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2. Number 1 Mine Area (Table 2) <br />The Number 1 Mine,Area was found. to have the highest <br />vegetative and total cover values of the three major areas. <br />Vegetative cover was 49.6 ~, with 99.2 ~ of that cover being <br />contributed by perennial, non-noxious plant species. Noxious <br />weeds were not intercepted and annual species were only <br />encountered three times (out of 800 possible hits). Perennial <br />grasses contribute 23.4 ~ cover, almost identical to the <br />refuse area value. Perennial forbs increased in absolute <br />cover to 22.5 %. Shrubs have established fairly well in this <br />area and contributed a mine high 3.4 8 absolute cover. <br />Total cover was found to be 81.7 ~, with bare ground <br />being intercepted 18.3 ~ of the time. <br />3. Number 3 Mine Area (Table 3) <br />This area had the lowest cover values recorded for the <br />mine site. However, these values were still remarkably high <br />considering the area was reclaimed in 1987. Total vegetative <br />cover (40.9 $) was again mainly represented by perennial, <br />non-noxious species (98.3 $ relative cover). While perennial <br />forbs contributed 50.0 $ relative cover, perennial grasses <br />were not intercepted as often as over the rest of the mine. <br />Shrubs were fairly well established and composed 5.6 ~ of the <br />vegetative cover. <br />4 <br />