Methods 



In 1989 two permanent belt transects of 12 adjacent m"^ plots were established at each 

 site following the methods outlined in Lesica (1987). Lime Gulch transects were read on 15 

 June 1989, 15 June 1990, and 14 June 1991. Vipond Park transects were read on 16 June 

 1989, 29 June 1990, and 3 July 1991. Individual A^ fecunda plants were mapped and 

 recorded using the following system: 



S = Seedling (rosette less than 15 mm diameter) 



R - indicates the number of rosettes (> 15 mm diameter) per plant 



I - indicates the total number of inflorescences (stems) per plant 



F - indicates the total number of fruits produced by the plant 



Thus, a plant with two rosettes, three stems and a total of nine fruits would be recorded as 

 R1-I3-F9. In cases where plants had not finished blooming, two flowers or flower buds were 

 recorded as one fruit. Since a first year plant can bloom and set fruit (Lesica and Shelly, 

 personal observation), the above system describes size rather than age classes. 



At each site we collected 25 randomly-chosen fruits. We dissected each fruit and 

 recorded the number of viable-appearing seeds in each. 



Population growth rate was calculated by dividing the increase in individuals over the 

 previous year divided by the number of individuals present in the plot the previous year. 



