From: Herbivory of sympatric elk and cattle on Lincoln National Forest, south-central New Mexico
Habitat type | Species | % Cover | RSH (cm) | Minimum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aspen | Bromus spp. | 50.4 ± 6.9 | 18.0 ± 1.4 | 10.2 |
Poa pratensis | 35.0 ± 5.6 | 14.4 ± 1.7 | 6.4 | |
Bromus inermis | 4.7 ± 3.6 | 29.7 ± 11.1 | 10.2 | |
Bromus ciliates | 3.6 ± 3.6 | 20.3 ± 0.0 | 10.2 | |
Burn | Dactylis glomerata | 29.9 ± 6.6 | 18.6 ± 3.6 | 10.2 |
Piptochaetium fimbriatum | 14.2 ± 5.0 | 27.1 ± 2.8 | – | |
Poa pratensis | 8.6 ± 3.7 | 10.8 ± 1.9 | 6.4 | |
Bromus inermis | 8.3 ± 2.8 | 17.5 ± 3.9 | 10.2 | |
Piptochaetium pringlei | 7.1 ± 3.9 | 20.1 ± 3.2 | – | |
Meadow | Poa pratensis | 78.8 ± 5.4 | 6.2 ± 1.4 | 6.4 |
Bromus inermis | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 19.5 ± 3.5 | 10.2 | |
Agropyron trachycaulum | 3.8 ± 2.4 | 15.1 ± 5.3 | 10.2 | |
Thinned | Poa pratensis | 40.7 ± 5.2 | 11.6 ± 1.3 | 6.4 |
Bromus spp. | 38.3 ± 5.1 | 15.5 ± 1.6 | 10.2 | |
Achnatherum robustum | 6.0 ± 3.9 | 17.3 ± 8.5 | 10.2 |