Table 6 Mean total woody stems ≤ 2.54 cm dbh ± SE per hectare and mean total woody stems per hectare of the 5 most common species in aspen, burn, and thinned conifer habitat types, Lincoln National Forest, 2005–2006
From: Herbivory of sympatric elk and cattle on Lincoln National Forest, south-central New Mexico
Habitat type | Species | Stems · ha−1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 2006 | ||
Aspen | Abies concolor | 474 | 652 |
Holodiscus dumosis | 177 | 307 | |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 177 | 111 | |
Robinia neomexicana | 111 | – | |
Ribes spp. | 99 | – | |
Populus tremuloides | – | 107 | |
Acer glabrum | – | 93 | |
TOTAL | 1332 ± 30 | 1640 ± 21 | |
Burn | Quercus undulata | 888 | 487 |
Quercus gambelii | 726 | 305 | |
Robinia neomexicana | 300 | 250 | |
Juniperus deppeana | 156 | 174 | |
Holodiscus dumosis | 60 | 85 | |
TOTAL | 2394 ± 26 | 1406 ± 46 | |
Thinned | Holodiscus dumosis | 203 | 361 |
Quercus gambelii | 180 | 241 | |
Abies concolor | 138 | 138 | |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | 135 | 118 | |
Robinia neomexicana | 39 | – | |
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius | – | 82 | |
TOTAL | 822 ± 39 | 1262 ± 26 | |