Table 3 List of most abundant shrub species throughout the study area. For each treatment, the average plant cover (%) is calculated across each 30-m transect

Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn.

9.63 ± 2.3

9.25 ± 2.2

31.50 ± 5.12

Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.

3.38 ± 1.5

2.81 ± 1.1

1.00 ± 1.0

Quercus berberidifolia Liebm.

2.38 ± 1.4

2.5 ± 1.6

4.25 ± 2.28

Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt.

1.50 ± 0.9

0.88 ± 0.5

5.63 ± 2.39

Rhus aromatica Aiton

1.31 ± 0.9

0.94 ± 0.6

1.00 ± 0.65

Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

1.00 ± 0.6

1.00 ± 0.6

0.00 ± 0.0

Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray

1.13 ± 0.4

0.00 ± 0.0

0.13 ± 0.1