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1 <br />1• COMPARISON OF RECLAIMED AREAS AND REFERENCE AREA <br />' The monitoring of the revegetated azeas allows for the identification of vegetation <br />community development trends during the extended liability period. Comparison of the <br />reclaimed area values for vegetation cover, herbaceous production, and species <br />1 composition illustrates whether revegetation has been successful, or whether additional <br />measures need to be initiated to enhance vegetation community development. The <br />tables below allow the comparison of the parameter values with the standard to be <br />achieved, either from the reference area in the case of vegetation cover and herbaceous <br />production, or the established standard for species composition. <br />' Vegetation Cover (199 <br />Reference Area 1985 Reclam~ed 1986 Recleaned 1987 Reclaimed <br />bar 51.40 47.60. 47.80 46.00 <br />S 3.53 3.63 4-57 5.96 <br />n 10 10 , 10 ]0 <br />' Nan 2 2- 3 6 <br />~• <br />' Herbaceous Production (199 <br /> Reference Area 1985 Recleaned 1986 Reclaimed 1987 Recleaned <br /> bar 301.6 ~ 480.0 / 383.9 497.4 <br />' S 53.07 135.35 94.31 193.76 <br /> n 10 : 15.E 15 15 <br /> Nmin 10 24 ^° ` 19 47 <br /> ~~_,., <br /> <br />' Species Composition (199 <br /> Success Ref. Area 1985 1986 1987 <br /> Standard Reclam~ed Reclaimed Recleaned <br /> Total Perennial Species 7 7 8 4 5 <br /> Warm Season Grasses 4 3 4 3 2 <br /> Forbs <br />Rel. Importance 1 <br />al] species 0 <br />6 0 <br />8 0 <br />4 0 <br />4 <br />• 3°k<x<40% <br /> <br /> -12- <br />' <br />