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Table 4 Percentages of resprouts marked in 2003 along the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico, that were found live, found dead, or not found during the next three years.

From: Post-Wildfire Recovery of Riparian Vegetation during a Period of Water Scarcity in the Southwestern USA

  

2004

2005a

2006

 

n

Found live

Found dead

Not found

Found live

Found dead

Not found

Found live

Found dead

Not found

      

%

    

Cottonwood

58

72

16

12

52

0

33

63

0

21

Saltcedar

64

94

0

6

58

0

42

73

1.5

25

Native shrubs

63

87

6

6

57

0

37

65

8

14

Exotic shrubs

97

91

3

6

53

4

40

66

5

22

Native trees

83

76

11

13

51

1

37

64

0

24

  1. a Many resprouts were not relocated in 2005 due to flooding at the San Pedro wildfire site.