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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... 1982, Fletcher 1984) Threats As stated by USFWS (2000), threats include: • Timber harvesting • Livestock grazing • Road construction • Recreation Current Research Summary • Plants have been cultivated at the ... timber harvesting activities in and near occupied sites, prohibiting new livestock structures that would attract grazing ungulates to occupied sites, and prohibiting or redesigning new roads ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... this species (TNC 1992). Threats Threats to this species include residential development, livestock grazing, trampling by livestock and wildlife, and soil erosion. The fact that this species is limited ... Needs (1) Initiate demographic monitoring to assess population trends and evaluate impacts from grazing and other environmental factors; (2) Conduct field searches to locate additional natural ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... (DeBolt 2001). Threats • General habitat degradation (DeBolt 2001). • Urban expansion (DeBolt 2001). • Livestock grazing and trampling (DeBolt 1995). • Fires leading to cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) invasion (DeBolt 1995). ... , there was no control treatment, and so it cannot be concluded that livestock alone are responsible for the decline (DeBolt 1995). • Micropropagation techniques using seeds ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... include habitat destruction caused by road building, excessive sediment, dam construction and cattle grazing (Perkins and Patrick 1980, Taylor and Taylor 1980). Current Research Summary None known. ... be avoided. Logging operations should be confined to areas outside riparian buffer zones. Livestock grazing should also be reduced in areas where Cumberland sandreed grows (Oklahoma Natural Heritage ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... and difficult to reach. Other threats include cattle and deer, which have been documented grazing on the sugar-rich inflorescences of Agave arizonica. Current Research Summary Controlled crossed have ... to this endangered species. (USFWS 1984) An Allotment Management Plan (a document that applies to livestock operations on public lands or on lands within National Forests in the eleven contiguous ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... Threats Threats include (as stated by USFWS 1997): • Non-native plants • Agriculture • Development • Grazing • Possibly by altered fire frequency Current Research Summary A number of studies have ... , soil compaction, herbivory) as well as the benefits (increased habitat patchiness) of using livestock to favor native herbs over introduced annual grasses. The effective management of introduced ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... Relationships None known. Threats Threats include: • Road construction and maintenance • Flash floods • Trampling and grazing from livestock • Off-road vehicles (NatureServe 2001) • Activities like highway maintenance or pipeline construction are threats because ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... shown to be palatable and non-toxic to range livestock. However, cattle seldom traverse the sand dunes where this species occurs, so grazing is likely not a major threat to this species ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... 50°/68°F) (BBG file). Current Management Summary • All populations have been subject to grazing by domestic livestock, especially cattle and horses, at some point since at least 1900, possibly as early ... is a grazing lease on the land, although the lessee has not grazed livestock there since around 1985 (Gamon 1995). • All other sites are used periodically as range land for livestock (Gamon 1995 ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... making it even more important to protect these distinct races (Fredricks 1992). Threats • Grazing (Fredricks 1989) • Logging and road construction (Fredricks 1989) • Bulb digging by collectors (Fredricks 1989 ... distribution (Fredricks 1989) • US Forest Service is working with landowners to adjust seasonal livestock use and fences • Continued monitoring (Fredricks 1992). Ex Situ Needs • Collect and ...
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