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Trend Indicators <br />Considering the potential for this site, class of livestock, season of use, <br />recreational use. fire and other influences, rote the following by sating each <br />Item a rating of 4 to 0. Interpolate between indicators for ratings 3, 2 and 1. <br /> <br />REPRODUCTION <br />-ldajor species of the potential plant community are pro- <br />ducing seedlings, plants are of mixed ages; there is <br />evidence of active tillers. rhizomes. stolons.-------------(~; <br />Major species not reproducing.-----------------------------(0) <br />PLAITS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION <br />Litter produced by major species~s abundant for the <br />site and current utilization is moderate.------------------(4; <br />Litter is absent and utilization is severe.----------------(0) <br />CO",GOSIT]ON CHAt1GE5 <br />Dominant species of the potential plant community ere <br />maintaining their place in the stand.-------'---------------{4) <br />Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing Sn <br />percentage, while minor species and species not native <br />to the cocrr~unity are increasing.---------------------------(O) <br />PI.A~~T VIGOf <br />'----- <br />Yajor species of <br />strong, healtny, <br />• GUIDE fOR RATING RANGE TREN~ <br />the poter,;ial plant community ere <br />prr,d:.ctive and well rooteC.---------------(4) <br />j <br /> <br />Z <br />Major species are showing noticeable die-off.--------------(0) <br />SUI! ~UK~ACE ~N:TOK:i <br />AccelerateC soil erosion is not evident. Past erosion <br />sigrs haze healed. L.'cter irtake for the kind of soil <br />Accelerated erosion is obvious. Soil stability is poor <br />es seen by failure of erosion lions to b= healing. - <br />Water intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable,----------(0) <br />Ratings bet.:een ii and 20 inclusive Improvine Trend <br />Ratings brt.:eec 0 end 10 inclusive =Declining Trend <br />3-Year Trend <br />Z <br />Total/ .7 <br />year <br />Total/ <br />3 years <br />~iDTE S <br />-- . ~~.~irrrr~ oti-'~Y~_ ~Jor B/!SED on/ Fi~-D SuRuE-Y <br />•• P.nnual Palatable Yield i <br />the n~ajor anisal classes <br />ab?e should have a / to <br />s based on the plant species that~are desirable by <br />planned for. Each plant <br />the l~'t of the n~ ~•, <br />species considered desir- <br />~. <br />