[HTML][HTML] Assessment of animal-based methods used for estimating and monitoring rangeland herbivore diet composition

S Garnick, PS Barboza, JW Walker - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Researchers and managers need effective tools for monitoring the use of forages by large
herbivores. Since 2000, the number of herbivore diet studies has nearly doubled. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Invited Review: Mineral nutrition considerations for extensive sheep production systems

WC Stewart, JD Scasta, JB Taylor, TW Murphy… - Applied Animal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Our purpose is to discuss contemporary and pertinent considerations related to
mineral-supplementation strategies for sheep grazing marginal rangelands in extensively …

Impacts of feral horses in the Australian Alps and evidence‐based solutions

DA Driscoll, GL Worboys, H Allan… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
New evidence of impacts by feral horses in Australia's alpine parks systems confirms they
endanger threatened species and extensively damage critically endangered bog …

Contrasting seasonal patterns in diet and dung‐associated invertebrates of feral cattle and horses in a rewilding area

EE Thomassen, EE Sigsgaard, MR Jensen… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic rewilding is increasingly applied in restoration efforts, with the aim of reintroducing
the ecological functions provided by large‐bodied mammals and thereby promote self …

Feral horse activity reduces environmental quality in ecosystems globally

DJ Eldridge, J Ding, SK Travers - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Feral horses occur on several continents, across a wide range of terrestrial biomes, and
have had marked impacts on ecosystems worldwide. Despite their oft-reported negative …

Ecological effects of free-roaming horses in North American rangelands

KW Davies, CS Boyd - BioScience, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Free-roaming horses are a widespread conservation challenge. Horse use (grazing and
related impacts) is largely unmanaged, leading to concerns about its impact on native plant …

Relationships between cattle and biodiversity in multiuse landscape revealed by Kenya Long-Term Exclosure Experiment

TP Young, LM Porensky, C Riginos, KE Veblen… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
On rangelands worldwide, cattle interact with many forms of biodiversity, most obviously with
vegetation and other large herbivores. Since 1995, we have been manipulating the …

Sage‐grouse population dynamics are adversely affected by overabundant feral horses

PS Coates, ST O'neil, DA MuÑoz… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, feral horse (Equus caballus; horse) populations increased in sagebrush
(Artimesia spp.) ecosystems, especially within the Great Basin, to the point of exceeding …

Impacts of feral horse use on herbaceous riparian vegetation within a sagebrush steppe ecosystem

CS Boyd, KW Davies, GH Collins - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Feral horses inhabit rangeland ecosystems around the world, and their impacts on riparian
ecosystems are poorly understood. We characterized impacts of a free-ranging horse …

Comparison of methods to examine diet of feral horses from noninvasively collected fecal samples

SRB King, KA Schoenecker - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) have become abundant on public lands in the American
West, particularly over the past 10 yr. In areas where they are overabundant, there is risk of …