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tables) was calculated by dividing all hits (first -hits and additional -hits) for a particular species by the total <br />number of points taken (100). In addition, all -layer relative cover was calculated using all hits for a particular <br />species, divided by the total hits accumulated during sampling of the transect (see ALL HIT RELATIVE <br />VEGETATION COVER). <br />Herbaceous Production Sampling <br />Herbaceous production sampling was accomplished using one -half square meter (0.5 sq.m.) circular plots <br />within which all herbaceous growth in a vertical projection was clipped and placed in labeled paper bags. <br />Clipped plant material were grouped into the following lifeforms, bagged and labeled as: <br />- Native Annual / Biennial Forbs <br />- Native Annual Grasses <br />- Native Perennial Forbs <br />- Native Perennial Grasses and Graminoids <br />Lichens, mosses, and woody plant species present in the sample plot were not collected. Noxious weeds <br />were not collected. Clipped material was returned to the ESCO laboratory and oven dried at 105 °C for 24 <br />hours, then weighed to the nearest 0.1 gm. <br />Woody Plant Density Sampling <br />- Introduced Annual / Biennial Forbs <br />- Introduced Annual Grasses <br />- Introduced Perennial Forbs <br />- Introduced Perennial Grasses <br />Woody plant density sampling was undertaken in all reclaimed areas sampled but not in the reference <br />areas. Samples were collected along 50 m transects. All shrubs and subshrubs with root crowns located <br />within the boundaries of 2 X 50 m quadrats (belt transects) were tallied according to species and life stage <br />as either seedling, mature, or dead. The presence of dead individuals was recorded but did not contribute <br />to woody plant density calculations. <br />Lifefonns Used in Data Presentation <br />To enhance understanding of the collected data, all data and summary tables are organized by Iifeform. <br />Lifeform categories used here reflect both plant growth habit and provenance (place of origin). Categories <br />observed in 2011 and 2012 were: native annual and biennial forbs, introduced annual and biennial forbs, <br />introduced annual grasses, native perennial forbs, introduced perennial forbs, native perennial grasses and <br />graminoids, introduced perennial grasses, native shrubs, native subshrubs, native trees, introduced trees, <br />ferns, bryophytes (mosses), lichens, succulents, parasites and fungi (basidiomycete mushrooms). <br />3 <br />