1987-12-01_PERMIT FILE - C1981017 ‎(245)‎

• Permit No: C1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 12/1/1987
• Doc Name: Vegetation Inventory Reference Area Establishment
• Section_Exhibit Name: Chapter III Appendix III-H-1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Location and Topography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Ecological Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.0 METHODS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Vegetation Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Sample Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2.1 Location of Sample Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2.2 Collection and Analysis of Cover Data. . . . . . . 3
2.2.3 Collection and Analysis of Production Data . . . . 4
2.2.4 Collection and Analysis of Shrub and Tree Data . . 4
• 2.2.5 Calculation of Plant Diversity . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Reference Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3.1 Coordination with State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3.2 Collection and Analysis of Reference Area Data . . 6
2.4 Plant Species Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 Timing of Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1 Description of Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 8
3.1.1- Aspen 'Woodland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a
3.1.2 Aspen Shrub I and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.3 Spruce/Fir Parkland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.4 Other Permit Area Vegetation Types . . . . . . . . 14
3.1.5 Access Corridor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _5
3.2 Plant Species Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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