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. 2016 Apr 28;4(4):110–121. doi: 10.1002/2015EF000334

Table 1.

Sites Included in the Analysis, Their Geographical and Physical Characteristics, Mean (±SD) Loss on Ignition (LOI) and Bulk Density (BD), Sample Size (N), and Data Sources

Site Community Type Latitude (oN) Tidal Amp (cm) Loss on Ignition  (g g−1) Bulk Density (g cm−3) N
Apcola, FLa Tidal brackish marsh 29.8 25  0.43 ± 0.12 0.14 ± 0.07 297
FCEman, FLb Everglades brackish mangrove 25.2 10  0.26 ± 0.14 0.37 ± 0.14 72
FCEmmm, FLb Everglades mixed mangrove‐marsh 25.2 5  0.17 ± 0.15 0.35 ± 0.13 41
FCEbtf, FLb Everglades brackish tidal forested 25.4 20  0.81 ± 0.13 0.14 ± 0.03 39
FCEbtma, FLb Everglades brackish tidal mangrove 25.4 30  0.37 ± 0.18 .032 ± 0.14 80
CRMS, LAh Tidal salt to tidal fresh marsh 29  0.38 ± 0.24 0.28 ± 0.22 500
GrandB, MSa S. alterniflora/Juncus tidal marsh 30 22  0.12 ± 0.04 0.39 ± 0.15 59
WeeksB, ALa Tidal brackish marsh 30.4 20  0.17 ± 0.04 0.35 ± 0.08 60
NorthI, SCa Tidal salt marsh, S. alterniflora 33.3 70  0.13 ± 0.08 0.78 ± 0.34 278
Waccam, SCa Tidal fresh marsh 33.5 60  0.55 ± 0.16 0.13 ± 0.09 337
Smyrna, NCa Tidal brackish marsh Juncus roemerianus 34.8 19  0.27 ± 0.15 0.43 ± 0.37 416
SandH, NCa Tidal brackish marsh Juncus roemerianus 35 5  0.56 ± 0.20 0.23 ± 0.26 145
James, VAa Tidal fresh marsh, Polygonum, Peltandra, Zizania, others, & forest 37.3 40  0.21 ± 0.06 0.44 ± 0.13 25
Pamunk, VAa,e Tidal fresh marsh 37.6 44  0.21 ± 0.08 0.35 ± 0.15 401
Browns Isl, CAl Tidal brackish marsh, Schoenoplectus spp. 38.0 46  0.35 ± 0.17 0.29 ± 0.15 113
ChinaCp, CAl Tidal salt marsh, Spartina foliosa, Sarcocornia pacifica. 38.0 66  0.12 ± 0.04 0.50 ± 0.10 134
CoonIs, CAl Tidal salt marsh, S. foliosa, S. pacifica 38.2 72  0.16 ± 0.09 0.44 ± 0.22 172
MonieBay, MDc,d Tidal brackish marsh, S. alterniflora 38.2 15  0.27 ± 0.18 0.49 ± 0.49 189
PetalumaR, CAl Tidal salt marsh, S. foliosa, S. pacificia 38.2 75  0.18 ± 0.08 0.4 ± 0.21 111
RushRa, CAl Tidal brackish marsh, Schoenoplectus spp.  38.2 86  0.27 ± 0.15 0.38 ± 0.19 138
Choptk, MDc Tidal fresh marsh 38.7 16  0.27 ± 0.05 0.30 ± 0.07 45
PatuxR, MDc,g Tidal fresh marsh, mixed 38.7 28  0.34 ± 0.17 0.29 ± 0.14 230
GCREW, MDa Brackish tidal marsh, Schoenoplectus americanus, Spartina patens 38.9 14  0.79 ± 0.05 0.12 ± 0.02 117
OttCr, MDc Tidal fresh marsh 39.4 19  0.12 ± 0.02 0.68 ± 0.19 45
DelRiv, DEf Tidal fresh marsh 39.8 91  0.14 ± 0.04 0.27 ± 0.17 11
JamBay, NYj,k S. alterniflora salt marsh 40.6 80  0.41 ± 0.18 0.31 ± 0.32 133
NarrBay, RIa,i Tidal salt marsh, S. patens, D. spicata, S. alterniflora 41.6 65  0.28 ± 0.19 0.41 ± 0.31 127
Hudson, NYc Tidal fresh marsh 42 61  0.16 ± 0.1 0.58 ± 0.21 103
PlumIs, MAa S. patens, S. alterniflora salt marsh 43 150  0.29 ± 0.14 0.26 ± 0.12 320
Moody, MEa Tidal salt marsh, S. patens, D. spicata, S. alterniflora 43.2 134  0.31 ± 0.14 0.34 ± 0.22 52
Webhannet, MEa Tidal salt marsh, S. patens, D. spicata, S. alterniflora 43.3 134  0.25 ± 0.13 0.44 ± 0.20 36
Morse, MEa Tidal salt marsh, S. patens, D. spicata, S. alterniflora 43.7 139  0.22 ± 0.12 0.42 ± 0.21 37
Sprague, MEa Tidal salt marsh, S. patens, D. spicata, S. alterniflora 43.7 139  0.20 ± 0.12 0.43 ± 0.24 212
Grand Means  0.30 ± 0.17 0.36 ± 0.14 5075

aoriginal data; b Chambers and Pederson, 2006 and http://fcelter.fiu.edu/data/; c Merrill, 1999; d Ward et al., 1988; e Neubauer, 2000; f Church et al., 2006; Orson et al., 1992; g Khan and Brush, 1994; h http://cims.coastal.la.gov/monitoring‐data/; i Wigand et al., 2003; j Wigand et al., 2014; k Swanson and Wilson, 2008; l Callaway et al., 2012