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Winter herbaceous utilization by elk and bison in the Great Sand Dunes National Park ecosystem of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, 2006 to 2008

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Publication Date
Start Date
2006-05-01
End Date
2008-10-30

Citation

Schoenecker, K.A. and Zeigenfuss, L.C., 2022, Winter herbaceous utilization by elk and bison in the Great Sand Dunes National Park ecosystem of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, 2006 to 2008: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9961IKS.

Summary

These data represent 2 years of plant clipping data in areas with elk plus bison and areas of elk only in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, USA from 2006-2008. Clipping plots were measured (clipped) in meadow sites, herbaceous riparian sites, and willow communities. We clipped 1/4 m2 (meter-squared) rings inside and outside of 1-m2 grazing cages, as well as within large ungulate exclosures that were 0.04 ha (hectares) in size.

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Point of Contact :
Kathryn A Schoenecker
Process Contact :
Kathryn A Schoenecker
Originator :
Kathryn A Schoenecker, Linda C Zeigenfuss
Metadata Contact :
FORT Metadata Specialist
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Fort Collins Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Purpose

Data were collected to assess herbaceous production and offtake (herbaceous utilization) by elk and bison in 2006 to 2008. Data represent 3 vegetation communities: willow community understory, meadows, and herbaceous riparian communities.

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