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Identifying Rangeland Restoration Targets: An Appraisal of Challenges and Opportunities by Monaco, Thomas A., Jones, Thomas A., Thurow, Thomas L.

“…Restoration activities are directed toward a broad spectrum of targets. Identifying a restoration target entails defining an ecosystem state and its desired…”
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Emerging Issues in Rangeland Ecohydrology: Vegetation Change and the Water Cycle by Wilcox, Bradford P., Thurow, Thomas L.

“…Rangelands have undergone—and continue to undergo—rapid change in response to changing land use and climate. A research priority in the emerging science of…”
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Emerging issues in rangeland ecohydrology by Wilcox, Bradford P., Thurow, Thomas L.

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Songbird Relationships to Shrub‐Steppe Ecological Site Characteristics by Williams, Mary I, Paige, Ginger B, Thurow, Thomas L, Hild, Ann L, Gerow, Kenneth G

“…Rangeland managers are often faced with the complex challenge of managing sites for multiple uses and for the diverse interests of stakeholders. Standardized…”
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Long-Term Water Balance in a Semiarid Shrubland by Wilcox, Bradford P., Dowhower, Steven L., Teague, W. Richard, Thurow, Thomas L.

“…Baseline information on the water balance is essential for adequately understanding ecohydrological relationships on rangelands. Unfortunately, such…”
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Considerations for targeting soil conservation investments in southern Honduras by THUROW, AMY P., THUROW, THOMAS L., SANTOS, HECTOR R.

“…Honduras is vulnerable to catastrophic losses associated with landslides and flooding in the aftermath of hurricanes (Fifi in 1974 and Mitch in 1998, most…”
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A preliminary analysis of Texas ranchers’ willingness to participate in a brush control cost-sharing program to improve off-site water yields by Thurow, Amy P., Conner, J.Richard, Thurow, Thomas L., Garriga, Matthew D.

“…Brush cover of 30% is estimated to be economically optimal for ranches on the Edwards Plateau, Texas. This contrasts with a regional objective to increase…”
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Stable Soil, Stable Economy: Targeting Soil Conservation Investments in Honduras by THUROW, THOMAS L., THUROW, AMY P., WU, XINYUAN (BEN), PEROTTO-BALDIVIOSO, HUMBERTO

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East African Ecosystems and Their Conservation by Thurow, Thomas L.

“…Thurow reviews "East African Ecosystems and Their Conservation" edited by T. R. McClanahan and T. P. Young…”
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Reproduction of Ferruginous Hawks Exposed to Controlled Disturbance by White, Clayton M., Thurow, Thomas L.

“…The Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) is a conspicuous grassland bird that is sensitive to human disturbance. In 1978 and 1979, we studied 62 nesting pairs and…”
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Viewpoint: the role of drought in range management by Thurow, T.L, Taylor, C.A. Jr

“…Drought is an ambiguous term, subject to expectation and the weight of emphasis on meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socio-economic dimensions…”
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AN ECOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATION OF PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS SERRATUS IN IDAHO by Thurow, Thomas L.

“…Twenty-two sites in central Idaho were sampled to determine the geographic range of Peromyscus maniculatus serratus. Isolating mechanisms which exist between…”
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Vegetation and water yield dynamics in an Edwards Plateau watershed by Wu, X.B, Redeker, E.J, Thurow, T.L

“…Woody cover, when expressed at the scale of the 207 km2 Cusenbary Draw basin, remained unchanged (approximately 23%) from 1955 to 1990. When expressed at the…”
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Hydrologic characteristics of vegetation types as affected by prescribed burning by Hester, Justin W., Thurow, Thomas L., Taylor, Charles A.

“…The objective of this study was to determine how rangeland hydrology of oak, juniper, bunchgrass and shortgrass vegetation types is altered by fire. The…”
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Nesting Success and Prey Selection of Long-Eared Owls along a Juniper/Sagebrush Ecotone in Southcentral Idaho by Thurow, Thomas L., White, Clayton M.

“…A population of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) nesting in a juniper/sagebrush ecotone had an average density of one pair per 0.65 km2 and fledged an average of…”
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Nest Site Relationship between the Ferruginous Hawk and Swainson's Hawk by Thurow, Thomas L., White, Clayton M.

“…The objective of this report is to document and explain an interspecific nesting relationship observed between sympatric buteos: the Ferruginous hawk (Buteo…”
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Differences in Soil Water Use by Annual Broomweed and Grasses by Carolyn K. Yoder, Boutton, Thomas W., Thurow, Thomas L., Andrew J. Midwood

“…The use of water in the upper 1 m of the soil profile by 3 common herbaceous species of the southern Great Plains was examined by labeling soil water with2H2O…”
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Infiltration and interrill erosion responses to selected livestock grazing strategies, Edwards Plateau, Texas by Thurow, T.L, Blackburn, W.H, Taylor, C.A. Jr

“…Understanding the temporal response of infiltration rate and interrill erosion to selected livestock grazing strategies is necessary for the continued soil and…”
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Observations on vegetation responses to improved grazing systems in Somalia by Thurow, T.L. (Texas AandM University, College Station, TX), Hussein, A.J

“…Vegetation community response is an important factor determining the potential for improvement of rangeland dormant season forage availability through…”
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Some vegetation responses to selected livestock grazing strategies, Edwards Plateau, Texas by Thurow, T.L, Blackburn, W.H, Taylor, C.A. Jr

“…Understanding the temporal response of vegetation to selected livestock grazing strategies is necessary for the continued maintenance or increased productivity…”
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