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pounds Per acre and accounted for 98.5% of the forage production. Perennial forbs produced 0.19 <br />g/1/4 in or 6.8 pounds per acre and accounted for 1.5% of the forage production. <br />The locations of the 30 forage production transects are shown on Map 21, Loadout Reclamation <br />- 2013 Transect Location Map. The sample adequacy calculations in Table 2, 2013 - Statistical <br />Summary and Sample Adequacy Calculations, document that the number of samples required <br />to characterize the parameter of perennial herbaceous production at the 90% confidence interval <br />was 26.9 transects. <br />When IME sampled this area in 2010, the average total perennial herbaceous production was <br />31.61 g/1/4m2 or 1,126.6 pounds per acre. When IME sampled this area in 2006, average total <br />perennial herbaceous production was 69.94 g/1/4m2 or 2,492.7 pounds per acre. <br />Species Diversity. All warm season grass species contributed 21.61 % of the total plant cover or <br />70.53% of the total relative cover. The two most dominant warm season plant species contributed <br />18.78% of the total plant cover or 64.27% of the total relative plant cover. The four most <br />dominant plant species contributed 23.26% of the total plant cover or 79.60% of the total relative <br />plant cover. <br />When IME sampled this area in 2006, warm season grass species contributed 22.27% of the total <br />plant cover or 49.85% of the total relative cover. The two most dominant warm season plant <br />species contributed 20.67% of the total plant cover or 46.27% of the total relative plant cover. <br />The four most dominant plant species contributed 26.73% of the total plant cover or 59.84% of <br />the total relative plant cover. <br />Shrub Density. The results obtained from the sampling of the 30 shrub density transects are <br />found in Table 26, Loadout Reclamation - 2013 Shrub Density. This table shows that the <br />woody plant density averaged 12.67 woody plants per 100 m2 or 512.6 woody plants per acre. <br />The locations of the 30 shrub density transects sampled are shown on Map 21, Loadout <br />Reclamation - 2013 Transect Location Map. The sample adequacy calculations in Table 2, <br />2013 - Statistical Summary and Sample Adequacy Calculations, document that the number of <br />samples required to characterize the parameter of woody plant density at the 90% confidence <br />interval was 129.1 transects. <br />When IME sampled this area in 2010, the average woody plant density was 4.10 shrubs per 100 <br />m2 or 165.9 woody plants per acre. When IME sampled this area in 2006, the average woody <br />plant density was 4.43 shrubs per 100 m2 or 179.3 woody plants per acre. <br />DETERMINATION OF REVEGETATION SUCCESS <br />The Southfield Mine Permit contains the following revegetation success standards for the <br />reclaimed areas corresponding to the Southfield Mine and the Southfield Loadout areas. As <br />contained therein, the Permit states on pages 2.05.4-26 and 27: <br />Determination of Revegetation Success. In order to effectively evaluate vegetative <br />reestablishment and ultimate revegetation success, EFCI will monitor revegetated areas at <br />intervals of three (3), seven (7), nine (9) and ten (10 years after initial vegetative <br />reestablishment. Collection of vegetation monitoring data will involve the use of similar <br />methods to those utilized in the collection of vegetation monitoring data as described in <br />Section 2.04. 10 Vegetation Information. Vegetation monitoring will focus on collection <br />and quantification of data for the parameters of herbaceous plant cover, total herbaceous <br />20 <br />