Mount Rainier National Park: Elk Study 1990

Technical Report

Influences of Adjacent Forest Management Activities on Migratory Elk of Mount Rainier National Park
Kurt J. Jenkins, Edward E. Starkey

APPENDIX III

Appendix III. Mean percentages (x , n = 4) and SD of plant species in the seasonal diets of elk inhabiting old-growth and managed forest ecosystems in the White River drainage, November 1986-April 1987. Species names are listed iin Appendix IV.

Species	Old-growth								Managed Forest
	Nov		Jan		Feb		Apr		Nov		Jan		Feb		Apr
	x	SD	x	SD	x	SD	x	SD	x	SD	x	SD	x	SD	x	SD

SHRUBS
ACCI	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.9
ALRU	10.2	2.2	2.0	1.5	7.9	3.6	4.4	0.8	3.3	1.9	1.0	0.2	3.4	0.8	1.4	1.0
AMAL	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
COST	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.6
LOIN	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
OPHO	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
OSCE	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0
POTR	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	2.2	1.2	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.3
RISP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ROSP	0.3	0.2	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.3	1.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.2	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.7
RUID	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
RULE	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
RUPA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
RUSP	2.3	1.8	0.9	0.4	2.1	0.3	2.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.0	0.8	1.8	0.8	3.1	1.1
RUUR	1.1	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.9	0.1	1.6	1.0	2.4	0.5	1.2	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.4	0.6
SASP	2.5	0.5	1.3	0.7	0.9	0.5	1.5	0.2	10.4	6.1	1.1	0.3	2.1	0.6	3.1	1.4
SARA	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2
SPDO	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	2.0	2.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.1
SYSP	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.0
VASP	5.7	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.3	1.3	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2
UNIDENT	10.9	1.0	9.4	0.7	7.9	1.0	8.5	2.2	7.3	0.8	9.8	2.7	7.7	2.1	6.9	1.4
TOTAL	38.0	7.5	18.2	2.9	22.3	5.2	23.0	4.3	33.2	6.1	18.2	5.7	19.9	4.1	19.9	1.3
FORBS
ANMA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CISP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
EPSP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.1
FRSP	1.3	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.2	1.6	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.1	2.0	0.9
GASP	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2
HYRA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	2.2	0.4
LAMU	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LOSP	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.6	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.6
LUSP	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
LYAM	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2
MESP	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.4	1.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.6
MOSI	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
OESA	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.4	0.7	0.7	0.4	1.6	1.6	2.0	1.0
PLSP	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.0
PRVU	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2
RASP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SMST	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
STCO	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.3
TASP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.7
TITR	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
TOME	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.3
TRSP	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.8	2.8	0.2	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.2	1.8	0.2
VEOF	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.3	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.2
VISP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
UNK	1.3	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.6	1.9	1.2
UNIDENT	3.0	0.2	1.3	1.0	1.9	0.4	5.2	1.7	8.0	2.0	3.1	1.2	5.9	1.8	7.3	2.2
TOTAL	7.5	2.3	4.4	2.1	6.1	1.7	16.9	3.7	19.8	2.4	7.2	2.7	12.8	4.9	24.2	4.2
FERNS
ATFI	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.5	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.2
BLSP	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
EQSP	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	5.1	2.7	1.9	1.4	1.6	2.3	1.2	0.8
POMU	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	2.3	1.3	3.7	1.4	0.4	0.3
TOTAL	1.1	0.5	1.9	1.4	1.2	0.5	1.3	0.4	6.1	2.5	5.0	1.2	6.5	3.2	2.0	1.0
CONIFERS
ABGR	1.4	0.9	0.8	0.5	1.2	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
ABPR	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PISI	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PICO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PIMO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PSME	0.7	0.2	3.1	1.1	3.9	0.7	6.4	0.6	0.1	0.2	1.5	1.1	2.2	0.6	0.9	0.3
TABR	12.4	4.5	15.5	7.7	9.0	4.0	5.3	1.7	1.0	0.6	11.1	9.3	0.7	0.6	1.0	1.3
THPL	5.2	1.1	17.7	6.2	13.9	2.9	15.4	5.2	0.7	0.3	6.7	1.2	6.2	3.3	2.8	2.5
TSHE	1.4	0.9	7.2	4.1	4.3	2.2	3.5	2.8	0.8	0.8	2.6	1.9	3.2	1.0	2.5	1.1
UNIDENT	3.9	0.5	6.5	2.0	1.9	0.7	2.0	0.7	1.1	0.4	3.2	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.1
TOTAL	24.7	6.3	50.8	5.8	34.1	5.7	33.4	7.8	3.9	1.0	25.3	12.7	13.7	4.8	7.4	4.4
EVERGREEN SHRUB
ARUV	2.2	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
BENE	0.1	0.1	7.7	8.4	8.7	2.9	3.6	2.8	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.1
CHUM	1.6	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.4	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2
COCA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GASH	0.6	0.3	3.4	2.5	2.6	1.0	1.0	0.4	1.5	1.6	4.9	2.4	2.9	0.9	2.5	0.9
LIBO	2.4	2.0	8.7	3.6	13.8	5.9	7.3	0.7	3.4	3.2	10.1	2.9	9.9	1.0	9.9	4.2
PYSP	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
UNIDENT	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
TOTAL	6.9	2.2	22.0	8.5	27.5	6.8	12.8	3.0	6.4	2.3	17.5	5.4	14.1	2.1	13.1	5.0
GRASSES
AGSP	1.6	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.8	0.4	1.3	0.6	2.1	1.0	1.9	0.6	3.0	1.8	3.1	1.1
BRSP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CASP	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.3	1.7	1.2
DAGL	1.1	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.2	1.4	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.3
DESP	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.1
ELGL	1.5	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.4	2.0	1.5	1.7	1.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.1
FEAR	1.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.4	2.0	1.1	2.1	1.1	2.0	0.7	1.9	0.5
FESP	2.6	1.1	0.4	0.4	1.2	0.8	1.4	1.0	3.0	3.1	2.9	0.7	2.0	0.7	1.7	0.5
HOLA	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.9	2.7	2.1	1.2	1.2	0.7
JUSP	4.1	3.7	0.1	0.1	1.0	1.0	2.2	0.7	3.0	2.4	4.7	2.1	10.7	2.0	12.2	2.2
LOSP	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.3
LUDI	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.3
PHPR	1.9	1.3	0.4	0.4	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.3	4.6	1.4	2.9	0.4	2.5	1.4	1.8	1.1
POSP	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.2	1.2	0.7	1.7	0.9	2.0	0.7	2.6	1.9	2.8	0.6
TRSP	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0
UNIDENT	3.2	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	1.6	0.3	4.5	0.7	3.8	1.0	4.4	1.0	4.3	1.3
TOTAL	21.0	3.8	2.8	2.7	8.7	3.9	12.7	3.7	28.7	5.0	26.9	7.8	33.1	7.6	33.5	4.3

GRANTOT	99.1	0.2	100.1	0.3	100.0	0.2	100.0	0.0	98.1	2.1	100.0	0.1	99.9	0.3	100.1	0.2

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