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Managing soil nitrogen to restore annual grass-infested plant communities: effective strategy or incomplete framework? by James, J. J, Drenovsky, R. E, Monaco, T. A, Rinella, M. J

“…Theoretical and empirical work has established a positive relationship between resource availability and habitat invasibility. For nonnative invasive annual…”
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Grass Seedling Demography and Sagebrush Steppe Restoration by James, J. J., Rinella, M. J., Svejcar, T.

“…Seeding is a key management tool for arid rangeland. In these systems, however, seeded species often fail to establish. A recent study in Wyoming big sagebrush…”
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Population Densities and Tree Diameter Effects Associated with Verbenone Treatments to Reduce Mountain Pine Beetle-Caused Mortality of Lodgepole Pine by Progar, R. A, Blackford, D. C, Cluck, D. R, Costello, S, Dunning, L. B, Eager, T, Jorgensen, C. L, Munson, A. S, Steed, B, Rinella, M. J

“…Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is among the primary causes of mature lodgepole pine, Pinus…”
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Inundative Release of Aphthona spp. Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a Biological “Herbicide” on Leafy Spurge in Riparian Areas by Progar, R. A., Markin, G., Milan, J., Barbouletos, T., Rinella, M. J.

“…Inundative releases of beneficial insects are frequently used to suppress pest insects but not commonly attempted as a method of weed biological control…”
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Sources of variability in livestock water quality over 5 years in the Northern Great Plains by Petersen, M K, Muscha, J M, Mulliniks, J T, Waterman, R C, Roberts, A J, Rinella, M J

“…Concentrated dissolved minerals in naturally occurring water accessible to livestock grazing semiarid landscapes can negatively influence animal productivity…”
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Water Quality for Livestock in Northern Great Plains Rangelands by Rinella, M.J., Muscha, J.M., Reinhart, K.O., Petersen, M.K.

“…Dissolved solids can negatively impact livestock drinking water. To characterize dissolved solid concentrations in the northern Great Plains, we studied 45…”
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An entomopathogenic fungus and nematode prove ineffective for biocontrol of an invasive leaf miner Profenusa thomsoni in Alaska by Progar, R.A., Kruse, J.J., Lundquist, J.E., Zogas, K.P., Rinella, M.J.

“…A non-native invasive sawfly, the amber-marked birch leaf miner Profenusa thomsoni (Konow), was first detected in south-central Alaska in 1996 and is now…”
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Nuclear polyhedrosis virus as a biological control agent for Malacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) by Progar, R.A, Rinella, M.J, Fekedulegn, D, Butler, L

“…In addition to damaging trees, the eastern tent caterpillar is implicated in early fetal loss and late-term abortion in horses. In a field study, we evaluated…”
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Sources of variability in livestock water quality over 5 years in the Northern Great Plains1 by Petersen, M. K., Muscha, J. M., Mulliniks, J. T., Waterman, R. C., Roberts, A. J., Rinella, M. J.

“…Abstract Concentrated dissolved minerals in naturally occurring water accessible to livestock grazing semiarid landscapes can negatively influence animal…”
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Sources of variability in livestock water quality over 5 years in the Northern Great Plains 1 by Petersen, M K, Muscha, J M, Mulliniks, J T, Waterman, R C, Roberts, A J, Rinella, M J

“…Concentrated dissolved minerals in naturally occurring water accessible to livestock grazing semiarid landscapes can negatively influence animal productivity…”
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Control effort exacerbates invasive-species problem by Rinella, Matthew J, Maxwell, Bruce D, Fay, Peter K, Weaver, Theodore, Sheley, Roger L

“…Ecosystem managers face a difficult decision when managing invasive species. If they use aggressive practices to reduce invader abundances, they will likely…”
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Long-term population dynamics of seeded plants in invaded grasslands by Rinella, Matthew J, Mangold, Jane M, Espeland, Erin K, Sheley, Roger L, Jacobs, James S

“…In recent decades, dozens of studies have involved attempts to introduce native and desirable nonnative plant species into grasslands dominated by invasive…”
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Grassland invader responses to realistic changes in native species richness by Rinella, M.J, Pokorny, M.L, Rekaya, R

“…The importance of species richness for repelling exotic plant invasions varies from ecosystem to ecosystem. Thus, in order to prioritize conservation…”
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Spotted Knapweed Response to Season and Frequency of Mowing by Matthew J. Rinella, James S. Jacobs, Sheley, Roger L., Borkowski, John J.

“…Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.) is a non-indigenous weed that has invaded millions of hectares of rangeland in the United States. Mowing may be…”
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Population Densities and Tree Diameter Effects Associated with Verbenone Treatments to Reduce Mountain Pine Beetle-Caused Mortality of Lodgepole Pine by Progar, R A, Blackford, D C, Cluck, DR, Costello, S, Dunning, L B, Eager, T, Jorgensen, CL, Munson, A S, Steed, B, Rinella, MJ

“…Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is among the primary causes of mature lodgepole pine, Pinus…”
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White spruce regeneration following a major spruce beetle outbreak in forests on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska by Boggs, Keith, Sturdy, Michelle, Rinella, Daniel J., Rinella, Matthew J.

“…Between 1987 and 2000, a spruce beetle ( Dendroctonus rufipennis) outbreak infested 1.19 million ha of spruce ( Picea spp.) forests in Alaska, killing most of…”
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Incorporating biological control into ecologically based weed management by Sheley, R. L, Rinella, M. J

“…Ecologically based weed management involves the identification and manipulation of processes that direct community dynamics. Of the many processes occurring in…”
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A model for predicting invasive weed and grass dynamics. I. Model development by Rinella, Matthew J., Sheley, Roger L.

“…Invasive weed managers are presented with a complicated and ever-enlarging set of management alternatives. Identifying the optimal weed management strategy for…”
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A model for predicting invasive weed and grass dynamics. II. Accuracy evaluation by Rinella, Matthew J., Sheley, Roger L.

“…The impact of invasive weed management on plant community composition is highly dependent on location-specific factors. Therefore, treatment means from…”
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Using Light Attenuation to Estimate Leafy Spurge Impacts on Forage Production by Rinella, Matthew J., Sheley, Roger L.

“…Rangeland managers often must decide whether to suppress dicotyledonous weed populations with expensive and time-consuming management strategies. Often, the…”
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