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• itiug adjacent lands r:ould receive Sonc det;rcu of n lessor <br />impact from dust, noise, and Iicimon or vehicular activit::. <br />Slior[-Germ use of Energy Fueis' leas.. aroa by all species <br />of wildlife would be lessened; the degree of reduced use would <br />depend on the ability of the species involved to adapt. <br />Long-tern productivity is expected to be reduced because <br />loss of soil productivity and disruption of cover would <br />reduce the area's ability to attract and sustain wildlife. <br />The degree and direction of wildlife replacement would <br />depend on the reclamation program's success. <br />Short-term use of the lease area ~:•ould be completely restricted <br />for livestock; the lease area would be fenced [o exclude use <br />by dcmestic fauna. Long-term productivity would be incre_sed <br />• because of revegetation plans. <br />Archaeological values may be impacted during the short-run by <br />actual surface disturbance. Potential for vandalism ~oouid <br />also be experienced largely in the short-term. Options for <br />future use of ci~lt~iral resources would be foreclosed by the <br />degree of unavoidable impact from ehe mining operation. <br />Given the mitigating measures discussed in Chapter IV, s^ort- <br />term aesthetic impacts would be significantly reduced. Long- <br />term unavoidable impacts on the area's aesthetics would still <br />remain, though tlicy would be less significant than short-term <br />impacts. Ilowevur, long-term impacts would be partially <br />. mitigated with [he passage of time. Examples of long-term <br />• <br />158 <br /> <br />