PERMFILE109525

• Permit No: C1981025
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: VEGETATION INVENTORY AT THE MINE AND THE LOADOUT
• Section_Exhibit Name: 3.0 APPENDIX 3-V
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
1.0 I NTRODUCT I ON 1
2.0 METHODS. 2
2.1 Vegetation Mapping. 2
2.2 Affected Area Sampling Design 2
2.3 Reference Area Selection. 2
2.4 Reference Area Sampling Design. 3
2.5 Measurements. 3
2.5.1 Collection and Analysis of Cover Data. 3
2.5.2 Collection and Analysis of Shrub end Tree Data 4
2.5.3 Collection end Analysis of Production Data 5
2.6 Plant Species Collection and Identification 5
2.7 Species Diversity Calculations. 5
• 2.8 Time of Sampling. 6
2.9 Agency Coordination 6
3.0 VEGETATION 7
3.1 Local Ecology 7
3.2 Vegetation Types. 8
3.2.1 Riparian Woodland. 8
3.2.2 Mountain Shrubland - Dry Phase 10
3.2.3 Mixed Coniferous Forest. 13
3.2.4 Aspen Forest 15
3.2.5 Mountain Shrubland - Moist Phase 18
3.3 Plant Species List. 19
3.4 Reference Areas 20
3.5 Species Diversity 20
3.6 Sample Characteristics and Adequacy 21
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• 4.0 SUMMARY. 56
5.0 L 1 TERATURE C 1 TED .. 60