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Materials and Methods .............-..... fc Sea nt IATA LORS Re Deeg Bees 2 
Sttaely -ATERS, sey. gear f eertecnge reece hab eh dee robe ee fe as ha REG nl OR 2 
Stand Selection Gritepias .fines dey ous See cree pene bth bei Aiea ad ee of 2 
Transedt. Ligeation. « sos bo pat eels eet ames rear eed 4 Denon bes Cag epee goigt 3 
Vegetation Data Collection .... 2.05.0... e ee eee REE E ER EE ER ede eee aaa. 3 
[oat Units Pind Ara oe ease ky pe pee ee tas oe rete ed ce EB lodge hea UAE 4 
BRCRUEtS’ eee Sag teed wth cite Ba toh eens, We doe pod Sia TS oy TMs ee br aate ee af 5 
Attributes of Residual Vegetation . 2.5.2 ...2:.64 creek Wei ie peti s 8 ee hen ly rep 5 
Factors Affecting Visual Obstruction Measurements ...... 0... 00.5000 e serene 5 
Tall wheatgrass versus other wheatgrasses ... 2.0... 6. - eee eee eee eee 5 
Age, soils, precipitation, and percent grass ........ 06-056 e epee eee eee eee 6 
Attributes-of Live Vegetation .. 2. 0... ce eee bee RU ede Raa Eee oe weed bene ae 7 
Vegetative characteristics of all species within stands ...............2-22+--005. 7 
Vegetative characteristics of species within quadrats ...... 2.0... eee eee eee t 
Aggregated values for life forms ... 0... 6026 ee eee eens 7 
Age-related vegetation characteristics of stands .....-. 2.26... cee eee eee ees 8 
Vegetative characteristics of selected species groups ..... 6.6.60) e ee eee ee eee 8 
Seeded nesting Cover species 0. .6cc eve ee eee tenets eter ee es 8 
Problem cropland weed species:. ... 0.2.2 ss bbb eee en eee ne tye eee beret ets 9 
Regulated noxious weed species .... 44 cre escent crete ger bettie ees 9 
Vegetative characteristics of species within stands but not within quadrats ......... 13 
Vegetative characteristics of disturbed sites within stands .................--5555 13 
Vegetation associated with dirt mounds ........-. 2.0.06. eee eee ee eee eee 13 
Vegetation associated with areas skipped during planting ...........-.......55 15 
Discussion and Management Inferences ........... 006.0 eee eee cee eee eee 16 
Residual Gover in Spring «1 32 hese cre taa Sel eds date eee tn ge gb ee bw ty 1? 
Vegetative Cover in Summer... 2... ce ee Rene R AR LEE E EW bbe gee ee eee 17 
ProbieinRelatedS peetes. ogee pee tis re S ea me et ete gore whe itetade lea page rad BG i 18 
Stand. Langevitys-..-peeeq lds ee he la ee pee lose eg pans ese VSO Eee ez Tah 18 
Cuidelttes. oO ....9.2, BS Bids a eet ec rctea eh tye toy aa he eae at ha es 19 
Gistichasions eit See os eh ak AN DS ota hd Gh Set var hee oe 20 
Acknowledaments sc. roe cheapie ya wey otis oP es mer va os 1B Tale Rs wae 20 
Refetehgees ae. stesoe mane cate? bad feet Eis) <tr bate Poe ey dee okie bees 20 
Avene yes a ee may oe pede DERE BBN pete Leek PR pete aly tale SSMS ae 22 
