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1 ' Reclaimed Aree Number of Transacts Mature Reclamation Area 30 ' Riparian Reclamation Aree 15 7990 Seeded Area Mone First hit interceptions on plant species were tallied separately from second or additional hits; ' hits on bare soil, litter, and rock were also tallied separately. Production samolinv ' Production sampling was done in the Mature and Riparian Reclamation areas. Herbaceous z production sampling was accomplished using one ) quadrats within which all square meter (1.Om ' herbaceous growth in a vertical projection was removed by clipping and placed in labeled paper bags. Clipped herbage was begged separately by growth form. Production samples within each reclaimed area or reference area numbered es follows: Reclaimed Area Number of 7.0 sa. m. Plots ' Nature Reclamation Area 30 Riparian Reclamation Aree 14 1990 Seeded Area None Clipped materiel was returned to the ESCO laboratory and dried at 705° C for 24 hours then t weighed to the nearest 0.7 9m. Shrub Density Semolina Shrub density sampling was undertaken in Mature Reclamation and Riparian Reclamation. Shrub ' density in reclaimed areas was measured within 2 x 50 m quadrats ("belt transacts°) oriented along the cover transact (where a cover sample was also taken). [n Mature Reclamation where ' thirty (30) shrub density samples were taken along the cover transacts, an additional twenty (20) more were located independently, making a total of fifty (50) such samples in reclaimed areas. The additional shrub density plots were located randomly es previously discussed. In ' the Riparian Reclamation area, equal numbers of cover and shrub density samples (15) were taken. No shrub density samples were placed in the 1990 Seeded Aree. ' All shrubs, including seedlings, with root crowns found within the quadrat boundaries were ' tabulated by species end maturity Blase es follows: seedling, mature, or deed. ' 2