Grassland aboveground biomass, composition, and chemistry from multiple sites and years in Yellowstone National Park.

ABSTRACT: This data set includes measurements of aboveground plant biomass (in grams per square meter), percent alive and dead, composition (percent graminoid [grasses, sedges, rushes] and non-graminoid [other monocots, dicots]), and carbon and nitrogen content (in parts per million) of aboveground biomass collected during three studies (1988 and 1989; 1999-2001; 2012-2014) at grasslands grazed by herds of elk (Cervus canadensis), bison (Bison bison), and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in Yellowstone National Park. A total of 25 different grasslands were sampled during the studies. At each grassland, measurements were made outside and inside small (1.5 × 1.5 m) temporary exclosures moved approximately monthly throughout each growing season to determine ungulate consumption and aboveground product

SUBMITTER: Frank DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12426456 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature