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2.z.a EPOaz <br />EPt142 is comprised of 2I A acres of <br />mod~'rateW sioputy reveyetabon that has a <br />prer]Ommatefy north-easter~y as;.te.cL Thrs un4 <br />was seeded in 2002 and therefore, has <br />undergone four growing seasons pnor to <br />~rnpbng m 200fi. A total nt 33 plant taxi <br />w?re obeen•Nd ~n the unlt (see Table AB~I}. <br />Ground .over u, EPOS? ;onslsted e( 465"~ ~rve <br />viv/etadon, i.2 't, rock, 37.3".% litter, and bare <br />;erl e.pusure of 15.0'>c. Perenr5~a! cover across <br />the unit dvNrayed i0.2°rii wrtrl annual and <br />biennial cover averaymq a s~yndie:ant 36.3°m. <br />The donunant tdxa wr-re ch~at~~rass, Japanese <br />brume (Bmrr7us ~~/x~nras~, Russian trn5tle <br />i S+/solo austr,7gs), and Kentucky bluegrass <br />(Pav/xdtcv+sisj, with 21.5"io, 6.3°/u, 5,3°ro, and <br />•t.S 7: average cover, respectively. WWdy <br />tNant i)ensdy was determined from l5 betlt <br />transects. UensRy !Table 2) totaled 118J <br />young and mature ,terns pcr acre with big <br />sageWush the dominant Wo~xfy plant. WRh <br />reclard to divers,ty, EP042 exh~b~ted ! pprenrtial <br />grass and U perennrei (orbs with between 3rs•„ <br />and 5~'%'v reldU':B iGVPr. <br />rvu~,uus wcti~us appear m oe controned rn <br />Thrs unit, hinvevcr several tx>pulat~ons of <br />Canada lhr:,tle, bull thistle (Grsrum vi~lUare), horehourW (Cwxx~/ntsurn nfhrrna/e), and musk th~slie tn~°re <br />obscrvrst. Anruai bronzes are pre;eni with 27.9RJ cover and should tk~ monddred in Ure conmxt years <br />lr ^+cnitonny reveal; e.pansion, use ut the heraude Plateau ~S recamrnended ut ron)urKtion wdh :1Y.H <br />resec~dinq. Overall, Ur.H FP042 should be RlOnrtbred C!OSfly !O eVdlUr7te d attervenbon is neerfcYt to <br />fao!rtatc progress toward bond r._,Iryse. <br />Nlo rmru Emryy Amsr¢a i Cdow yo Mum Pdge : ti Revogntauon Momtpnng - 20rN <br />