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<br />required 16 and 14 samples respectively to exceed their SAC <br />' values (15.3 and 12.1). Finally, the Number 1 Mine New Fan <br /> Site was sampled three times with each transect resulting in a <br /> value of 68 cover. Because no variance results from three <br /> transects of identical value, the SAC is equal to zero. <br /> <br /> SAMPLE VALUES <br /> <br />' 1. Refuse Area (Table 1) <br />' Table 1 lists the transect and average cover values <br />sampled at the Refuse Area, reclaimed in 1986. Total <br />' vegetative cover was measured at 42.3 %; the bulk of this <br />cover (98.4 ~) was contributed by perennial, non-noxious plant <br />species. Perennial grasses and forbs had the highest relative <br />covers ( 55.5 and 41.7 % respectively). Shrub species were <br />' only sparsely located, representing a departure from the <br />stronger shrub establishment on the other two major <br />' reclaimed areas. Annual grasses, annual forbs, and noxious <br />' weeds contributed less than 1.0 % total absolute cover, a <br />trend that was repeated throughout the mine site. <br />' Total cover (vegetation + litter + rock) was measured at <br />' 72.3 %. Bare ground was intercepted on 26.8 ~ of the time, <br />the second highest value of three major sites. <br />1 <br />1 <br />t <br /> <br /> <br />