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<br /> <br />brush type covers approximately 70 percent of the area. <br />Creek bottom, type 20A <br />The creek bottom communities are very abundant on C-22676. <br />This type covers approximately 25 percent of the area. <br />The dominant species are willows (Salix spp.), rushes <br />(Juncus spp.), sedges (Carex spp.), cattails (Typha <br />latifolia), and possibly periphytons and aquatic vegetation. <br />Mountain shrub, type 5 <br />Areas of mountain shrub community are dominated by vary- <br />ing densities of Gambel's oak ( uercus gambelii) and <br />serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia). The shrubs of <br />this community range in height from 3 to 12 feet. Typ- <br />ically, oaks grow in large clumps with zones of sage- <br />brush or grasses existing between the denser oak and <br />serviceberry stands. Within this community snowberry <br />is the most common associated shrub. Many forbs and <br />grasses including Kentucky bluegrass (Poo pratensis), <br />Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), and yarrow (Achillea <br />lanulosa) occur in varying densities throughout this com- <br />munity. This type covers approximately 5 percent of the <br />area. <br />Grazing appears to have had and continues to have profound <br />influence on the ecosystems on the lease site. All vege- <br />tation types show signs of over utilization including soil <br />trampling, low production of grasses and vast quantities <br />of droppings. The area is grazed by cattle, deer and elk. <br />116 <br />