7-1 Area in Acres and Percentage Contribution (in parentheses) 



of the Lacustrine System, for Each Region 7-4 



7-2 Physical Characteristics of Named Coastal Zone Lakes .... 7-5 



7-3 Sizes (acres) and Maximum Depths (meters) of Lakes in 



Coastal Maine and Percentage of Total (in parentheses) . . . 7-6 



7-4 Chemical Characteristics of Coastal Maine 



Lakes from 1938 to 1978, by Region 7-7 



7-5 Comparison of Trophic Indicators for Shallow ( 18m) 

 versus Deep ( 18m) Coastal Maine Lakes with 

 Low Water Color 7-21 



7-6 Fisheries of Coastal Maine Lakes 7-25 



8-1 Systems for the Classification of Palustrine Areas 8-3 



8-2 Area (acres) and Percentage Contribution of Palustrine 



Classes in the Palustrine System for Each Region 8-7 



8-3 Number of Units of Palustrine Classes, Percentage 



Contribution and Average Size (acres) in Coastal Maine . . . 8-8 



8-4 The Contrasting Characteristics of Bog and Marsh 8-12 



8-5 Common Plants Characteristic of Palustrine 



Systems in Coastal Maine 8-22 



8-6 Net Plant Productivity in Paulustrine System 8-24 



9-1 Amount of Forest Land (thousands of acres) in 



Coastal Maine by Forest Sampling Unit 9-2 



9-2 Major Forest Types and Local Subtypes Found 



within the Coastal Zone of Maine 9-5 



9-3 Amount of Commercial Forest Land (thousands of acres) 



in Maine's Coastal Units (percentage contributions to the 



total in parentheses) by Forest Type 9-5 



9-4 Tolerance Levels of Major Tree Species of Coastal Maine . . 9-10 



9-5 Percentage Contribution of Major Tree Species to the Number 

 of Trees and Volume (in board feet) of the Total in 

 Three Units in Coastal Maine 9-14 



9-6 Total Biomass (above and below ground) of Some 



Representative Forest Communities in Maine 9-15 



9-7 The Percentage Contribution of Commercial, Noncommercial 



and Shrub Species to the Biomass of Maine Forests 9-15 



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