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3.6.1.5 Land Use <br />Post-mining land use can substantially affect long term vegetation success. <br />Po[ential problems to' reclaimed mined land include selective grazing of more <br />desirable plant species allowing less desirable species to dominate a particular <br />community. Girdling of shrubs and root feeding by rodents may also prevent shrub <br />establishment. <br />Reclaimed areas returned to land owners may or may not be redisturbed depending <br />on the choice of the land owners. For example, sites reclaimed to rangeland will <br />be redisturbed if the land owner desires more stock watering ponds or placement <br />of additional fences. Reclaimed areas open to the public may suffer redistur- <br />bance by careless use of off road vehicles. Management plans fur both cropland <br />and rangeland areas are presented in Sections 3.6.2.7 and 3.6.3.8. <br />• <br />3-68 <br />