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. 2005 Feb;95(3):549–567. doi: 10.1093/aob/mci052

Table 7.

Seasonal development of the plant communities in the Tazima meadow. F* = fresh weight of photosynthetic tissue in g per 50 × 50 cm2, with the senesced tissue in parentheses. C = fresh weight of non-photosynthetic tissue in g per the same area. b = fresh weight of flowers. f = fresh weight of fruits

1. Miscanthus sacchariflorus–Euphorbia adenochlora association
Euphorbia adenochlora
 Miscanthus sacchariflorus
 Other species
Date
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 F*
 C
    24 Feb. 1950 4 6 4 1 2
    13 March 1950 5 20 23 3(+) 2
    29 March 1950 10 52(4) 62 3 1
    5 April 1950 25 93(7) 123 21 13
    22 April 1950 35 106(8) 130(+b) 60 27 115 36(1) 46(+b)
    30 April 1950 50 100(20) 190(+b) 100 71(+) 280 23(5) 38
    3 June 1950 (Number of dead plants 62) 260 144(9) 612 39(8) 74(+b)
2. Miscanthus sacchariflorus–Thalictrum simplex var. affine association
Thalictrum simplex var. affine
 Miscanthus sacchariflorus
 Other species
Date
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 F*
 C
    12 May 1950 90 34(3) 73 150 176(6) 596 23(10) 36
    31 May 1949 100 22(+) 21 180 203(12) 849 6(1) 7
    19 June 1950 (Number of dead plants 50) 260 275(9) 1216 6(1) 13
    25 July 1949 120 2(3) 16 260 233(30) 886 8(+) 9
    6 Sept. 1949 20 + + 260 138(30) 1043 10(7) 172
    8 Oct. 1949 40 1 + 300 168(32) 976(+b) 11(8) 35(+f6)
    4 Nov. 1949 – – – 320 50(63) 1085(+f3) 4(1) 14(+f1)
3. Miscanthus sacchariflorus–Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. alba association
Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. alba
 Miscanthus sacchariflorus
 Other species
Date
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 F*
 C
    3 June 1949 60 76(4) 63 180 74(5) 276 33(3) 65
    9 July 1949 60 23(8) 30 260 153(15) 604 23(6) 52
    26 Aug. 1949 40 (+) + 260 130(7) 410 48(5) 75
(Dry leaves 56 g)
4. Phragmites communis–Thalictrum simplex var. affine association
Thalictrum simplex var. affine
 Phragmites communis
 Other species
Date
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 F*
 C
    13 April 1950 35 83(5) 139 5 + 3 7(+) 8
    13 May 1950 110 64(5) 128 200 150(1) 1128 35(9) 79
    30 May 1949 140 80(2) 151 220 263(2) 1289 15 20
    26 June 1949 140 39(3) 83 300 398(10) 1168 32(1) 56
    27 July 1949 180 13(9) 159 320 419(24) 1064 11(+) 23
5. Phragmites communis–Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. alba association
Sanguisorba tenuifolia var. alba
 Phragmites communis
 Other species
Date
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 Height (cm)
 F*
 C
 F*
 C
    29 March 1950 5 13 9 4 3
    19 April 1950 35 135(12) 151 35 4 63 17(+) 12
    7 May 1950 60 161(28) 255 110 42(+) 339 11(2) 25
    16 May 1950 80 139(17) 241 160 89(1) 419 16(3) 41
    26 May 1950 80 102(6) 154 200 141(5) 557 15(2) 28
    3 June 1949 80 144(6) 168 200 120(+) 512 16(1) 57
    16 June 1950 80 52(10) 107 220 290(3) 844 24(3) 63
(Dry leaves 20 g)
    29 June 1949 100 49(4) 77 240 175(5) 526 35(15) 99
    4 July 1950 80 26(2) 62 280 216(6) 567 15(1) 48
(Dry leaves 16 g)
    *4 July 1950 60 41(4) 51 60 2 5 7 7
    13 Aug. 1949 80 5(4) 18 280 157(11) 455 52(5) 100
(Dry leaves 36 g)
*

Regenerated plants in the same quadrat, which had already been investigated on 16 May 1950 using the cutting method.