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EXHIBIT J-1 <br /> Legend <br /> 1.1A,2.1A,1.3A,2.3A--wetter ciimate period,time without disturbance <br /> 1.113,2.1 B, 1.2121,2.28-Fire <br /> 1.2A,2.2A-Insect and pathogen outbreaks,drought,small scale fires <br /> T1A-Establishment of non-native invasive plants <br /> T2A,T4A-reduced fire return Interval,increase in invasive plants in understory,extended drought <br /> T2B,T3A-Vegetation manipulation <br /> 3.1A-drought,reduced fire return interval <br /> 3.2A,4.1A-time without disturbance <br /> 4.2A-vegetation manipulation,insect or pathogen outbreaks,drought <br /> State 1 <br /> Reference State <br /> Community 1.1 <br /> Reference State <br /> The dominant aspect of the plant community is Utah juniper and pinyon. The understory composition by air-dry <br /> weight is approximately 30 percent perennial grasses, 5 percent forbs, 50 percent shrubs, and 10 percent trees. <br /> Table 5.Annual production by plant type <br /> Low Representative Value High <br /> Plant Type (Lb/Acre) (Lb/Acre) (Lb/Acre) <br /> ShrubNine 88 138 188 <br /> Grass/Grasslike 60 95 130 <br /> Tree 18 28 38 <br /> Forb 9 14 19 <br /> Total 175 275 375 <br /> Table 6.Ground cover <br /> Tree foliar cover 25-35% <br /> Shrub/vine/liana foliar cover 15-25% <br /> Grass/grasslike foliar cover 15-25% <br /> Forb foliar cover 1-10% <br /> Non-vascular plants 0% <br /> Biological crusts 0% <br /> Litter 0% <br /> Surface fragments>0.25"and<=3" 0% <br /> Surface fragments>3" 0% <br /> Bedrock 0% <br /> Water 0% <br /> k44ounT 0% <br /> Table 7.Canopy structure(%cover) <br />