{"id":183,"date":"2017-04-13T00:53:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T00:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/larryr\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2017-04-13T00:53:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T00:53:03","slug":"findings-1999-gray-ranch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/larryr\/findings-1999-gray-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Findings in 1999 (Gray Ranch)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\"><u><span style=\"font-size: large\">Findings in 1999 (Gray Ranch)<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b07050;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b><span style=\"color: #993300\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Bareground<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>10 percent more (P = .057) bare ground on prairie dog towns than control area, 55% vs 50%, based on line-transect open spaces between plants (140 meter total transect length on town and same on control area).<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>The amount of bare ground represented in small openings tended to be greater off than on dog towns; whereas, the amount of bare ground represented in large openings tended to be greater on than off dog towns.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"\" width=\"85%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\" height=\"37\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b><br \/>\nOn or Off<br \/>\ntown<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\" height=\"37\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b><br \/>\nCategory of bare ground openings, cm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\" height=\"37\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Relative amount of bare ground as a percentage<br \/>\nof all bare ground<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\" height=\"37\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b><br \/>\n*Statistical probability<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>5 to 10<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>15<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.245<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>18<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>11 to 20<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>33<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.132<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>37<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>21 to 30<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>18<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.032<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>26<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>31 to 40<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>11<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.997<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>11<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>41 to 50<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>9.9<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.027<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>4.4<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>51 to 60<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>6.2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.030<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>2.3<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>60 to 70<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>4.7<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.018<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>0.9<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>&gt;70<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>2.6<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>.220<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"17%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"33%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><b>0.6<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><sup><b>*<\/b><\/sup><b> This is the probability that a difference this big between on vs. off towns could exist by chance alone.<\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>The percentage of small bare soil openings (0 to 30 cm) were similar on and off dog towns; but, large bare soil openings (&gt;40 cm) tended to be more prevalent on dog towns<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"\" width=\"85%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\nOn or<br \/>\nOff town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\nCategory of bare ground openings, cm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Relative number of bare ground as a percentage of all bare ground openings<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\n*Statistical<br \/>\nprobability<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>5 to 10<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>32<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.134<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>37<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>11 to 20<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>39<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.522<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>37<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>21 to 30<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>13<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.285<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>16<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>31 to 40<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>6.0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.601<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>5.2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>41 to 50<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>5.2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.015<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.5<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>51 to 60<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>2.2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.018<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0.5<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>60 to 70<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.5<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.0237<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0.2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>&gt;70<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.6<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.917<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"29%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"35%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.8<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"21%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><sup><b>*<\/b><\/sup><b>This is the probability that a difference this big between on vs off towns could exist by chance alone<\/b>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>No difference (P = .570) in bare ground on compared to off prairie dog towns, 33 % vs 35 %, based on point-frame measurement (4200 points on town and 4200 points on control area).<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"color: #808080\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Litter and foliar cover:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>No difference in litter (P = .600) or foliar cover (P = .759) on compared to off prairie dog towns, based on point-frame measurement (4200 points on town and 4200 points on control area). Mean litter cover was 32 % and mean foliar cover was 29 %.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Production:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Total standing crop of dry matter similar (P = .297) on and off prairie dog towns. Average standing crop was 1421 kg\/ha \u00b1 145 kg\/ha, respectively.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>47 % more (P = ,005) palatable forage off than on prairie dog towns, that is 1084 kg\/ha vs 735 kg\/ha, respectively.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>48 % less blue grama on than off prairie dog towns.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>251 % more red threeawn on than off prairie dogs towns.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>240% more galletta grass on than off prairie dog towns.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>43% less sand dropseed on than off prairie dog towns.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>About 90% of the production off towns is palatable; only 45 % of vegetation on towns is palatable.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Vegetation structure:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>No difference in the frequency distribution of vegetation height classes (0 to 5 cm, 6 to 10 cm, 11 to 20 cm, 21 to 30 cm and &gt;30 cm) on prairie dogs towns compared to off prairie dog towns. Structure was similar on prairie dog towns and control area (P = 0.411, 0.336, 0.858, 0.659 and 0.000, respectively)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>63% to 66% of vegetation was in the 0 to 5 cm category both on and off prairie dog towns. 81 % to 86 % of vegetation was in the 0 to 10 cm category. 5 cm is about 2 inches; 10 cm is about 4 inches; 30 cm is about 1 foot.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"\" width=\"75%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\" height=\"59\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\nOn or Off town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\" height=\"59\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\nHeight category, cm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\" height=\"59\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Percentage of vegetation in this height category<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\" height=\"59\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><\/p>\n<p>*Statistical probability<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0 to 5<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>66<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.411<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>53<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>6 to 10<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>20<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.336<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>28<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>11 to 20<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>12<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.858<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>13<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>21 to 30<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.18<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>.659<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0.91<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>On<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>&gt;30<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"14%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Off<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"22%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"28%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"36%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><sup><b>*<\/b><\/sup><b> This is the probability that a difference this big between on vs off towns could exist by chance alone.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Carbon\/Nitrogen Ratio:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Percentage carbon in three selected grasses on and off towns was similar. Grasses on town contained 12.5 % more nitrogen than grasses off town. The Carbon to nitrogen ratios were significantly lower on vs off towns. A lower C\/N ratio indicates more N turnover. Samples were taken 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2 weeks of August.<\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"\" width=\"76%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"37%\" height=\"35\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\nGrass species<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"18%\" height=\"35\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Percentage<br \/>\nCarbon<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"20%\" height=\"35\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Percentage<br \/>\nNitrogen<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"CENTER\" width=\"25%\" height=\"35\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><br \/>\nCarbon\/Nitrogen<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"37%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Red threeawn &#8211; on town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>42.33<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.00<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>45.5<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"37%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Red threeawn &#8211; off town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>42.36<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0.92<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>50.3<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"37%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Galletta grass &#8211; on town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>41.42<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.13<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>37.6<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"37%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Galletta grass &#8211; off town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>41.84<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.05<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>43.9<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"37%\" height=\"22\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Blue grama &#8211; <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>on town<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\" height=\"22\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>41.63<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" height=\"22\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>1.31<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\" height=\"22\">\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>32.1<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"37%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Blue grama &#8211; 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