Browsing by Subject "conservation reserve program"
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Avian response to landscape change in fragmented southern Great Plains grasslands
(Ecological Society of America, 2001)We examined the dynamics of avian communities associated with fragmented grasslands in Oklahoma, USA, using long-term (1965-1995) raw (stop-level) data from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). Aerial photography was used to ... -
Estimating potential carbon sequestration in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) tracts in the Central High Plains of the United States
(2012-05)Scope and Method of Study: The main goal of this research is to examine long term trends in carbon sequestration in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) tracts in the Central High Plains (CHP) region of the U. S. The second ... -
Influences on plant species distributions and soil organic carbon in playa catchments of the High Plains
(2012-05)Scope and Method of Study: Depressional wetlands are threatened globally by conversion to agriculture, altering wetland processes and degrading societal services. We elucidated effects of land management and conservation ... -
Perceptions of Conservation Reserve Program Participants to Environmental Quality in the Oklahoma Panhandle
(Oklahoma State University, 2005-12-01)The study was directed to identify the attitudes and perceptions that influence the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants in the Oklahoma Panhandle. A mail-out survey was conducted from the sample of address ... -
Potential Economic Impacts of the Managed Haying and Grazing Provision of the Conservation Reserve Program
(Oklahoma State University, 2009-12-01)A survey of 480 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields from across 14 states in the Great Plains region was completed to estimate the economic impacts from a policy change in the managed haying and grazing provision of ... -
Should We Pay Farmers Not to Farm? a Case of the Conservation Reserve Program
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the United States largest conservation initiative. The program retires over 30 million acres of "marginal" cropland. The programs objectives are to reduce sedimentation, improve ... -
Support Vector Machines for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Mapping and Compliance Monitoring
(Oklahoma State University, 2004-12-01)This research focuses on two specific remote sensing problems associated with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The CRP program seeks to convert highly erodible lands ... -
Using Microbial Indicators to Assess Soil Ecosystem Restoration
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and sustainable integrity. The objective of this study was to determine the progress of ecosystem recovery in soils under a federal conservation ...