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above, production may have increased with two or three more <br />weeks of growth. As with cover, production is found to be <br />higher in the slope area than in the flat portion of the <br />' grassland community. <br />' Woody stem density: (Table 5; summary in Table 11). <br />' An average number of 119 stems per acre was measured. <br />' The Amelanchier stems encountered within quadrats were small <br />seedlings and did not appear to be much more than one or two <br />' years old. Thus, while it is encouraging that seedlings are <br />establishing, the danger still exists that a bad water year or <br />' heavy grazing could deleteriously affect the seedlings, and, <br />therefore, the woody stem density. <br />Species diversity: (Table 7; summary in Table 12). <br />1 <br />A total of 13 species were encountered through 12 cover <br />transects placed in the grassland community. Twelve species <br />' were recorded in the slope area (8 transects) while only six <br />were recorded in the flat area (2 transects). <br />' The grassland community was not found to have <br />' successfully met the species diversity standard in all <br />respects. Perennial fortis combine to exceed the minimum 5 ~ <br />relative cover required (49.1 ~) and Table lla shows that <br />three woody species were found within the community as <br />required. However, only two grasses contribute over 5 ~ <br />1 <br />13 <br />1 <br />