Great Basin Naturalist
Abstract
A substantially complete compilation of producer-consumer biomass was achieved for two montane forest reference stands on the Arizona Mogollon Plateau. This compilation, containing published and previously unpublished data, shows these ponderosa-pine-dominated stands to be near the lower end of the biomass range of commercial forest types. The two stands averaged approximately 75 metric tons/ha of plant biomass. Consumers made up less than 0.01 percent of the forest biomass. About 9/10 of the measured consumer biomass consisted of domestic and native ruminants.
Recommended Citation
Clary, Warren P.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; and Larson, Frederic R.
(1984)
"Producer-consumer biomass in montane forests on the Arizona Mogollon Plateau,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 44:
No.
4, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol44/iss4/9