8:00 AM

Grazing intensity, forbs, and plant species richness on sand sagebrush-grassland. - Gillen, Robert*,1, Sims, Phillip1, 1 USDA-ARS, Woodward, OK, USA

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8:20 AM

Grazing-induced modifications to the productive capacity of northern mixed-grass prairie: Effects of grazing system and stocking rate. - Derner, Justin*,1, Hart, Richard1, 1 USDA-ARS, Cheyenne, WY, USA

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8:40 AM

Interaction of simulated drought and grazing on rangeland in North Dakota. - Limb, Ryan *,1, Kirby, Don1, Nyren, Paul3, 1 Animal and Range Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA3

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9:00 AM

Extending grazing by changing calving date in the Nebraska Sandhills: Production and economic comparisons. - Stalker, Aaron*,1, Adams, Don 1, Clark, Richard1, Klopfenstein, Terry, 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

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9:20 AM

Grazing effects on the Stipa grandis steppe community in Inner Mongolia. - Han, Guodong1, Hong, Mei2, Thorpe, Jeff3, Willms, Walter4, 1 College of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agri. University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P.R.China2 College of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agri. University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P.R.China3 Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada4 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta

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9:40 AM

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10:10 AM

Predicting utilization of foothill and mountain rangeland by cattle in summer. - Brewer, Tracy*,1, Bunting, Stephen2, Sanders, Kenneth 2, Mosley, Jeffrey1, 1 Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Bozeman, Montana2 Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Moscow, Idaho

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10:30 AM

Summer defoliation timing and intensity effects on winter standing herbage in the northern mixed-grass prairie. - Smart, Alexander*,1, Johnson, Patricia1, Gates, Roger2, 1 Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Brookings, SD, USA2 Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Rapid City, SD

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10:50 AM

The effects of ungulate herbivory and timber harvest on the understory vegetation structure and composition in a Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) habitat in northeastern Oregon. - Walburger, Kenric*,1, DelCurto, Timothy 1, Vavra, Martin2, 1 Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center - Union, Union, OR, USA2 PNW Research Station, USDA, Forest Service, LaGrande, OR, USA

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11:10 AM

The long-term effects of ungulate herbivory and timber harvest on the subsequent diet quality of steers grazing Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) habitats in northeastern Oregon. - Walburger, Kenric*,1, DelCurto, Timothy 1, Vavra, Martin2, 1 Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center - Union, Union, OR2 PNW Research Station, USDA, Forest Service, LaGrande, OR

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