Producer-consumer biomass in montane forests on the Arizona Mogollon Plateau

Authors

Warren P. Clary, Shrub Sciences Laboratory, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Provo, Utah
Peter F. Ffolliott, University of Arizona, Tucson
Frederic R. Larson, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Anchorage, Alaska

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 This compilation, containing published and previously unpublished data, shows these ponderosa-pine-dominated stands to be near the lower end of the biomass range of commercial forest types.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