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. 2012 Apr 25;7(4):e35734. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035734

Figure 5. Early season bivariate analyses.

Figure 5

Early season (July) meadow scale cattle use and forage quality along a hydrologic gradient of meadows (n = 24) in the High Sierra Ranger District, Sierra National Forest, California, USA. There was no significant trend in cattle use, as measured by mean early season herbaceous biomass use, across the meadow hydrologic gradient (panel A). Forage quality (crude protein, total phosphorus [TP], acid detergent fiber [ADF]; panels B–D) significantly declined with increasing meadow hydrologic rank (i.e., meadow wetness).