Comparison of vegetation attributes between riparian plots inside an exclosure established in 1958 and riparian plots with no grazing for about 4 years but outside the exclosure was conducted in Guano Creek (5807 feet elevation) in the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge (HMNAR), Oregon. Three plots of 1.5 hectares (ha) each were established inside and outside the exclosure. Vegetation sampling was conducted in July 1992 and 1994 using vegetation transects running perpendicularly to the stream axis. Foliage height diversity and shrub cover were measured. Recording of birds was assessed during the 1991-1994 breeding season (May-July) along fixed-width line transects.
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