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perpendicular Co the elevation transects. Locations of vegetation sampling 

 stations along these transects ware selected at random and recorded so Chat 

 future changes could be accurately monitored. (e\ adequate sample ntaabe? par 

 transect was detenained using specias-area curves (0c»9ting, I'm) . Ssa&ptes 

 t-ere collected until an additional sample p<sr transect did not increasa the 

 species encountered by ssore than 10 percent. Five sesspies ware taken along 

 each 30-oeter transect. 



Vegetation information was collected for herbaceous* plants using a stan- 

 dard 25-hole t 0.25-square meter point-intercept board (Costing,, 1956). 

 Data concerning presence and cover of plant species were recorded. For 

 shrub cotBsaunities, nested quadrats were used, and a 4- by 4-seter quadrat 



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