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

Table 3

Mean percent cover of plants, cryptogamic crust, bare soil, and rock in use (Chacra Mesa, Chacra Fingers) and control (South/West Mesas) areas, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, August-September 2004 and 2006.

Area	Plant		Crust		Bare soil		Rock
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
2004
Chacra Mesa	42.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	57.1	1.6	0.0	0.0
Chacra Fingers	19.4	1.7	4.0	1.1	52.5	3.9	24.1	4.7
South/West; Mesas	20.0	1.9	0.7	0.2	71.6	2.1	7.7	2.1
2006
Chacra Mesa	28.4	2.1	0.00	0.00	66.2	2.7	3.5	2.7
Chacra Fingers	17.2	2.4	0.13	0.07	53.5	4.0	29.3	5.2
South/West; Mesas	19.6	2.5	0.61	0.33	59.0	4.2	19.6	4.4

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