Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions; conference proceedings; 2003 October 30-November 1; Tucson, AZ

Abstract

The purpose of this conference was to celebrate the 100 years of accomplishments and contributions of the Santa Rita Experimental Range, the longest continuously operating research area dedicated to the sustainable management of North American rangelands. The conference consisted of one-and-a-half days of invited synthesis papers and contributed poster presentations and a 1-day field trip to research sites at the Santa Rita Experimental Range. A forecast of the future contributions of this historical site were also considered. This conference provided a forum for people to share their knowledge, experiences, and opinions about the contributions that the Santa Rita Experimental Range has made to rangeland management.

Titles contained within Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions; conference proceedings; 2003 October 30-November 1; Tucson, AZ

• Recognizing history in range ecology: 100 years of science and management on the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• A century of vegetation change on the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Rangeland livestock production: Developing the concept of sustainability on the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Vegetation management practices: Past and present
• Wildlife ecology and management, Santa Rita Experimental Range (1903 to 2002)
• Cultural resources of the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Revegetation practices on the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Hydrology and soil erosion
• Archive and laboratory embedded in the landscape: Future of the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Climate variability and plant response at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona
• Spread of a nonnative grass across southern Arizona: Multiple data sources to monitor change
• Multitemporal MODIS-EVI relationships with precipitation and temperature at the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Role of soil texture on mesquite water relations and response to summer precipitation
• Mesquite removal and mulching treatment impacts on herbage production and selected soil chemical properties
• Gambel and scaled quail diets on the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Historical and recent flora of the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Effects of neighbor species and distance on 2- and 4-year survival of Lehmann lovegrass and native grasses
• International Arid Lands Consortium: A synopsis of accomplishments
• Soil and ecological sites of the Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Assessment of fire-damaged mesquite trees 8 years following an illegal burn
• Sweet resin bush on the Santa Rita Experimental Range: An eradication effort
• Spectral reflectance and soil morphology characteristics of Santa Rita Experimental Range soils
• Cow weights and calf production for pasture 12-C Lehmann lovegrass grazing trials, 1982 to 1993
• Soil temperature and moisture dynamics after experimental irrigation on two contrasting soils on the Santa Rita Experimental Range: Implications for mesquite establishment
• New data sources and derived products for the SRER digital spatial database

Citation

McClaran, Mitchel P.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Edminster, Carleton B., tech. coords. 2003. Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions; conference proceedings; 2003 October 30-November 1; Tucson, AZ. Proc. RMRS-P-30. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 197 p.