Table 5. 



Comparison of cordgr 

 (planting date, June 



iss-mussel 

 1977). 



bioconst 



ruct survival and growth, Alameda Creek 



Alameda 



Months after planting 



Creek 



7(Dec)J 9CFeb.) |13CJune) 



7(Dec.) 1 9(reb.) 1 13(June) 



7(.Dec.) 1 9(FebO 1 13(June} 



Site 



Pet survival 



Average number of stems/ 

 bioconstructs 



Average stem height 

 (cm) 



Areas 

 2 



84 



12 







85 



47 







6.7 



3.0 







3 



100 



100 



100 



105 



80 



95 



4.3 



3.9 



6.6 



4 



100 



100 



96 



56 



26 



11 



2.2 



2.3 



3.1 



5 



100 



100 



100 



110 



128 



78 



6.3 



2.7 



4.5 



6 



100 



100 



100 



120 



148 



170 



9.9 



7.3 



9.5 



Table 6. Comparison of cordgrass-mussel bioconstruct -rhizome development in months after planting, 

 Alameda Creek (areas 2 to 6) . 



Alameda 







Months aft 



er planting 







Creek 

 Site 



7(Dec.) 1 9(Feb.) 1 13(June) 



7(Dec.) 1 9(Feb.) 1 13(June) 



Areas 



^lean number of rhizomal shoots per 

 bioconstruct 



Length of longest rhizome in 

 plot (era) 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 



8 

 ..1 



1 

 19 

 21 





 ._1 





 35 

 65 





 ...1 



2 

 25 

 150 



41 



..1 



7 

 SO 

 37 





 ..1 





 39 

 50 





 ..1 



2 



48 

 78 



^Rhizomal growth not measured due 

 to dense cordgrass-mussel communities 

 surrounding plantings. 



