The Stavely Research Station is located in the Foothills Fescue natural sub-region of Alberta and consists of native fescue grasslands. The table below is a list of research publications that have at least one field location at the Stavely Research Station. The table is searchable for specific topics using keywords (e.g. Willms and long-term grazing). Some publications are available for downloading (click on the title hyperlink); however, many have copyright restrictions. Specific publications can be requested for individual use by contacting Lisa at rri@ualberta.ca. Please include author(s), year, and title in the email request for electronic pdf copies of publications.
Stavely Research Station, Alberta - fescue prairie
Stavely Research Station Publications
| Authors | Year | Title & Journal | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batbaatar, A., Carlyle, C.N., Bork, E.W., Chang, S.X., Cahill, J.F. Jr. | 2022 | Multi-year drought alters plant species composition more than productivity across northern temperate grasslands. J. Ecology. 110:197-209. | climate extremes; drought; grasslands; plant species composition; precipitation manipulation; productivity |
| Zhang, Y., Gao, X., Hao, X., Alexander, T.W., Shi, X., Jin, L., Thomas, B.W. | 2020 | Heavy grazing over 64 years reduced soil bacterial diversity in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Canada. Appl. Soil. Ecol. 147: 103361 | long-term grazing; heavy grazing; soil microbial communities |
| Zhang, B., Beck, R., Pan, Q., Zhao, M., Hao, X. | 2019 | Soil physical and chemical properties in response to long-term cattle grazing on sloped rough fescue grassland in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Geoderma. 346: 75-83. | slope position; soil hydraulic properties; HYPROP system; soil moisture retention curve; S-index |
| Zhang, B., Thomas, B.W., Beck, R., Liu, K., Zhao, M., Hao, X. | 2018 | Labile soil organic matter in response to long-term cattle grazing on sloped rough fescue grassland in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Geoderma. 318: 9-15. | slope position; soil active carbon; potentially mineralizable nitrogen; soil protein; water extractable organic carbon and nitrogen |
| Thompson, D.J., Willms, W.D. | 2014 | Effects of long-term protection from grazing on phenotypic expression in geographically separated mountain rough fescue populations. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 33-39. | genetic diversity; plant populations; ungrazed |
| Li, C., Hao, X., Willms, W.D., McAllister, T.A. | 2012 | Responses of herbage and cattle tail switch hair δ15N value to long-term stocking rates on a rough fescue grassland. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 58: 326-333. | long-term grazing; stocking rate; forage production; cattle condition |
| Li, C., Hao, X., Willms, W.D., Mengli, Z., Guodong, H. | 2010 | Effect of long-term cattle grazing on seasonal nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in range forage species in the fescue grassland of southwestern Alberta. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1–6. | long-term grazing; nitrogen; phosphorus; forage production |
| Wall, D.H., Bradford, M.A., St. John, M.G., Trofymow, J.A., Behan-Pelletier, V., Bignell, D.E., Dangerfield, J.M., Parton, W.J., Rusek, J., Voigt, W., Wolters, V., Zadeh Gardel, H. … Johnson, D.L….et al. | 2008 | Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate-dependent. Global Change Biol. 14: 2661-2677. | climate decomposition index; decomposition; litter; mesofauna; soil biodiversity; soil carbon; soil fauna |
| Willms, W.D., Chanasyk, D.S. | 2006 | Grazing effects on snow accumulation on rough fescue grasslands. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59: 400-405. | grazing; winter |
| Moisey, D.M., Willms, W.D., Bork, E.W. | 2006 | Effect of standing litter on rough fescue utilization by cattle. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59: 197-203. | forage utilization; litter |
| Mengli, Z., Willms, W.D., Bing, H., Laroche, A. | 2005 | Effects of heavy grazing pressure on the random amplified polymorphic DNA marker diversity of mountain rough fescue (Festuca campestris Rydb.) in south western Alberta. Can. J. Plant Sci 85:623-629. | grazing; forage production |
| Moisey, D.M., Bork, E.W., Willms, W.D. | 2005 | Non-destructive assessment of cattle forage selection: a test of skim grazing in Fescue Grassland. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 94: 205-222. | grazing; forage production |
| Fu, Y.B., Thompson, D., Willms, W., Mackay, M. | 2005 | Long-term grazing effects on genetic variability in mountain rough fescue. Rangeland Ecol. & Manage. 58: 637-42. | long-term grazing; genetic diversity |
| Chanasyk, D.S., Mapfumo, E., Willms, W.D., Naeth, M.A. | 2004 | Quantification and simulation of soil water on grazed fescue grassland watersheds. J. Range Manage. 57: 169-177 | soil water |
| Mapfumo, E., Chanasyk, D.S., Willms, W.D. 2004. | 2004 | Simulating daily soil water under foothills fescue grazing with the Soil and Water Assessment Tool model. Hydrological Processes 18: 2787-2800. | soil water; grazing |
| Bogen, A.D., Bork, E.W., Willms, W.D. | 2003 | Defoliation impacts on Festuca campestris (Rydb.) plants exposed wildfire. J. Range Manage. 56: 375-381. | grazing; forage production; wildfire; climate change |
| May, K.W., Willms, W.D., Mengli, Z., Lysyk, T.J. | 2003 | An assessment of variation in foothills rough fescue [Festuca campestris (Rydb.)] in southern Alberta. Can. J. Plant Sci. 83:541-550. | genetic variation; grazing; winter; reclamation |
| Whalen, J.K., Willms, W.D., Dormaar, J.F. | 2003 | Soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in modified rangeland communities. J. Range Manage. 56: 665-672. | soil carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; plant communities |
| Bork, E.W., Adams, B.W., Willms, W.D. | 2002 | Resilience of foothills rough fescue, Festuca campestris, rangeland to wildfire. Canadian Field Naturalist. 116(1): 51-59. | wildfire; NOTE: not located at Stavely Research Station |
| Chanasyk, D.S., Mapfumo, E., Willms, W.D. | 2002 | Quantification and simulation of surface runoff from fescue grassland watersheds. Agric. Water Management 59: 137-153. | soil water |
| Mapfumo, E., Willms, W.D., Chanasyk, D.S. | 2002 | Water quality of surface runoff from grazed fescue grassland watersheds in Alberta. Water Qual. Res. J. of Can. 37:543-562. | grazing; soil water |
| Bogen, A.D., Bork, E.W., Willms, W.D. | 2002 | Festuca campestris Rydb. response to heat injury. Can. J. Plant Sci. 82:721-729. | climate change |
| Willms, W.D., Kenzie, O.R., McAllister, T.A., Colwell, D., Veira, D., Wilmshurst, J.F., Entz, T., Olson, M.E. | 2002 | Effects of water quality on cattle performance. J. Range Manage. 55: 452-460. | water quality; weight gains |
| Clapperton, M.J., Kanashiro, D.A., Behan-Pelletier, V.M. | 2002 | Changes in abundance and diversity of microarthropods associated with Fescue Prairie grazing regimes. Pedobiologia 46: 496-511. | soil microbial community; insects; arthropods |
| Dormaar, J. F., Willms, W.D. | 2000 | A comparison of soil chemical characteristics in modified rangeland communities. J. Range Manage. 53:453–458. | soil |
| Dormaar, J. F., Willms, W.D. | 2000 | Rangeland management impacts on soil biological indicators in southern Alberta. J. Range Manage. 53: 233-238. | soil microbial communities |
| Freeze, B.S., Willms, W.D., Rode, L. | 1999 | Economics of maintaining cow condition on fescue prairie in winter. J. Range Mgmt. 52: 113-119. | economics; winter; weight gain |
| Dormaar, J.F., Willms, W.D. | 1998 | Effect of forty-four years of grazing on fescue grassland soils. J. Range Manage. 51: 122-126. | long-term grazing; soil |
| Willms, W.D, King, J., Dormaar, J.F. | 1998 | Weathering losses of forage species on the fescue grassland in southwestern Alberta. Can. J. Plant Sci. 78: 265-272. | forage production |
| Willms, W.D., Rode, L.M. | 1998 | Forage selection by cattle on fescue prairie in summer or winter. J. Range Manage. 51: 496-500. | summer; winter; grazing; forage selection |
| Willms, W.D., Rode, L.M., Freeze, B.S. | 1998 | Protein supplementation to enhance the performance of pregnant cows on rough fescue grasslands in winter. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 78: 89-94. | winter; weight gains; reproductive performance |
| Willms, W.D., Adams, B.W., Dormaar, J.F. | 1996 | Seasonal changes of herbage biomass on the fescue prairie. J. Range Manage. 49: 100-104. | forage production |
| Willms, W.D., Quinton, D.A. | 1995 | Grazing effects on germinable seeds on the fescue prairie. J. Range Manage. 48: 423-430. | grazing; seed bank |
| Chanasyk, D.S., Naeth, M.A. | 1995 | Grazing impacts on bulk density and soil strength in the foothills fescue grasslands of Alberta, Canada. Can J. Soil Sci. 75: 551-557. | soil; grazing |
| Naeth, M.A., Chanasyk, D.S. | 1995 | Grazing effects on soil-water in Alberta Foothills fescue grasslands. J. Range Manage. 48: 528-534. | grazing; soil; water |
| Dormaar, J.F., Willms, W.D. | 1993 | Decomposition of blue grama and rough fescue roots in the Ah horizons of mixed prairie and rough fescue prairies. J. Range Manage. 46: 207-213. | soil; forage production |
| Willms, W.D, Rode, L.M., Freeze, B.S. | 1993 | Winter performance of Hereford cows on fescue prairie and in drylot influenced by fall grazing. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 73: 881-889. | winter; weight gain; grazing |
| Dormaar, J.F., Willms, W.D. | 1992 | Water-extractable organic matter from plant litter and soil of rough fescue grassland. J. Range Manage. 45:152-158. | soil; litter; organic matter |
| Willms, W.D. | 1992 | Influence of summer cutting and fertilizer application on Altai wild rye in winter. Can. J. Plant 72: 173-179. | winter; fertilizer; introduced forage; grazing |
| Willms, W.D., Fraser, J. | 1992 | Growth-characteristics of Rough Fescue (Festuca scabrella var. campestris) after 3 years of repeated harvesting at scheduled frequencies and heights. Can. J. Botany. 70: 2125-2129. | defoliation; grazing intensity; plant response |
| Willms, W.D. | 1991 | Cutting frequency and cutting height effects on rough fescue and Parry oat grass yields. J. Range Manage. 44:82-86. | forage production; grazing |
| Willms, W.D., Beauchemin, K.A. | 1991 | Cutting frequency and cutting height effects on forage quality of rough fescue and Parry oatgrass. Can. J. Anim. Sc. 71: 87-96. | forage production; grazing |
| Naeth, M.A., Bailey, A.W., Chanasyk, D.S., Pluth, D.J. | 1991 | Water Holding Capacity of Litter and Soil Organic Matter in Mixed Prairie and Fescue Grassland Ecosystems of Alberta. J. Range Manage. 44: 13-17. | soil organic matter; litter; water |
| Naeth, M.A., Bailey, A.W., Pluth, D.J., Chanasyk, D.S., Hardin, R.T. | 1991 | Grazing Impacts on Litter and Soil Organic Matter in Mixed Prairie and Fescue Grassland Ecosystems of Alberta. J. Range Manage. 44: 7-12. | soil organic matter; litter; water; grazing |
| Naeth, M.A., Chanasyk, D.S., Bailey, A.W. | 1991 | Applicability of the Kostiakov Equation to Mixed Prairie and Fescue Grasslands of Alberta. J. Range Manage. 44: 18-21. | soil; water infiltration |
| Dormaar, J.F., Smoliak, S., Willms, W.D. | 1990 | Distribution of nitrogen fractions in grazed and ungrazed fescue grassland Ah Horizons. J. Range Manage. 43: 6-9. | nitrogen; grazing; soil |
| Dormaar, J.F., Willms, W.D. | 1990 | Sustainable production from the rough fescue prairie. J. Soil & Water Conservation 45: 137-140. | forage production |
| Willms, W.D. | 1990 | Distribution of cattle on slope without water restrictions. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 70: 1-8. | water; forage utilization; grazing; topography |
| Naeth, M.A., Pluth, D.J., Chanasyk, D.S., Bailey, A.W., Fedkenheuer, A.W. | 1990 | Soil compacting impacts of grazing in mixed prairie and fescue grassland ecosystems of Alberta. Can. J. Soil Sci. 70: 157-167. | soil compaction; grazing |
| Willms, W.D., Dormaar, J.F., Schaalje, G.B. | 1988 | Stability of grazed patches on rough fescue grasslands. J. Range Manage. 41: 503-508. | grazing |
| Willms, W.D. | 1988 | Forage production and utilization in various topographic zones of the fescue grasslands. Can J. Anim. Sci. 68: 211-223 | forage production; forage utilization; grazing; topography |
| Willms, W.D., Smoliak, S., Schaalje, G.B. | 1986 | Cattle weight gains in relation to stocking rate on rough fescue grassland. J. Range. Manage. 39: 182-87. | stocking rate; weight gain |
| Willms, W.D., Smoliak, S., Bailey, A.W. | 1986 | Herbage production following litter removal on Alberta native grasslands. J. Range Manage. 39: 536-539. | forage production; litter; grazing |
| Willms, W.D., Smoliak, S., Dormaar, J.F. 1985. | 1985 | Effects of stocking rate on rough fescue grassland vegetation. J. Range Manage. 38:220-225. | stocking rate; forage production |
| Dormaar, J.F., Johnston, A., Smoliak, S. | 1984 | Seasonal changes in carbon content, and dehydrogenase, phosphatase, and urease activities in mixed prairie and fescue grassland Ah horizons. J. Range Management. 37(1): 31-35. | soil carbon; enzymatic activity; organic matter; grazing intensity; |
| Hardman, J.M., Smoliak, S. | 1982 | The relative impact of various grasshopper species on Stipa-Agropyron Mixed Prairie and Fescue Prairie in Southern Alberta. J. Range Manage. 35: 171-176. | insects; climate; defoliation |
| Johnston, A. | 1979 | Remote sensing for estimation of rangeland productivity and condition. Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, AB: Research Highlights-1978. Pp 35-36. | forage production; remote sensing; range condition |
| Dormaar, J.F., Johnston, A., Smoliak, S. | 1977 | Seasonal variation in chemical characteristics of soil organic matter of grazed and ungrazed mixed prairie and fescue grassland. J Range Management. 30(3): 195-198. | grazing intensity; soil organic matter |
| Johnston, A., Dormaar, J.F., Smoliak, S. | 1971 | Long-term grazing effects on fescue grassland soils. Journal of Range Management. 24:185-188. | long-term grazing; soil |
| Johnston, A., Dormaar, J.F. | 1970 | Observations on Danthonia parryi. Can. J. Plant Sci. 50: 115-117. | rough fescue; percent basal area |
| Johnston, A., Smoliak, S., Smith, A.D., Lutwick, L.E. | 1969 | Seasonal precipitation, evaporation, soil moisture, and yield of fertilized range vegetation. Can. J. Plant Sci. 49: 123-128. | water use efficiency; nitrogen; phosphorus; fertilizers; yield; productivity |
| Peake, R.W., Johnston, A. | 1965 | Grazing effects on fescue grassland in western Canada. In: 9th Internat. Grassl. congr., Brazil. p. 1627-1630. | grazing |
| Johnston, A. | 1962 | Effects of grazing intensity and cover on the water-intake rate of fescue grassland. Journal of Range Management. 15: 79-82. | grazing intensity; litter; water; soil |
| Bezeau, L.M., Johnston, A. | 1962 | In vitro digestibility of range forage plants of the Festuca scabrella association. Can. J. Plant Sci. 42: 692-697. | forage utilization |
| Johnston, A. | 1961 | Comparison of lightly grazed and ungrazed range in the fescue grassland of southwestern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 41:615-622. | grazing |
| Johnston, A. | 1961 | Some factors affecting germination, emergence, and early growth of three range grasses. Can. J. Plant Sci. 41: 59-70. | seed bank |