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• from 1,200 to 2,300 pounds per acre and averages around 1,500 pounds per acre <br />per year in excellent condition. <br />Mountain Shrub 2: Communities are only found on the steep, south-facing <br />slopes and area of rock outcrop. Shrubs similar to those of the Mountain <br />Shrub 1 community interspersed with grasses, predominately bunchgrasses, typify <br />the Mountain Shrub 2 community. Potential productivity is substantially less <br />than the Mountain Shrub 1 community, ranging from 600 to 1,400 pounds per acre <br />per year under excellent conditions. <br />Aspen: Communities occur on north-facing, moderate-to-steep slopes and <br />along more mesic drainage bottoms. The understory is composed of a combination <br />of shrubs, grasses, and fortis. The potential productivity of this community <br />ranges from 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre, with an average near 800 pounds per <br />• acre per year. <br />Douglas Fir: This community is found on steep, north-facing slopes, <br />usually in conjunction with aspen. The understory is sparse and poorly deve- <br />loped. Potential available productivity in this type is very low, ranging from <br />100 to 500 pounds per acre per year. <br />Grassland and Forb: These communities are small areas situated in bottoms <br />or upland flats and contiguous with sagebrush/forb communities. Potential pro- <br />ductivity is estimated to range from 700 to 1,500 pounds per acre per year. <br />Wet Meadow: Communities occur primarily along the flood plain of the Yampa <br />River but are found at scattered small sites along the bottom of moister drain- <br />ages. Productivity in this type of community is estimated on the basis of Soil <br />. Conservation Data to range from 1,500 to 2,500 pounds per acre per year. <br />- 50 - (Rev. 5/86) <br />