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12 <br /> <br />3.6/100m2. Pious oonderosa had a mean density of 0.8/100m2, Pinus • <br />edulis had a mean density of 0.6/100m2, and Juniperus sconulorum had <br />a mean density of 0.2/100m2. The total mean density for the shrub, <br />tree, and sapling categories was 12.2/100in2. <br />The understory vegetation for the Ponderosa pine-Douglas fir- <br /> <br /> <br />oak reference area had apparent dominants of Carex sp., Bouteloua <br />curtipendula, Danthenia parryi, and perennial fortis. However, these <br />dc- ants vrere not clearly discernable, as many species were dry due <br />to t.... lateness of the season. Quercus gambelii vras clearly a domi- <br />nant shrub, and Pinus oonderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii were <br />dominant trees. Pseudotsuga menziesii was the dominant sapling which <br />indicated active regeneration. <br />The dominant shrub, tree, and sapling species indicated by <br />cover, production and density values reflect the characteristics of . , <br />the Ponderosa pine-Douglas fir-oak vegetation types. The understory <br />vegetation was sparse, most probably due to the dense litter on the <br />forest floor and lower incidence of solar radiation. <br />The Ponderosa pine-oak reference area mean cover values are <br />presented in Table 10. Danthonia aarryi had a mean cover value of <br />1.9'x. Carex sp. had a mean cover value of 0.°°~, perennial fortis had <br />a mean cover value of 0.6°~, annual fortis had a mean cover value of <br />0.3:', and Tlralictruin fendler•i had a mean cover value of 0.3:x. <br />8outelo~.~a curtipendula and C~outeloua gracilis both had mean cover <br />values of 0.2°'. The remaining species had mean cover values of 0.1". <br />The total mean cover for the herbaceous category was ~.8°~. In the <br />nor.-herbaceous category, litter had a mean cover value of 67.1`:, bare <br />ground accounted for 20.1':, and rock accounted for 18.0"'.~ , <br />