TABLES (Concluded) 

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4.9 Plant species present and their percent coverage for the brackish marsh habitat in the 



Louisiana portion of the Chenier Plain by basin 179 



4.10 Estimated net primary production per square meter for intermediate marsh habitat. Total 



net primary production is calculated as S" (percent coverage times net prirnary 



production) for n species 179 



4.1 1 Estimated net primary production per square meter for brackish marsh habitat. Total 



net primary production is calculated as S" (percent coverage times net primary 



production) for n species 179 



4.12 Plant species present and their percent coverage for the fresh marsh habitat in the Louisiana 



portion of the Chenier Plain by basin 182 



4.13 Estimated net primary production per square meter for the fresh marsh habitat. Total 



net primary production is calculated as the S" (percent coverage times net production) 



for n species 183 



4.14 Tree species found in swamp forests and bottomland hardwood forests in southeastern 



Louisiana 184 



4.15 Refuges in the Chenier Plain 188 



4.16 Annual wave cUmate summary for coastal Louisiana 196 



4.17 Primary productivity (g dry wt/m^/yr) in open water areas of Calcasieu Lake 199 



4.18 Average annual values (mg/1) of total organic carbon for four areas in Caminada and 



Barataria bays 199 



4.19 List of benthic marine algae from inland open water habitat of southeastern Louisiana 205 



4.20 Collections of phytoplankton by taxa and month from nearsliore Gulf waters in south- 



eastern Louisiana 208 



4.21 Monthly relative abundance of bentliic marine algae near the Calcasieu River jetty 209 



4.22 Benthic macroinvertebrates of the Louisiana nearshore Gulf habitat 210 



4.23 Area of beach habitat in the Chenier Plain by basin 213 



4.24 Area (km^) of natural and artificial ridge habitat in the Chenier Plain by basin 216 



4.25 Natural vegetation of the cheniers in the Louisiana portion of the Chenier Plain 217 



4.26 List of hardwood and understory species in the loblolly pine-shortleaf pine type forest 220 



4.27 Common and scientific names of most vascular plants Usted in the Chenier Plain 



Characterization 225 



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