PERMFILE130017

• Permit No: C1992080
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: APPENDIX 4-6 VEGETATION BASELINE INVENTORY JANUARY 1984 A
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section Page
1.0 I NTRODUCT I ON 1
2.0 METHODS. 2
2.1 Experimental Design 2
2.2 Vegetation Type Delineation and Mapping 2
2.3 Collection and Identification of Plant Species. 2
2.4 Selection and IdentificaTion of Reference Areas 2
2.5 Cover Samp I i ng . 3
2.6 Product ion Samp I i ng 3
2.6.1 Herbaceous Production. 3
2.6.2 Shrub Production Estimates 3
2.7 Woody Plant Density and Height Sampling 4
2.8 Sample Adequacy 4
2.9 Time of Sampling. 6
2.10 Species Diversity 6
2.11 Range Condition antl Carrying Capacity 6
2.12 Agency Coordination 6
3.0 RESULTS AND D I SCU551 ON 8
3.1 Regional Ecological Characteristics 8
3.2 Vegetation Type Descriptions. 8
3.2.1 Mountain Shrubland 8
3.2.2 Pinyon-Juniper Woodland. 10
3.2.i Caprock Phase, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland 12
3.3 Reference Area Descriptions 13
3.3.1 Mountain Shrubland 13
3.3.2 Pinyon-Juniper Woodland. 15
3.4 Shrub Production Estimates. 16
3.5 Plant Species List. 17
3.6 Threatened or Endangered Species. 17
3.7 Species Oiversity 17
3.8 Range Condition ane Carrying Capacity 18
3.9 Sample Characteristics, Adequacy, and Comparability 19
4.0 SUMMARY. 21
5.0 DATA TABLES. 22
6.0 REFERENCES CITED 103
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