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Beltline Reference Area #3 <br />Absolute and Relative Cover Sample h4eans: 1998-2001 <br /> 1998' 1999 2000 2001 <br />Absolute Noxious Cover 2 &% 16 5' 5.0% 2.5°io " <br />Relative Noxious Cover 28.2`/ 34 7=': 9 5°'° 5.3% <br />Absolute Grass Cover 5 6`/~ 14.3°~~ 29 34~ 25,7~!a <br />Relative Grass Cover 57 1% 30.0°-~ 55.7°~~ 55.1% <br />Absolute Forb Cover 1.6~~. 16.8°~° 18.3: 18,5°/, <br />Relative Forb Cover 16 3?~ 35 3'/;, 34.85; 39.6°,% <br />Total Vegetation Cover 9 8 /: 47.5°io 52.55: 46.8% <br />' 1998 was the first growing season for this stand. which <br />makes comparison of absolute cover values behveen <br />1998 and subsequent years relatively mearnngless. <br />"Reduction in noxious weed cover between 1999 and <br />2001 is significant at the 99% level of statistical <br />confidence <br />Figure 5 -Beltline Reference Area #3 Absolute <br />Cover Trends; 1998-2001 <br />`m 60.0°«~ - - - - -- -- - - ~ • Absolute Noxious <br />'0 50.0°/~ Cover <br />~ <br />~ 40.0°ib <br />° - --- -.-Absolute Grass <br /> 30.0 <br />i° - - - <br />~'' Cover <br />o <br />w <br />20.0°/> ~ <br />/ <br />,rte - - - <br />-- Absolute Forb <br />Q 10.0°/, ~~' - _ _.. _.._..... - ... Cover <br />a <br />0 <br />0 0°'° <br />- <br />-~-Total Vegetation <br /> t ~-~u' 1 ~~99 2000 20~ 1 Cover <br />TABLE !0 <br />