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3.0 RESULTS <br />3.1 2016 Phase II Bond Release Block <br />A total of 27 plant species were encountered within the Phase II Bond Release Block evaluated in <br />2016 (Table 1). Ground cover in the Phase II Bond Release Block (Chart 1 and Table 1) consisted of <br />61.96% live vegetation, 8.48% rock, 15.59% litter, and bare ground exposure of 13.96%. Desirable <br />perennial cover across the unit averaged 30.22%, with annual and biennial cover averaging 23.78% <br />absolute cover. Noxious weed cover was 7.96%. The dominant taxa were little barley (Criterion <br />pusillum) and fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens), with 18.30% and 10.70% average cover, <br />respectively. <br />3.2 2016 Shadescale Reference Area <br />A total of 21 plant species were encountered within the Reference Area evaluated in 2016 (Table 1). <br />Ground cover in the Reference Area (Chart 1 and Table 1) consisted of 59.93% live vegetation, 24.10% <br />rock, 10.40% litter, and bare ground exposure of 5.57%. Desirable perennial cover across the unit <br />averaged 18.27%, with annual and biennial cover averaging 1.70% absolute cover. Noxious weed cover <br />was 39.97%. The dominant taxa were cheatgrass (Anisantha tectorum) and galleta (Hilaria jamesii), <br />with 39.03% and 8.73% average cover, respectively. <br />6 Revised 10/16 <br />