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allocated to any particular year of seeding proportional to the percentage of the total <br />bond release acreage contributed by that year of seeding. Topsoil File "B", Topsoil <br />Pile "C", the sanitary landfill, and the explosives storage site were included in this <br />sampling scheme as separate units so at least one sample was collected from each of <br />those areas even though they represent a very small percentage (15.3 acres or 4%) of <br />the total reclaimed area. <br />4.2 Cover <br />Vegetative cover was estimated using the Point Intercept method with 100 foot <br />transacts and a pin drop at two foot intervals for 50 points per transact. Each transact <br />comprised one sample. Only herbaceous vegetation, litter, rock, and bare ground <br />were recorded. Cover data for woody plant species was not collected. <br />4.3 Production <br />Production data was collected from one-meter square quadrats. All current <br />year above-ground herbaceous plant biomass (except for annuals and noxious weeds) <br />rooted within the plots was clipped. Samples were separated by life-form and were <br />not species specific. Production samples collected were oven dried at 80° C for at <br />least 24 horns to obtain a constant weight. Weights were then recorded to the nearest <br />0.1 gram. Production data for woody plant species was not collected. <br />4.4 Shrub and Half-Shrub Density <br />Shrub density was only calculated for samples on the reclaimed area. <br />3 <br />