Table 6. Effect of transplant source and elevation on the development 

 of Spartina alterniftora in the fourth growing season at 

 Snow's Cut. 





A- 



i/erage across four elevation 



zones 



Tra.nsplant 

 Source 



Culms/ 



Flowers/ 



Height 

 (cm) 



Abo\ eground 

 yield (kg/\^a) 













Oregon Inlet 



20S 



78 



135 



7,690 



Ocracoke 



172 



59 



144 



8,960 



.Seaufort tal] 



ISO 



22 



116 



5,0i0 



Beaufort short 



140 



35 



138 



6,840 



Snow's Cut 



155 



27 



135 



6,420 

















Mean of Five 



Sources 





Elevation 

 (Avei'age period 

 inundated hr/ 



dav) 



Culms/ 

 in' 



Flowers/ 



Height 

 (cm) 



Abovegrourid 



yield 



(l:_g/h?ij 













0.0 to 3.5 

 5.6 to 8.8 

 8.9 to 12.9 

 13.0 to 16.6 



122 

 152 

 176 

 234 



19 

 35 

 43 

 86 



106 

 121 

 1^5 

 163 



2,790 



-^.950 



7,910 



12,250 













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