Table 5 Mean percent grass cover ± SE, residual stubble heights (RSH) of grasses ± 90 % CI, and recommended minimum RSH, Lincoln National Forest, autumn 2006, by habitat type
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. | 62.7 ± 8.9 | 19.8 ± 1.4 | 10.2 |
Poa pratensis | 36.0 ± 9.2 | 14.6 ± 1.6 | 6.4 | |
Agropyron trachycaulum | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 15.8 ± 0.0 | 10.2 | |
Burn | Bromus inermis | 20.0 ± 6.1 | 17.3 ± 2.8 | 10.2 |
Dactylis glomerata | 16.6 ± 3.8 | 19.8 ± 2.3 | 10.2 | |
Poa pratensis | 9.6 ± 4.3 | 12.7 ± 7.3 | 6.4 | |
Piptochaetium fimbriatum | 9.4 ± 3.0 | 24.3 ± 2.6 | – | |
Piptochaetium pringlei | 8.6 ± 3.6 | 32.8 ± 6.0 | – | |
Meadow | Poa pratensis | 70.8 ± 6.6 | 6.4 ± 1.4 | 6.4 |
Bromus spp. | 12.2 ± 3.5 | 9.9 ± 2.1 | 10.2 | |
Bromus inermis | 5.0 ± 3.8 | 10.8 ± 27.4 | 10.2 | |
Muhlenbergia fragilis | 4.4 ± 3.8 | 12.2 ± 2.7 | - | |
Achnatherum robustum | 3.9 ± 2.4 | 46.0 ± 8.7 | 10.2 | |
Thinned | Bromus spp. | 39.5 ± 6.5 | 17.7 ± 1.0 | 10.2 |
Poa pratensis | 27.5 ± 6.0 | 12.7 ± 1.2 | 6.4 | |
Piptochaetium pringlei | 5.7 ± 2.9 | 30.6 ± 1.2 | – | |
Piptochaetium fimbriatum | 4.1 ± 3.6 | 28.7 ± 37.5 | – |