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hag to be dried and weighed at a ('oloradu 5t:uc l:nicersit) 1_abon+tory facility. The
<br />pnxluction results fur each transcct can he found in Table ±. The producuun standard
<br />was to attain a minimum ut SUO pamds per acre (or 2~.(1 grams per half' meter squarcdl
<br />of oven dried biomass. The avcn+gc pmduclion at this site ,vas 213G?5 pounds per acre
<br />(or I IN.G3 Bruns per half meter squarcdl. Therefore, the praiuction stand:ud set ti+r the
<br />Blue Flan,c \line Sitc was met.
<br />~1 ootlt. Plant titcm t)ensih
<br />1~4xxiy plant stem density wac evaluated for I ~ transcct.. l hi< woud~ species .Iota can
<br />be found in'I'able d. 'the total stems ti,und within the I ~..'.~-meter syu:ucd tr:ursr. ~; ~~..:.
<br />253. therefore, given 253 stems per 375 m _
<br />there would be approximatcly'_732 stems per are: i~~.:;:. ~ Sri f•/%s;,;'~;;,' ,•
<br />at this site. :1lthough there arc sufficient sten . ~ti;: ( .y '':3,,~ •~•
<br />per acre to meet the required standard, it '>- "' i ~ ',r~. , ;~?~ ,~ .•
<br />apparent from looking at the data that there i. c=~, ~~ • vN . = `', ' (-' '~
<br />large variance from transcct to transcct. l I, :. _ °~ ~ r t
<br />trend is due to the creation of shrub cstablishmr - .; ~ .. `°~~ ,~; ,~:, '•.'~
<br />areas. The establishment areas arc depression. `' .~^ ,r `: r,; . ~', r. .-
<br />the land that collect water, where shrub plantu, ~• . , ,' -rz' , ~ .
<br />have been conccntratcd. These areas arc cftici~ -,.. `~ , ~ , ,/~,, : '~
<br />shnrb producers, because of their din,cnsions, :~: , ;~ 'a~ i ~} ~~ ~`' ° :..
<br />their ability to hold water for shnrb roots. Doc ~ ~ ~j~ '• Z_`~j'r'~" -..
<br />the conccntmtion of shrubs within these arr.-~ ~,:T !'.i' ,;~ r+~•'
<br />~'<',' • .
<br />tr;usccts not ovcrla}•ing these shrub cstablishmr~ +~er. • ~ 0~„1;~ t~~~{M~, ~• / ., ,
<br />areas have no shnrb "hits", while tr.+nsc~
<br />running through them have many. This part oft ~, ,~~',±q?.,~~~+ ~~°~V~J^'~ 1yt;)
<br />reclamation was completed by third pay i `~ ~, _ ;~ + ;,, _}~~- {~,f ~ ~ L ~'
<br />comracton in a manner atiording the hr ~_ ~ ;~~~~"•'r :"'~~
<br />p~.Y ~,
<br />potential for shnrb survival in harsh condiu~u~. -,~' ~M+~^~ ~~I,r ..i
<br />These dozer basins provide increased deep-wa,. ',''t, •~l~ ~' .,!'cj;~~ ! ~ ,. ,
<br />stor,ge to shrub roots. anJ cluster chubs, therrl ' r, '~",;,: "`~~Y ~~ _,
<br />decreasing the likelihood of predation. Theret~~;:
<br />this method of shrub establishment is ideal :~: ,.c.:~ ,.::~n.~l. n„i r. ,,.:.;,.~I t~~:
<br />statistic:+I dctcrminations.
<br />Ohser~atinns and F;rosion
<br />;1lthuugh a signitirmt woody species population is not indicated by data collected. this
<br />obsen•cr believes there to be sufficient live shrubs within the reclaimed arcs. 1'hc data
<br />collectors' inability Io validate the existence of this shnrb population is due to the distinct
<br />shnrb establishment areas- While analysing the reclaimed area it became apparent that as
<br />shnrb establishment zones were crcatcd within dozer halms. l~hcsc areas were rxlrcmelc
<br />successtid m creating a favorable shrub growth environment. t'a,fonunately, the random
<br />stratified sampling technique utilized to reduce bias also did nut allow for data to be
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