2015-04-29_PERMIT FILE - C1981008A ‎(7)‎

• Permit No: C1981008A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/29/2015
• Doc Name: Vegetation Information
• Section_Exhibit Name: Section 2.04.10 Vegetation Information NH2 Mine Area
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Table 2.04.10-26
Mean Woody Plant Density (stems/50m)
For The Sagebrush - 2 (SG -2) Vegetation Type, New Horizon 2 Permit Expansion Study
Area, 1999
SPECIES
Artemisia tridentata
Atriplex canescens
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Juniperus osteosperma
Total
(n=30)
MEAN DENSITY (STEMS/50M2)
32.1
0.4
5.1
0.1 s #/ac #/ha
37.7 2.26 3,015 7,538
Minimum sample size required (nm,n)= 2 (based on total density) with an average density of
32.1 stems/50m2 or (2,570 stems/acre). Rubber rabbit was the next dominant shrub with 5.1
stems/50m2 or (407 stems per acre). Other species included Utah juniper with 0.1 stems/50m2
or (5 stems/acre) and four -wing saltbush with 0.4 stems/50m2 or (34 stems/acre).
February 2015 JR -66) 2.04.10-78