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• Mountain Brush Reference Area <br />(Photographs 9 through 12) <br />COVER <br />(Table 2) <br />Native shrubs were the predominant lifeform observed in the Mountain Brush Reference Area, <br />contributing 58.3 percent toward total first-hit vegetation cover. Of this, Gambel's oak (Quercus <br />gambelii) contributed 32.1 percent, Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) contributed <br />13.4 percent, and mountain snowberry contributed 8.7 percent. Native perennial cool season <br />grasses and native perennial forbs made moderate contributions to cover, with 8.9 and 2.7 <br />percent, respectively. Also observed in the area was the noxious weed houndstongue. <br />Total average vegetation cover for first hits was 71.5 percent. For herbaceous vegetation, total <br />average cover for first hits was 12.8 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock <br />averaged 0.7, 21.5, 6.2 and 0.0 percent, respectively. Average species density was 33.1 species <br />per 100sq. m. <br />. Sagebrush/Snowberry Reference Area <br />(Photographs 13 through 16) <br />COVER <br />(Table 3) <br />Native shrubs were the predominant lifeform observed in the Sagebrush/Snowberry Reference <br />Area, contributing 26.3 percent toward total first-hit vegetation cover. Of this, mountain snowberry <br />(Symphoricarpos rotundifolius) contributed 13.3 percent and big sagebrush (Seriphidium <br />tridentatum) contributed 10.8 percent. Native perennial cool season grasses and native perennial <br />forbs made moderate contributions to cover, with 23.0 and 19.3 percent, respectively. <br />Total average vegetation cover for first hits was 71.1 percent. For herbaceous vegetation, total <br />average cover for first hits was 44.7 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock <br />averaged 2.3, 19.4, 7.3 and 0.0 percent respectively. Average species density was 28.7 species <br />per 100sq. m. <br />0 9