Cervus elaphus Foraging Impacts on Plants and Soils at an Ungrazed Desert Grass/Shrubland in Northwestern New Mexico, USA

Table 2

Percent utilization (SE) of Salix spp. in Chaco Wash and Atriplex canescens in the side canyons in use and control areas, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, April 2004–2007.

Year	Salix spp.				Atriplex canescens
	Use		Control		Use		Control
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
2004	8.8	2.1	0	0	25.3	2.5	0	0
2005	5.8	2.0	7.4	0.7	20.6	2.9	14.4	2.4
2006	12.6	3.3	8.7	0.8	31.7	2.6	24.4	2.3
2007	14.9	2.4	8.5	1.5	12.4	2.0	3.0	1.0

Different letters within a species and year indicate significant differences ().