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inmsnounwn.Noi <br /> • 3 <br /> one-foot mark on the tape, a pin was projected vertically downward until a <br /> first "hit". Hits were recorded as a plant species or as rock, litter, or bare <br /> ground. From these transects, a species list and relative vegetation cover <br /> by species were tabulated for each vegetation type. <br /> Herbaceous Production. At each randomly located sampling site, a one <br /> meter square quadrat was placed on the ground. Herbaceous vegetation was <br /> clipped within each quadrat to ground level segregated by life form, and <br /> weighed. Woody species were not clipped. Periodically throughout each <br /> sampling day, samples of each life form were collected to determine <br /> oven-dry moisture content. Green weights, time of day, and sample location <br /> were recorded for all retained moisture samples. <br /> Woody Plant Density. Woody plant densities were measured using belt <br /> transects. Transects in the two aspen areas were 5 meters wide by <br /> 15 meters long. Only live individuals were counted. For species such as <br /> snowberry, discrete clumps were counted as a single individual. In the <br /> mountain shrub type, transects were 2 meters by 15 meters, because shrub <br /> densities were considerably higher and a larger transect size was not <br /> necessary. <br /> • <br /> II <br />