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for each study area. The percent relative cover of dominant grasses and forts <br />recorded on the reclaimed areas was also determined. <br />5.0 SAMPL N FS i1.T <br />Plant species lists for the reclaimed areas and reference areas are presented in <br />Appendu A while the field data sheets are contained in Appendix B. Sample site <br />locations for the 1996 study are plotted on the map included. Photographs of the <br />study area are shown in Appendix C. <br />S.1 Saplnle Site LMatioo-s <br />All sampling points are plotted on the attached maps. These include the cover, <br />production, and shrub density sample sites. <br />5.2 Cover <br />Cover data by plant species, life-form, and ground cover class for the 1996 <br />sampling are provided in Table 1. Field data sheets are included in Appendix B. <br />Overall highest absolute vegetation cover in 1996 was observed on the Chokecherry <br />reference area followed by the Aspen reference area, reclamation area, Oak Brush <br />reference area and the Sagebrush reference area. Absolute total ground cover was <br />dominated by the reclamation area followed by We Aspen reference area, Chokecherry <br />reference, Oak Brush reference, and the Sagebrush reference area. Vegetation cover <br />5 <br />