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INTRODUCTION <br />METHODS ........... <br />RECLAMATION UNITS AND SAMPLING LOCATIONS .................................................. ....................................1 <br />EXTENDED REFERENCE AREA SAMPLING ................................................................ .................................... l <br />COVER SAMPLING ..................................................................................................... ...................................I <br />HERBACEOUS PRODUCTION SAMPLING ..................................................................... ...................................2 <br />LIFEFORMS USED IN DATA PRESENTATION ............................................................... ...................................2 <br />PLANT SPECIES FREQUENCY AND DENSITY MEASUREMEN7'S ................................... ...................................2 <br />PLANT SPECIES LISTING ............................................................................................ ...................................3 <br />PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD ........................................................................................... ...................................3 <br />STATISTICAL METHODS ............................................................................................ ...................................3 <br />Statistical Design .................................................................................................. ...................................3 <br />Sample Adequacy Calcu[ations ............................................................................ ...................................4 <br />Confidence Limits ................................................................................................. ...................................4 <br />CLIMATIC DATA ........................................................................................................ ...................................5 <br />RESULTS .......................................................................................................................................................5 <br />1995 RECLAIMED AREA ................................................................................... ............................................6 <br />ASPEN EXTENDED REFERENCE AREA .............................................................. ............................................6 <br />MOUNTAIN BRUSH EXTENDED REFERENCE AREA ........................................... ............................................7 <br />SAGEBRUSH EXTENDED REFERENCE AREA ...................................................... ............................................7 <br />DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................................................5 <br />CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................8 <br />COVER .........................................................................................................................................................8 <br />HERBACEOUS PRODUCTION ..................................................................... ....................................................9 <br />WOODY PLANT DENSITY ......................................................................... .................................................. I O <br />SPECIES DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION ................................................... ..................................................11 <br />SAMPLE ADEQUACY ................................................................................. .................................................. I 1 <br />LITERATURE CITED .................................................................................. ..................................................13 <br />LIST OF FIGURES <br />1 Cover Data -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />2 Herbaceous Production Data -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />3 Shrub Density Data -Reclaimed Areas <br />4 Species Density Data -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />5 Relative Vegetation Cover -Reclaimed and Reference Areas <br />6a Precipitation by Month (1995-2002) <br />6b Precipitation by Month and Year (1997-2002) <br />7a Total Precipitation for Previous 12 Months (1987-2002) <br />7b Total Precipitation for Previous 12 Months (1987-2002) <br />8a Total Precipitation for Previous 6 Months (1987-2002) <br />8b Total Precipitation for Previous 6 Months (1987-2002) <br />9a Total Precipitation for Previous 4 Months (1987-2002) <br />9b Total Precipitation for Previous 4 Months (1987-2002) <br />10 Total Degree-Days (1986-2002) <br />_~ <br />