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• 4.2 Cover _ <br />Vegetative cover was estimated using the Point Intercept method with 100 foot <br />transects and a pin drop at two foot intervals for 50 points per transect. Each transect <br />comprised one sample. Only herbaceous vegetation, litter, rock, and bare ground were <br />recorded. Cover data for woody plant species was not collected. <br />4.3 Production <br />Production data was collected from one-meter squaze quadrats. All current year <br />above-ground herbaceous plant biomass (except for annuals and noxious weeds) rooted <br />within the plots was clipped. Samples were separated by life-form and were not species <br />specific. Production samples collected were oven dried at 80° C for at least 24 hours to <br />• obtain a constant weight. Weights were then recorded to the nearest 0.1 gram. <br />Production data for woody plant species was not collected. <br />4.4 Shrub and Half-Shrub Density <br />Shrub density was only calculated for samples on the reclaimed area. Shrub <br />density data was not collected on the reference areas because this reclamation success <br />criteria is not based on reference azea data. Sampling consisted of counting all individual <br />stems protruding from the ground within randomly located belt transects two meters wide <br />by 50 meters long. <br />• <br />5 <br />