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Keenesburg Mine 2015 Vegetation Monitoring Report <br />Table 1: Reclamation Area 23 Vegetation Cover Data <br />Genus Species Common Name <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 4 5 <br />lA a,d in 2,d <br />Total Average Average <br />hits Absolute Relative <br />tsr 2-1 Cover(%) Cover(%) Rank <br />Grass: Annual Introduced <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />Mean <br />Perennial Grasses (Native) <br />69.6 <br />A'ative <br />14.8 <br />6.9 <br />Introduced <br />Bromus tectorum cheatgrass <br />6 1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />7 1 <br />9 2 <br />27 <br />31 <br />10.80 <br />26.50 <br />2 <br />Subtotal <br />6/ <br />2 <br />3 <br />7 1 <br />9 2 <br />27 <br />31 <br />10.80 <br />26.50 <br />1. <br />Grass: Annual Native <br />Introduced <br />1 <br />2 <br />Total <br />4 <br />0 <br />Annual Forbs <br />0 <br />0 <br />11.5 1 <br />vu ire mtoflora saweeks fescue <br />1 5.1 <br />21.14 <br />11 <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br />080 <br />171 <br />Subtotal <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br />0.80 <br />1.71 <br />1 47.1 <br />Grass: Perennial Native (Cool) <br />Total (minus noxious) <br />71.5 74.8 <br />26.3 <br />19.3 <br />5.1 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Pasc = smrthu western wheat ass <br />I <br />1 <br />/ <br />040 <br />085 <br />Subtotal <br />1 <br />1 <br />/ <br />040 <br />085 <br />Grass: Perennial Native (Warm) <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Andropogon hallii sand bluestem <br />Bouteloua graciL blue grama <br />Panicum vagatum swrtchgrass <br />S orobolus cryptandrus sand droseed <br />6 <br />1 <br />1 <br />7 1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />7 1 <br />2 <br />2 1 <br />4 <br />8 1 <br />I <br />4 2 <br />30 <br />2 <br />1 <br />13 <br />34 <br />2 <br />1 <br />15 <br />12.00 <br />080 <br />0.40 <br />5.20 <br />29.06 <br />1 71 <br />0.85 <br />12.82 <br />1 <br />4 <br />Subtotal <br />8 <br />10 1 <br />9 1 <br />6 1 <br />13 3 <br />46 <br />52 <br />1840 <br />44.44 <br />Total Graminoid Cover <br />14 ! <br />J12 1113 <br />11 <br />14 2 23 5 <br />76 <br />86 <br />30.40 <br />73.50 <br />Forbs: Annual Introduced <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Lactuca seriola prickly lettuce <br />2 <br />3 <br />2 <br />4 <br />2 <br />13 <br />13 <br />5.20 <br />11.11 <br />5 <br />Subtotal <br />2 <br />3 <br />2 <br />4 <br />2 <br />13 <br />13 <br />520 <br />11 11 <br />Forbs: Annual Native <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed <br />Erweron beUKhastrum western daisy fleabane <br />2 1 <br />5 <br />1 <br />5 <br />2 <br />I <br />15 <br />1 <br />16 <br />/ <br />6.00 <br />0.40 <br />13.68 <br />085 <br />3 <br />Subtotal <br />2 1 <br />5 <br />1 <br />5 <br />3 <br />16 <br />17 <br />6.40 <br />1453 <br />Forbs: Perennial Native <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />%lachaeranthera bieelovu Bieelow's tans aster <br />1 <br />1 <br />/ <br />0.40 <br />0.85 <br />Subtotal <br />I <br />1 <br />1 <br />0.40 <br />085 <br />Total Forb Cover <br />5! <br />8 0 <br />3 0 <br />9 0 <br />5 0 <br />30 <br />31 <br />1200 <br />2650 <br />Rock <br />Litter <br />Bare Ground <br />29 <br />2 <br />21 <br />9 <br />24 <br />10 <br />24 <br />3 <br />17 <br />5 <br />0 <br />115 <br />29 <br />000 <br />4600 <br />1160 <br />Total Vegetation Cover <br />19 2 20 1 16 1 23 2 28 5 106 117 <br />42.40 <br />100.00 <br />Total Ground Cover <br />48 <br />41 <br />4047 <br />45 <br />221 <br />88.40 <br />Total Hits <br />50 2 50 I <br />50 1 <br />50 2 50 5 250 261 <br />IW W <br />Total Vegetation Cover(minus noxious weeds) <br />13 <br />18 <br />13 <br />16 <br />19 <br />79 <br />31.60 <br />Total Native 'Vegetation Cover <br />11 <br />15 <br />11 <br />12 <br />17 <br />66 <br />2640 <br />Table 2: Reclamation Area 23 herbaceous Production Data <br />Table 3: Reclamation Area 23 Species Composition <br />Life Form <br />Cover <br />Data <br />Herbaceous Production (g/m2) <br />Life Form <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />Mean <br />Perennial Grasses (Native) <br />69.6 <br />A'ative <br />14.8 <br />6.9 <br />Introduced <br />30.43 <br />Annual Grasses <br />3.1 <br />7.7 <br />4.1 <br />22.2 <br />42 <br />15.82 <br />Total <br />7 <br />8 <br />Forbs <br />Perennial <br />J i„ <br />2 <br />-21 <br />3 <br />5 <br />i? <br />1. <br />Perennial Forbs (Name) <br />Introduced <br />1 <br />2 <br />Total <br />4 <br />7 <br />Annual Forbs <br />1.9 <br />1 74,81 <br />11.5 1 <br />12.4 <br />1 5.1 <br />21.14 <br />11 <br />15 <br />Total <br />74.6 82.5 <br />30.4 1 <br />41.5 <br />1 47.1 <br />55.22 <br />Total (minus noxious) <br />71.5 74.8 <br />26.3 <br />19.3 <br />5.1 <br />39.40 <br />Table 3: Reclamation Area 23 Species Composition <br />Life Form <br />Cover <br />Data <br />Present <br />Graminoids <br />Perennial <br />5 <br />6 <br />Antal <br />2 <br />2 <br />A'ative <br />6 <br />7 <br />Introduced <br />1 <br />I <br />Cool Season <br />3 <br />3 <br />Warm Season <br />4 <br />5 <br />Total <br />7 <br />8 <br />Forbs <br />Perennial <br />1 <br />2 <br />Annual <br />3 <br />5 <br />Native <br />3 <br />5 <br />Introduced <br />1 <br />2 <br />Total <br />4 <br />7 <br />Woodv Plants <br />0 <br />0 <br />Succulents & A avoids <br />0 <br />0 <br />Total Species <br />11 <br />15 <br />Habitat Management, Inc. 9 October 2015 <br />