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For statistical purpose:. each ancr transcct served as a s;uttplc unit. Data points rea+nicd <br />the first vertical "hit" on ~cget:dion (as detertnincd by the laser point frame). soil Ibnrc <br />ground), rock, or litter. 'ihc data wcrc sununarizcd by computing mean cover. relative <br />cover (percent of total vegetation cover attributcti[ to each species), and species <br />composition. Species composition information was computed tiom vrget:uum cover data <br />ushtg a ratio of individual specie; coy cr to total vegct:lion cavrr. <br />Production <br />l3trnnass pnniueuuu d:ua wcrc obt:uncd usutc a hancst cr,!hn,t 11! ,,~ tFc rnn: pit ~c;tr'. <br />growth included within aone-half square meter qu,:, ! _ach <br />transcct. Succulents, noxious weeds. and cushion , <br />plants wcrc not clipped. Clipped biomass tv::~ ,' <br />placed in paper bags. and dried in Colorado Stat< <' •~• <br />University's Rangclaud Gcosystcm Scicncr ~~'' - ~- <br />Laboratory forced air ovens for ?4 hours aI to<•'l p,:~~; ,:. <br />Samples were weighed on mt appropriate scale to ~ ~, f~ <br />~~~~~~~ <br />the nearest tenth of a gram and reported in g%m' ,tnd .•v , <br />Ibs.%wcrc. Clipped samples weighing Iess than n Iii ,~k ' <br />grams v.•ere reported as trace samples. :~\'craLr . <br />paper bag tecight was subtracted from wcightrd -;;i,~'' <br />samples. :a, .. ~S~'. c,,~• ~. <br />r <br />ShrubDcnsily ~~;- ~j,•..'~,•~~'• <br />a <br />'•i ~ <(i' ~A i <br />Sran~ccttlapprw hat, Allcshrubsctlyingstwithin Holt ~,~ti~~l"~/' w~¢~F•: r+; <br />meter on one side of the 25 meter transt~;t line lus~d s' ~'` t ~ :~~"r ,,~'~ <br />for collecting cover data) were counted on the basis i :f~•~ :.• <br />of spccics. Stem count was recorded by species and <br />reported a_s stems per acre. <br />Sec Figure I -Map with Sampling Ltxations under the List of Figures for locations of <br />Irutscct startim~ points. <br />Revel;rtation tiuccess Criteria <br />Suter the Blur I I:unr Mme has hren ut es+arncc ancr Ihr I+1>U'.. Ihr m:uunn ~~f thr <br />mine titcilitia area has heat previously disturbed. Because of this. nu pre-mining <br />invcnton• data were collected. "fhc Division identified hvo vegetation eommumtics <br />originally present in the arcs: mountain shrub and introduced pasture. The mountain <br />shruh dominates the proposed Ixmtit arra and is found on the north-facing slope. l he <br />introduced pasture. in the proposed pemtit area, is located in the lower. Icvel areas <br />adjacent to the access~ltaul roads. During the :ukquary review prtxess. Bloc Flame <br />requested assistance tiOnllhe Division in t~tablishing revcgetation success criterion for <br />