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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1 <br />METHODS ....................................................................................................................................... 1 <br />PHASE II AREA SAMPLING ............................................................................................................... 1 <br />REFERENCE AREA SAMPLING ...................................................................................................... ... 1 <br />SUMMARY OF SAMPLING DESIGN ................................................................................................. ... 2 <br />COVER SAMPLING ....................................................................................................................... ... 2 <br />LIFEFORMS USED IN DATA PRESENTATION ...................................................................................... 3 <br />PLANT SPECIES FREQUENCY AND DENSITY MEASUREMENTS .......................................................... .. 3 <br />PLANT SPECIES LISTING ................................................................................................................. 3 <br />PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD ............................................................................................................. .. 4 <br />STATISTICAL METHODS ................................................................................................................... 4 <br />ASSESSMENT OF RECLAMATION ADEQUACY .................................................................................. .. 4 <br />Genera/ ................................................................................................................................... .. 4 <br />Sample Adequacy Determination ........................................................................................... .. 4 <br />Notes on the Comparison of Data to Applicable Reference Area Standards ........................ .. 5 <br />Hypothesis Testing Approaches ............................................................................................ .. 6 <br />CLIMATIC DATA ............................................................................................................................ .. 7 <br />RESULTS ...................................................................................................................................... .. 7 <br />PHASE II BOND RELEASE AREA ..................................................................................................... .. 8 <br />Cover ...................................................................................................................................... .. 8 <br />MOUNTAIN BRUSH REFERENCE AREA ........................................................................................... .. 9 <br />Cover ...................................................................................................................................... .. 9 <br />SAGEBRUSH/SNOWBERRY REFERENCE AREA ................................................................................ .. 9 <br />Cover ...................................................................................................................................... .. 9 <br />DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................................ 10 <br />CLIMATIC CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................. 10 <br />SAMPLE ADEQUACY CALCULATIONS .............................................................................................. 10 <br />Mountain Brush Reference Area (Tables 6-2 and 6-4, Appendix 6) ...................................... 10 <br />Sagebrush Reference Area (table 6-3, Appendix 6) .............................................................. 11 <br />Phase 11 Bond Release Block (Table 6-1, Appendix 6) .......................................................... 12 <br />ASSESSMENT OF BRB FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PHASE 11 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ..................... 12 <br />Species Diversity .................................................................................................................... 13 <br />LITERATURE CITED .................................................................................................................... 15