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Mike Boulay <br />-13- <br />October 16, 2012 <br />excluded in 4.15.11(b)(i) to not be clipped /counted. Please reference the <br />appropriate rule allowing the exclusion of noxious weed in <br />counting /clipping. <br />MCM: Response no longer applicable. <br />c. Shrub Density, First paragraph, page 4 — Transects in the reference areas <br />are very close together in Figure 4.5 -3 making it difficult to determine if <br />there is too much overlap of data. Please highlight the 23 transects in <br />Figure 4.5 -3 that were used to determine Plant Cover ( %) and Shrub <br />Density (# per 100 m2) indicated in Table 2.04.10 -2. <br />MCM: Response no longer applicable. <br />d. Shrub density, Second paragraph, page 4 — Is Saltcedar and Tamarisk the <br />same species referred to in this statement about stem counts? Please <br />use consistent terminology. <br />MCM: Response no longer applicable. <br />e. Statistical Analysis of Data, page 5, first paragraph — There is a mistaken <br />reference. The narrative says "As required in Section 4.15.10, a minimum <br />of 15 cover transects and 30 production transects are typically collected <br />from each vegetation area sampled." Section 4.15.10 is Revegetation <br />Success Criteria: Previously Mined Lands; Areas to be Developed for <br />Industrial or Residential Use. Please correct the reference in this section. <br />MCM: Response no longer applicable. <br />f. Statistical Analysis of Data, page 5, second paragraph — MCM states "a <br />minimum of at least 30 shrub density transects be sampled for each plant <br />community." Please refer to the rule that CAM is referencing. <br />MCM: Response no longer applicable. <br />g. <br />Results, page 6, Vegetation sampling, second paragraph — The definition <br />used for major vegetation types is incorrect. The definition for minor <br />vegetation type is used. Please reword using the definition for major <br />vegetation types in the Division's 1988 Vegetation Guideline on page 3. <br />MCM: Response no longer applicable. <br />