Appendix 2. Concluded. 



Species Month initiated Loss rate Comment 



Citation 



Spartina patens 

 June 



Summer 

 Winter 



June 



4.6 



11.9 

 9.1 



5-mm mesh bags on marsh 

 Open plots in marsh 



2.8-3.0 2-mm mesh bags on marsh 



3 



4 



Ci tations: 



1 - White and Trapani 1982 



2 - Kirby 1971 



3 - White et al . 1978 



4 - Hopkinson et al. 1978 



5 - Cramer and Day 1980 



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