sea. Pse men/Fes see is the second most abundant Douglas-fir habitat 

 type in the access corridor options, occupying 16 percent of the 

 Fairmont la route, 12 percent of the Spangler route and 1-7 percent of 

 the other three routes (Table 9). 



DouolcS-Fir/Pineprass (Pse men/Cal rub) Habitat Type . Pse men/Cal rub 

 is found on moderate to steep slopes of variable (often warmer) aspect 

 at elevations of 5500-6600 feet. The type has been described for the 

 permit area; many lower to mid-elevation stands are dominated by serai 

 lodgepole pine with depauperate understories dominated by Canada 

 buffaloberry ( Shepherd i a canadensis ) and kinikinnick ( Arctestaphylos 

 uva-ursi ) . Pinegrass, elk sedge, showy aster (Aster conspicuus ) and 

 creeping Oregon-grape were usually present in these serai stands. More 

 mature stands were similar to permit area stands. Pse men/Cal rub is 

 the most abundant Douglas-fir type in the access corridor options, 

 occupying 23 percent of the German Gulch route, 19 percent of the 

 Spangler route, 18 percent of the Stauffer route and 2-3 percent of the 

 other two routes (Table 9). 



Dou glas-Fir/Common Snov.berry (Pse men/Sym alb) Habitat Type . Pse 



men/Sym alb is found on relatively small, mesic swales and concavities 

 of generally warm aspect. It is f lor istical ly similar to adjacent Pse 

 men/Cal rub, with the addition of common snowberry and higher cover of 

 mesic forbs such as western meadowrue. It occupies only 3 percent of 

 the German Gulch corridor, at 5760-6560 feet elevation. 



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