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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Study Area

Elk Population

Population Dynamics

Elk Habits

Effects on Habitats

Elk Management

Ecology

Discussion

Acknowledgements

Appendices

Bibliography


Research Report GRTE-N-1
The Elk of Grand Teton and Southern Yellowstone National Parks 		National Park Service Arrowhead

APPENDIX IV
Average percent canopy coverage and percent frequency of plant taxa on four 34-plot sample units within a 7,000 foot elevation forest park and a 9,000 foot subalpine meadow. (*, less than 1 percent)

Forest park
Mesic center to Xeric edge		 Subalpine
meadow
III IIIIV
Rush49/100


Sedge32/9745/1002/189/28
Tufted hairgrass2/2940/941/960/100
Bluegrass1/12***
Alpine timothy*
5/76*
Wild barley
2/21

Slender wheatgrass
5/2616/91
Trisetum
1/12*
Idaho fescue

17/701/9
Mountain brome

14/94
Oniongrass

1/29
Grass Totals84935670

Buttercup1/15


Gentian2/47


Lousewort10/68


Dandelion6/705/2434/10028/100
Aster16/9420/734/471/21
Strawberry3/241/123/36
Valerian2/15


Parsley
2/21*
Yarrow
4/381/261/38
Cinquefoil
12/4418/90
Agoseris

2/50
Horsetail

1/21
Astragalus

9/38
Buckwheat

1/24*
Chickweed

1/12
Collomia

1/21
Flax

1/3
Forb Totals40447630

Willow11/62




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