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s^ Failed to recover from overwash 

 Sm burial. x » 0.18 cm (03 cases) 



p*"] Recovered from overwash burial. 

 - 0.15 cm (83 cases) 



Kruskal-Wallis test results: The rank mean 

 for quadrats ia which plants did not recover 

 froa burial does differ sigrnif icantly from 

 the rank mean for quadrats In which plants 

 did recover (P < 0.05). 



m 





ki 



30-34 



10-14 15-19 20-24 ; 



Burial Depth (em) 

 Figure 58. Comparisons of burial depths for quadrats of Spartina patens 

 that recovered and failed to recover. 



Failed to 



recov 



er 



from 



overwash 



burial. 



; - o 



67 



m (83 cases) 



Recovered 



from overwash 



burial. 



x - 0.57 a (83 





BS) 





kruskal-Wallls test reoults: The rank mean 

 ror quadrats In which plant6 did not recover 

 from burial doee differ significantly froa 

 the rank mean for quadraC3 In which plants 

 did recover (P < 0.01) . 



-79-70 

 Initio! 



-69 -"to 

 (1977) 



-59--50 -49--0Q -J9-30 "2S--20 "I9-10 "9-0 

 elevation (in cm in relation to arbitrary bench mark) 



> *1 



Figure 59. 



Comparisons of prestorm elevations for quadrats of Spartina 

 patens that recovered and failed to recover from burial. 



r:< 



"69-- 

 Fmol 



-_] l4j 



/ 



! K : 



3*S5 Failed 

 Sia burial. 



recover from overwash 

 x - 0.49 m (83 cases) 



pr-i Recovered froa overwash burial. 

 \—d x - 0.42 m (83 cases) 



V. 



rx 



-59--50 -4S--40 -J9--30 -»-'20 19-10 "9-0 >'l 



(1978) elsvation (in cm in relation to arbitrary bsnch morh) 



Kruskal-Wallis tesc results: The rank mean 

 for quadrats In which plants did not recover 

 froa burial does differ significantly from 

 the rank mean for quadrats in which plants 

 did recover (P < 0.01). 



_E3_ 



Figure 60. 



Comparisons of poststorta elevations for quadrats of Spartina 

 patens that recovered and failed to recover from burial. 



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