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1 <br />EXHIBIT J (Cont'd) <br /> <br /> Satanta and Bresser soils and to a limited extent on the <br />' <br /> Truckton sandy loam and the more clayey forms of the <br />' Newlin. It is dominated by various Wheatgrasses, <br /> Aster, and Helianthus. Yucca is also common as are <br /> species of Opuntia. Cover ranges from 50`}o in the dry <br /> areas to over 1000 on the wetter sites. Height is <br /> f <br />l <br />l <br />h <br />" <br />" <br /> ly smal <br />patc <br />es o <br />generally about 15 <br />to 24 <br />. Loca <br />' Artemisia frigida are abundant and seem to be related <br /> to a slightly deeper more clayey soil. Productivity <br />' is probably in the range of 500 to 700 lbs. per acre <br /> and has a potential of exceeding 1000 lbs. per acre <br /> r <br />diti <br />d i <br />d <br />h <br />i <br />d <br /> . <br />on an <br />n a goo <br />yea <br />w <br />en <br />n goo <br />con <br />' 4. Southslope Quercus-Cercocarpus Community - This <br /> community exists on the thin, rocky Newlin soils on <br />t <br /> the steeper south-facing slopes. Cover averages about <br />' 7500 to 1000 including the shrubs. The sparse lower <br /> synusium of grasses is about 10" high and the upper <br /> synusium of shrubs is about 4 to S feet high. The <br /> community has a high productivity, but not much is <br /> i <br />Th <br />i <br />i <br />l <br /> e pr <br />mary <br />ng an <br />ma <br />s. <br />useful to domesticated graz <br />' function of the site is for wildlife cover, primarily <br /> various songbirds. According to the SCS the shrubs <br />' result from intense overgrazing, but it is more likely <br /> a combination of overgrazing and the generally deep but <br /> <br /> rocky soils that have some degree of ecological rela- <br />1 <br />II <br />- 34 - <br />- J <br />