Winter herbaceous utilization by elk and bison in the Great Sand Dunes National Park ecosystem of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, 2006 to 2008
Dates
Publication Date
2022-02-25
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.
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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Related External Resources
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Schoenecker, K. A., L. C. Zeigenfuss, and D. J. Augustine, 2022, Can grazing by elk and bison stimulate herbaceous plant productivity in semiarid ecosystems? Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4025.
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.