Table 2 Mean ± SE percent ground cover by habitat type, Lincoln National Forest, autumn 2005–2006
From: Herbivory of sympatric elk and cattle on Lincoln National Forest, south-central New Mexico
Habitat type | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plant | Litter | Wood | Soil | Rock | Plant | Litter | Wood | Soil | Rock | |
Aspen | 27.4 ± 4.0DX | 60.5 ± 4.2CX | 7.6 ± 1.0BX | 3.5 ± 1.2ABX | 0.9 ± 0.4AX | 28.7 ± 3.9cx | 59.2 ± 3.9bx | 11.0 ± 1.3d | 1.3 ± 0.1ax | 2.0 ± 0.1ax |
Thinned | 23.9 ± 2.6DX | 55.4 ± 2.6AX | 14.0 ± 2.1EY | 4.2 ± 0.7AX | 2.5 ± 0.5BX | 34.5 ± 3.5cx | 48.2 ± 3.3by | 11.0 ± 1.2d | 6.3 ± 1.0ay | 4.8 ± 0.6ay |
Burned | 58.3 ± 2.7DY | 11.2 ± 1.3ACY | 5.6 ± 0.9BZ | 15.8 ± 1.9AY | 9.3 ± 1.4ABY | 70.1 ± 2.7by | 6.2 ± 0.8az | 8.1 ± 1.1a | 7.6 ± 1.1az | 11.0 ± 2.0az |
Meadow | 84.2 ± 1.7BZ | 2.1 ± 0.8AZ | 0.5 ± 0.2AW | 12.1 ± 1.3BZ | 1.0 ± 0.7AX | 91.7 ± 1.2cz | 2.6 ± 0.4bz | 1.7 ± 0.2b | 7.1 ± 0.8az | 5.0 ± 1.0by |