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 |
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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.).