Steven L. Dowhower

NAME

Steve Dowhower

ADDRESS

Texas AgriLife Research
P. O. Box 1658
11708 Highway 70 South
Vernon, TX 76385-1658

PHONE

(940) 552-9941 Extension 213

FAX

(940) 553-4657

E-MAIL

s-dowhower@tamu.edu

EDUCATION

MS, Texas Tech University , 1981

Range Science

BS, Southeastern Oklahoma State University , 1979

Conservation

JOB TITLE

Senior Research Associate

WORKPLACE

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center -- Vernon

DEPARTMENT

Ecosystem Science & Management

JOB TASKS

Collection of field data, summarization, and analysis

LINKS

Range Ecology
Range Ecology Staff
SPUR

Abstracts

Pinchak, W. E., W. R. Teague, S. L. Dowhower, and R. J. Ansley. Effects of rotational grazing strategies and prescribed burning on cattle performance. Society for Range Management, 55th Annual Meetings, Kansas City, February 2002.
Teague, W. R., S. L. Dowhower, W. E. Pinchak and R. J. Ansley. Grazing patch dynamics under different grazing management in large, heterogeneous paddocks. Society for Range Management, 55th Annual Meetings, Kansas City, Missouri, February 2002.
Dowhower, S. L., W. R. Teague and R. J. Ansley. Angle cover class (ACC): A new technique for estimating brush quantities in association with herbaceous understory. Society for Range Management, 52nd Annual Meetings, Omaha, Nebraska, February 1999.
Dowhower, S. L., and W. R. Teague. Assessment of the dry-weight-rank method in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Society for Range Management, 52nd Annual Meetings, Wichita, Kansas, February 1996.
Hunt, L. J., W. E. Pinchak, D. R. Tolleson, W. R. Teague, and S. L. Dowhower. Seasonal differences in diet quality on two major vegetation types in the Rolling Plains. Society for Range Management, 49th Annual Meetings, Wichita, Kansas, February 1996.
Dowhower, S. L., W. R. Teague, W. E. Pinchak, and R. K. Heitschmidt. Decomposition of Texas Wintergrass in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Society for Range Management, 47th Annual Meetings, Colorado Springs, Colorado, February 1994.

Publications

Dowhower, S.L., W.R. Teague, S.A. Gerrard, D.M. Conover. 2007. Angle Cover Class: A Variable Plot Technique for Estimating Shrub Quantities in Rangeland Areas. Arid Land Research and Management. 21:343-358.
Wilcox, Bradford P., Steven L. Dowhower, W. Richard Teague and Thomas L. Thurow. 2006. Water Balance Relationships for Honey Mesquite Rangelands in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59:600-606.
Teague, W.R., S.L. Dowhower and J.A. Waggoner. 2004. Drought and grazing patch dynamics under different grazing management. Journal of Arid Environments 58:97-117.
Waggoner, J.A., Dowhower, S.L., Teague, W.R., and Cadenhead, J.F. 2003. Herbicide use and labor for hand applied control of mesquite. Rangelands 25:19-23.
Teague, W. R. and S. L. Dowhower. 2002. Patch dynamics under rotational and continuous grazing management in large, heterogeneous paddocks. Journal of Arid Environments 53:211-229.
Teague, W. R. and S. L. Dowhower. 2002. Irrigation impact on harvest efficiency in grazed Old World bluestem. Journal of Range Management 55:260-265.
Dowhower, S. L., W. R. Teague, R. J. Ansley, and W. E. Pinchak. 2001. Dry-weight-rank method assessment in heterogeneous communities. Journal of Range Management 54:71-76.
Teague, W. R. and S. D. Dowhower. 2001. Do life history traits predict response to defoliation in co-occurring prairie grasses? Applied Vegetation Science 4:267-276.
Teague, W. R., S. L. Dowhower, S. G. Whisenant, and E. Flores-Ancira. 2001. Mesquite and grass interference with establishing juniper seedlings. Journal of Range Management 54:680-684.
Teague, W. R., J. K. Foy, S. L. Dowhower, and B. T. Cross. 1999. Soil carbon and nitrogen changes following root-plowing of rangeland. Journal of Range Management 52:666-670.
Teague, W. R., S. L. Dowhower, W. E. Pinchak, D. R. Tolleson, and L. J. Hunt. 1996. Increasing utilization efficiency of continuously grazed old world bluestem pasture. Journal of Range Management 49:535-540.
Ansley, R. J., D. L. Price, S. L. Dowhower, and D. H. Carlson. 1992. Seasonal trends in leaf area of honey mesquite trees: determination using image analysis. Journal of Range Management 45:339-341.
Heitschmidt, R. K., J. R. Connor, S. K. Canon, W. E. Pinchak, J. W. Walker and S. L. Dowhower. 1990. Cow/calf production and economic returns from yearling continuous, deferred rotation and rotational grazing treatments. Journal of Production Agriculture 3:92-99.
Pinchak, W. E., S. K. Canon, R. K. Heitschmidt and S. L. Dowhower. 1990. Effect of long-term, year-long grazing at moderate and heavy rates of stocking on diet selection and forage intake dynamics. Journal of Range Management 43:304-309.
Heitschmidt, R. K., S. L. Dowhower, W. E. Pinchak, and S. K. Canon. 1989. Effects of stocking rate in quantity and quality of available forage in a southern mixed grass prairie. Journal of Range Management 42:468-473.
Walker, J. W., R. K. Heitschmidt, and S. L. Dowhower. 1989. Some effects of a rotation grazing treatment on cattle preference for plant communities. Journal of Range Management 42:143-148.
Walker, J. W., R. K. Heitschmidt, E. A. Morales, M. M. Kothmann, and S. L. Dowhower. 1989. Quality and botanical composition of cattle diets under rotational and continuous grazing treatments. Journal of Range Management 42:239-242.
Heitschmidt, R. K., R. J. Ansley, S. L. Dowhower, P. W. Jacoby, and D. L. Price. 1988. Some observations from the excavation of honey mesquite root systems. Journal of Range Management 41:227-231.
Heitschmidt, R. K., S. L. Dowhower, and J. W. Walker. 1987. 14- vs. 42-paddock rotational grazing: aboveground biomass dynamics, forage production and harvest efficiency. Journal of Range Management 40:216-223.
Heitschmidt, R. K., S. L. Dowhower, and J. W. Walker. 1987. 14- vs. 42-paddock rotational grazing: forage quality. Journal of Range Management 40:315-317.
Heitschmidt, R. K., S. L. Dowhower, and J. W. Walker. 1987. Some effects of a rotational grazing treatment on quantity and quality of available forage and amount of ground litter. Journal of Range Management 40:318-321.
Walker, J. W., R. K. Heitschmidt, and S. L. Dowhower. 1985. Evaluation of pedometers for measuring distance traveled by cattle on two grazing systems. Journal of Range Management 38:90-93.
Walker, J. W., J. W. Stuth, R. K. Heitschmidt, and S. L. Dowhower. 1985. A new esophageal plug. Journal of Range Management 38:185-187.

Technical Reports

Teague, W. R. and S. L. Dowhower. 1999. Does burning and heavy grazing change tobosagrass competition with palatable grasses? In "Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report", Vernon Center Technical Report #99-10, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Vernon, Texas 76385. pp. 56-58.
Teague, W. R. and S. L. Dowhower, S. G. Whisenant and E. Flores. 1999. Mesquite and grass competition with redberry juniper seedlings. In "Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report", Vernon Center Technical Report #99-10, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Vernon, Texas 76385. pp. 59-61.
Teague, W. R., J. K. Foy, B. T. Cross and S. L. Dowhower. 1999. Soil carbon and nitrogen changes following root plowing. In "Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report", Vernon Center Technical Report #99-10, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Vernon, Texas 76385. pp. 63-64.
Teague, W. R., J. K. Foy, B. T. Cross, C. Cambardella and S. L. Dowhower. 1999. Impact of grazing intensity on soil organic-matter in mesquite rangeland. In "Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report", Vernon Center Technical Report #99-10, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Vernon, Texas 76385. pp. 65-67.
Heitschmidt, R. K., S. L. Dowhower, R. A. Gordon, and D. L. Price. 1985. Response of vegetation to livestock grazing at the Texas Experimental Ranch. Technical Report #B-1515, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas. 34pp.

Thesis

Dowhower, S. L. 1981. Effects of trampling and salt additions on vegetation of sandy soils of the Los Medanos area, New Mexico. M.S Thesis. Range Science, Texas Tech University. 80pp.

Abstracts

Publications

Technical Reports

Thesis

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Last modified: January 31, 2008 10:00am CDT