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• on this reclaimed azea dominated the reference study azeas sampled. All of the reference <br />areas exhibited higher production of perennial forbs than the reclaimed azea. <br />1996 Revised Data <br />The 1996 revised data (Tables 2b and 2c) showed that all of the reclaimed areas <br />exhibited higher total production than any of the reference azeas. Perennial grasses <br />dominated the production on these reclaimed azeas. All of the reference azeas showed <br />higher perennial forb production than the reclaimed azeas except for the Explosives <br />Storage azea. It should be noted that all of the non-contiguous reclaimed azeas had only <br />one production sample site. <br />1997 Data <br />The 1997 production data (Tables 2d and 2e) showed that all of the reclaimed <br />azeas had higher total production than that of the reference azeas. Perennial gasses <br />dominated production for all of the study azeas except for the Aspen reference area which <br />showed that perennial forbs dominated over perennial grasses. The reference azeas all <br />exhibited higher production of perennial forbs over the reclaimed azeas except for the <br />Explosives Storage azea. It should be noted that Topsoil Pile B had only one sample site <br />while the Topsoil Pile C, Sanitary Landfill azea, and the Explosives Storage area had two <br />sample sites each. <br />5.4 Shrub and Half-Shrub Density <br />1996 Data <br />Table 3a shows the 1996 shrub and half-shrub density data collected for the <br />reclaimed area. A total of 443 stems per acre were recorded which is considerably higher <br />23 <br />