Animal and Rangeland Sciences - Archive

Ecohydrology

Lab of Carlos Ochoa

• Juniper Paired Watershed Study - Central Oregon
• Semi-arid Riparian Systems - Oregon
• Watershed Riparian Study - Willamette Basin
• Chihuahuan Desert Soil-Plant- Water Relations Restoration Project - Mexico
• Integrating hydrology, ecology, socio-cultural, and economy related issues in traditionally-irrigated systems - Southwest

Ecology

Lab of Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez

• Groundwater utilization and plant water relations
• Arid-land plants of economic importance to Mexico
• Sagebrush consumption by cattle by DNA diet determinations
• Rangeland invasive plants/weeds: Exotic annuals & Juniper

Lab of Bryan Endress

• Ungulate herbivory, forest management & semi-arid forest dynamics.
• Understanding exotic plant dominance in interior Pacific Northwest bunchgrass ecosystems 
• Evaluating riparian restoration & multiple-use management in the interior Pacific Northwest 

Pasture & Grazing Management

Lab of Serkan Ates

• Novel pasture and grazing systems
• Animal-pasture interactions, in particular intake, diet preference and behavior of grazing ruminants,
• Evaluation of tannin-containing legumes for livestock grazing
• Management of self-reseeding annual legumes in permanent pastures
• Dual purpose and cover crop grazing.