LIST OF FIGURES 



Figure 1. Year-to-year changes in June sample abundance 

 of ring-necked pheasant along five roadside 

 wildlife survey routes, Circle West area 27 



Figure 2. Year-to-year changes in lagomorph density 



indices, Circle West study area 27 



Figure 3. Year-to-year changes in mule deer production 

 ratios. Circle West study areas (based on 

 September-October ground and aerial survey 

 data) 30 



Figure 4. Year-to-year changes in the mule deer winter 

 density index for the Circle West study areas 

 (based on the month of the largest census 

 obtained for the Mine Study Area during the 

 winter season) 30 



Figure 5. Year-to-year changes in pronghorn production 



ratios, Circle West study areas (based on July- 

 October ground and aerial survey data) 35 



Figure 6. Year-to-year changes in pronghorn summer and 



winter density indices for the Circle West study 

 areas (based on the largest aerial censuses 

 obtained for the Mine Study Area during July- 

 October and December-February respectively). . ..35 



Figure 7. Percent species composition of all recorded 



1981 waterfowl observations, Circle West study 

 area (1977-1981 changes also shown) 38 



Figure 8. Year-to-year changes in waterfowl production, 



Circle West study areas 38 



Figure 9. Year-to-year changes in numbers of species and 



numbers of registrations of water birds recorded 

 on June runs of five roadside wildlife survey 

 routes. Circle West study area 41 



Figure 10. Year-to-year changes in June breeding bird 

 species richness for five roadside wildlife 

 survey routes. Circle West study area 41 



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