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Keenesburg Mine 2014 Vegetation Monitoring Report <br />Table 1: Reclamation Area 30 Vegetatinn Vnver not. <br />Genus Species Common Nance <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />Total <br />Hits <br />Average <br />Absolute <br />Cover( %) <br />Average <br />Relative <br />Cover( %) <br />Rank <br />N a,d <br />to 2„d <br />Is( 2„d <br />N 2„d <br />is, 2 „d <br />ist 2„d <br />I 2 „d <br />IM 2 „d <br />Ls, and <br />1st 2 „d <br />N 2 „d <br />Grass: Annual Introduced <br />179 <br />0 <br />35 <br />0 <br />62 <br />5.2 <br />50.68 <br />Annual Grasses <br />8.6 <br />6.6 <br />0 <br />2.2 <br />0 <br />18.8 <br />Brooms tectorum cheat grass <br />3 4 <br />8 4 <br />5 4 <br />9 3 <br />7 3 <br />10 4 <br />4 1 <br />13 11 <br />3 <br />3 2 <br />65 101 <br />13.1%1 <br />34.71 <br />1 <br />Subtotal <br />3 4 <br />8 4 <br />5 4 <br />9 3 <br />7 3 <br />10 4 <br />4 1 <br />13 11 <br />3 <br />3 2 <br />65 101 <br />13.(%1 <br />34.71 <br />6,6 <br />Grass- Annual Native <br />21 <br />0 <br />19 <br />7.6 <br />8 <br />5 <br />to <br />0 <br />8.8 <br />2.8 <br />3.2 <br />1.6 <br />5.16 <br />Perennial Forbs Native <br />Mumma squarrosa false buffabgrass <br />Vul is octotbra s &weeks fescue <br />11.6 <br />I <br />0 <br />288 <br />1 <br />2 1 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 2 <br />2 5 <br />0.40 <br />0.40 <br />0.69 <br />1.72 <br />0 <br />Subtotal <br />2 <br />I <br />1 0 <br />96.8 <br />3 1 <br />14.6 <br />35.2 <br />66 <br />1151 <br />14.6 <br />4 7 <br />0.80 <br />2.41 <br />130.4 <br />Grass: Perennial Native (Cool) <br />1 5.6 <br />1 43.65 <br />Native .4nnual hr.'rrb,s <br />16 <br />0 <br />1 0.6 <br />1 ? <br />1 15 <br />35 <br />36 <br />24 <br />1 14 <br />67 <br />1) <br />Achnathcmm hymencudes Indianricegrass <br />t).4 <br />0 <br />3 <br />1 14.27 <br />bltruduced Annual Forbs <br />1 <br />I <br />1 96 <br />1 113 <br />2 <br />3 3 <br />0.60 <br />1.03 <br />1 0. -1 <br />Subtotal <br />I 32.8 <br />I S.fi <br />.,l) <br />Y. -1 <br />,",li <br />I -). q <br />Total <br />40 <br />73.2 <br />2 <br />3 3 <br />0.60 <br />1.03 <br />100 <br />Grass: Perennial Native (Warm) <br />148 <br />256 <br />33 <br />49 <br />33 <br />74 <br />13 <br />120.03 <br />37 66.6 127 189 393 88 92 156 143 246 33 41 30 70 11 <br />1 114,87 <br />Andropogon hailii sand bluestem <br />Bouwloua curtipendula s deoats grama <br />Bouteloua gracilis blue grams <br />Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed <br />Panicum virgatum swkchgrass <br />Schi2achyrerm scoparitun little bluestem <br />Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed <br />6 <br />4 <br />5 <br />1 <br />6 1 <br />1 <br />I <br />2 <br />1 <br />4 1 <br />1 1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />5 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 1 <br />3 <br />8 3 <br />1 <br />1 <br />7 <br />1 <br />3 <br />4 <br />3 <br />l <br />1 1 <br />14 14 <br />2 3 <br />10 10 <br />8 9 <br />8 8 <br />1 1 <br />32 39 <br />2.80 <br />0.40 <br />2.00 <br />1.60 <br />1.60 <br />0.20 <br />6.40 <br />4.81 <br />1.03 <br />3.44 <br />3.09 <br />2.75 <br />0.34 <br />13.40 <br />6 <br />7 <br />9 <br />3 <br />Subtotal <br />6 <br />16 1 <br />4 <br />5 1 <br />1 1 <br />9 <br />5 1 <br />8 3 <br />2 <br />1 19 2 <br />75 84 <br />15.00 <br />28.87 <br />Total Graminold Cover <br />9 6 <br />25 5 <br />9 4 <br />114 4 <br />11 5 <br />119 4 <br />Ill 2 <br />21 14 <br />5 0 <br />124 4 <br />147 195 <br />29.40 <br />1 67.01 <br />Forts: Annual Introduced <br />Kochia scoparia Mexican- Freweed <br />Lactuca seriola prickly lettuce <br />Salsola ua gus Russian thistle <br />12 <br />2 <br />4 1 <br />1 <br />5 1 <br />2 <br />4 <br />2 <br />1 <br />7 <br />13 4 <br />2 2 <br />1 <br />3 <br />l <br />2 <br />16 20 <br />36 40 <br />9 10 <br />3.20 <br />7.20 <br />1.80 <br />6.87 <br />13.75 <br />3.44 <br />4 <br />2 <br />7 <br />Subtotal <br />12 <br />2 <br />5 1 <br />5 1 <br />6 <br />2 <br />8 <br />15 7 <br />4 <br />2 <br />61 70 <br />12.20 <br />24.05 <br />Forbs: Annual Native <br />Ambrosia psilostachya Curran ragweed <br />Chamaesyce maculata prairie sandmat <br />Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed <br />3 1 <br />I <br />1 <br />3 <br />l <br />2 <br />4 <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />I <br />2 2 <br />2 2 <br />16 16 <br />0.40 <br />0.40 <br />3.20 1 <br />0.69 <br />0.69 <br />5.50 <br />5 <br />Subtotal <br />3 <br />2 <br />3 <br />3 <br />4 <br />4 <br />1 <br />20 20 <br />4.00 <br />6.87 <br />Forts: Perennial Native <br />Bogeron be1bd.stmm western daisy fleabane <br />Machaeranthen b' elovii Bi elow's tans aster <br />l <br />l <br />2 <br />1 <br />1 <br />3 3 <br />3 3 <br />0.60 <br />0.60 <br />1.03 <br />1.03 <br />Subtotal <br />2 <br />2 <br />1 <br />1 <br />F2 <br />6 6 <br />1.20 <br />2.06 <br />Total Forb Cover <br />15 0 <br />4 0 <br />10 1 <br />8 1 <br />10 0 <br />6. 0 <br />11 0 <br />16 7 <br />5 0 <br />0 <br />87 96 <br />17.40 <br />32.99 <br />Rock <br />Litter <br />Bare Ground <br />18 <br />8 <br />19 <br />2 115 <br />16 <br />1 <br />23 <br />5 <br />18 <br />11 <br />15 <br />10 1 <br />20 <br />9 1 <br />12 <br />I <br />26 <br />14 <br />22 <br />2 <br />0 <br />189 <br />77 <br />0.00 <br />37.80 <br />15.40 <br />Total Vegetation Cover <br />24 6 <br />29 5 <br />19 5 122 <br />S <br />21 5 <br />25 4 <br />21 2 13721 <br />10 tl <br />26 4 <br />234 291 <br />46.80 <br />100.00 <br />Total Ground Cover <br />42 <br />48 <br />35 <br />45 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />49 <br />36 <br />48 <br />423 <br />84.60 <br />Total Hits <br />50 6 <br />50 5 <br />50 5 <br />50 5 <br />56 5 <br />7-7 <br />50 2 <br />50 21 <br />50 0 <br />50 4 <br />500 557 <br />100.00 <br />tion Cover (minus noxious weeds) <br />Total Native Vegetation Cover <br />21 <br />9 <br />21 <br />19 <br />14 <br />9 <br />13: <br />8 <br />14 <br />8 <br />t5; <br />l3 <br />17 <br />9 <br />24 <br />9 <br />3 21 <br />108 <br />21.60 <br />Tahle 2: Reclamation Area M f4erh.rerure P-1-fl.. n.t. <br />Life Form <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />1 5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />1 8 <br />9 <br />1 10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />Mean <br />Perennial Grasses (Native) <br />14 <br />55 <br />29.8 <br />42.2 <br />90 <br />51.8 <br />26 <br />141.8 <br />128 <br />179 <br />0 <br />35 <br />0 <br />62 <br />5.2 <br />50.68 <br />Annual Grasses <br />8.6 <br />6.6 <br />0 <br />2.2 <br />0 <br />18.8 <br />7.6 <br />r 8 <br />5 <br />10.4 <br />0.2 <br />8.8 <br />2.8 <br />3.2 <br />2.2 <br />5.63 <br />Moire Aneuul Grasses <br />6.2 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />o <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0.2 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0.6 <br />0.47 <br />tnlroducedAwmalGra,sses <br />2.4 <br />6,6 <br />o <br />21 <br />0 <br />19 <br />7.6 <br />8 <br />5 <br />to <br />0 <br />8.8 <br />2.8 <br />3.2 <br />1.6 <br />5.16 <br />Perennial Forbs Native <br />0 <br />11.6 <br />0 <br />0 <br />288 <br />1.4 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />20.07 <br />Annual Forbs <br />17 <br />1 0 <br />96.8 <br />146 <br />14.6 <br />35.2 <br />66 <br />1151 <br />14.6 <br />67.2 <br />32.8 <br />5.6 <br />130.4 <br />8.4 <br />1 5.6 <br />1 43.65 <br />Native .4nnual hr.'rrb,s <br />16 <br />0 <br />1 0.6 <br />1 ? <br />1 15 <br />35 <br />36 <br />24 <br />1 14 <br />67 <br />1) <br />1 4 <br />t).4 <br />0 <br />3 <br />1 14.27 <br />bltruduced Annual Forbs <br />1 <br />1 0 <br />1 96 <br />1 113 <br />() <br />0 <br />29 <br />r)1 <br />1 0. -1 <br />a(i <br />I 32.8 <br />I S.fi <br />.,l) <br />Y. -1 <br />,",li <br />I -). q <br />Total <br />40 <br />73.2 <br />1 1271 <br />191 <br />1 393 <br />107 <br />100 <br />164 <br />148 <br />256 <br />33 <br />49 <br />33 <br />74 <br />13 <br />120.03 <br />37 66.6 127 189 393 88 92 156 143 246 33 41 30 70 11 <br />1 114,87 <br />Habitat Management, Inc. 9 September 2014 <br />