APPENDIX B: PROPORTIONAL VALUES OF POTENTIAL DESERT TORTOISE 

 FOOD PLANTS BY SEASON 



Significant differences among seasons indicated by different letters on a line. The abbreviations ADF and 

 TNC stand for acid detergent fiber and total nonstructural carbohydrates. 



Nutrient 



Spring 



Summer 



Fall 





Average 







Annual grasses 













Bromus rubens 











n = \d 



n = o 



n = y 







• 



Moisture 



u.oyuby b 



A A1 7Ci A 



U.U1 /b\ A 



A -1 QOA i 

 U. 1 OC>41 



A □ 



Ab 



A O -1 OC7 



u.d] do/ 



Nitrogen 



u.uiyoa A 



A A1 OQQ A 



u.ui <:yy A 



A A1 /lAC 

 U.U14UO 



A 



A 



A A1 C07 

 U.UI Odf 



Phosphorus 





A AAAA7 A □ 



o.oouy/ Ab 



A AAACQ 



U.UUUbo 



A 



A 



A AA1 OA 



U.UU1 dy 



Potassium 



O.Uiyb4 A 



A AAO H 7 A 



O.UOol / A 



A AAAAC 



u.uuyuo 



A 



A 



A A ^ OAO 



U.UI dUvi 



Zinc 



A AAAAO A 



U.UUUU^ A 



A AAAAO A 



U.UUUU^ A 



A AAAAO 



U.UUUU<; 



A 



A 



A AAAAO 



U.UUUUI 



Iron 



0.00041 A 



0.00042 A 



0.00074 



A 



0.00051 



Manganese 



0.00005 A 



0.00004 A 



0.00004 



A 



0.00005 



Copper 



0.00001 A 



0.00001 A 



0.00001 



A 



0.00001 



Calcium 



0.00620 A 



0.00567 A 



0.00837 



A 



0.00676 



MsnnpQii im 



n nnpns a 



nni4i A 



0020G 



A 



00190 



Sulfur 



0.00314 A 



0.00234 A 



0.00292 



A 



0.00288 



Sodium 



0.00010 A 



0.00009 A 



0.00008 



A 



0.00009 



ADF 



0.34652 A 



0.39744 A 



0,41324 



A 



0.37979 



TNC 



0.11015 A 



0.06789 A 



0.05166 



A 



0.07927 





n = 1 1 



n = 3 



n = 8 







Fat 



0.09294 A 



0.05968 A 



0.06764 



A 



0.07862 







Schismus barbatus 











n = o 



n O 



n = d 



n O 



n = o 







Moisture 



O.o*:/4y b 



A A0C07 A 



U.udbdf A 



A r\r\AACi 

 U.UU44D 



A 



A 



A 1 QC07 



u.i ybj/ 



Nitrogen 





A A1 OI^C D 

 U.U 1 OOD b 



A AAfid 

 U.UUOO 1 



A 



A 



U.U 1 ooy 



Phosphorus 



A AAOA7 D 



U.UU^U/ b 



A f\r\r\AA A 

 U.UUU44 A 



A AAAAO 

 U.UUUUI 



A 



A 



A AAAfin 

 U.UUUOU 



roiassium 



A A1 QtiD 

 U.U 1 OOd Kj 



A AA7C7 D 

 U.UU/D/ b 



A AA1 1 

 U.UU 1 1 D 



A 

 A 



A AAQ1 Q 



u.uuy 1 y 



Zinc 



A AAAAO □ 

 U.UUUUiS b 



A AAAA1 A 

 U.UUUUI A 



A AAAA1 

 U.UUUUI 



A 

 A 



A AAAAI 

 U.UUUU 1 



Iron 



A AAACC A 



U.UUUbb A 



A AAA7A A 



U.UUU/U A 



A AAAQQ 



u.uuutjy 



A 

 A 



A AAACQ 

 U.UUUbo 



Manganese 



0.00008 B 



0.00005 AB 



0.00004 



A 



0.00006 



Copper 



0.00001 B 



0.00001 C 



0.00000 



A 



0.00001 



Calcium 



0.00736 A 



0.00584 A 



0.00663 



A 



0.00682 



Magnesium 



0.00229 A 



0.00164 A 



0.00132 



A 



0.00185 



Sulfur 



0.00358 B 



0.00182 AB 



0.00116 



A 



0.00237 



Sodium 



0.00006 A 



0.00017 B 



0.00005 



A 



0.00007 



ADF 



0.31333 A 



0.39470 AB 



0.45576 



B 



0.37127 



TNC 



0.15114 A 



0.11059 A 



0.13050 



A 



0.13641 



Fat 



0.09552 A 



0.07223 A 



0.05669 



A 



0.07616 







Perennial grasses 













Aristida purpurea 











n = 1 u 



n — Q 



|7 = y 



n - Q 

 /7 = 3 







lVIUIolUr6 



\J.£.IOOl A 



n on A 



u. 1 yo 1 f 



A 

 M 



A OAOAO 



Nitrogen 



0.01467 B 



0.01009 A 



0.00896 



A 



0.01124 



Phosphorus 



0.00125 B 



0.00082 AB 



0.00045 



A 



0.00080 



Pntsccii im 

 1 uidooiui 1 1 





n nnoTfl ar 



U.uUo / O MD 





A 

 M 





Zinc 



0.00002 A 



0.00001 A 



0.00001 



A 



0.00001 



Iron 



0.00024 A 



0.00029 A 



0.00040 



A 



0.00031 



Manganese 



0.00003 A 



0.00003 A 



0.00004 



A 



0.00003 



Copper 



0.00001 A 



0.00001 A 



0.00001 



A 



0.00001 



Calcium 



0.00299 A 



0.00354 A 



0.00398 



A 



0.00347 



Magnesium 



0.00102 A 



0.00098 A 



0.00100 



A 



0.00116 













(con.) 



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