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- .. <br /> <br />- '' ~ :~ ,: <br />GUIDE FOR RATING RANGE TREND , <br />Considering the potential for this site; class of.livestock, sea son o f use, ~ ~` <br />recreational use, fire, and other influences, rate the following by giving ' <br />each item a rating of 4 to 0.. Interpolate between .indicators fe r rat ings <br />3. 2. and I'.. i <br />Trend indicators..` _,... ,'...,. ,.~', .. <br />1 <br />ri <br />REPRODUCTION: <br />Hajor species of the potential plant community are producins <br />seedlings, plants are. of mixed ages; there is eviderice of <br />active tillers, rhizomes, stolons ......... .............. .. (~) ~' <br /> <br />Major. species. not reproducing ..........:................:..s..... <br />. (0). <br />.~' i,, <br /> <br />PLANTS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION: ... .~ "~% <br />Litter produced by major species is abundant for the sitr~. !..'. <br />and current utilization is moderate ........:..........:. ... <br />.. `. (4) <br />Litter is absent and utilization is severe ..............::...::. (0). .~ ' <br />,~ <br /> <br />COMPOSITION CHANGES: •.. j; <br />Dominant species of the potential plant community are ', ': <br />maintaining. their place in the stand .................::......... .(4) `'~' <br />~ <br />- <br />~ <br />Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing.,in ,, <br />`~ <br />l <br />percentage, while minor species and species not native to <br />the community are increasing ............. <br />. . <br />.. <br />... <br />(0) <br />~' ` <br />. <br />.. <br />. <br />,... , <br />` <br /> <br />PLANT VIGOR: "' i:' <br />Mayor species of the potential plant .community are strong, ~~ <br />healthy, productive and well rooted ..........:.......:..... :. (4) <br />,... ~' <br />h <br />f <br />i <br />i <br />Major species are s <br />ow <br />ng not <br />ceable die o <br />f..,........ <br />.... (0) V <br />SOIL SURFACE FACTORS: !. <br />Accelerated soil erosion ts..not evident. Past erosion signs :. .. „... ~ <br />have healed. Water intake for the kind of soli Is.favorable;... (4). , ', <br /> ~. <br />Accelerated erosion Is Qbvious.. Soil stability is poor as <br />.: '' <br />seen by failure of erosion signs to be heating. Water • <br /> <br />intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable <br />: • <br /> <br />(0) <br />.. <br />~ <br />....... <br />......... . . <br />Ratings between Il.and 20 inclusive Improving .Trend - ..~. <br /> <br />Ratings between 0 and IO.inclusive a Declining Trend 3 ~ <br /> i~ <br />_ ~ : <br />( <br />NOTES 1 .. <br />1 hid Sik arts.. o.r /~hc e,~,sj,~ . yin:~e/ ~o.~- S ,. : <br />T~,eJ <br />~iity[ Ne.~, L~erd Y[J~'S6iak'r~ aNcl c~An-~ . eiti3 l'S YS' . eoeYfH~~ <br />/' <br />(~'~ F n'v 0.J ~ Yc,J, ~ C/c. Iuf . ~ ~ ~ ~ ., ~ . ., ~ i. <br />