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Table of Contents <br />1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 <br />2.0 Results .................................................................................................................................... 5 <br />2.1 Overall Summary ................................................................................................................. 5 <br />2.2 East Pit ............................................................................................................................. 12 <br />2.2.1 EP037 - 7th Year - Cover, Diversity, Production, & Woody Plant Density .................. 12 <br />2.2.2 EP042 - 7th Year - Cover, Diversity, Production, & Woody Plant Density .................. 14 <br />2.2.3 EP043 - 7th Year - Cover, Diversity, Production, & Woody Plant Density .................. 16 <br />2.2.4 EP046 - 4th Year - Cover, Diversity, & Woody Plant Density ................................... 18 <br />2.2.5 EP047 - 2nd Year - Cover, Diversity, & Woody Plant Density ................................... 20 <br />2.3 Section 16 ......................................................................................................................... 22 <br />2.3.1 S16 Year 10 - Cover, Diversity, Production, & Woody Plant Density ......................... 22 <br />2.4 Reference Areas ................................................................................................................ 24 <br />2.4.1 Mountain Shrub Reference Area ........................................................................... 24 <br />2.4.2 Sagebrush Reference Area ................................................................................... 24 <br />2.5 Planted Seed Establishment ................................................................................................ 28 <br />2.6 CSU Shrub Plots ................................................................................................................ 31 <br />3.0 Conclusions & Recommendations ....................................................................................... 53 <br />4.0 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................... 57 <br />In-Text Tables, Charts, Figures, and Maps <br />Map 1- Vegetation Sampling Unit Locations - 2009 ...................................................................... 3 <br />Table P - Precipitation at the Colowyo Mine, 2001 - 2009 .............................................................. 4 <br />Chart P - Precipitation by Growing Season at the Colowyo Mine, 2001 - 2009 ................................. 4 <br />Chart 1 - Perennial Cover Success Criteria Comparison by Unit - 2009 .......................................... 7 <br />Table 1- Vegetation Production - Summary of Areas Sampled - 2009 ............................................ 8 <br />Chart 2 - Summary of Current Annual Production by Unit and Lifeform - 2009 ............................... 8 <br />Table 2 - Vegetation Cover - Diversity Summary - 2009 ............................................................... 9 <br />Chart 3 - Number of Species with between 3% & 50% Relative Cover (by Area) - 2009 ................. 9 <br />Chart 4 - Relative Forb Cover (excluding Noxious Weeds) - 2009 ................................................. 9 <br />Table 3 - Woody Plant Density - Summary of All Areas Sampled - 2009 ....................................... 10 <br />Chart 5 - Woody Plant Density by Species and Area - 2009 ........................................................ 10 <br />Map EP037 - Vegetation Sampling Point Locations - EP037 - 2009 .............................................. 12 <br />Compendium 1 - Pertinent Data Compendium - EP037 - 2009 ..................................................... 13 <br />Map EP042 - Vegetation Sampling Point Locations - EP042 - 2009 .............................................. 14 <br />Compendium 2 - Pertinent Data Compendium - EP042 - 2009 ..................................................... 15 <br />Map EP043 - Vegetation Sampling Point Locations - EP043 - 2009 .............................................. 16 <br />Compendium 3 - Pertinent Data Compendium - EP043 - 2009 ..................................................... 17 <br />Map EP046 - Vegetation Sampling Point Locations - EP046 - 2009 .............................................. 18 <br />Compendium 4 - Pertinent Data Compendium - EP046 - 2009 ..................................................... 19