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Total average vegetation cover, for first hits, was 34.2%. Total average vegetation cover, for all <br />. hits, was 34.7%. Standing dead, litter, bare soil, and rock each had 3.3%, 31.4%, 29.5%, and <br />1.7% cover, respectively (first hits). Average species density was 32.1 speciesl100 sq.m. <br />Interim Monitoring <br />2002 RECLAIMED AREA <br />(Photographs 21-28) <br />Cover <br />(Table 2) <br />Native perennial cool season grasses were most abundant, comprising 20.4% vegetation cover <br />(all hits). Within this group mountain brome (Ceratochloa carinata), western wheatgrass <br />(Pascopyrum smithir), and slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus) were most common, having <br />7.5%, 3.9%, and 3.9% cover, respectively. Introduced annual and biennial forbs (9.0%) and <br />native perennial forbs (3.2%) were the second and third most common lifeforms. Twolobe <br />speedwell (Pocilla biloba), an introduced annual and biennial forb, and western yarrow (Achilles <br />lanulosa), a native perennial forb, were the most common in their groups with 6. 5% and 2.0% <br />respectively <br />• Total average vegetation cover, for first hits, was 38.9%. Total average vegetation cover, for all <br />hits, was 39.2%. Standing dead, litter, bare soil, and rock each had 4.1%, 36.8%, 18.7%, and <br />1.6% cover, respectively (first hits). Average species density was 33.1 species/100 sq.m. <br />Production <br />(Table 3) <br />Total average production was 985.0 Ibs/acre. Native perennial cool season grasses contributed <br />the most with an average production of 645.9 Ibs/acre (approximately 66%). Introduced annual <br />and biennial forbs and introduced perennial cool season grasses contributed moderate amounts <br />(124.9 and 101.7 Ibs/acre respectively). <br />Woody Plant Density <br />(Table 4) <br />Total average density of woody plants was 137.6 individuals/acre, composed entirely of native <br />shrubs. Big sagebrush (Seriphidium tridentatum) was present with 129.5 individuals/acre and 6.1 <br />individual seedlings/acre. <br />9 <br />