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. 2015 Jun 3;10(6):e0127275. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127275

Table 1. Average herbage utilization rate and stocking rates in numbers of yak ha-1grazing season-1 assigned to herbage utilization rate target ranges (TR) and grazing-intensity classification.

Grazing-intensity classification C LS MS HS
Stocking rate (yak ha-1 grazing season-1) 0 0.75 1.00 1.25
Herbage utilization rate TR (%) - <30 30–50 >50
2010 - 29.05±0.21 43.52±0.68 59.82±1.98
2011 - 27.25±0.78 40.10±1.02 55.91±0.48
2012 - 23.52±0.68 38.58±1.38 66.85±1.32
2013 - 28.93±1.05 45.84±1.50 61.69±2.19

Data represent seasonal means(±s.e.).