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GUIDE FOR RATING RANGE TREND ~• <br />Considering the potent:ia1 for 4his site, class of livestock, season of use, <br />recreational use, fire and other influences, rate the following by giving eech <br />ltem a rating of 4 to D. Interpolate between indicators for ratings 3, 2 and 1. <br />Trend Indicators <br />REPRODUCTION <br />-11a,jor species of the potenttal plant community are pro- <br />ducing seedlings, plants are of mixed t9es; there is <br />tvidence of active tillers, rh~izanes, stolons.-------------(A; <br />Plajor species not reproducing.-----------------------------(0) <br />PLA>ITS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION <br />Litter produced by mi!jor speciesis abundant for the <br />site and current utilization is moderate.------------------(4) <br />Litter is absent and utilization is severe.----------------(D) <br />COMPOSITION LHAl1GES <br />Dominant species of the potential plant cormunity are <br />maintaining their place in the stand.----------------------(Q) <br />Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing fn <br />percentage, while minor species ar~d species not native <br />to the corr~unity are increasing.---------------------------(O) <br />PLAr+T VIGOP <br />kajor species or the poten;ial plant cor,c~unity are <br />strong, healthy, prod:._tive and well rooted.---------------(4) <br />Major species are shoNing noticeable die-off.--------------(O) <br />SOIL ~UHrACE 'rhCTOKS <br />Accelerated soil erosion is not evident. Past erosion <br />sigcs haze healed. Ne*.er intake for the kind of soil <br />is favorable.----------------------------------------------(4) <br />Accelerated erosion is obvious. Soil stability is poor <br />as seen by failure of erosion sions to be healing. <br />Water intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable.----------(O) <br />Ratings betM•een ii and 20 inclusive ~ Improvino Trend <br />Ratings betY~eec 0 ar,d 1C inclusive ~ Declininc Trend <br />3-Year Trend <br />NOTES <br />3 <br />Total/ 13 <br />year <br />Total? <br />3 years <br />•• O,cnual Palatable Yield is based on the plant species that-are desirable by <br />t.tie major aninel classes planned for. Each plant species considered desir- <br />able should have a ~/ to the left cf the name. <br />