story ccHTsisting mainly of low shrubs. Larch and loc3gepole pine 

 (Pinus contorta) were found within this type. 



12) Cold. Dry Subalpine Habitat Typ e 



This group was located. at higher elevations on cool, dry 

 aspects. Dominant conifers within the overstory were subalpine fir 

 (Abies lasiocarpa) and white bark pine (Pinus albicaulis) , while 

 the understory consisted of dry site grasses, forbs, and shrubs. 



13) Warmer. Moist Habitat Typ e 



This group was associated with warm, moist sites and contained 

 a mixture of conifers in the overstory. Grand fir (Abies grandis) . 

 western hemlock, and western redcedar were the primary species 

 forming the dense overstory canopy. 



14) Talus Slopes 



"Hiese were steep rocky areas supporting little or no vegeta- 

 tion. 



15) Developed Areas 



These included towns, farm buildings, gravel pits and other 

 disturbances associated with human development. Roads and the 

 railroad were not included in this category. The acres disturbed 

 by Highway 37 and the Great Northern Railroad, which both paral- 

 leled the Kootenai River prior to the Libby Dam project, could not 

 be accurately determined. The length of the two disturbances were 

 determined and, where appropriate, were subtracted from the dis- 

 turbances created by the construction of the Forest Development 

 Road along the west side of Lake Koocanusa or the relocated rail- 

 road grade along the Fisher River and V7olf and Fortine creeks. 



D. TARGET SPECIES LIST 



A target species list was developed addressing the primary 

 wildlife species impacted by the project and those of primary con- 

 cern to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The 

 following factors were considered in the designation of target 

 species: 



a) "Those species determined to have incurred the greatest 

 impacts as a result of the project; 



b) Species previously targeted by the Montana Department of 

 Fish, Wildlife and Parks as "species of special concern" 

 (Flath 1981); 



c) Species registered as threatened or endangered; and/or 



