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i <br />i <br />summarized in Table 14. Data for relative cover by lifeform are in Table 15. <br />Statistical adequacy of sampling is tabulated in Table 16. A complete species <br />list, including reclaimed and reference areas, is in Table 1 of Appendix 2. Seed <br />mixes used in tlhe reclamation areas are included, for reference, in Appendix 3. <br />Photographs of representative locations within the reclaimed areas sampled in <br />2005, as well ads photographs of the Aspen, Mountain Brush, and Sagebrush <br />reference areas, are included in Appendix 4. Graphic depiction of vegetation and <br />climate data are presented in Figures 1-10. <br />In the cover taJbles, columns labeled "Average Cover" and "Relative Vegetation <br />Cover-All" include only data from first hits: "Frequency", "Average Cover-All", <br />and "Relative Vegetation Cover-All" columns contain data from both first and <br />second hits. In this section of the report, we will only discuss absolute cover for <br />all hits (from the "Average Cover-All" column), unless otherwise stated. <br />In the production tables, data are expressed as oven-dry pounds per acre <br />(Ibs/acre). These figures were extrapolated from the average weights for the 0.5 <br />square meter samples. For woody plant density, data collected in each 100 <br />square meter plot were extrapolated to estimate the number of individuals <br />expected per acre. <br />1998 Reclaimed Area <br />1 <br />(Photographs)1-6) <br />COVER <br />(Table 1) { <br />Native peren j ial cool season grasses and native perennial forts had the greatest <br />average covers: 9.3% and 8.8%, respectively, out of 33.3% total vegetation <br />cover. Western wheatgrass (Pascopy-um smithir), a native perennial cool <br />season grass;, and blue flax (Adenolinum lewisi~), a native perennial fort, were <br />the most abundant species within their lifeforms (6.19% and 4.5%, respectively). <br />7 <br />