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• GUIDE FOR RATING RANGE TREND • <br />Considering the potential for this site. class of livestock. season of use, <br />recreational use. fire end other Influences, rate the following by giving each <br />Item a rating of 4 to 0. Interpolate between indicators for ratings 3, 2 end 1. <br />Trend Indicators <br />REPRODUCTION <br />~,jor species of the potential plant community are pro- <br />ducing seedlings, plants are of mixed ages; there is <br />'evidence of active tillers. rhizomes, stolons.-------------(~; <br />Major species not reproducing.-----------------------------(0) <br />PLANTS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION <br />fitter produced by major species~s abundant for the <br />site and current utilization is moderate.------------------(4) <br />Litter is absent and utilization is severe.----------------(0) <br />COMPOSITION CHANGES <br />Dominant sp- a es of the potential plant cormunity are <br />maintaining their place in the stand.----------------------(4) <br />Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing in <br />percentage, while minor species and species not native <br />to the cormunity are increasing.---------------------------(O) <br />PLA!~T V]GOF. <br />Major species of the potential plant comrmunity are <br />strong, healthy, prod:.ctive and well rooted.---------------(4) <br />Major species are showing noticeable die-off.--------------(0) <br />SOIL SURFACE FACTOic~ <br />cued soil erosion is not evident. Past erosion <br />signs ha•:e healed. Water intake for the kind of soil <br />is favorable.----------------------------------------------(4) <br />Accelerated erosion is obvious. Soil stability is poor <br />as seen by failure of erosion lions to be healing. <br />Mater intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable.----------(0) <br />Ratings between li and 20 inclusive Im rovino Trend <br />Total/ <br />Ratings between 0 end 10 inclusive Declining Trend year <br />Y~ers <br /> a~ <br /> --~ <br /> _, <br /> <br /> <br /> J <br /> 5 <br />_~ <br />~~ <br />Total/ <br />3 years <br />3-Year Trend <br />NOTES <br />1 minim. Will <br />etated after <br />is <br />t. <br />** D,r,nual Palatable Yield is based on the plant species that~are desirable by <br />the major ani:r~ai classes planned for. Each plant species considered desir- <br />able should have a / to the left of the name. <br />