01954nas a2200217   4500008004100000245011400041210006900155300001200224490000700236520126400243653002101507653001601528653001201544653002301556653002401579653002401603100002101627700001801648700002001666856005001686       2017                        eng d00aUse of vegetation sampling and analysis to detect a problem within a portion of a prairie restoration project0 aUse of vegetation sampling and analysis to detect a problem with  a65 - 720 v193 a<p>In June 2005, the Department of Energy (DOE) began establishing the 60-ha Howell Prairie around the disposal cell at the DOE Weldon Spring Site (WSS). Prairies were historically present in the area of the site. Quantitative Cover sampling was used to quantify Total Cover, Native Grass Cover, Non-Native Grass Cover, Native Forb Cover, Non-Native Forb Cover, Warm Season (C-4 Grass), Cool Season (C-3 Grass), Perennial Cover and Annual Cover, Litter, and Bare Ground. Four permanent vegetation sampling plots were established. The first 4 years of vegetation measurements at Howell Prairie were made during above-average rainfall years on burned and unburned plots. The fifth-year (2012) vegetation measurements were made after below-average rainfall. Five years of results not only document the consistency of the restoration effort in three areas, but also demonstrate deficiencies in Grass Cover in a fourth area. The results are not only useful for Howell Prairie, but will be useful for restoration work throughout the region. Restoration work suffers from a lack of success monitoring and in this case from a lack of available reference areas. Floristic Quality Indices are used to make qualitative comparisons of the site to Konza Prairie sites.</p>10aland restoration10aPlant cover10aprairie10asuccess monitoring10aVegetation analysis10avegetation sampling1 aFranson, Raymond1 aScholes, Chad1 aKrabbe, Stephen  uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2016.1216081