Pinon-juniper management research at Corona Range and Livestock Research Center in Central New Mexico

Abstract

Description: New Mexico State University's Corona Range and Livestock Research Center (CRLRC) is located in a pinon-juniper (PJ)/grassland ecotone in the southern Basin and Range Province in south central New Mexico. A number of research projects conducted at this facility revolve around soil, plant, livestock, and wildlife responses to PJ woodland management. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of on-going research at CRLRC dealing with sustainable management of PJ ecosystems. This paper is divided into 2 sections; the first deals with mature PJ woodland management research, while the second covers current juniper reinvasion suppression studies. We have compiled contributions from a team of faculty and graduate students that conducts research at CRLRC. Names of investigators are listed after each project title.

Parent Publication

• Ecology, management, and restoration of pinon-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops

Citation

Cibils, Andres; Petersen, Mark; Cox, Shad; Rubio, Michael. 2008. Pinon-juniper management research at Corona Range and Livestock Research Center in Central New Mexico. In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Shaw, John D.; Ford, Paulette L., compilers. 2008. Ecology, management, and restoration of pinon-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops. Proceedings RMRS-P-51. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 155-162.