m 



£6-50 51-75 76-100 101-125 > 125 



jj, olterr.ido ro density (No of tillers) 



Failed Co recover frota overvash burial, 

 x - 66 plants (SI cases) 



Recovered from overvash. burial. 

 x ■ 16 plants (23 cases) 



Kruskal-Wallls test results: The rank mean 

 for quadrats In which plants did not recover 

 from burial does differ significantly from 

 the rank mean for quadrats In vnlch plants 

 did recover (P < 0.01). 



Figure 64. Comparisons of postovervish density for quadrats of Spar- 

 tina altermiflova that also contained Spavtina. patens which 

 recovered and failed to recover from burial. 



180 

 1.70 

 190 

 ISO 



Juo 



I 



J U0 



! 



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100 



OKI 

 0.80 



0.70 



II 



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No of samples- SS9 ■» 



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T 



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m»an O 



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1977 WB 



1977 1C73 



166 ic:n 



63 S3 



es 63 



QUS&IEtS with 



^ua<*T3'.s wtth 



qu3d«3o with 



S. peiaro 1977 



S. patera 1377 



S.iwrtefla 



recewtng < S$ce» 



not fectwertno 



r*cov«r!rtg 



of wsvhovor sand 







Figure 65. Elevations for quadrats with Spartina patens 

 at site 1 fan, 1977 to 1980. 



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