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In the cover tables, columns labeled "Average Cover' and "Relative Vegetation Cover-All" include <br />only data from first hits. "Frequency", "Average Cover-All", and "Relative Vegetation Cover-All" <br />columns contain data from both first and second hits. In this section of the report, we will only <br />discuss absolute cover for 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 (Ibs/acre). These <br />figures were extrapolated from the average weights for the 0.5 square meter samples. For woody <br />plant density, data collected in each 100 square meter plot were extrapolated to estimate the <br />number of individuals expected per acre. <br />Phase /l Bond Release <br />(Photographs 1-12) <br />COVER <br />(Table 1) <br />Native perennial cool season grasses and introduced annual and biennial fortis had the greatest <br />average cover values: 11.5% and 7.8%, respectively, out of 32.8% total vegetation cover (all <br />hits). Common orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata), an introduced perennial cool season grass <br />• was the most abundant species within its lifeform with an average cover of 3.2%. Alfalfa <br />(Medicago sativa), an introduced perennial forb, fescue (Festuca saximontana), slender <br />wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus), and western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithil), native <br />perennial cool season grasses, were relatively common (2.6%, 2.5%, 2.3%, 2.3% respectively). <br />Total average vegetation cover, for first hits, was 32.1%. Total average vegetation cover, for all <br />hits, was 32.8%. Standing dead, litter, bare soil, and rock each had 2.8%, 25.7°fo, 36.5°!0, and <br />3.0% cover, respectively (first hits). Average species density was 31.2 species/100 sq.m. <br />WOODY PLANT DENSITY <br />(Table 2) <br />Total average density of woody plants was 429.0 individualslacre, composed entirely of native <br />shrubs. Mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpos rotundifolius) was the most abundant, with 205.6 <br />individuals/acre, and big sagebrush (Seriphidium tridentatum) was second most abundant, with <br />161.9 individuals/acre. Woods' rose (Rosa woodsir), antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), <br />chokecherry (Padus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa), Douglas rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus <br />viscidiflorus), rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnusnauseosus), and Saskatoon serviceberry <br />(Amelanchier alnifolia) had moderate to low densities. <br />8 <br />