OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Rangeland Ecology & Management is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Plant Phenology of High-Elevation Meadows: Assessing Spectral Responses of Grazed Meadows	221
Temperature Effects on Huisache (Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.) Seed Germination	73
Table of Contents	44
Table of Contents	43
Regional Context for Balancing Sagebrush- and Woodland-Dependent Songbird Needs with Targeted Pinyon-Juniper Management	37
Understanding How Ranchers Adaptively Manage for Drought in Northeastern Colorado	32
Drivers of the Fine- and Broad-Scale Distribution of a Woody Encroacher in a Montane Grassland	31
Fire and Drought Effects on Kentucky Bluegrass in a Northern Great Plains Grassland	29
A Spatial Prioritization of Conifer Management to Defend and Grow Sagebrush Cores	29
Improving Winterfat Seedling Emergence Using Hydrophobic Seed Coatings	28
Towards integrated frameworks for assessing bird species richness using citizen science and geospatial data	26
Distribution of Willows Along Streambanks of Publicly Managed Streams in the Interior Pacific Northwest	24
Geospatial Decision Support System for Urban and Rural Aquifer Resilience: Integrating Remote Sensing-Based Rangeland Analysis With Groundwater Quality Assessment	23
Photosynthetic Resilience of Elymus elymoides and Pseudoroegneria spicata Seedlings Following Acute Water Stress	21
Trends in the Outcomes, Practice, and Law of Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration in Western Rangelands	21
The Role of Age Set Systems and Indigenous Knowledge in Responding to Climatic Stresses: Insights From the Maasai Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Northern Tanzania	20
Changes in Forage Quality and Cattle Performance with Short-Duration Grazing of Mesic Meadows in the Intermountain West	20
Future Direction of Fuels Management in Sagebrush Rangelands	20
Editorial Board/Journal Info	19
Predictors of ranchers’ Protection Behaviors in the Use of Pastures Through Protection Motivation Theory	17
Tracking Livestock Diets Using Stable Isotopes in Complex Mixed Farming Systems	17
Assessing Pastoral Reforms Through the Performance of Agro-Pastoral Community-Based Organizations in South Tunisia	16
Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Vegetation Response to Climatic Variability Using NDVI and VCI in the Forested Landscape	16
Herders’ Preferences for Maintaining Yak Herding in the Eastern Himalayas	16
How is the Species Biodiversity Swimming Upstream Amidst the Overall Decline of Global Grassland?	16

Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies for Land Managers on Northwest US Rangelands	16
Movement Dynamics and Energy Expenditure of Yearling Steers Under Contrasting Grazing Management in Shortgrass Steppe	16
Managing Medusahead Using Dormant Season Grazing in the Northern Great Basin	15
Continuous Decrease in Grassland Quality in Cold-Season Pasture Over Three River Headwater Region	15
Editorial Board/Journal Info	15
Holistic Management Shifts Ranchers’ Mental Models for Successful Adaptive Grazing	15
Nutritional potential of native shrub species for cattle feeding in northeastern Peru	15
Review on the Socioecological Performance of Grassland Ecological Payment and Award Policy with the Consideration of an Alternate Approach for Nonequilibrium Ecosystems	14
Carbon Sequestration in Degraded Intermountain West Rangelands, United States	14
Diversity and Abundance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Bacteria in Purshia tridentata Stands in the Sagebrush Steppe	13
Effects of Seeding Rate and Sowing Season on the Establishment Success of Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis)	13
Vertical Brush Sculpting for Heterogeneity in Mesquite Savanna: Implementation and Effect on Grass Production	13
Effects of Postwildfire Mechanical Seeding on Soil Properties in Wyoming Big Sagebrush Communities	13
A Mediated Peer-to-Peer Prescribed Fire Outreach Program for Texas Hill Country Landowners	13
Goat Defoliation and Debarking on Eastern Redcedar with Rumen Undegradable Protein Supplement	13
Deeper Seeding Allows Bunchgrass Establishment While the Pre-emergent Herbicide Indaziflam Controls Invasive Annual Grasses	13
Long-Term Grazing Intensity Impacts Belowground Carbon Allocation and Mycorrhizas Revealed by 13CO2 Pulse Labeling	12
Evaluating Mesquite Distribution Using Unpiloted Aerial Vehicles and Satellite Imagery	12
Introducing Resiliency as a Novel Metric for Enhanced Drought Monitoring	12
Perception of Rangeland Degradation in Mongolia: The Role of Herder Groups and Local Ecological Knowledge	11
Effects of Digestion on Germination of Native Grasses of the Southern Great Plains	11
Habitat Use of Wintering Mule Deer Across a Juniper-Treated and Burned Landscape	10
Responses of Ground-Dwelling Arthropods to Long-Term Prescribed Fire Regimes in a Savanna-Protected Area	10
Seed Storage Conditions Shape Germination Outcomes: Differing Responses in Two Closely Related Grass Species	10
Variation of the Montezuma Quail's Diet in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas	10
Patch-Burn Grazing: An Economic Analysis of Pyric Herbivory Rangeland Management by Cow–Calf Producers	10
State of the Sagebrush: Implementing the Sagebrush Conservation Design to Save a Biome	10
How Transhumance and Pastoral Commons Shape Plant Community Structure and Composition	10
Management and Behavior of Livestock Guarding Dogs in a Multiuse Rural Landscape in Northern Israel	10
Editorial Board/Journal Info	9
Evaluating Native Plant Community Characteristics After Restoration Efforts in Invaded Tallgrass Prairies	9
Adapting to Climatic Extremes: Do Grazing Management Strategies Matter?	9
Evaluation of the Gap Intercept Method to Measure Rangeland Connectivity	9
Editorial Board/Journal Info	9
Influence of Livestock Grazing History on Plant Community Composition on Native Prairies of the Southern Prairie Pothole Region	9
Extensive Use of Agricultural and Conservation Fields by Male Greater Sage-Grouse in Washington State	9
Assessing Rangeland Sensitivity to Degradation in North Tibet	9
Spread of Forage Kochia in Invasive Annual Grass-Dominated Sagebrush Steppe	9
Thresholds and Driving Mechanisms of Plateau Pika Burrowing on Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Alpine Meadows	9
Corrigendum to “Digital Mapping of Vegetative Great Groups to Inform Management Strategies” [Rangeland Ecology & Management, volume 94, May 2024, pages 7-19]	9
Wintering Greater Sage-Grouse Preferentially Select Shrub Microhabitat Characteristics Within the Home Range	8
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle–Based Remote Sensing of Cattle Dung: Detection, Classification, and Spatial Analysis of Distribution	8
Temporal and Spatial Factors Influence Native Forb Emergence More Than Sowing Depth	8
Critical Precipitation Months Across the Western United States	8
Evaluation of Land Use Land Cover Changes in Response to Land Surface Temperature With Satellite Indices and Remote Sensing Data	8
Table of Contents	8
Long-Term Trends in Vegetation on Bureau of Land Management Rangelands in the Western United States	8
Rehabilitating Invaded Rangeland in Central South Dakota with Grazing, Seeding, and Herbicides	8
Biocrusts Indicators of Livestock Grazing Effects on Soil Stability in Sagebrush Steppe: A Case Study from a Long-Term Experiment in the Northern Great Basin	8
Importance of Stocking Rate, Grazing, and Browsing Capacity in Relation to Rainfall on a Wildlife Estate in the Central Free State of South Africa	8

Corrigendum to “Well-Connected Core Areas Retain Ecological Integrity of Sagebrush Ecosystems Amidst Overall Declines From 2001–2021” [Rangeland Ecology & Management Volume 97, November 2024, Page	8
A Strategic and Science-Based Framework for Management of Invasive Annual Grasses in the Sagebrush Biome	8
Growing Season Fires and Herbicide May not Be the Silver Bullet to Lespedeza cuneata Management	8
Plot-Measured Variables Indicate Landscape-Scale Patterns of Annual Grass Invasion in Northwestern US Rangelands	8
Comparison of Three Machine Learning Algorithms Using Google Earth Engine for Land Use Land Cover Classification	7
Beef Cattle Producer Perspectives on Virtual Fencing	7
Ecological Stoichiometry of Multiple Nutrients in Leymus chinensis and Soils Subjected to Long-Term Saline-Sodic Stress in Western Jilin Province, China	7
The Declining Ogallala Aquifer and the Future Role of Rangeland Science on the North American High Plains	7
Editorial Board/Journal Info	7
Integrating Erosion Models Into Land Health Assessments to Better Understand Landscape Condition	7
Grassland Vegetation Responses to Rotational Stocking in the U.S. Southern Great Plains	7
15-Yr Biomass Production in Semiarid Nebraska Sandhills Grassland: Part 2-Response to Seasonal Precipitation and Temperature	7
Developing Large-Scale Pasture Approaches to Quantify Forage Mass in Rangelands Using Drones	7
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Responses to Long-Term Flood Irrigation and Fertilization in High-Elevation Hay Meadows	7
Evaluating Fecal DNA Metabarcoding to Estimate the Dietary Botanical Composition of Goats	7
Reliability of Two Microhistological Analyses for Quantifying the Botanical Composition of Mediterranean Deer Diets	7
Morphological, Productive, and Pest Susceptibility Characteristics of Forage Cactus Clones in Semiarid Regions of Brazil	7
Saline-Alkali Stress Influences Ecological Stoichiometric Homeostasis of Manganese and Zinc in Leymus chinensis	7
Biophysical Challenges to Pastoral Mobility in Northern Tanzania	7
Costs of Land Treatments on Public Lands in the Western United States	7
Fire and Nitrogen Effects on Aristida purpurea Mineral Concentrations	7
Prioritizing Accuracy or Efficiency: Comparing General Allometric Models for Perennial Bunchgrass Species	7
Dynamics of Land Use Changes and Eco-efficiency of Pastoralists in Northern Iran	7
Effect of Defoliation Frequency on Rytidosperma Virescens Plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization	6
Above Ground Biomass Estimation for Alpine Grasslands of Kashmir Himalayas Using Remote Sensing and Field-Data	6
Table of Contents	6
Predation on the Endangered Hungarian Meadow Viper in Pastures and Hayfields: Insights From Plasticine Models	6
Influence of Cattle Grazing on the Spatiotemporal Activity of Wildlife	6
Herbicide Application in Mojave Desert Shrublands: Invasive Grass Reduction, Native Forb Resilience, and Shrub Mortality	6
Tradeoffs and Challenges in the Development of Prototype Seed Enhancement Technologies for Sagebrush	6
Can Changing Livestock Structure Serve as a Climate Adaptation Strategy? Evidence From the Mongolian Plateau	6
Table of Contents	6
Temporal Variation and Habitat Management Influence Arthropod Prey for Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus)	6
Implications of Climate Change for the Distribution of the Invasive Grass Genus Nassella in South Africa and Lesotho	6
Spring Manure and Biosolid Compost Additions Affect Soil, Vegetation, and Microbial Characteristic in Dry Rangelands	6
Mapping and Modeling Aboveground Biomass Dynamics in Savanna Grasslands Southern Ethiopia	6
Wildfire and Postfire Restoration Treatments Have Lasting Effects on Rodent Habitat and Community Composition	6
Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Sustainable Management of Improved Rangelands in Kayseri, Turkey	6
Spring-Applied Treatments Offer Another Window of Opportunity for Revegetation of Annual Grass−Invaded Rangelands	6
Corrigendum to ‘Integrating Erosion Models Into Land Health Assessments to Better Understand Landscape Condition’ [Rangeland Ecology & Management, Volume 96, September 2024, Pages 32-46]	6
Editorial Board/Journal Info	6
Herbicide Applications in California Dryland Perennial Grasses Improve Forage Yield and Crop Coverage	6
An Interactive Tool to Promote Stepping Down the Sagebrush Conservation Design to Local Conservation Planning	6
Ranch Economics of Using Targeted Grazing to Create Wildfire Fuel Breaks on Public Land	6
Optimized NMME Climate Forecasts for Rangeland Management Applications in the Western United States	6
Does Initial Body Size Influence Weight Gain of Stocker Steers During the Growing Season in Semiarid Western Great Plains Rangeland?	5
Desertification and Aquifers’ Depth: Assessment of Comparative Vulnerability in Rural Desert Zone of Tharparkar District, Pakistan	5
Beyond the Pasture: A Review of Business Risk and Rangeland Management Decisions	5
Plant Richness, Species Assessment, and Ecology in the M'goun Geopark Rangelands, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco	5
Gradient Analysis and Classification of Tall Forb Communities in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, United States	5
Grazing Intensity and Seasonality Manipulate Invasive Annual Grasses and Native Vegetation	5
From a Bird to a Biome: Exploring the Sage Grouse Initiative's Role in Defending and Growing Sagebrush Core Areas	5
Assessment of Drought Impact on Rangelands Using Multi-Index Remote Sensing Approach	5
Long-Term Legacy of Juniper Encroachment: Increased Infiltration and Reduced Compaction a Decade After Mortality	5
Monitoring on U.S. Pasture and Rangelands: Highlighting the Value of Informal Approaches for Practical Use	5
Influences of Land Cover, Fire, and Human Activity on Bison Habitat Selection in Restored Grasslands	5
Defend and Grow the Core for Birds: How a Sagebrush Conservation Strategy Benefits Rangeland Birds	5
Managing Grass Height for Birds and Livestock: Insights from the Río de la Plata Grasslands	5
Effects of Long-Term Grazing at Different Intensities on Herbaceous Biomass in Southeast Oregon Sagebrush Steppe	5
Sagebrush-Associated Bunchgrasses Drive Invasion Resistance in a Greenhouse Experiment	5
Virtual Fences Successfully Contain Cattle Over a Wide Range of Stocking Densities and at Stubble Heights Below Common Riparian Management Targets	5
Impact of Wildlife Grazing During Drought on Herbaceous Vegetation in a Semiarid Rangeland and Postdrought Recovery	5
15-Yr Biomass Production in Semiarid Nebraska Sandhills Grasslands: Part 1—Plant Functional Group Analysis	5
Impact of Variable Weather on Vegetation Dynamics and Eddy Fluxes in Tallgrass Prairie	5
Livestock Depredation by Coyotes and Domestic Dogs in Mexico	5
Seasonal Climate Effects in Sagebrush-Steppe Plant Community Production	5
Systematic Process for Determining Field-Sampling Effort Required to Know Vegetation Changes in Large, Disturbed Rangelands Where Management Treatments Have Been Applied	5
Predicting Exotic Annual Grass Abundance in Rangelands of the Western United States Using Various Precipitation Scenarios	5