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<br />;<~+6 '.recreational use, fire, and other influences, rate the following by giving
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<br />''•"^"i REPRODUCTION:
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<br />1 Major species of the potential plant community are producing
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<br />active tillers, rhizomes, stolons ............................ (;)
<br /> Hajor species not reproducing (0) _~_
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<br />. PLANTS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION:
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<br />; Litter produced by major species is abundant for the site
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<br />Dominant species of the potential :plant community.are
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<br />~ ~ Dominant Species are absent or noticeably decreasing in
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<br />. ,.'. ':-~ Ma or species of the
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<br />> `SOIL. SURFACE FACTORS:
<br />;`.:,~ ,.;,... Accelerated soil erosion is not evident. .Past.erosion signs .
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<br />.;~ " . Accelerated erosion is pbvious. Soil stability is poor as
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