Table 14. Summary of relative importance for mean diversity and abundance. Values are expressed as percentage of the maximum value
 obtained for each parameter, and placed in arbitrary ranges (low = 0-33 percent, medium = 34-66 percent, high = 67-100
 percent). Values considered high are in italics. Low values are in parentheses.

 Large
 Small Mammals Birds Insects Herpetofauna Mammals z
 Treatments Number Number of Biomass Number Number of Biomass Biomass Number Number
 of Species H' Individuals of Species H' Individuals of Species of Species

Consolidated Clay
Settling Ponds 52 48 39 (23) 34 72 (18) (5) (22) (30) 43

Unreclaimed Pits and
Spoil Piles
 0-5 Years
 With Lakes 62 56 47 (17) 57 74 (12) (27) 40 35 75
 5-15 Years
 With Lakes 100 100 100 100 88 94 72 78 69 (30) 100
 15-30 Years 0
 Without Lakes 67 77 (31) (33) 90 100 70 100 34 87 95
 >30 Years
 Without Lakes 46 42 (21) (29) 100 91 100 83 (30) 78 59

 >30 Years Without
 Lakes 47 39 (23) (11) 45 80 (17) (7) 77 100 84 Z

Reclaimed Pasture C
 Ungrazed 35 (21) 42 40 43 73 (31) (23) 100 (17) (27)
 Grazed 40 (32) (14) (14) (24) 46 (14) (16) 40 (9) (16)