Ratliff and Westfall examined the responses of Nebraska sedge (Carex nebraskensis) to protection and grazing. The study took place in Tule Meadow, in the Sierra National Forest, California where heavy grazing took place after several years of light grazing intensity. At the close of the study, the following results were found: grazing did not affect rooted frequencies of Nebraska sedge, phosphorous levels were also no different, residual herbage in the fall, and spring shoot heights, were greater within the exclosures. However it was shown that concentrations of both nitrogen and potassium were greater in the residual fall herbage on the grazed area. The authors suggest that after grazing, less abundant, but more nutritious forage is available for animals using the Nebraska sedge site in the fall.
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