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• INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. ............................................1 <br />METHODS ........................................................................................... ............................................1 <br />RECLAMATION UNITS AND SAMPLING LOCATIONS ................................. ............................................ 1 <br />REFERENCE AREA SAMPLING .............................................................. ............................................ 1 <br />COVER $AMPLING ............................................................................... ............................................ 1 <br />HERBACEOUS PRODUCTION SAMPLING ................................................ ............................................ 1 <br />WOODY PLANT DENSITY SAMPLING .....................................:................ ............................................ 1 <br />LIFEFORMS USED IN DATA PRESENTATION ........................................... ............................................2 <br />PLANT SPECIES FREGUENCY AND DENSITY MEASUREMENTS ................ ............................................2 <br />PLANT SPECIES LISTING ...................................................................... ............................................2 <br />PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD .................................................................... ............................................2 <br />STATISTICAL METHODS ....................................................................... ............................................ 2 <br />Statistical Design .......................................................................... ............................................ 2 <br />Sample Adequacy Calculations ..............:..................................... ............................................ 3 <br />Confidence Limits ......................................................................... ............................................3 <br />Performance Standards ................................................................ ............................................ 3 <br />CLIMATIC DATA ................................................................................... ................................:...........4 <br />RESULTS ............................................................................................. ............................................ 4 <br />1995 RECLAIMED AREA ...................................................................... ............................................4 <br />1997 RECLAIMED AREA ...................................................................... ............................................ S <br />ASPEN REFERENCE AREA ................................................................... ............................................6 <br />MOUNTAIN BRUSH REFERENCE AREA .......:.......................................... ............................................6 <br />SAGEBRUSH REFERENCE AREA ........................................................... ............................................7 <br />• DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................................................7 <br />CLIMATIC CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................... 7 <br />COVER ...........................................................................................................................................7 <br />HERBACEOUS PRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 8 <br />WOODY PLANT DENSITY ................................................................................................................. 9 <br />SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION ...........................................................................................9 <br />SAMPLE ADEQUACY .........:............................................................................................................ 1 O <br />LITERATURE CITED ....................................................................................................................... 11 <br />LIST OF FIGURES <br />1 Cover Data -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />2 Herbaceous Production Data -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />3 ' Woody Plant Density Data -Reference Areas <br />4 Species Density Data -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />5 Relative Vegetation Cover -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />6a Precipitation by Month (1994-1999) <br />6b Precipitation by Month and Year (1994-1999) <br />7a. Total Precipitation for Previous 12 Months (1987-1999) <br />7b. Total Precipitation for 12 Months (August-July, 1987-1999) <br />8a Total Precipitation for Previous 6 Months (1987-1999) <br />8b Total Precipitation for 6 Months (February-July,1987-1999) , <br />9a Total Precipitation for Previous 4 Months (1987-1999) <br />9b Total Precipitation Far 4 Months (April-July,1987-1999) <br />. 10 Total Degree-days, Jan. to June (1986-1999) <br />