Ag Data Commons
Browse

Jornada Experimental Range (USDA-ARS) annual stocking rates for cattle, horses, and sheep, 1916-2001

dataset
posted on 2023-11-30, 10:19 authored by Kris Havstad, Brandon Bestelmeyer

This data package contains data on stocking rates for cattle, horses, and sheep on all pastures of the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range beginning in 1916. Grazing goats were infrequent and are therefore included as part of the sheep category. Stocking rates are expressed in animal unit month (AUM), which is based on metabolic weight and average amount of forage needed by each animal unit per month. Total AUM is calculated for each year for each animal unit. This study was completed in 2001 and will not be updated.NOTE: The USDA-ARS discontinued regular updates to this dataset after 2002 because of de-stocking.


Resources in this dataset:

Funding

Agricultural Research Service

National Science Foundation

History

Data contact name

Data Manager

Data contact email

jornada.data@nmsu.edu

Publisher

Environmental Data Initiative (EDI)

Use limitations

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Temporal Extent Start Date

1916-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2001-01-01

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"geometry":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-106.8728831,32.75215663],[-106.5903632,32.75215663],[-106.5903632,32.46722784],[-106.8728831,32.46722784],[-106.8728831,32.75215663]]]},"type":"Feature","properties":{}}]}

Geographic location - description

Jer Pastures

ISO Topic Category

  • farming
  • environment
  • biota
  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
  • geoscientificInformation

Ag Data Commons Group

  • Jornada Experimental Range
  • Long-Term Agroecosystem Research

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

agroecosystems; rangelands; sustainable agricultural intensification

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:18 - Agricultural Research Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:040 - National Research

ARS National Program Number

  • 216

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Preferred dataset citation

Havstad, Kris; Bestelmeyer, Brandon (2019). Jornada Experimental Range (USDA-ARS) annual stocking rates for cattle, horses, and sheep, 1916-2001. Environmental Data Initiative (EDI). https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c7abcca9658c05a3524f09d064628b6e

Usage metrics

    Categories

    Keywords

    Plant-Animal InteractionsManagement PracticesUSDAstudy 412JERCDRRCPasture 9PopulationsLand Use and Land Cover ChangeherbivoresagriculturedesertsshrubsgrasslandsgrazingAnimal Unit MonthAUMlivestockcattlegoatsheephorsestocking rateNP216NSF > LTER=Long-Term Ecological Researchdata.govARS

    Licence

    CC BY 4.0

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC