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GUIDE FOR RATING RANGE TREND <br />• <br />Considering the potential for this site, class of livestock. season of use, <br />recreational use. flre and other influences. rate the following by giving each <br />item a rating of 4 to 0. Interpolate between indicators for ratings 3. 2 and 1. <br />Trend Indicators <br />REPRODUCTION <br />O~a'or species of Lhe potential plant cormiunity are pro- <br />ducing seedlings. plants are of mixed ages; there. is <br />evidence of active tillers. rhizanes. stolons.-------------(~) <br />Major species not reproducing.-----------------------------(0) <br />1 <br />2 <br />PLAITS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION <br />Litter produced by major species ~s abundant for the <br />site and current utilization is moderate.------------------(4) <br />Litter is absent and utilization is severe.----------------(0) <br />COMPOSITION CHANGES <br />Dominant species of the potential plant community are <br />maintaining their place in the stand.----------------------(4) <br />2 <br />Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing in <br />percentage, while minor species and species not native <br />to the conmunity are increasing.---------------------------(0) <br />• PLANT VIGOP, <br />Major species of the potential plant conraunity are <br />strong, healthy, productive and well rooted.---------------(4) <br />Major species are showing noticeable die-off.--------------(0) <br />SOIL SURFACE (ACTORS <br />Accelerated soil erosion is not evident. Past erosion <br />signs have healed. Water intake for the kind of soil <br />is favorable.----------------------------------------------(4) <br />Accelerated erosion is obvious. Soil stability is poor <br />as seen by failure of erosion signs to be healing. <br />Water intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable.----------(0) <br />2 <br />3 <br />Ratings between 11 and 20 inclusive Improving Trend <br />Total/ <br />Ratings between 0 and 10 inclusive ~ Declining Trend year 10 <br />Total/ <br />3-Year Trend 3 years <br /> <br />NOTES <br />3 <br />t. <br />** Annual Palatable Yield is based on the plant species that-are desirable by <br />the major animal classes planned for. Each plant species considered desir- <br />able should have a / to the left of the name. <br />remove stock and allow Brasses to eo to aPPd and gtnrP nn+r; .,+ t, v <br />fall. <br />