Mean % cover for used (±SD)	Mean % cover for available (±SD)	DF	P value
Bare ground	40.5 (±11.0)	17.4 (±10.6)	1	2.2e−16
Native Grass	2.58 (±2.87)	9.94 (±11.9)	1	1.028e−08
Sclerolaena spp.	31.6 (±9.62)	22.7 (±15.7)	1	1.56e−08
Chenopodiaceae spp.	2.86 (±3.36)	22.8 (±14.7)	1	2.2e−16
Native Forb	4.60 (±4.44)	8.41 (±7.62)	1	0.0002863
Invasive forb	9.97 (±8.03)	8.98 (±8.53)	1	0.1819
Dead vegetation	1.70 (±2.20)	5.59 (±6.30)	1	1.084e−11
Litter	4.60 (±4.44)	8.41 (±7.62)	1	3.914e−07
Average height	10.7 (±2.00)	20.1 (±3.76)	1	2.2e−16

Note: p‐values less than 0.05 were considered significant.