G.B. Donart. College of Agriculture and Home Economics New Mexico State University (pdf)
  • Season and sex influences on botanical composition of cattle diets in southern New Mexico
    Ayed G. Mohammad, C.A. Ferrando, Leigh W. Murray, Rex D. Pieper, and Joe D. Wallace Journal of Range Management May 1996 Volume 49:204-208
  • Flora of the Fort Stanton Experimental Ranch, Lincoln County, New Mexico
    Jan. 1985. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 557. Toutcha Lebgue and Kelly W. Allred.
  • A field guide to the flora of the Jornada Plain
    Nov. 1988. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 839. Kelly W. Allred
  • A preliminary checklist of plant species for the southern foothills of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico May 1997. New Mex. State Univ., Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 721. Joneen S. Cockman and Rex D. Pieper
  • A field guide to the grasses of New Mexico
    1993. Kelly W. Allred. New Mex. Agr. Exp.Sta. Las Cruces, NM
  • Flora of Cooke's Range, southwestern New Mexico
    1988. Travis C. Columbus. M. S. Thesis. New Mex. State Univ., Las Cruces, NM
  • New Mexico Grasses
    June 1988. Kelly W. Allred. New. Mex. Coop. Ext. Serv. Circ.509
  • Livestock-poisoning plants of New Mexico rangelands
    Feb. 1991. New Mex. State Univ. Coll. Agr. and Home Economics. Coop. Ext. Ser. Circ. 531. Chris Allison
  • Snakeweed research updates and highlights
    May 1993. New Mex. State Univ., Agr. Exp. Sta. Coop. Ext. Ser. Res. Rep. 674. Edited by Tracy M. Sterling and David C. Thopmson
  • Snakeweed: Problems and perspectives
    Oct. 1990. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 751. Edited by Ellis W. Huddleston and Rex D. Pieper
  • Ecological characteristics of walkingstick cholla
    July 1974. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 623. Rex D. Pieper, Kenneth H. Rea, and Joseph G. Fraser
  • Taxonomy and ecology of perennial snakeweeds in New Mexcio
    Aug. 1984. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 711. Kirk C. McDaniel, Rex D. Pieper, Lynn E. Loomis, and Abdelgader A. Osman
  • A field guide to the flora of New Mexico States University's Corona Range and Livestock Research Center
    Apr. 2001. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 745. Adam C. Forbes and Kelly W. Allred
  • New Mexico range plants
    1970. New Mex. State Univ. Coop. Ext. Ser., Las Cruces, NM. Charles W. Gay and Don D. Dwyer. Revised by Robert E. Steger
  • A working index of New Mexico vascular plant names
    1995. New Mex. State Univ., Agr. Exp. Sta. E. W. Roalson and K. W. Allred
  • Flora of Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico
    1943. Elbert L. Little and Robert S. Campbell. The American Midland Naturalist. Volume 30:626-670.
  • Life-History characteristics of the creosotebush, Larrea tridentata
    1968. New Mex. State Univ., Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 526. K. A. Valentine and J. B. Gerard

Rangeland Restoration
  • Mesquite control with monuron, fenuron, and diuron
    J. J. Norris, K. A. Valentine, and J. B. Gerard. New Mex. State Univ.,Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 484. 1963.
  • Economic aspects of range improvements in the Southwest
    James R. Gray, Thomas M. Stubblefield, and N. Keith Roberts. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Esp. Bull. 498. October 1965.
  • Creosotebush control with phenoxy herbicides,picloram, and fuel oil in southern New Mexcio
    K. A. Valentine. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 554. February 1970.
  • Nitrogen fertilization of blue grama range
    D. W. Dwyer. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 585. September 1971.
  • Blue grama vegetation responds inconsistently to cholla cactus control Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management Volume 24:52-54, 1971.
  • Burning and nitrogen fertilization of tobosa grass
    Don D. Dwyer. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 595. January 1972.
  • Burning and fertilizing blule grama range in south-central New Mexico
    Rex D. Pieper, Don D. Dwyer, and William W. Wile. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 611. November 1973.
  • Brush eradicating, basin pitting, and seeding machine for arid to semiarid rangeland
    George H. Abernathy and Carlton H. Herbel. May 1973. Journal of Range Management Volume 26:189-192.
  • Rootplowing and seeding arid rangelands in the Southwest
    Carlton H. Herbel, George H. Abernathy, Clyde C. Yarbrough, and David K. Gardner. May 1973. Journal of Range Management. Volume 26:193-197.
  • Effects of types and rates of nitrogen fertilizer on range herbage production under drought conditions. Fulgham, K. O., G. B. Donart, R. D. Pieper, M. Lentner, and D. D. Dwyer. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 343. August 1977.
  • Fertilization influences cattle diets on blue grama range during drought
    Christopher D. Allison, Rex D. Pieper, Gary B. Donart, and Joe D. Wallace. 1977. Journal of Range Management. Volume 30:177-180.
  • Effects of spring burning onproduction and chemical composition of range herbage
    Manuel Arocena, Rex D. Pieper, Gary B. Donart, and Eugene E. Parker. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 406. 1979.
  • Range improvements for New Mexico, 1976-1981
    Kirk McDaniel and E. W. Huddleston (eds.). 1981. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Spec. Rep. 41.
  • New Mexico brush inventory. Gary L. Garison and Kirk C. McDaniel. New Mex. Dept. Agr. Spec. Rep No. 1. June 1982.
  • Wind erosion curtailed by controlling mesquite
    Walter L. Gould. September 1982. Journal of Range Management. 35:563-566.
  • Vegetational evaluation of pinyon-juniper cabling in south-central New Mexico
    Paul ribbel, Rex D. Pieper, and Gordon A. Lymbery. January, 1983. Journal of range management. Volume 36:13-15.
  • Snakeweed control with herbicides
    Kirk C. McDaniel. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. November, 1985.
  • Control of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) with pelleted tebuthiuron.
    K. D. McDaniel and J. F. Balliette. Weed Science. 1986. Volume 34:276-280.
  • Snakeweed: problems and Perspectives. October 1990. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 751. Ellis W. Huddleston and Rex D. Pieper (eds).
  • Broom snakeweed control with fire on New Mexico blue grama rangeland
    K. C. McDaniel, C. R. Hart, and D. B. Carroll. Journal of Range Management. November 1997 Volume 50:652-659.
  • Broom snakeweed dispersal, viability, and germination
    B. L. Wood, K. C. McDaniel, and D. Clason. Weed Science. 1997. Volume 45:77-84.
  • Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) control with picloram and metsulfuron
    K. C. McDaniel and R. W. Duncan. Weed Science. 1987. Volume 35:837-841.
  • Chemical weed and brush control guide for New Mexico ran;gelands.
    K. W. Duncan and K. C. McDaniel. 1991. New Mex. State Univ., Coop. Ext. Serv. 400B-17.
  • Dynamics of Gutierrezia sarothrae with drought and grazing. Reldon F. Beck, MacKenzie Nsinamwa, Rosa Santos, and Rex D. Pieper. 1999. Proceedings of the VI International Rangeland Congress. People and rangelands - building the future. Fyshwick, Australia.
  • Estimating the life of short-lived, cyclic weeds with Markov processes. L. A. Torell, K. C. McDaniel, and K. Williams. Weed Technology. 1992. Volume 6:62-67.
  • Vegetation change following big sagebrush control with tebuthiuron
    Kirk C. McDaniel, David L. Anderson and L. Allen Torell. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull.764. April 1992.
  • Juniper contsrol with soil-applied herbicides. Kirk C. McDaniel and Keith W. Duncan. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 772. March 1995.
  • Broom snakeweed control and seed damage after herbicide applications
    Kirk C. McDaniel, Ballard L. Wood, and Leigh Murray. Journal of range Management. November 2002 Volume 55:604-611.
  • Broom snakeweed establishment following fire and herbicide treatments
    K. C. McDaniel, D. B. Carroll, and C. R. Hart. Journal of Range Management. May 2000 Volume 53:239-245.


Range Ecology

  • Vegetative change in New Mexico rangelands
    In: Esteban A. Herrera and Laura F. Huenneke (eds). New Mexico's natural heritage: Biological diversity in the land of enchanctment. New Mexico Journal of Science. Kelly W. Allred. November 1996. Volume 36:168-229
  • The Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem
    In: Esteban A. Herrera and John G. Mexal. Ensuring sustainable development of arid lands. New Mexico Journal of Science. Reldon F. Beck and Robert P. Gibbens. November 1999. Volume 39:45-85.
  • Post-Drought Vegetation Dynamics on Arid Rangelands in Southern New Mexico
    Bulletin 776. 2002. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station. College of Agriculture and Home Economics New Mexico State University 1301.2K Carlton Herbel and Robert Gibbens. (pdf)
  • Vegetational changes on a semi-desert grassland range
    Lee C. Buffington and Carlton H. Herbel. Ecological Monographs. 1965. Volume 35:139-164
  • Habitat-type classification on the piñon-juniper woodlands in western New Mexico
    Oct. 1992. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 766. Alison Hill, Rex D. Pieper, and G. Morris Southward
  • Ecology of pinyon-juniper vegetation in the northern Sacramento Mountains
    Mar. 1983. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull 698. Gordon A. Lymbery and Rex D. Pieper
  • Site characteristics on pinyon-juniper and blue grama ranges in south-central New Mexico
    Jan. 1971. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 573. Rex D. Pieper, James R. Montoya, and V. Lynn Groce
  • Factors influencing vegetation in the southwestern U. S.
    In: Idris Rhea Traylor, Harold Dregne, and Kary Mathis (eds). Desert development: the endless frontier. Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX. Volume I: 474-487. Rex D. Pieper
  • Natural cycles of desertification in the Chihuahuan Desert, North America
    In: Idris Rhea Traylor, Harold Dregne, and Kary Mathis (eds). Desert development: the endless frontier. Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX. Volume I: 209-223. H. Curtis Monger
  • Changes in New Mexcio range conditions
    In: Proceedings of the 1996 Soc. Amer. Foresters Convention. Diverse forests, abundant opportunities, and evolving realities. Nov. 9-13, 1996.Soc. Amer. Foresters, Bethesda, MD. Rex D. Pieper
  • Increase in the number of dominant plants and dominance classes on a grassland in the northern Chihuahuan Desert
    Robert P. Gibbens and Reldon F. Beck. Journal of Range Management. 1987. Volume 40:136-139.
  • Changes in grass basal area and forb densities over a 64-year period on grassland types of the Jornada Experimental Range
    Robert P. Gibbens and Reldon F. Beck. Journal of Range Management. 1988. Volume 41:186-192.
  • Recent rates of mesquite establishment in the northern Chihuahuan Desert
    Robert P. Gibbens, Reldon F. Beck, Robert P. McNeely, and C. H. Herbel. 2002. Journal of Range Management. Volume 45:585-588
  • Stable isotopes and soil geomorphology as indicators of Holocene climate change, northern Chihuahuan Desert
    B. J. Buck and C. H. Monger. Journal of Arid Environments. 1999. Volume 43:357-373.
  • Factors affecting fruit fill and seed germination of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.)
    In: D. N. Hyder (ed.). Proceedings first International rangeland congress. 1978. Jesse B. Gerard. Pp. 403-405
  • Two-phase pattern in mesquite-herbland vegetation in southwestern New Mexico
    1991. Zahoorul Haque, Amade L Younga, Kirk C. McDaniel, and Rex D. Pieper. The Southwestern Naturalist. Volume 36:54-59.
  • Impact of borrowing activity of the bannertail kangaroo rat on southern New Mexico desert rangeland
    1982. Neo Moroka, Reldon F. Beck and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 35:707-710.
  • Growth patterns and biomass relations of broom snakeweed (Xanthocephalum sarothrae (Pursh) Shinners) in southern New Mexico
    1980. Samu Nadabo, Rex D. Pieper, and Reldon F. Beck. Journal of Range Management. Volume 33:394-397.
  • Growth of Gutierrezia sarothrae seedlings in the field
    1988. Abdelgader Osman and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 41:92-93.
  • Soil seedbanks associated with individual broom snakeweed plants
    Abdelgader Osman, Rex D. Pieper, and Kirk C. McDaniel. 1987.Journal of Range Management. Volume 40:441-443.
  • Range condition analysis: comparison of 2 methods in southern New Mexico desert grasslands
    1991. E. Tedonkeng Pamo, Rex D. Pieper, and Reldon F. Beck. Journal of Range Management. Volume 44:374-378.
  • Viewpoints: Range condition from an ecological perspective: modifications to recognize multiple use objectives.
    1990. Rex D. Pieper and Reldon F. Beck. Journal of Range Management. Volume 43:550-552.
  • Herbage dynamics and primary productivity of a desert grassland ecosystem
    1982. New Mexico Sate University Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 695. Rex D. Pieper and Carlton H. Herbel
  • Management implications of herbage weight changes on native rangeland
    1974. Rex D. Pieper, Carlton H. Herbel, Don D. Dwyer, and Roger E. Banner. 1974. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Volume 29:227-229.
  • The effect of polyacrylamide on grass emergence in southcentral New Mexico
    1992. Hector Rubio, M. K. Wood, M. Cardenas, and B. A. Buchanan. Journal of Range Management. Volume 45:296-300.
  • Dependence of standing crop on range condition rating in New Mexico
    1991. J. A. Tiedeman, R. F. Beck, and R. V. Ecret. Journal of Range Management. Volume 44:602-605.
  • A comparative study of soils of selected creosotebush sites in southern New Mexico
    1964. K. A. Valentine and J. J. Norris. Journal of Range Management. Volume 17:23-32.
  • Some ecological relationships between creosotebush and bush muhly
    1976. Richard G. Welsh and Reldon F. Beck. Journal of Range Management. Volume 29:472-475.
  • Variation of soil and vegetation with distance along a transect in the Chihuahuan Desert
    1987. P. J. Wierenga, J. M. H. Dendrick, M. H. Nash, J. Ludwig and L. A. Daugherty. Journal of Arid Environments. Volume 13:53-63.
  • Vegetational changes following two-way cabling on pinyon-juniper in southcentral New Mexico
    1990. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 749. J. A. Barnitz, S. M. Armentrout, V. W. Howard, R. D. Pieper, and G. M. Southward.
  • Fire effects of blue grama-pinyon juniper rangeland in New Mexio
    1967. Don D. Dwyer and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 20:359-362.
  • Growth characteristics of Opuntia imbricata (Haw.)DC in New Mexico
    1972.Joseph G. Fraser and Rex D. Pieper. Southwestern Naturalist. Volume 71:229-238.
  • Cover, herbage production and botanical composition on foothill range sites in south-central New Mexico
    1967. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 128. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 128. V. L. Groce and Rex D. Pieper
  • Grass response following thinning of broom skakeweed
    1982. Kirk C. McDaniel, Rex D. Pieper, and Gary B. Donart. Journal of Range Management. Volume 35:219-223.
  • Comparison of vegetation on grazed and ungrazed pinyon-juniper grassland sites in south-central New Mexico
    1968. Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 21:51-53.
  • Blue grama vegetation responds inconsistently to cholla cactus control
    1971. Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 24:52-54.
  • Influence of topographic features on piñon-juniper vegetation in southcentral New Mexico
    In: R. L. Everett (ed.).1987. Proceedings - pinyon-juniper conference. USDA. For. Ser. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-215. Pp. 53-57. Gordon A. Lymbery and Rex D. Pieper.
  • Primary shoot production of blue grama grassland in south-central New Mexico under two soil-nitrogen levels
    1975. Rex D. Pieper, Don D. Dwyer, and Roger E. Banner. 1975. Southwestern Naturalist. Volume 20:293-302.
  • Drought effects on southwestern range vegetation
    1975. Rex D. Pieper and Gary B. Donart. Rangeman's Journal. Volume 2:176-178.
  • Response of fourwing saltlbush to periods of protection
    1978. Rex D. Pieper and Gary B. Donart. Journal of Range Management. Volume 31:314-315.
  • Importance of forbs on southwestern ranges
    1980. Rex D. Pieper and Reldon F. Beck. Rangelands. Volume 2:35-36.
  • Influence of canopy characteristics of one-seed juniper on understory grasses
    1985. M. R. Schott and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 38:328-331.
  • Overstory-understory interactions in southwestern piñon-juniper vegetation
    In: Richard L. Everett (ed.). Proceedings - pinyon-juniper conference. M. R.Schott and Rex D. Pieper. USDA. For. Ser. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-215. Pp. 461-464
  • Succession in piñon-juniper vegetation in New Mexico
    1987. M. R. Schott and Rex D. Pieper. Rangelands. Volume 8:126-128.
  • Succession of piñon-juniper communities after mechanical disturbance in southcentral New Mexico
    1987. M. R. Schott and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 40:88-94.
  • Succession in tree pits following cabling in piñon-juniper communities
    1987. M. R. Schott and Rex D. Pieper. Southwestern Naturalist. Volume 32:399-402.
  • Water relationships of Quercus undulata, Pinus edulis, and Juniperus monosperma in seral communities of southcentral New Mexico
    In: Richard L. Everett (ed.). Proceedings - pinyon-juniper conference. M. R. Schott and Rex D. Pieper. USDA. For. Ser. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT - 215. Pp. 429-434.
  • Deciding final clusters: an approach using intra and intercluster distances
    1981. Raymond D. Ratliff and Rex D. Pieper. Vegetatio. Volume 48:81-86.
  • Approaches to plant community claslsification for the range manager
    1982. Raymond D. Ratliff and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Monograph Series No. 1.
  • Overstory-understory relationships: pinyon-juniper relationships in western forests
    In: E. T. Bartlett and D. R. Betters (ed.). Overstory-understory relationships in western forests. Rex D. Pieper. Western Regional Publication No. 1. Colorado State. Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Fort Collins, CO.
  • Structure and function of North American desert grassland ecosystems
    1983. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Spec. Rep. 39. Rex D. Pieper, J. C. Anway, M. A. Ellstrom, C. H. Herbel, R. L. Packard, S. L. Pimm, R. J. Raitt, E. E. Staffeldt, and J. G. Watts
  • Allelopathetic effects of Kochia on blue grama
    1987.Moses Karachi and Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Managemet. Volume 40:380-381.
  • Overstory-understory relations in piñon-juniper woodlands in New Mexico
    1990. Rex D. Pieper. Journal of Range Management. Volume 43:413-415.
  • Species composition of woodland communities in the Southwest
    In: P. F. Ffolliott, G. J. Gottfried, D. A. Bennett, V. M. Hernandez, and R. H. Hamre (Tech. Coords.). Rex D. Pieper. USDA. For. Ser. Tech. Rep. RM - 218.
  • Spatial variation of piñon-juniper woodlands in New Mexico
    1993. Rex D. Pieper. In: Earl F. Aldon and D. W. Shaw (Tech. Coords.). Managing piñon-juniper ecosystems for sustainabilty and social needs. USDA. For. Ser. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM -236.
  • Understory production and composition in piñon-juniper woodlands in New Mexico
    1995. Rex D. Pieper. In: D. W. Shaw, E. F. Aldon, and C. LoSapie (Tech. Coords.). Desired future conditions for piñon-junipe ecosystems. USDA. For. Ser. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM -258.
  • Changes in piñon-juniper vegetation: a brief history
    1996. Reg Ernst and Rex D. Pieper. Rangelands. Volume 18:14-16.
  • Rangeland vegetation productivity and biomass
    1988. In: Paul T. Tueller (ed.). Vegetation science applications for rangeland analysis and management. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands. Rex D. Pieper
  • Pinyon-juniper rangelands
    2000. In: R. Jemison and C. Raish (eds.). Livestock management in the American Southwest. Ecology, society, and economics. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Gerald W. Gottfried and Rex D. Pieper
  • Vegetation patterns as affected by aspect and elevation in small desert mountains
    2002. Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez and Rex D. Pieper. The Southwestern Naturalist. Volume 47:440-448.
  • Range management principles and practices
    2001. Jerry L. Holechek, Rex D. Pieper, and Carlton H. Herbel. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • Comparison of big sagebrush vegetation in northcentral New Mexico under moderately grazed and grazing excluded conditions
    1983. J. L. Holechek and T. Stephenson. Journal of Range Management. Volume 36:455-457.
  • Drought in New Mexico: Prospects and management
    1996. Jerry L. Holechek. Rangelands. Volume 18:225-227.
  • Honey mesquite influences on Chihuahuan Desert vegetation
    1996. Alan Warren, Herry Holechek, and Manuel Cardenas. Journal of Range Management. Volume 49:46-52
Range Nutrition
  • Supplemental feeding of range cattle
    June 1930. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 185. J. L. Lantow
  • The digestibility of cottonseed meal as a supplemental feed for range cattle in New Mexico II. With low protein intake
    May 1931. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 194. W. E. Watkins

  • The comparative values of cottonseed cake and ground yellow corn for the supplemental feeding of cows and weaned calves on the range
    March 1932. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 202. J. L. Lantow
  • Digestion and mineral balance trials on range cattle with native New Mexico range hay, cottonseed meal, and mineral supplements
    June 1933. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 212. W. E. Watkins
  • Mineral supplements for cattle on phosphorus-deficient range
    June 1937. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 249. J. H. Knox and W. E. Watkins
  • The calcium and phosphorus contents of important New Mexico range forages
    April 1937. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 246. W. E. Watkins
  • Monthly variation in carotene content of two important range grasses, Sporobolus flexuosus and Bouteloua eriopoda
    1939. W. E. Watkins. J. Agr. Res. 58:695-699.
  • Carotene and vitamin A. in the blood plasma of range cows
    June 1950. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 355. W. E. Watkins, J. H. Knox, and J. W. Benner
  • Influence of location and season on the composition of New Mexico range grasses
    March 1964. New Mex. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 486. W. E. Watkins and W. W. Repp.
  • Chemical composition of grasses at the Fort Stanton Experimental Range in southcentral New Mexico. 1968. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 148. C. F. Hatch, AL. B. Nelson, R. D. Pieper, and R. P. Kromann.
  • Excretion of chromic oxide administered in paper to steers fed prairie hay
    1969. A. B. Nelson and G. R. Green. J. Animal Sci. 29:365-369.
  • Chemical composition of forage species grazed by cattle on an arid New Mexico range
    1970. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 561. A. B. Nelson, C. H. Herbel, and H. M. Jackson
  • Botanical and chemical composition of cattle and sheep diets on pinyon-juniper grassland range. 1971. Frank O. Thetford, Rex D. Pieper, and Arnold B. Nelson. J. Range Manage. 24:425-431.
  • Digestibility of forages in vitro as affected by content of "silica"
    1971. G. S. Smith, A. B. Nelson, and Eloy J. A. Boggino. J. Animal Sci. 33:466-471.
  • Effect of N-fertilization on blue grama parts
    1972. R. J. Kelsey, A. B. Nelson, G. S. Smitlh, R. D. Pieper, and J. D. Wallace. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Animal Sci. 23:237-240.
  • Nutritive value of hay from nitrogen-fertilized blue grama rangeland
    1973. R. J. Kelsey, A. B. Nelson, G. S. Smith, and R. D. Pieper. J. Range Manage. 26:292-294.
  • Nutritive characterization of certain grass hays in northern New Mexico
    1974. Joe D. Wallace, R. E. Lenington and L. W. Harms. J. Range Manage. 27:350-353.
  • Nutritive quality of nitrogen fertilized and unfertilized blue grama
    1974. Rex D. Pieper, R. J. Kelsey, and A. B. Nelson. J. Range Manage. 27:470-472.
  • Performance of range cattle at Fort Stanton as influenced by cottonseed meal and supplementation and age at first calving. 1974. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 624. E. E. Parker, J. D. Wallace, A. B. Nelson, and Rex D. Pieper.
  • Cattle diets on semidesert grassland: botanical composition
    1975. R. E. Rosiere, R. F. Beck and J. D. Wallace. J. Range Manage. 28:89-93
  • Cattle diets on semidesert grassland: nutritive content
    1975. R. E. Rosiere, J. D. Wallace and R. F. Beck. J. Range Manage. 28:94-96.
  • Fertilization influences cattle diets on blue grama during drought
    1977. C. D. Allison, Rex D. Pieper, G. B. Donart, and J. D. Wallace. J. Range Manage. 30:177-180.
  • Botanical composition of cattle diets on desert grassland range
    April 1978. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 363. Jorge Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Rex D. Pieper, and G. S. Smith.
  • Chemical composition and digestibilty of important range grass species in southcentral New Mexico. April 1978. New Mexico State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 662. Rex D. Pieper, Arnold B. Nelson, G. Stanley Smith, Eugene E. Parker, Eloy J. A. Boggino, and Carl F. Hatch.
  • Forage intake by grazing livestock: A review
    1978. F. J. Cordova, J. D. Wallace, and Rex D. Pieper. J. Range Manage. 31:430-438.
  • Cattle diets on a fertilized blue grama range site
    1979. Kris M. Havstad, Rex D. Pieper, Gary B. Donart, Joe D. Wallace, F. J. Cordova, and E. E. Parker. J. Range Manage. 32:398-401.
  • Forage intake in two-year old cows and heifers grazing blue grama summer range
    1980. R. D. Rosiere, Joe D. Wallace, and Rex D. Pieper. J. Range Manage. 33:71-73.
  • Influence of bred, calving season, supplementation and year on productivity of range cows
    1981. M. Martin Bellido, Joe D. Wallace, E. E. Parker, and M. D. Finkner. J. Animal Sci. 52:455-462.
  • Effects of mixing whole shelled and steam flaked corn in finishing diets on feedlot performa;nce and site and extent of digestion in beef steers
    1982. R. W. Lee, M. L. Galyean, and G. P. Lofgreen. J. Animal Sci. 55:475-483.
  • Methods for determining the nutritive quality of range ruminant diets: A review
    1982. J. L. Holechek, M. Vavra, and R. D. Pieper. J. Animal Science 54:363-376.
  • Cattle diets under continuous and four-pasture one-herd grazing management
    1984. J. A. Pfister, G. B. Donart, R. D. Pieper, J. D. Wallace, and E. E. Parker. J. Range Manage 37:50-54.
  • Comparison of various marker techniques for estimation of fecal output and intake in protein supplemented, grazing steers
    M. B. Judkins, L. J. Krysl, J. D. Wallace, M. L. Galyean, and E. E. Parker. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Animal Sci. 35:177-179.
  • Effects of cottonseed meal supplement and age at first calving on performance of range cattle. September 1974.New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 627. E. E. Parker, J. D. Wallace, A. B. Nelson, and R. D. Pieper
  • Chemical composition and digestibility of important range grass species in south-central New Mexico. April 1978. New Mex. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 662. Rex D. Pieper. Arnold B. Nelson, G. Stanlely Smith, Eugene E. Parker, Eloy J. A. Boggino, and Carl F. Hatch.
  • Nutritive value of cattle diets on fertilized and unfertilized blue grama rangeland
    J. D. Wallace, F. J. Cordova, G. B. Donart, and R. D. Pieper. Proc. Int. Grassland Congr. 14:688-690.
  • Intake and diet selection by protein supplemented grazing steers
    1985. M. B. Judkins, L. J. Krysl, J. D. Wallace, M. L. Galyean, K. D. Jones, and E. E. Parker. J. Range Manage. 38:210-214.
  • Influence of cottonseed meal supplementation of voluntary intake, rumen fermentation and rate of passage of prairie had in beef steers
    1985. F. T. McCollum and M. L. Galyean. J. Animal Sci. 60:s570-577.
  • Estimation of fecal output and particulate passage rate with a pulse dose of Ytterbium-labeled forage. 1985. L. J. Krysl, F. T. McCollum and M. L. Galyean. J. Range Manage. 38:180-182.
  • Cattle grazing blue grama rangeland I. Seasonal diets and rumen fermentation
    1985. F. T. McCollum, M. L. Galyean, L. J. Krysl, and J. D. Wallace.J. Range Manage. 38:543-545.
  • Toxicological effects of gamma-irradiated sewage solids fed as seven percent to sheep for four years
    1985. G. S. Smith, D. M. Hallford, and John B. Watkins III. J. Animal Sci. 61:931-941
  • Nutritive evaluation of supplemental cattle feeds containing in excess of fiftly percent Gamma-irradiated sewage solids. 1985. G. S. Smith, R. Orcasberro, H. Robles-Porras and D. M. Hallford. Nutr. Rep. International 31:919-929.
  • Performance and phosphorus status of range cows with and without phosphorus supplementation. 1985. M. B. Judkins, J. D. Wallace, E. E. Parker, and J. D. Wright. J. Range Manage. 38:139-143.
  • Influence of supplemental grain on forage intake, rate of passage and rumen fermentation in steers grazing summer blue grama rangeland
    1985. M. E. Branine and M. L. Galyean. Proc. West Sec. Animal Sci. 36:290-291.
  • Evaluation of total fecal collection for measuring cattle forage intake
    1986. Jerry L. Holechek, Helen Woffofd, Dave Arthun, M. L. Galyean, and Joe D. Wallace. J. Range Manage. 39:2-4.
  • The influence of protein supplementation on rumen and cecal fermentation in steers grazing dormant blue grama rangeland. 1986. J. S. Caton, A. S. Freeman, and M. L. Galyean. Proc. West. Sec. Animal Sci. 37:83-85.
  • Passage rates, rumen fermentation, and weight change in protein supplemented grazing cattle. 1987. M. B. Judkins, J. D. Wallace, M. L. Galyean, L. J. Krysl, and E. E. Parker. J. Range Manage. 40:100-105.
  • Cattle nutrition on blue grama rangeland in New Mexico
    April 1987. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 727. L. J. Krysl, M. L. Galyean, J. D. Wallace, F. T. McCollum, M. B. Judkins, M. E. Branine, and J. S. Caton
  • Ytterbium-labeled forage as a marker for estimation of cattle fecal output
    1987. Nashon K. R. Musimba, M. L. Galyean, J. L. Holechek, and R. D. Pieper. J. Range Manage. 40:418-421.
  • Steers grazing blue grama rangeland throughout the growing season. I. Dietary composition, intake, digesta kinetics and ruminal fermentation. 1987. M. A. Funk, M. L. Galyean, M. E. Branine, and L. J. Krysl. J. Animal Sci. 65:1342-1353.
  • Steers grazng blue grama rangeland throughout the growing season. II. Site and extent of digestion and microbial protein synthesis
    1987. M. A. Funk, M. L. Galyean, and M. E. Branine. J. Animal Sci. 65:1354-1361.
  • Nutritive and toxic properties of Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad herbage under varied agronomic and grazing systems. February 1988. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 731. Moses Karachi, Herman E. Kiesling, Rex D. Pieper, G. Morris Southward, and Rex E. Kirksey.
  • Botanical content of goat diets on creosotebush dominated rangeland
    1988. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Rep. 629. M. M. Larabi, R. D. Pieper, R. F. Beck, H. E. Kiesling and G. M. Southward.
  • Influence of native shrubs onnutritional satatus of goats: nitrogen retention
    1989. G. Nunex-Hernandez, J. L. Holechek, J. D. Wallace, M. L. Galyean, A. Tembo, R. Valdez, and M. Cardenas. J. Range Manage. 42:228-232.
  • Influence of two native shrubs on goat nutritional status
    1990. A. Boutouba, J. L. Holechek, M. L. Galyean, G Nunez-Hernandez, J. D. Wallace, and M. Cardenas. J. Range Manage. 43:530-534.
  • Condensed tannins and nutrient utilization by lambs and goats fed low-quality diets
    1991. G. Nunez-Hernandez, J. D. Wallace, J. L. Holechek, M. L. Galyean, and M. Cardenas. J. Animal Sci. 69:1167-1177.
  • Mountain mahogany and cottonseed meal as supplements for grass hay
    1991. G. Nunez-Hernandez, Joe D. Wallace, Jerry L. Holechek, Michael L. Galyean, Doug W. King, and Robert M. Kattnig. J. Range Manage. 44:497-500.
  • Comparison of fecal analylsis and rumen evacuation techniques for sampling diet botanical composition of grazing cattle. 1995. A. G. Mohammad, R. D. Pieper, J. D. Wallace, J. L. Holechek, and L. W. Murray. J. Range Manage. 48:202-205.
  • Season and sex influences on botanical composition of cattle diets in southern New Mexico. 1996. A. G. Mohammad, C. A. Ferrando, L. Murray, Rex D. Pieper, and J. D. Wallace. J. Range Manage. 49:204-208.
  • The nutritive quality of cholla cactus as affected by burning
    2001. J. E. Sawyer, L. A. Knox, G. B. Donart, and M. K. Petersen. J. Range Manage. 54:249-253.
  • Supplemental Feeding of Range Cattle
    44.3K Aug 24, 2001. Memoir Series Number 1. John H. Knox, Professor Emeritus, Animal Science College of Agriculture and Home Economics New Mexico State University (pdf)
  • Sheep Production and Management 100 B-15
    120.4K Aug 7, 2000 Revised by Clay P. Mathis, Extension Livestock Specialist Tim Ross, Professor, Animal Science College of Agriculture and Home Economics New Mexico State University

Range Hydrology

Grazing Management
  • Determining the grazing use of grasses by scaling
    1946. K. A. Valentine. J. Forestry 44:528-529.
  • Distance from water as a factor in grazing capacity of rangeland
    1947. K. A. Valentine. J. Forestry 10:749-754.
  • Seasonal suitability, a grazing system of diverse vegetation and condition classes
    1967. K. A. Valentine. J. Range Manage. 20:395-397.
  • Comparison of vegetation on grazed and ungrazed pinyon-juniper grassland sites in southcentral New Mexico
    1968. Rex D. Pieper. J. Range Manage. 21:51-53.
  • Influence of grazing intensity on improvement of deteriorated black grama range
    March 1970. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 553. K. A. Valentine.
  • Species utilization and botanical composition of cattle diets on pinyon-juniper grassland
    August 1970. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 556. Rex D. Pieper.
  • Botanical and chemical composition of cattle and sheep diets on pinyon-juniper grassland range. 1971. Frank O. Thetford, Rex D. Pieper, and Arnold B. Nelson. J. Range Manage. 24:425-431.
  • Management implications of herbage weight changes on native rangeland
    1974. Rex D. Pieper, Carlton H. Herbel, Don D. Dwyer, and Roger E. Banner. J. Soil and Water Conser. 29:227-229.
  • Livestock and vegetation responses to continuous and a 4-pasture, 1-herd grazing system in New Mexico, U.S.A. 1978. Rex D. Pieper, Gary B. Donart., E. E. Parker, and J. D. Wallace. In: Proc. First Intern Rangeland Congr., D. N. Hyder (ed.). Soc. Range Manage. Denver, CO.
  • A grazing system for semiarid lands
    1978. Reldon F. Beck. Proc. First Intern. Rangeland Congr., D. N. Hyder (ed.). Soc. Range Manage., Denver, CO.
  • Response of fourwing saltbush to periods of protection
    1978. Rex D. Pieper and Gary B. Donart. J. Range Manage. 31:314-315.
  • History of grazing in the southwest
    1980. Proceedings grazing management systems for southwest rangelands symposium. Jerry G. Schickedanz. New Mex. State Univ. Las Cruces, NM.
  • Requirements for economic analyses of grazing systems
    1980. Proceedings grazing management systems for southwest rangelands symposium.
    James R. Gray and John M. Fowler. New Mex. State Univ. Las Cruces, NM.
  • Impacts of grazing systems on livestock
    1980. Proceedings grazing management systems for southwest rangelands symposium. Rex D. Pieper. New Mex. State Univ. Las Cruces, NM.
  • Impacts of grazing systems on range vegetation
    1980.Proceedings grazing management systems for southwest rangelands symposum. Reldon F. Beck. New Mex. State Univ. Las Cruces, NM.
  • The stocking rate decision
    1981. Rex D. Pieper. Proc. First Inter. Rancher's roundup. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX.
  • Developing grazing strategies on arid and simi-arid rangelands. 1982. C. D. Allison, D. M. Anderson, R. F. Beck, G. B. Donart, R. D. Pieper, and J. G. Schickedanz. Proc. Nat. Conf. On Grazing Manage. Texas A & M Univ., College Station. TX.
  • Comparison of cattle diets under continuous and short duration grazing
    1982. R. E. Long, D. Price, R. D. Pieper, G. B. Donart, and J. D. Wallace. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Animal Sci. 33:268-271.
  • Comparison of big sagebrush vegetation in northcen;tral New Mexico under moderately grazed and ungrazed conditions
    1983. J. L. Holechek and T. Stephenson. J. Range Manage. 36:455-457.
  • Integrated brush control and grazing management
    1984. R. K. Heitschmidt and Rex D. Pieper. Proc. Brush Manage. Symposium. Texas Tech Univ. Press, Lubbock, TX.
  • Cattle diets under continuous and four-pasture one-herd grazing management
    1984. J. A. Pfister, G. B. Donart, R. D. Pieper, J. D. Wallace, and E. E. Parker. J. Range Manage. 37:50-54.
  • Response of range beef cattle to different grazing management systems
    1987. New Mex. State. Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 732. E. E. Parker, G. B. Donart, R. D. Pieper, J. D. Wallace, and J. D. Wright.
  • An approach for setting the stocking rate
    1988. J. L. Holechek. Rangelands 10:10-14.
  • Is short duration grazing the answer?
    1988. R. D. Pieper and R. K. Heitschmidt. J. Soil and Water Conser. 43:133-137.
  • Grazing systems and management
    1988. Rex D. Pieper. In: Rangelands, Bruce A. Buchanan (ed.). Univ. New Mex. Press, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Vegetational response to short-duration and continuous grazing in southcentral New Mexico. 1991. Mitchel R. White, Rex D. Pieper, Gary B. Donart, and Linda White-trifaro. J. Range Manage. 44:399-403.
  • Chihuahuan desert rangeland, livestock grazing and sustainability
    1991. J. L. Holechek. Rangelands 13:115-120.
  • Grazing management
    1991. Carlton H. Herbel and Rex D. Pieper. In Semi-arid lands and deserts. Soil resources and reclamation, J. Skujins (ed.). Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, NY.
  • Cattle and vegetation response to four-pasture rotation and continuous grazing systems
    October 1991. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 756. Rex D. Pieper, Eugene E. Parker, Gary B. Donart, Joe D. Wallace, and Jimmy D. Wright.
  • Estimation of stocking rate in New Mexico rangelands
    1992. Jerry L. Holechek and Rex D. Pieper. J. Soil and Water Conser. 47:116-119.
  • Costs and benefits of implementing holistic resource management on New Mexico Ranches. January 1992. New Mex. State Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 762. Kevin T. Graham, L. Allen Torrell, and Christopher D. Allison.
  • Grazing intensity: Critique and approach
    1998. J. L. Holechek, H. Gomez, R. Molinar, and D. Galt. Rangelands 20:15-18.
  • Grazing studies: What we've learned
    1999. J. L. Holechek, H. Gomez, R. Molinar, and D. Galt. Rangelands 21:12-16.
  • Stocking desert rangelands: What we've learned
    1991. J. L. Holechek, M. Thomas, F. Molinar, and D. Galt. Rangelands 21:8-12.
  • Grazing intensity guidelines
    2000. J. L. Holechek and D. Galt. Rangelands 22:11-14.
  • Short-duration grazing: The facts in 1999-2000. J. L. Holechek, H. Gomes, R. Molinar, D. Galt, and R. Valdez. Rangelands 22:18-23.

     

    Range Inventory and Monitoring

  • Measurement techniques for herbaceous and shrubby vegetation
    1978. Rex D. Pieper. Dept. Animal & Range Sci., New Mex. State Univ., Las Cruces, NM
  • A vegetation classification system for New Mexico, U.S.A.
    1978. Gary B. Donart, Donell Sylvester, and Wayne Hickey. In: Proc. First Intern. Rangeland Congr. Soc. Range Manage., Denver, CO.
  • A simple range trend monitoring procedure
    April 1982. Coop. Ext. Ser. 400 B-2. Christopher D. Allison.
  • Approaches to plant community classification for the range manager
    1982. Raymond D. Ratliff and Rex D. Pieper. JRM Monogr. Ser. No. 1. Soc. Range Manage., Denver, CO.
  • A critique of methods for inventory and monitoring of vegetation, litter, and soil condition
    1984. Rex D. Pieper. In: Developing strategies for rangeland management. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.Chapter 3.
  • Methods of studying vegetation
    1986. Rex D. Pieper. In: Range research: basic problems and techniques. C. W. Cook and J. Stubbendieck (eds.). Soc. Range Manage., Denver, CO.Chapter 5.
  • Methods of measuring herbage and browse utilization
    1986. Rex D. Pieper. In: Range research: basic problems and techniques. C. W. Cook and J. Stubbendieck (eds.). Soc. Range Manage., Denver, CO.
  • Rangeland vegetation productivity and biomass
    1988. Rex D. Pieper. In: Vegetation science applications for rangeland analysis and management. P. T. Tueller (ed.). Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, Netherlands.
  • Estimating herbage standing crop from rainfall data in Niger
    1992. Bruce Wylie, Rex D. Pieper, and G. Morris Southward. J. Range Manage. 45:277-284.
  • A satellite based range assessment in the central pastoral zone for the Sahel of Africa
    1992. B. K. Wylie, J. A. Harrington Jr., R. D. Pieper, and I. Denda. Geocarta Intern. 7:79-85.
  • Monitoring and interpreting ecological integrity on arid and semi-arid land of the western United States
    February 1994. Range Improvement Task Force Rep. 37. New Mex. State Univ., Las Cruces, NM. Neil West, Kirk C. McDaniel, E. Lamar Smith, Paul T. Tueller, and Stephen Leonard.
  • Satellite-based herbaceous biomass estimates in the pastoral zone of Niger
    1995. Bruce K.Wylie, Issa Denda, Rex D. Pieper, John A. Harrington, Jr., Bradley C. Reed, and G. Morris Southward. J. Range Manage. 48:159-164.
  • Monitoring rangelands in New Mexico: range, riparian, erosion, water quality, and wildlife
    Range Improvement Task Force Rep. 53. New Mex. State Univ., Las Cruces, NM.


 

   
 
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