Table 4 — Sheep and elk IVDMD, and concentrations of crude protein, phosphorus, and calcium of five forages collected on 

 August 22, 1982 

















Species 



Treatment 



Sheep 





Protein 



Phosphorus 



Calcium 











- - Percent - - 





















Populus tremuloides 



Burned 



'54.7ab 



47.8ab 



19.1e 



0.32cd 



1.66c 





Unburned 



49.4ab 



47.5ab 



14.1bc 



.28bc 



1.87cd 



Ceanothus velutinus 



Burned 



49. lab 



47.4ab 



18.2e 



.23abc 



.93ab 





Unburned 



48.7ab 



47.5ab 



14.4c 



.14a 



1.20b 



Amelanchier ainifolia 



Burned 



50.6ab 



50.4ab 



la.le 



.39d 



1.75cd 





Unburned 



48.2ab 



44.2a 



15.0cd 



.57e 



2.07de 



Prunus virginiana 



Burned 



45.9ab 



47.0ab 



17.7e 



.29bcd 



1.64c 





Unburned 



44.2a 



45.2a 



14.9cd 



.60e 



2.37e 



Calamagrostis rubescens 



Burned 



51.6ab 



52.9ab 



11.4ab 



.19ab 



.55a 





Unburned 



56.5b 



57.6b 



10.8a 



.20ab 



.73a 



'Values within columns not followed by a common letter are statistically different (p=0.05). 



Table 5 — IVDMD and nutrient concentrations in five forage species collected on August 22, 1982, and August 15, 1983; sites and treatments are 

 pooled 



IVDMD 



Sheep Elk Crude protein Phosphorus Calcium 



First Second First Second First Second First Second First Second 



Species Treatment summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer 



Percent 



Populus 



Burned 



'54 



.7de 



52. 



. Icde 



47. 



8abc 



56 



,9ef 



19 



,1h 



14 



Icdef 



0.32bcde 



0.17a 



1 



.66 



1 



.18 



tremuloides 



Unburned 



49. 



.4bcd 



49. 



3bcd 



47. 



5abc 



55 



,2de 



14, 



Idef 



14 



.1def 



.28abcd 



.25abcd 



1 



.87 



1 



.67 



Ceanothus 



Burned 



49 



Ibcd 



54. 



1de 



47. 



4abc 



61, 



,9f 



18. 



2gh 



14 



.5def 



.23abc 



.20ab 





.93 



1 



.34 



velutinus 



Unburned 



48. 



7abc 



53. 



Ocde 



47. 



5abc 



60, 



9f 



14, 



4def 



15 



Oef 



.14a 



.21ab 



1 



.20 



1 



.72 



Amelanchier 



Burned 



50. 



6cd 



52 



9cde 



50. 



4bcd 



57. 



Oef 



18. 



Igh 



15 



6efg 



.39de 



.39de 



1 



.75 



1 



.36 



ainifolia 



Unburned 



48. 



2abc 



52 



2cde 



44. 



2a 



56 



6ef 



15, 



Oef 



13 



8cde 



.57fg 



.45fe 



2 



.07 



1 



.42 



Prunus 



Burned 



45. 



9ab 



55. 



lef 



47. 



Oabc 



59. 



6f 



17, 



7gh 



14 



,6def 



.29bcd 



.21a 



1 



.64 



1 



.56 



virginiana 



Unburned 



44. 



2a 



54. 



5de 



45. 



2ab 



58. 



7d 



14. 



9ef 



15 



6efg 



.60g 



.37cde 



2 



.37 



1 



.90 



Calamagrostis 



Burned 



51. 



6cd 



49. 



6bcd 



52. 



9de 



46. 



7ab 



11. 



4bc 



6 



8a 



.19ab 



.20ab 





.55 





.89 



rubescens 



Unburned 



56. 



5ef 



59. 



If 



57. 



6ef 



56. 



2ef 



10. 



4b 



12, 



,2bcd 



.20a 



.21ab 





.73 



1 



.27 



'For each pair of columns (first and second summers), the means not followed by a common letter are statistically different (p=0.05). 



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